South East London
The Signal Pub

The Signal Pub

7 Devonshire Rd, Forest Hill, South East London, England, SE23 3HE, United Kingdom

Pub • Fish • Pizza • Cheese


"once in the very warrrr pub (lovably open fire, very grateful, many thanks) I caught with zoe (the company's head foodie) and ed (the pub's head important man) about this new pub brand 'hippo inns '. essentially from a long time and out of the man and woman team that previously geronimo inns, the two have created themselves over with live music at night, comedy nights and even a movie club every Monday, the signal will certainly call to the whole community from one or other background. hen, the dinner talk came. as head food, zoe talked to me so passionate about her latest menu and the direction for all future menus, and long ago I asked her to let me eat some of them. the signal 's food supply is a real throw back on the simpleness of open fire cooking from the original ale houses. the spuck and grill concept will always be available to customers to observe how cooked and experienced, and the menus will always be the best in British ingredients. with a selection of local craft beer on tap, one as well as the token standard brews to keep the native happy, the main tinbar was an eclectic mix of real ales and laying, imported and affordable weine, as well as a ~impressive and heaving selection of london's best liqueur behind the bar. the menu of the cocktail bar in the upper floor has an impressive list of drinks created by the head mexiologist (formerly from mahiki in the southwest), and I was more than happy to get my hands dirty rehearsals while waiting for the food to be served. fyi the forest hill mule is **** delicious, 10/10 would recommend. When it came to eat, I was starved. with a sample from the menu distributed on offer to salivize us for the rest of the night, we have just moved in. a whole roasted chicken with meat so tender it fell from the bone; a cheeseburger so perfectly boiled that the meat juices, melted cheese and sauces mixed and dripping her poor; fresher beetroots salad, perfectly seasoned and to choose a many number of dressings; hand cut chips, dusted in the sea salt; chickens sitting in a bath of garlic and chili and white wine broth; fresh; fresh sour vinegar; it was a spread for a kiiiing and I ate it and I was in the sky.<br/ <br/ despite bottles of tasty Barossa wines slowly picking my inside sides, and the huh far too long to finish because it fell slightly from the fork, finally it was time to leave. as, legally, because of fleet licenses, not because of the choice. But thankfully, as mentioned, the pub is only a short walk from mine, and I was still at home and in bed until midnight. also in school. bonus points! the kater on Friday was totally worth it and to have spoken to some really passionate people was really the icing on the cake.<br/ <br/ the pub game in southeast iondon is certainly on the rise, and with the signal that in the squad there is more choice than ever. next off and off in waldhügel is my recommendation to check the pub and get her hands on her incredible rotisserie."

Naifs

Naifs

56 Goldsmith Rd, South East London, England, SE15 5TN, United Kingdom

Wine • Pasta • Cheese • British


"Me and my flatmates went to Naifs to celebrate one of our own's MA degree with a nice meal, and we are so glad that we did. Anne and the team were incredibly personable and friendly, which really stood out to us. As somebody who has worked many years in hospitality, one can tell that there is clearly a very tight-knit team at work here who does what they do out of and with love. We really enjoyed the concluding chat with the kitchen team about the amazingly delicious olive oil they served us with the bread it comes straight from the chef's uncle's olive plantation! The atmosphere was really lovely as well, and a lot of thought clearly went into it: there were lots of candles, soft light, beautiful serving plates. We found the decor very tasteful in general: the restaurant has a cozy, but elevated bistro feel to it which makes it the perfect place for a broad variety of occasions. We had the set menu, which at 27 GBP came at very good value. The menu really demonstrated just how colorful vegan and vegetarian spreads can be: the colors on the table alone were such a delight to behold! Needless to say it also all tasted amazing. We particularly liked the mushrooms in lemony broth, the dhal and the aubergine stew. Every dish had a creative spin on it that made it into something we had never tasted in that way before. The wine that was recommended to us was very nice as well. We finished our meal with a selection of British cheeses, which was very well put together. Naifs focuses on seasonal and regional ingedrients, which is another factor that really convinced us, and which is something that more restaurants should focus on. Whether you're a veggie or not: if you want to dine at an all around truly special place, you need to try Naifs. Keep up the awesome work, guys we will be back very, very soon."