Trip Kitchen Bar

3 Reviews on “Trip Kitchen Bar”

• Karen Tien

  Visited here on a rainy evening for a drink. The bar staff are lovely and the place itself is nice and cosy. Only fault were that I found the drink prices slightly over priced.

  July 3, 2016, 5:06 am

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• Cook & Pour

  Haggerston, has produced a second outing for me. Trip, next door to the meaty and forever busy Berber & Q, is an open plan minimalist trendy spot housed in a neighbouring train alcove. I am not sure what to make of Trip. It has a special curated menu with a focus on plant based dishes. Good for vegetarians I guess, but only if you do not want something substantial. Where it does attempt to fill your belly is with the fish and meat specials which change daily.On my visit, there was a cod and lamb main, which we both jumped at. The cod was coated in sesame seeds and came with what appeared to be stewed cucumber and home made coleslaw. My lamb was on skewers with peppers and onions, served on a bed of cous cous which had nuts (no mention of these in case you were allergic). Both dishes were freshly prepared (open kitchen), but there was something missing. The cod, according to my dining company, was a wee bit dry, tasteless and didn’t partner it’s accompaniments very well. For my lamb, it could have been done a little bit more on the rare side to avoid the slight chewiness. It was seasoned well and a decent portion, but the cous cous actually came out as the winner of the whole dining experience. Considering the Cod was 13.00 and the lamb was 14.00, the cous cous should not have been the best feature. The service was lovely. Chilled and friendly. The food, missed a trick. The crowd were a mixture of trendy types and other folk who probably couldn’t get in to Berber & Q.Trip seems like it’s a great place to chill with a drink and snacks you need google to understand (lavash and zatar, labneh and dukkah), but for dinner, I will be queuing up to get a table at Berber & Q next time. Soz.Just so you know, there are other draws to this space as it does yoga, dance, music and other events, so check out their diary. cookandpour.co.uk

  May 8, 2016, 4:23 pm

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• Felicia Tan

  This was my first time here, visiting with a group of fellow foodies for a Sunday roast dinner.We started off with some bread and butter, and olives to nibble on. As there was quite a few of us, we ordered a couple of each of the starter dishes to share. I especially likes the roasted squash croquettes which were really creamy on the inside, and the braised pigs cheek which was rich and tender.For my main, I ordered the whole sea bream with chive beurre blanc. Unlike the other roast main dishes, the sea bream unfortunately doesn’t come with any sides, so I ordered a side of cavolo nero. The sea bream was really fresh and so smooth that the flesh just fell off the bone really easily. Anything cooked in lovely rich butter is a winner for me.As much as I love desserts, unfortunately I was a bit full that day…shocking I know! Oh well, there’s always next time.Service was friendly and overall it was a pleasant experience. Quite a cosy place to visit if you live around the area, or East in general. dancing-in-high-heels.blogspot.com

  March 15, 2015, 3:11 am

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