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I was disappointed with the food having read rave reviews for the Culpeper in the broadsheets. Food was decent, but by no means extraordinary. It is a…
Alice Gee
The Culpeper
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Impressive gastro pub. The food is nicely done here. I had clams and mussels for a starter, and extremely tasty it was too. I had the Ray for main. Bi…
Two Sheds
The Culpeper
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Fantastic Sunday roast! Had the lamb, which was tender and beautifully seasoned, perfect roast potatoes (crispy but fluffy on the inside), with a grea…
Priscila Tear
The Culpeper
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7 Reviews on “The Culpeper”
I was disappointed with the food having read rave reviews for the Culpeper in the broadsheets. Food was decent, but by no means extraordinary. It is an attractive open space. Downstairs the pub is a bit noisy on a Saturday night but upstairs the restaurant it is quite civilized. Good service with the exception of one over zealous bus person who kept wanting to clear away plates we weren’t finished with. Service is casual but new cutlery is brought with each course.Tap water and bread with anchovy butter were brought as we settled down to the table.For starters there were two orders of the Squid, Risotto, Aioli, one order of Italian Salumi, and one order of Wood Pigeon Wellington with Celeriac Salad. My squid was some crisp polenta dusted calamari with inky black risotto and excellent alioli. Gremolata was promised on the menu but failed to materialize, unless you classify a mound of parsley to be gremolata. The Italian who had the other order of squid found it all too salty. It was fine by my taste, but I am accustomed to salty food, being Chinese. Sebastian Law had the wood pigeon wellington and was disappointed that it tasted like a posh sausage roll. It was quite salty too. I had a little taste and could see the duxelles but couldn’t really taste it. The accompanying spiralized celeriac slaw was light and refreshing. Claude Crommelin’s salumi was nice, but didn’t come with anything to juxtapose the charcuterie. Some bread sticks or pickles would have been welcome.For mains there two orders of roast Middle White Pork with Artichoke, Potato and Anchovy. The others had the sharing dish of Lemon Sole, Brown Butter, New Potatoes, Almonds and Parsley. I was impressed by the way the waiter de-boned the sole at the table proficiently. I had a little taste off my partner’s plate. Well cooked with a crisp skin that had been doused in floured prior to frying and a nice soft texture to the flesh. The dish was way too salty, even for me. People with more delicate palates would have struggled to eat this. The sole came with pleasant sides of new potatoes and buttery sauteed spinach.Hearty portion of pork was a tiny touch on the dry side. I prefer mine cooked to a slight blush which is well within the new safety guidelines of internal temperature of 64C. Artichokes had been roasted to almost a crisp. I think I prefer a proper deep fried Carciofa Alla Judea to this roasted approximation. Anchovy hadn’t been really incorporated into the dish. I got a surprise hit of a single anchovy while having some new potato.Our rather boozy dinner for four including a bottle each of red and white house wine, two extra glasses of wine, two cocktails and a glass of port came to 215 including service.
Impressive gastro pub. The food is nicely done here. I had clams and mussels for a starter, and extremely tasty it was too. I had the Ray for main. Bit of a speculative choice on my part. It was ok but short of excellent. I wished I’d ordered the pork which looked very nice indeed (confirmed as excellent by my companions). The mess for dessert was lovely. I found the wine list short on new world options, but I would say that. Service was good. Very pleasant, although the food was a tad slow to come out. Prices were fine. All in all, we like it, most satisfactory.
Fantastic Sunday roast! Had the lamb, which was tender and beautifully seasoned, perfect roast potatoes (crispy but fluffy on the inside), with a great Yorkshire pudding (good size, soft inside). My hubby and I shared and were quite satisfied. We also had the cod fritters and they were delightful. Service was excellent; attentive and friendly.
The Culpeper was a great finding on our way to the market. The restaurant has a great atmosphere, the options available for brunch are delicious, the herbal tea is great and caffe latte is very well made as well.If the restaurant happens to be full, do not hesitate to stay at the bar, confy place and great service is also provided.The staff is really friendly and efficient.
