Chriskitch

1 Reviews on “Chriskitch”

• Alice Gee

  Excellent imaginative salads. The two of us went for the lunchtime counter dishes although the new Hoxton branch also has an a la carte dinner menu. I had a stunning lentil salad with shards of de-seeded chilli, toasted skin-on peanuts and walnuts, and slivers of sauteed spring onion. My second salad of haricot vert and pea dressed with mint and basil was less spectacular but also very good. My companion had a flavorful roast celeriac and ginger salad.For mains I had the roast chicken leg and my companion got cauliflower lasagne. The lasagne was great. Full of roast cauliflower, ricotta and cheese-y bechamel. My chicken was well seasoned and tasty but a touch on the dry side. We had too much food as portions are quite generous but could get takeaway boxes for our leftovers.We were brought some potato and celeriac soup on the house. This was intriguing with a distinctly smokey flavor. Humongous portion.The only disappointment was the coffee. We complained, and I do hope they source their beans differently in the future, because our macchiato and cappucino were both unpleasantly acidic. Service is a bit slow and confused, but that is probably due to this venue being newly opened.The homemade cakes and breads looked fabulous, so next time we will skip the mains and just have salad and cake for lunch. The dinner menu looks very ingenious and somewhat high end.**** adding a second review because dinner is a different experience ****Adding a second review because dinner is a really different from my previous experience at lunch. They are offering 50% off food on Tuesdays and Thursdays in February 2017 if you quote FEBRUARY OFFER while booking your table.I really like this style of restaurant. The food is ambitious and leans towards fine dining, yet the atmosphere is casual. Design led space, with unusual slightly soft tactile material for the tabletops, funny shaped wine glasses, artistic looking crockery. Carafes of tapwater contain a chunk of charcoal to act as a filter. We are not embarrassed to order the cheapest wine, and the house red at 19 a bottle was exceptionally good here.We were brought three (!) amuse bouches after ordering. A smoky amaryllis petal, a little mound of kale dressed in a sweet and sour sauce, and cheddar lollipops (similar to parmesan crisps).I didn’t order as well as my companion. His starter was the broccoli and green pea mouse with goat cheese, poached egg and brown flatbread. Amazingly soft, with a slight sweetness and dressed with intensely flavored green leaves including basil, mint, watercress, and Vietnamese sawtooth herb. I had the yellowfin tuna ceviche which was very good too. Passion fruit provided the light acidic note. There were thinly sliced radishes and onions and there was a nice dollop of sour cream dressed with caviar. There was an unidentified sprinkle of smoky powder. Technically speaking a finely sliced tiradito rather than a chunky ceviche.My companion had the tagine inspired lamb hot pot. It came with a slaw of finely spiralized vegetables, pomegranate seeds, mint and feta. The lamb was soft enough to spread on toast. The hot pot contained aubergine, roast carrots and roast potatoes all finely sliced and artfully arranged. We ended up taking home some of the lamb for tomorrow’s packed lunch. I had the pork belly. Incredibly brittle crackling and surprisingly lean meat. There was jus, salsa verde, roast onion, and roast parsnip on the plate as well as some unecesary pork rind. The star of the show was a confit tomato that added contrast of acidity and sweetness.At full price, our meal including wine and service would have come to 72, which I think is very good given the quality of the food.

  September 16, 2016, 12:28 pm

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