Upstairs at The Ten Bells

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Young Turks at the Ten Bells © Michael Franke

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Fri Jun 22 2012

The Ten Bells pub in Spitalfields is historic for the wrong reasons. In recent decades it was tastelessly renamed The Jack the Ripper, which further cemented its place in history as the pub patronised by many of the serial murderer’s victims. One of the five unfortunates – Mary Kelly – used to stand outside the Ten Bells to attract business.

In the last decade, in line with the resurgence of much of Spitalfields, the Ten Bells has become a trendy watering hole. A months-long pop-up by the ‘Young Turks’ – originally three chefs who collaborated on sell-out, pop-up dining projects around London – generated a lot of interest, which has resulted is some of them staying on.

The new menu is a la carte, but is much in the same vein as the Young Turks was, albeit with a changed kitchen brigade. A new set lunch menu was launched in February 2013.

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Address:
Upstairs at The Ten Bells First floor
London
E1 6LY

Cross Street:
84 Commercial Street
Phone:
07530 492 986
Website:
tenbells.com
Opening hours:
Lunch served noon-2.30pm Tue-Sat; noon-4pm Sun. Dinner served 6-10.30pm Tue-Sat
Transport:
Tube: Liverpool Street tube/rail
Price:
Main courses £14.50-£16.80. Set lunch £17 2 courses, £21 3 courses
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1. Upstairs at The Ten Bells
  - First floor
    London
    E1 6LY
  - 07530 492 986
  - tenbells.com
  - 51.519022,-0.073666

Categories:
Food and drink
Facilities:
Restaurant and bar facilities. Reservations required
Occasions:
Hip factor. Eating out. Celebrated chefs. Creative cooking

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(19 ratings)

I and 3 friends dined at the ten bells last night. For the below reasons I'm not sure i would return. *I must emphasize the food quality, presentation and service was very good* but my issues were: 1) I (female) and one of my male friend had starters, main and dessert. We both left hungry because the portions were small. We are not gluttons either. 2) In each dish I had there was something missing. I had the buttermilk chicken. The nuggets were very tasty but they were presented dry. I think an accompaniment of a tart buttermilk/ posh ranch type drizzle would have been welcome. For my main I had the lamb. Again the presentation was beautiful and the lamb was cooked very well but there wasn't much lamb to speak of, too much fat was on the bone. The sauces drizzled on the plate needed some sort of acidity or sweetness to complement the lamb rather than just be slightly salty. The grain accompaniment was tasty but again not much of it. I had a couple of salted caramel chocolates to finish. Not bad but I've made tastier salted caramel from Nigella's recipe. Anyhow, clearly I'm one of the few with anything slightly critical to say about the food, but I thought I should since I'm still hungry after dinner!

Aleya Fri Apr 12
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I enjoyed the format of their tasting menu and the restaurant had a charming, friendly atmosphere - didn't feel too pop-upy. Though it just wasn't as memorable meal, which is what I would expect from food that looks so well turned out and has such accomplished people behind it. The pickled cucumber didn't taste all that pickled for example - I expect bigger flavours from cuisine like this...

Sophie Tue Nov 22 2011
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Service was attentive and the food was interesting, with Noma-esque turns in places, but (and this is coming from someone hyper-sensitive to salt) many dishes were under seasoned. You do put yourself at the mercy of the changing menu though - the artichoke puree with the vanilla ice cream was too much for me and I couldn't eat it. Great value evening at £39 though and a nice, cosy dining room

Shalinee Mon Nov 21 2011
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