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St John Bread & Wine

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94-96 Commercial Street, E1 6LZ Full details & map

Patisserie/Bakery: British

Time Out says 1 Users say 4/5 Rate it

By Time Out Editors Posted: Oct 6 2011

The clean, spare lines of a former bank make a good canvas for the St John look: painted white, with wooden chairs and tables, and little decoration. Here, there's an open kitchen and a bakery hatch to draw the eye, plus big blackboards listing food and drink.

Opened in 2003, this was the second of Fergus Henderson and Trevor Gulliver's St John 'chain', and its lineage is clear from the daily-changing menu. Breakfast on an Old Spot bacon sandwich; take elevenses of seed cake and a glass of Madeira; then move through lunch and dinner with dishes such as smoked sprats and horseradish, cold Middle White and celeriac remoulade, or quail and blackcurrant jelly.

The venue is more brasserie-like than the original Smithfield site - diners tend to share dishes over a glass of wine (from a resolutely French list) - though there are also hearty mains, such as rabbit with lentils and trotter, or plaice with brown butter and samphire.

Finish with bread pudding with butterscotch sauce, or (our favourite) apple sorbet and Polish vodka. Wines and baked goods (fabulous sourdough bread, mighty eccles cakes) can also be taken away. Staff are on the ball, and the enjoyable buzz encourages repeat visits.

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Tags: European, British, Breakfast/brunch, Business, Chilling out, Hip factor, East, Spitalfields, Mid-range, Restaurant, Patisserie/Bakery

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St John Bread & Wine details

Address

St John Bread & Wine

94-96 Commercial Street E1 6LZ

Transport Liverpool Street tube/rail

Telephone

020 7251 0848

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Breakfast served 9-11am Mon, Sat, Sun; 8am-11pm Tue-Fri. Lunch served noon-6pm Mon-Fri; noon-4pm Sat, Sun. Dinner served 6-10.30pm Mon-Sat; 6-9pm Sun

Main courses £2.50-£15

Credit cards AmEx, MC, V

Facilities

Babies and children welcome ( high chairs ), Booking advisable, Available for hire, Takeaway service

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Comments & ratings 4/5 (Average of 1 rating)

By Ally - Feb 5 2012

4/5

This place isn't really listed in the right category; as well as doing its own bread, it is a full-blown restaurant. My partner and I went this morning for breakfast (a special anniversary treat). Wonderful clean, bright atmosphere. You are seated in a medium-sized 'dining-hall' type room, which makes for noise at lunch and dinner times but is an interesting setting. The service was excellent, with staff knowledgeable about the ingredients. The food took a little while to arrive, but this was because it was made fresh. Portions are generous and worth the price, combinations are beautifully thought out, presentation is high on the agenda. Absolutely stunning.

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By peter cape - Jun 6 2010

afraid i must agree

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By Someone with objectivity - Mar 12 2010

Is this seriously a Michelin star restaurant? If the so I think the person who gave it a star needs a mouth transplant. One of the worst restaurants I have ever been too. Felt physically sick after the food which was too rich, without balance and used average quality ingredients at best. Garbage.