I entered from the back after taking the stairs up from Wolf x Badger clothing store. There's also a juice and health food bar on the ground floor that looks interesting. The restaurant is in a very high ceilinged warehouse and I like the industrial feel (as everything in KX these days) and am also impressed how they keep the whole place warm (must be expensive too).
The first section is cold starters and served together on a board.
- Tuna proscuitto, spring onion, lemon creme fraiche £7 - excellent fresh tuna thinly sliced;
- Octopus, seaweed, fennel £7 - standard;
- Beer bread £2 - grilled to a nice crust with soft texture underneath and perfect with the black salt butter.
The next section is skewers from the hot grill.
- Wild red prawns, hicce butter £13 - beautiful colour. The shells could have been more crisp to make them easier to eat, but didn't stop me from eating them whole with heads. The butter/oil and herbs added some contrast;
- Quail eggs, button mushroom, watercress £7 - simple and nice.
The final section is hot dishes.
- Beetroot, black garlic, grape £7 - simple. Not sure where the black garlic was, in the sauce perhaps? Couldn't really tell;
- Monkfish jerusalem artichoke, trompettes £15 - firm and juicy flesh;
- Lamb neck, mojo, tomatoes £11 - very tender and pink, a bit too salty;
- Miso potatoes £4 - firm but not as crunchy on the outsides as I had hoped.
And lastly, naturally a dessert.
- Pecan, chilli, chocolate tart, ricotta icecream £6 - very rich decadent chocolate with some candied chilli. The icecream tasted more plain/vanilla than ricotta to me.
Overall the food quality is good. The flavours seem quite standard and heavily salted. Everything was nice, although I'd have to say it wasn't unique.