27 Leadenhall Market
EC3V 1LR
Tel: 020 7623 1818
Date of Last Visit: Thursday, June 30th, 2005
The Victims: Lee, Phoebe, David
The Damage: 12.50 GBP a head?
So I’m sitting at my desk, minding my own business, when over walks David from our US office. And I say, "David, what are you doing here?"
David is researching 16th century pub theatres. Yes, he has a very specific hobby. I used to like genealogy. Now I like white wine. And The Apprentice.
So Alan, the Sales Guy, had told us how much he liked the Leadenhall Wine & Tapas bar, so off we went. I give the LW&TB snaps for atmosphere. It was VERY cute and we had the corner table by the open window, which was very very pretty. Plus, it was a Thursday, so there were vendors selling little cakes and chocolates, which was nice to look at.
Food-wise, I don’t know if I’d ever go back to the LW&TB. We ordered 8 tapas. It’s hard to screw up calamari, and they totally overcooked it. The best part was the chorizo–really yummy. The vegetables were soggy and felt like they’d been reheated. The prawns were average, and the patatas felt overcooked/reheated as well. It was an odd experience. Really, the atmosphere is super cute. But the food! Yikes.
But while I was sitting there, I saw that the pub across the way had a carvery upstairs and that looked really fun. I wouldn’t have noticed that if I had just been walking around. So next time I go to Leadenhall, I’ll go there.
The Verdict: Uggh. I did not enjoy the food. But they do get snaps for atmosphere. So maybe I’ll try it again and hope they have a different chef or something.
