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Fancy cocktails and bar food are the hallmark at Ember London, a sleek and slightly secretive basement bar recently opened just steps away from Monument Station. Food, drink and setting are presented to impress at this new City of London den. Executive Chef Jonathan Villar’s (ex-Head Chef of Peter Gordon’s Kopapa) menu of small plates and upscale bar bites is an assemblage of attractively constructed and rather exotic dishes. Best summation of that might be the smoked kangaroo fillet Wellington and haggis, shiitake mushrooms, bok choy, wasabi potato cream, and Shao Hsing wine jus (£14.50). Pretentious, but tasty. Less affected and even tastier is the kalamansi-cured braised octopus with gochugaru chilli, Thai shallots, mint, sweet basil, and pawpaw (£8.90). Also yummy is the Wagyu and foie gras burger with smoked miso relish, sugar cured streaky bacon, sriracha mayonnaise and Gruyere served on an avocado “bun” (£14.90). And a real winner with looks and flavour is the confit duck leg with orange blossom labneh, hoisin and tahini glaze, rhubarb, beetroot and orange salad, and crushed pistachios (£7.80).
It was very nice Asian restaurant. Service was very good. Enjoyable seating, reasonable price for City of London and that quality of food. Our favourite was samosa, aubergine and avocado burger. Chicken was good but the duck bun was too dry. Finishing with chocolate mouse was stunning..
I don’t usually like steak but I absolutely love the Charolais Ribeye steak. The seared scallops and broccoli were delicious too. I really enjoyed most of the food. The Wagyu Beef & Foie Gras Burger was a bit meh… I expected better and I found it to be quite dry. The apricot & stem ginger compote part of the vegan mess was not for me but the coconut mochi was yummy. Our waiter recommended the Clock of Roses cocktail and it was really nice. Service was 10/10. Our waiter was attentive, polite and extremely attractive. Probably one of the most attractive men I’ve ever seen.
Mber do need to do some work on their bathroom though. There’s limescale around the taps and soap dispenser; & looks like it needs a bit of an updo, or at least a deep clean. I’m not sure if the mirror was just tinted or dirty. Considering the cost of the food, and the rest of the restaurant, I was very disappointed with the bathroom. It did make me wonder if ambience is the only reason they have dim lighting.
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