5 Threadneedle Street
London
EC2R 8AY
Date of Last Visit: Thursday, April 28
The Victims: Bevin, Tao, David
The Damage: Unknown, but assumed to be in the 40 – 60 GBP a person range.
I had invited David out for drinks after work. Tao and Bevin joined, and after finishing our bottle, we decided to go for food. We had a vague notion of walking towards Liverpool Street, but found ourselves intrigued by the Threadneedle Hotel with its Bond’s sign outside.
We entered into another one of those old bank buildings, now converted into a bar/restaurant. How many of these are there in London?? We took a seat in the amazingly EMPTY restaurant and I, for one, was immediately suspicious. They must make all their money on room service.
So, we ordered something from Alsace, and settled in. I had (what else) the foie gras, and it was the BEST foie gras I have EVER had. Warm and buttery and delicious. And it came with a shot glass of apple juice because they had done something apple-y to the foie gras. Tao had the pea soup and it looked yummy too.
As an entree, I had (guess what) DUCK! Szechuan duck. David and I split the duck for two. It was very good, but they must have put something minty in it because it had this minty-fresh taste that was a bit bizarre. But it was good.
For dessert, we ordered something creamy in a large glass, with pop rocks on top of it. It was bizarre. In a good way. I wasn’t prepared for the pop rocks, but there they were. A special surprise. Oh yes, we split this among the four of us.
The Verdict: WHY IS THERE NO ONE HERE??? The food was great, the service was nice. Interesting, fun little touches. (I forgot to mention the shot of smoked salmon we got as an amusee bouche.) But it’s pricey. That’s sad.
