Roast, Borough

Address: The Floral Hall, Stoney Street, London, SE1 1TL .
Ph: 020 7940 1300
Nearest Tube: London Bridge
www.roast-restaurant.com
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Nestled above London's legendary Borough Food Markets, Roast is an elegant place to dine on a Sunday afternoon. With its upmarket minimalist decor (including a massive church-style window that lets in the afternoon sun, creating an airy, spacious feel to the place), traditional British cooking (using organic, locally sourced ingredients), extensive wine list (stored in an impressive glass-fronted cabinet), friendly and attentive service (you wouldn't think you were in London... except for the rude girl on reception that is) and live jazz (a nice added touch), this is one classy establishment.

Whilst there was a very promising full breakfast and lunch menu (with the particularly English option of Boiled Eggs with Marmite Soldiers) we all decided to choose from the set menu - some going for the full three courses! Starting off with a thick and flavoursome (as Alison put it) butternut squash soup the meal got off to a great start. We all then moved onto the roasts for the main course (how could we not) with a selection of tender beef sirloin and yorkshire pud; succulent pork with apple sauce; and roast chicken with a bread sauce. Then we topped it all off with traditional blackberry & apple crumble with ice-cream and custard.. yum! Annie tried the lemon posset, an old English desert, that was served like a creme brulee and tasted like creamy lemon mousse. We all left the restaurant feeling very satisfied and quite ready for a long walk along the South Bank of the Thames to work it all off. The 2 course set menu was £22, 3 courses was £26 and wine by the bottle started at £30. So if you are on a budget, this is not the place for you. But if you are looking for somewhere to celebrate a special occasion, take someone out to impress them, or are just splashing out to treat yourself, then Roast is a sublime choice.

This London Brunch Review was by the Brunch Book Club London. We like to visit great breakfast cafés and brunch restaurants around London and provide independent brunch reviews. We only make recommendations for good brunch places in London such as Roast Restaurant, Borough, just above London's infamous Borough Markets made famous by Jamie Oliver, South London.