Glancing at the packed tables of this ‘crisp', high-ceilinged dining room overlooking the foodie hubbub of Borough Market, you'd never know the economy was stuttering. Breakfast and business lunches play to packed houses, but there is also plenty of exceptional, ‘brilliantly prepared' stuff on the seasonal carte and list of daily roasts (perhaps rare-breed suckling pig). The kitchen is devoted to provenance and parades its ‘roll of honour' with the likes of Braddock White duck egg with baby squid and Bath Pig chorizo, herb-roasted fillet of Whitestone Cliff Longhorn beef, or Reg Johnson's corn-fed chicken and leek pie with Herefordshire snails. The zeal for local sourced produce extends to a wine list with several selections from English vineyards, including an exclusive tie-in with Kent-based Chapel Down. Some find it rather ‘pricey', loud and touristy – otherwise, pitch-perfect, knowledgeable service and an evocative setting make Roast ‘outstanding in every way'.
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Lou :: Roast restaurant at Borough Market – sensational
Roast restaurant serves carefully sourced British roasts and traditional dishes, has an extensive wine and cocktail list, great views over Borough Market in one direction or St Paul’s in another, and knowledgeable serving staff. It’s not cheap but you get what you pay for – a top quality experience. You can keep costs down by ordering from the Market Menu (three courses from a set menu for £30, or £35 on Sundays) or even by getting a take-away sandwich from the Roast To Go stall situated just outside in Borough Market itself (a pork belly and crackling sandwich with Bramley apple sauce is £6.50)...
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We Love Food, It :: Roast restaurant, The Floral Hall, Borough Market, Stoney Street, London SE1 1TL
Ever since we started working on the South Bank, we have always wanted to visit Roast. It’s been on our restaurant bucket list for so long, finally we went. Roast is perched above the lovely Borough Market, with views of not just the bustling market and Market Porter pub, but also of the Shard and St Paul’s. Serving up British food with produce from the handily located market below. It’s owned by restaurateur Iqbal Wahhab, who founded the Cinnamon Club and who also recently took over the Indian street food restaurant Mooli’s...
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Saying it straight :: Roast. Borough Market.
Really, I hadn’t meant to stay for so long, but after the “SW19″ cocktail at the beginning and the unspecified, but very alcoholic cocktail at the end, I suspect that my sense of time was somewhat impaired...
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