Ive read about the place on various sites research is key! As with everything preparation, preparation and preparation and I was indeed excited to visit it for the first time. I got there earlier than planned with my brother, who has just moved back to London after a 12 year stint back home in Greece, to meet K who was out shopping that day. The place looked great, even better than the photos on the website that usually tend to do a great job Photoshopped or not in making a place look rather appealing. Sat at the bar and looked at the beer menu, an excellent selection of locally brewed beers to celebrate the recent explosion of microbreweries across London. There were beers from Hackney, Bermondsey etc. I ordered a local IPA name escapes me, serves me right for not taking notes my brother ordered a local beer brewed with fresh lime zest which was quite unique in flavour (BBNo 01|06). K, who arrived a little bit later than us got her usual, an Aperol Spritz! Soon the rest of the group arrived and enjoyed a drink with us at the very buzzy bar of the Culpeper. It was a pretty mixed crowd but generally the trendy East London types plenty of beards in the place.Our table was at the Kitchen which is on the first floor and every single person from the group took the opportunity, whilst we are waiting to be sat at our table, to peruse the establishment. Although I was not the first to embark on the nosy journey I could not possibly miss such opportunity, especially as I wanted to take some pictures at the same time. Its over four floors, although one of them is just the bedrooms, and each level serves food from a different kitchen. Although it is typical for such an arrangement what surprised me is that the menu was very limited and that you could not order from a different kitchen other than the level you were on, to be frank, I would expect otherwise due to the limited menu.What I found worth of specific mention is the roof garden which has a small bar for drinks and cocktails and next to it a BBQ from which beautiful smells emanate that hit you as soon as you step foot on the roof. Although this probably only open or usable in the summer it has a very nice atmosphere and feel to it with some great views of the City and some freshly cooked food from the grill. Unfortunately due to poor lighting the iPhone photos are too grainyWe were sat at our table and were brought the wine menu which was passed to A. For a minute or two he looked perplexed as the Culpeper does not have a typical wine list, to be precise it has a section called Peculiar how very British. We decided to be daring and order a red wine from the peculiar list, which was a natural wine. It was interesting but I am not sure if I would order it again not that I can remember the name of it. (Note to self: I must remember to take notes regardless the fact that I am with a big group.)To start I ordered the chopped raw beef, which I must admit was not what I expected as I thought that it was coming with horseradish and I was surprised that the meat was fridge-cold and a bit bland. There was a negative review of the buffalo mozzarella with pickled girolles & oregano but generally everyone seemed to be happy with their starters.The main was 750gr of beef rump to share with my brother and it was EPIC! There was food envy across the table especially for the amazing Pommes Anna chips. So much envy that they had to ask if they could have two portions of them for the rest of the table. Although slightly disappointed by the starter the main left me drooling. However, it was a bit pricey, as all good things in life arebut for beans on toast! The evening came to end with a round of cocktails, old fashioned please, and some warm gooey chocolate cookies on the house. The experience from the Culpeper has been very positive, save for my starter and the limited menu, and it is certainly a venue that can accommodate almost everyone. It has a great variety of drinks, the cocktails were great, and can provide a quick bite on the ground floor or the roofs BBQ whilst it can also provide a proper dinner for the grown-ups! It has very friendly and accommodating staff and a very lively atmosphere, across all levels. I will definitely try it again, especially for a Sunday roast which is always an important test for gastropubs!
Perfect spot for an afterwork . even better during summer at their rooftopGood offer on cocktails and a delicious menu to have some bitesnotes . on summer arrive early to get a spot on their rooftop
Went to the Culpeper with a group of friends on a busy evening. We had various dishes from the menu, and they all got the thumbs up. Service was efficient and quite fast, which was nice since it is such a busy place. We tried the desserts too, and liked them a lot. It’s a busy and cheerful place, ideal for a night out with friends.