Morgan M

Best restaurant in Islington!

Morgan M is the place I would take people to when they think they know all the best restaurants in London. They have to have one of the best priced tasting menus ever for 6 courses at £48, with matched wines for £28. Even better is that its probably one of the few places that has a vegetarian tasting menu. And as long as the entire table is having a tasting menu, you can opt for the meat or veggie option – they don't make the entire table have the same.

We first came here when it first opened, back in 2003, and the decor was pretty bland, but they've had a re-vamp since then and it looks and feels much warmer and cozier. The sommelier is extremely helpful, we had a table of 5 and he advised us to get a bottle of wine with each course as it would end up being cheaper than all of us having the matched wines. How often does that happen ? We did end up being very, very relaxed at the end of the evening, however.

The food is a triumph. Very clever combinations and I do like the idea of being given options on the tasting menu, given that there are a few things that I'm not keen on eating, ie. offal, snails and frog's legs !

The absolute only downside to this restaurant is its location. Very offputting if you end up walking back to the tube late at night. Get a cab.

Dreadfully disappointing service. We had the tasting menu and had to wait 35 minutes for the fish and over 45 minutes for the meat course.
When we enquired about or food the waiting staff asked what we expected them to do and advised us not to come on a busy night.
The chef does his usual end of evening walk by, great if you want to compliment him but not so great if you want to point out any of the failings. Aggressive and rude

About the 3rd or 4th time we have been, certainly the last.