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| Rhubarb sorbet with moist pistachio cake |
My one visit to Pollen Street Social has propelled the restaurant onto my list of personal favourites, on par even, with La Petit Maison. Like every restaurant should be, its main draw is its food. Every dish is executed with sophistication in its presentation and a delicate blend of flavours that neither recedes into blandness nor overwhelms the senses. At £25 for three courses, amongst treats like pineapple sorbet cups and deceivingly delicate financiers, set lunch is a steal.
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| I want this butter palette. |
Appetizers:
Mains:
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| Sweet, tender cod garnished with leek, soft mash potato and lobster-esque sauce |
It's always nice to photograph food while something is being poured upon it. This time I was lucky enough to get a waiter that did this with a flair and the wonderful sense of the extreme importance of his job.
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| bone marrow |
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| pre-dessert surprise: pineapple sorbet cup |
Dessert:
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| mango, coconut and lime and vanilla |
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| Rhubarb sorbet with moist pistachio cake |
Nigel Slater, one of my favourite celebrity cooks, has an incredible knack for pairing interesting flavours together. With his proclaimed love for rhubarb, I'm guessing he would have loved this dessert. I've always been impartial to rhubarb, but paired with real, genuine pistachio cake (none of that fake pistachio essence), it made for the best dish of the meal. I'm now tempted to attempt some kind of rhubarb caramel tart in my spare time.
In trying (unsuccessfully) to find the captions for these photographs on their online menu, I have discovered that their menu changes regularly with the flavours of the season. Either way, this only means I have every excuse to go again and again.
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| french financiers |
Pollen Street Social
10 Pollen Street
City of London,
Greater London W1S 1NQ
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