Ask For Janice - Tisch reservieren

P: Ask for Janice J: Arse for Janice?! P: No.. ask for Janice After a few more rounds like this, I finally heard loud and clear that this restaurant was called Ask for Janice. It is located opposite Smithfield market and is a short walk from Farringdon tube station. The name baffled me. Was Janice the lady to ask for to get a table? Was it one of these poncy places where you have to recite a riddle to the bouncer in order to gain entry and Janice was integral to the riddle? It turned out that you don 't need to ask for anyone called Janice, nor recite a riddle. It is very stylish; lots of exposed brick, interesting artwork and chairs resembling secondary school art room chairs. It was slightly too loud though; I was anxious I wouldn 't be able to hear my fellow diners. Our waitress was friendly, attentive and trendy in keeping with the decor . She also advised us on ordering; the menu is split into Things and Bigger Things which are pretty much what they say on the tin. We paired off based on meat-eating tendencies. I was in the pro-meat pairing, and we opted for black dahl with deep-fried pickled cauliflower and paneer, braised beef croquettes with two varieties of mustard , cod cheeks with braised fennel and lemon, stichelton, comte and pearl barley arancini things and roasted pollock with summer greens, parsley sauce and Cornish new potatoes a bigger thing . The dahl was wonderful, the croquettes were nice but a tad too salty, the cod cheeks were really great and the arancini was delcious and interesting given that arancini is usually done with rice. Note that cod cheeks taste the same as most other parts of the cod. The pollock was really something special. It was so flavoursome, the greens were wonderful and the sauce was tasty whilst not being overly rich. We shared a fruity/craime freche apricot granola dessert which was lovely. Pre dinner I enjoyed an interesting gin cocktail from the extensive gin menu, including sloe gin which i tried for the first time and plan to drink again soon . Dinner was approx. £30 per head. Highly recommended.

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This place has a really good vibe, on a Thursday evening it was full and lively, but not so loud you couldn't have a conversation over your meal. The staff were very nice and efficient, which is always appreciated but not always expected on a busy evening. I'm personally not a huge fan of the type of food they serve here; tapas sized dishes but a lot of fried stuff and not many healthy options. However, it was tasty! Wine selection is very good!There is a secret bar downstairs vis-à-vis the toilets, the door looks like the wall. It was nice and quiet, and always fun with a secret bar! I'd recommend this place, and I will go there again and perhaps have one of the main courses instead.

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Bottomless brunch, with £38) or without £28) alcohol. I did the non alcohol version since I'm trying to be good for January . Baked egg with merguez sausage, hash brown with chorizo. Salmon hash with quail egg, babette. Buttermilk pancake with poached caramel apple. Wheelchair access : There is a step to get in and they do have a ramp, but it's super steep so you wouldn't be able to manage on your own. They do not have accessible toilets. Dishes were tasty but I was also starving. Not too bad of a deal, especially since there's 50% for the whole of January. I liked having a variety of small dishes as oppose to one big one too

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This place is a little gem in the city. Very great bottomless brunch menu allowing you to choose 3 meals but sizes were really small. The menu has pancakes but they really do serve you one tiny pancake. We were pretty much still hungry after our meals. Aside that it's great for groups. It's a very relaxed vibe and you can still hear yourselves when you speak. Service was not bad especially considering that there were not too many hands on deck and meals came in at the right times. Will recommend but will add that it's a little too pricey for the quantities. I'll only visit if I have a discount to be honest.

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very nice dinner, with burrata, chorizo and pork cheeks being our highlights. carrot fritters were nice though not special, while the deep fried chicken and (overcooked) pasta was not to our liking (hence the 4 stars instead of 5). the gin list is absolutely fantastic! and the wine list too. service could not have been any better attentive, friendly and smiley. overall highly recommended

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