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Boot and Flogger

Boot and Flogger

10-20 Redcross Way London, SE1 1TA, United Kingdom

Wine • Steak • British • Vegetarian


"Tucked away down a little side street in Borough, The Boot and Flogger is a lovely little place. The dining room and bar are a lovely throw back to an earlier time, with little tables and wing back chairs along one wall and a bar on the other. A very good wine list accompanies a varied but not over long menu (plus several specials). Nothing here is super fancy but everything is cooked well and there are options to suit everyone. I will say that a couple of things were under seasoned but that is personal preference and I was able to top up the seasoning myself. Also the steaks were not the best and probably the only thing on the menu I would avoid. I think perhaps the grill could be little hotter to achieve a really go sear but I'm being very fussy at this point. One other very minor point is that the lighting over the table is a little bright. Satnd out dish for me is the smoked salmon starter. It's simple yet has been elevated with a light and crisp salad of perfectly picked cucumber and a sweet chilli dressing. It complements the mild smoke of the excellent quality salmon and really is perfect. So many places will just serve you a plate of salmon with a lemon wedge and some stale bread, but this is prepared with thought and care and is perfect. Staff are all really nice and the atmosphere is perfect. Aircon to keep it from being too hot and the wood panelling makes for a nice atmosphere where background chatter is pleasant and not overly loud. Three courses each, a bottle of wine, bottle of water and a glass of port came to £150 including service. Not cheap but worth it"

The Bunghole Cellars

The Bunghole Cellars

57 High Holborn London, WC1V 6DT, WC1V 7HZ, United Kingdom

Bbq • Wine • Coffee • British


"I met one night after work a friend. we're always here when we were working around the corner. After we were not so many years, we were looking forward to a little nostalgia, but were bitterly disappointed from the beginning to the end. it took at least 15 minutes to get someone's attention just to order a drink. we ordered a side of the artisan brot and butter for the table, which is as slightly roasted cut brot, without explanation. After I had waited five minutes without luck to get someone's attention, I went to our waiter to ask why we were dead instead of the advertised brot. then I was told that they were called from the artisan bread. When I asked if we could have normal brot (instead of roasted, I was told that the toast on our table was the last thing they had! the main course, it must be said, was delicious! bangers and mash a classic! to dessert! we shared a treacle tart with clotted cream. the amount of cream that was presented was a sweat! a teaspoon full. my friend asked about the part of the cream and asked if we could have a little more. he wanted to investigate. he came back about 10 minutes later with 2 bowls of cocose cream! we then learned that the cream was already served was only double cream and not the advertised dorset clotted cream as they had run out of this and had now fled from the standard double cream! it seemed that the kitchen simply did not have their waiters from what was served or what was available to order. they also seemed so sad to be among servants, to this occasion I must give a negative review. I will still go back to our other favorite wine bars from davy, namely the becher house in london bridge, davy’s at st james and the crusting pipe in covent garden. we have not been completely discontinued :"