Catch 22 Restaurant & Bar
- Food served: Mon–Fri noon–2.30pm, 5–10pm; Sat 5–10pm; Sun noon–10pm.
- Pre-theatre times: Sun–Thu noon–7pm; Fri/Sat 5–7pm
- Children welcome: after 8pm
- Number of wines sold by the glass: 10
- Also offers: Gluten-free options, Children's portions, Pre-theatre menu
- Music on stereo: Cool covers/space-age bachelor pad tunes
- Capacity: 120
- Largest group: 40
- Open since: 2006
- Average price 2 courses:
£17 (lunch)
£24 (evening meal) - Pre-theatre price: £9.95
- House wine: £14.50 per bottle
This review appears in the The List's Eating & Drinking Guide 2008 – in the shops now or buy online.
Stefan King's various holdings are not best known for their cuisine, but from its launch in 2006 the G1 Group's Catch 22 Restaurant & Bar has put food to the fore. Chef David Thompson's predominantly but not exclusively fish and seafood oriented menu roams from steamed Scottish rope mussels with sweet cider or deep-fried whitebait and baby squid to grilled sea bass with chunky chips or seared tuna loin served with a Niçoise salad. The confit of belly pork starter is both unctuous and crispy, while a light, attractively presented tian of baby prawns might have a layer of guacamole as well as a wafer-thin Parmesan crisp topping. The 'catch of the day' can be a black sea bream fillet, char-grilled and served on thick slices of roast potatoes. One quibble is the accompanying green summer calabrese – particularly when the superior purple-sprouting broccoli is in season. To judge from a double chocolate terrine with pistachio ice-cream, puddings are rich and most probably crowd-pleasing. With plenty of booths, muted earthy hues and dimmed lighting, the dining room has a rather romantic air about it. Kudos.
- High point: Deft touch in the kitchen
- Low point: Slightly over-salted tartlet
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Lunch: Mon, Tue, Wed, Thu, Fri, Sat, Sun
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Comments
- 1. Banana split, London – 1 March 2008, 8:34pm
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we went to this restaurant last week and all was good, friendly staff and good decor with comfy booths. I had the seafood pie - it seemed a little under cooked. A large prawn in the middle was still blue which I commented on. The waitress told me this was because the prawns was poached therefore it didn't change colour (according to the chef). Having thought about it afterwards this really is a load of rubbish and the chef should be big enough to admit it was under cooked... annoying.
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