Blueprint Cafe (Design Museum, 28 Shad Thames, London, SE1 2YD) After a relaxing walk along the scenic River Thames past Tower Bridge, you will come across one of Londons best restaurants, the Bluepeint Café; home of the wonderfully Scottish and avant-garde Head Chef, Jeremy Lee. Blueprint Café has one of the best views of the Thames, Tower Bridge and City that any restaurant could hope to offer. The atmosphere is relaxed, modern and tasteful. You know you will have a wonderful experience as soon as you arrive and you are greeted by one of the attentive waters. I have dined at the Blueprint Café a number of times, with family, friends and business clients. All have been impressed with the restaurant, food and service. Running a restaurant of Blueprints calibre and value takes a great deal of dedication and passion. I am writing this review to thank them for the wonderful experiences I and friends have had there and I know I will continue to have. I am always excited to see the menu at Blueprint. The ingredients shine through every dish, and I have always found them to be of the highest quality. You will often find wonderful cuts of meat on the menu such as Onglet or Feather Steak, always cooked perfectly. I found the Smoked Eel sandwich to be wonderful. It is one of those simple dishes, cooked with obvious passion which leaves you with a longing for more. Genius in simplicity and a scrumptious delight! Blueprint’s moorish baked Salsify, wrapped in Filo pastry is also one of my favourite starters. I must admit that I am a confirmed carnivore. I love meat and it is always a joy to find a restaurant which creates dishes from classical, rare cuts of meat which can be almost impossible to find elsewhere. If you have carnivorous tendencies like me then you must order Blueprint’s Onglet steak. This incredibly tender, beautifully cooked and presented steak has a flavour which the default steaks of Sirloin and Rump found in many other restaurants can not hope to match. The ingredients, preparation and presentation of the food at the…
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Link to this reviewOctober 2009 |