BUTCHER AND GRILL Restaurant Review
Published Date
20 May 2009
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Ursula Newman
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Wimbledon Village, 33 High Street, London, SW19 5BY
T: 020 8944 8269
In the heart of Wimbledon Village, there is a little butchery where you can go to buy that perfect fresh-cut T-bone and all manner of meats as you’d expect! But, upon entering you will soon realise you are in the unique combination of both a modern butcher shop and an informal restaurant with a bar. (And there is also a branch in Battersea!).
At the butcher counter you can pick up any cuts for every day or any special occasions - anything from pork to pates, as well as a small selection of oils, mustards and pickles are also available and all meat and poultry are prepared to the highest standard. And the beef and lamb come mainly from the Highfields Farm in East Sussex.
The Butcher & Grill’s meats are all ‘fresh from the farm to your plate’ and the Highfields Farm raises stock the traditional way and is dedicated to producing the best quality beef and lamb in an award-winning natural environment.
But back to the restaurant – where you are met by an informal set-up, with a background setting complimenting the unique combination of butchery and restaurant, buzzing with the voices of locals enjoying the hospitality.
The menu offers a variety of dishes and boasts fresh lamb and poultry – and all with prices which are indeed recession friendly! So why eat junk if you can enjoy the fresh, true taste of genuine meat and poultry as well as order fresh and healthy options for your kids! And, if you seek a fresh farm breakfast – The Butcher & Grill cater for that too!
On ordering our starters, we decided that crab on toast sounded something away from the norm as well as a rabbit and chicken terrine for me. Wow, and what a terrine it was! The unique taste of the two cold meats was complimented by the farm fresh bread with tomato chutney and piccalilli (tiny cauliflower with a hint of curry), while the crab has been described as ‘different with a divine strong fish taste’, complimented with a sweet mayonnaise.
But, we were really there to taste the fresh from the farm grilled meats! And so when it was time to order our mains we went for the rib-eye steak and veal escalope. The rib-eye was served with roast butternut and roasted pine nuts with garlic and parsley butter to make the steak melt in you mouth! The veal
was described as ‘tender and tasteful’.
My favourite course is always the dessert and the menu boasts all the favourites from apple and rhubarb crumble to Kahlua Dom Pedros. I do love chocolate though, so I ordered the chocolate fondant! The secret to this dish is definitely the melting chocolate running from the fondant when you break through the dough barrier! This is a chocolate tasting victory believe me, what a treat!
Nearing the end of a great evening we screened the hugely varied wine list – and ended up agreeing on a 10 year Tawny Port to round off our meal – the perfect way to complete an excellent evening.
T: 020 8944 8269
In the heart of Wimbledon Village, there is a little butchery where you can go to buy that perfect fresh-cut T-bone and all manner of meats as you’d expect! But, upon entering you will soon realise you are in the unique combination of both a modern butcher shop and an informal restaurant with a bar. (And there is also a branch in Battersea!).
At the butcher counter you can pick up any cuts for every day or any special occasions - anything from pork to pates, as well as a small selection of oils, mustards and pickles are also available and all meat and poultry are prepared to the highest standard. And the beef and lamb come mainly from the Highfields Farm in East Sussex.
The Butcher & Grill’s meats are all ‘fresh from the farm to your plate’ and the Highfields Farm raises stock the traditional way and is dedicated to producing the best quality beef and lamb in an award-winning natural environment.
But back to the restaurant – where you are met by an informal set-up, with a background setting complimenting the unique combination of butchery and restaurant, buzzing with the voices of locals enjoying the hospitality.
The menu offers a variety of dishes and boasts fresh lamb and poultry – and all with prices which are indeed recession friendly! So why eat junk if you can enjoy the fresh, true taste of genuine meat and poultry as well as order fresh and healthy options for your kids! And, if you seek a fresh farm breakfast – The Butcher & Grill cater for that too!
On ordering our starters, we decided that crab on toast sounded something away from the norm as well as a rabbit and chicken terrine for me. Wow, and what a terrine it was! The unique taste of the two cold meats was complimented by the farm fresh bread with tomato chutney and piccalilli (tiny cauliflower with a hint of curry), while the crab has been described as ‘different with a divine strong fish taste’, complimented with a sweet mayonnaise.
But, we were really there to taste the fresh from the farm grilled meats! And so when it was time to order our mains we went for the rib-eye steak and veal escalope. The rib-eye was served with roast butternut and roasted pine nuts with garlic and parsley butter to make the steak melt in you mouth! The veal
was described as ‘tender and tasteful’.
My favourite course is always the dessert and the menu boasts all the favourites from apple and rhubarb crumble to Kahlua Dom Pedros. I do love chocolate though, so I ordered the chocolate fondant! The secret to this dish is definitely the melting chocolate running from the fondant when you break through the dough barrier! This is a chocolate tasting victory believe me, what a treat!
Nearing the end of a great evening we screened the hugely varied wine list – and ended up agreeing on a 10 year Tawny Port to round off our meal – the perfect way to complete an excellent evening.
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