They label their food as "fusion" and although the term "fusion food" has gotten a bad rap over the last 20 years, somehow Peter Gordon is doing something right here because his food is absolutely brilliant.
For dinner from Monday to Saturday, they have a tasting menu where all their savoury dishes are served "starter sized" and you can choose from having two to five courses (dessert can form one of the courses). C and I opted for 3 savoury courses each and I have to say their "starter sized" portions are rather generous!
Here's the menu when we were there:
Here's what we ate (sorry for the poor resolution; the lighting in the restaurant was very dim even though C tried to help by holding candles on either side of each dish (often uncannily managing to douse the flames):
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| Piquillo pepper & poppy seed fritters with fennel puree, crispy capers, shallots & celery salad |
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| Coconut & green peppercorn laksa with fish dumpling, soba noodles, crispy shallots & coriander |
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| Pan-fried Scottish scallops with Bloody Mary sauce & jamon crisp |
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| Smoked Dutch Eel with samphire, seaweed, sesame, furakaki & ponzu tapioca |
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| Dessert - Stem ginger panna cotta with manuka honey jelly & cherry sorbet |
Unfortunately, I forgot to take photos of the seabass (which had an unusual accompaniment - ketupat (compressed rice)!) and the Roast Gressingham duck breast which were both really good too.
If there's one place you've got to try when in London, it's The Providores.
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