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Archipelago

Address:110 Whitfield Street, London W1T 5ED
Tel:020 7383 3346
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Website: Visit Archipelago website
Price: £50.00Wine: £18.00 Champagne: £47.00
Opening Hours:Mon-Fri 12N-2.30pm Mon-Sat 6-10.30pm

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‘What a venue!’ exclaims one reader after visiting this bizarre temple to exotic excess. The dining room is a cross between an oriental boudoir & an anthropologist’s den, with oversized Buddhas, tribal artefacts & weird crockery. Below is a tiny basement bar where esoteric cocktails are served alongside a wine list peppered with unusual labels. Food is firmly geared towards omnivorous gastronomic adventurers, with the kitchen dishing up some hair-raising ingredients. To start, how about crocodile fillet with a plum dipping sauce, or tom-yum soup with 24-carat gilded quails’ eggs? Next, have a stab at seared zebra with sour green soba noodles, before rounding off with the legendary chocolate-covered scorpion. For those of a timid disposition, there are a few tamer options such as Malaysian seafood curry or vegetable & cashew nut stir-fry. But that’s to miss the point: Archipelago is somewhere to explore the wild side.

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Jayne W.
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Jayne W. ( Female, United Kingdom )

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Archipelago is a very interesting venue. Quite an out of the way location, a bit of a walk from the bustle of Charlotte Street. The decor looks like a complete jumble of strange mismatched items, but seems to work without just appearing like it needs an overhaul by the House Doctor. A bonus point for the decor – if you've run out of topics of conversation with your dinner partner, there's plenty of stuff around to either look at or comment on. I quite liked the presentation of the menu and wine list (rolled up in cases), especially that the menu was left on the table for the night. Always good to be able to refer back to in case you've forgotten what you ordered.

The menu is certainly not something you come across every day, what with zebra, gnu, crocodile etc. I tried the zebra and my husband had the gnu stew. Both were very tasty, however we both agreed that it really could have been beef and neither of us would have been any the wiser ! Good wine list, with quite a few cheaper bottles, however a G&T at £8 I think is a little steep.

All in all, we had an enjoyable meal, and I would recommend Archipelago, especially for a group, as there are both vegetarian and “normal” options on the menu, apart from the exotic zoo.

Tip: do ask about the toilets, there is no sign on them to distinguish male/ female, just a drape of material in different colours.

5 May 2009
Overall:7
Food and Drink:7
Service:7
Atmosphere:9
Value for Money:6
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