Blueprint Cafe
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If you are booking, request a window table. A little hard to find being two flights upstairs but that just improves the view of the Thames. The acoust…
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What a nice place to be in and what a marvellous view from the cafe! WOW! WOW! Fully mesmerized!I was invited by my leadership team and we went out on…
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When the sun is out, a table at Blueprint Caf overlooking the Thames is a glorious spot to enjoy a meal. And its been my experience that the cafs Head…
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4 Reviews on “Blueprint Cafe”
If you are booking, request a window table. A little hard to find being two flights upstairs but that just improves the view of the Thames. The acoustics are not great and the window tables also have the advantage of being quieter. It was funny to glimpse Mini Patel in the kitchen, having seen him on TV, cooking on Great British Menu. Like Frog in East London, dishes are brought by cooks from the kitchen. Useful if you have questions about the dishes but less handy if you just want to ask for more water.We arrived very hungry so ordered the red pepper and walnut dip with crisp bread, knowing that a pre-prepared dish would appear quickly. We were not that impressed be the design of this dish. It contained cumin and quite a lot of smoked paprika so the freshness of the roasted red peppers was lost. Also the sour dough melba toast was drenched in olive oil. Tasty actually, but quite messy to eat. I would have preferred a dip that was flavored more like a romesco than a muhumarra, with some acidity and the freshness of parsley. I did appreciate it being served at room temperature rather than fridge cold.Mains on the other hand were excellent. My companion’s lamb pie was very pretty, very meaty and with little fat. It came with a salad dressed in a nutty vinaigrette and deep fried lamb chunks. A quenelle of wild garliic pesto was a great compliment. The lamb jus was intriguiging with a tiny hint of aniseed in the background. I had a very well trimmed and well sourced ribeye steak. It was trimmed so well that even served rare I only needed to trim off one vein of fat running through the centre. The accompanying oxtail and bone marrow sauce was rich and had been sweetened with port.We had two sides. The roast hispi cabbage with crisp shards of prosciutto and a light coating of cheese and mustard sauce was brilliant. Some of the best cabbage I have eaten. Fries were not great, being a little soft and greasy rather than crisp. Fried at too low a temperature. However the accompanying hollandaise was quite masterful being more acidic than usual, which made a good foil for fries. In fact, all of the sauces were masterful. On a second visit I would order their organic sourdough instead of fries for mopping up the delicious sauces.With a pleasant house red of Sicilian Nero D’Avola for a reasonable 21, our bill would have been 83 at full price including service and a 1% charitable donation. They are soft launching the new menu until Saturday April 28, 2018 with food discounted at 50%. Go to the Offers section of the Hot Dinners website for instructions on how to get the discount.
What a nice place to be in and what a marvellous view from the cafe! WOW! WOW! Fully mesmerized!I was invited by my leadership team and we went out on a Wednesday evening if I could recollect.We started with Parsnip soup, and then moved on with some Risotto and ended with choice of desserts from the menu. Soup was too good. Risotto was OK OK. But I did a huge blunder by ordering choice of cheese at the end – OMG! ask me about it. I got so scared seeing at my plate. It was really heavy and I am not used to wide variety of cheese. I ended up wasting few cubes of cheese. I felt really sorry about it! In between, we had other regular drinks as well from their set menu for the evening.We had sparkling wine as well which was really nice.My scores for them:Ambiance and location: 5/5Food – 4/5Service- 4/5Go friends, try it out! It’s your turn now.
When the sun is out, a table at Blueprint Caf overlooking the Thames is a glorious spot to enjoy a meal. And its been my experience that the cafs Head Chef Martyn Moodys meals are definitely enjoyable. His new Saturday brunch menu is a guaranteed weekend delight. As for the weather, there are no guarantees, but the crisp blue skied Saturday I paid a visit was gorgeous.So a sunshiny Saturday afternoon tucking into a big plate o brunch could it get better? Sure. Add the 15 unlimited Bloody Mary and a fiercely spiced one at that to the mix and voila good times.Hardly my first time at Blueprint Caf or even the first visit this year, Ive come to expect top quality but fairly basic food to be served in its airy dining room. The new brunch menu is no exception.I found my Wye Valley asparagus with Parmesan custard and crispy Parma ham (7.50) a deliciously seasonal way to commence my meal. Topped with fresh dill, a mild and creamy Kedgeree with hay smoked North Sea haddock and Burford brown eggs and topped (6.50 as a starter, 12 as a main) was just the sort of comfort food item Id hoped to come across when reading the menu. The flow of refill Bloody Maries never dried up during my meal, even as I finished my selection of sorbets (6.50 for three scoops; I got apple, passion fruit, and coconut).I had a great time and a lovely dine. Judging from good vibes in the restaurant while I was there lots of laughs, glass tinkling (Blueprint does unlimited Prosecco too) I reckon everybody else would have said the same.Brunch is available every Saturday from 10am to 2.30pm.Blueprint Caf is located at the Design Museum, 28 Shad Thames, SE1 2YD.Find out more at blueprintcafe.co.uk. tikichris.com
Overlooks Thames – standard fare