Just another Tuesday at Tramshed |
BB and I went for dinner this evening and we were both impressed. It was a little quiet when we arrived at 7 pm, but by the time we left, the place was bustling with a combination of city types and Shoreditch hipsters. Oh, and us. As for the food, there are a few starters on the menu each day (we decided to hold out for a pudding), and then you can either pick your size of 'mighty-marbled' sirloin steak or roast chicken; both options come with fries. As BB ordered the steak, I went for the baby spring chicken. The meat was really juicy and flavoursome but former vegeterians don't make the most skilled chicken-carvers and as most of the other diners seemed to be keeping their poussin on the dish on which it was served, I felt I had to keep reaching into the middle of the table to try to get the meat off the bones. I suspect the sharing chicken for two to three people would be better value in terms of accessible meat.
Chicken 'n' chips, Hix style |
With the chips and some of BB's side order of purple sprouting broccoli, I was still too full for a pudding. None of the puddings were that enticing anyway--they were mostly too fruit-based for my taste, apart from an expensive chocolate fondue to share for £12.50. It was a Mark Hix restaurant so the bill wasn't especially cheap but for a hair under £50 for our food, a couple of soft drinks (we went for a pre-dinner cocktail at Callooh Callay, further down Rivington Street) and service, it wasn't too bad, especially given the excellent quality of the meat.
It's art. Innit. |
But what about the elephant in the room? Or rather, in this case, the Hereford cow and cockerel lovingly preserved in formaldehyde by Damien Hirst and displayed in a tank in the high vaulted ceiling of the restaurant, which did really used to be a tram shed. Art is important at most of Hix's restaurants, and 'Cock and Bull' certainly does get everyone talking about it, and photographing it. For a good-quality, meaty meal in a restaurant that mixes casual chic and tongue-in-cheek, I would definitely recommend a trip to Tramshed. They even do take-out, which is enough to make you wish you worked somewhere as hip and NYC-esque as Shoreditch.
Tramshed. 32 Rivington Street, London, EC2A 3LX (Tube: Old Street). Website. Twitter.
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