Acorn House
| Address: | 69 Swinton Street, London WC1X 9NT | |
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| Tel: | 020 7812 1842 | |
| Email: | bookings@acornhouserestaurant.co.uk | |
| Website: | Visit Acorn House website | |
| Price: £42.00 | Wine: £16.50 | Champagne: £53.00 |
| Opening Hours: | Mon-Fri 12N-3pm Mon-Sat 6-10pm | |
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‘Famous for its eco-credentials’, Acorn House strives to be ethical & environmentally sound in every aspect of its existence. The location may lack appeal – within an unattractive block on a grim four-lane highway – but any bleakness is banished in the stylish if functional dining room. The menus have a contemporary slant, opening with starters of, say, char-grilled polenta with mozzarella, parsley & lemon, ahead of vegetable curry with wholegrain puri, or gnocchi with oxtail & mint. Some of the more experimental dishes ‘don’t always pay off’, but desserts provide a splendid finale. Reports of service are mixed; staff are friendly & welcoming, but occasionally ‘scatty’. Still, a meal is reckoned to be good value, as is the wine: bottles of Chapel Down Brut at £34 a pop, & European bargains in the bin-end list (waste not, want not). Diners have been known to leave feeling they’ve had their ‘eco-sins absolved’.
Chef: Arthur Potts Dawson
After almost 20 years in the industry, Arthur Potts Dawson finally attracted the attention of the dining public with the launch of the environmentally friendly restaurant Acorn House in late 2006. A nephew of rock icon Mick Jagger, he started cooking at the age of 16 & did service in the kitchens of Kensington Place & La Tante Claire before rising to the position of head chef at the River Café. Former colleague Jamie Oliver asked him to become executive chef at Fifteen, where he met Jamie Grainger-Smith. Their shared attitude to the environment proved the inspiration for Acorn House. Initial success turned to London-wide fame when it was named Restaurant of the Year by the Observer's Food Monthly magazine in 2007. A year later, the pair upped their collective eco profile even further with the launch of the Water House in Hoxton. Acorn House Location:
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