Theme isn't only what this place is about.
Sure. It's got a Pharmacy theme. It prompts lots of discussion as Damien Hirst has clearly either customised everything or come up with it from scratch - wallpaper, chairs, embroidered booth seats prescription bar, surgical instruments. Usually places like this depend on the theming to pull themselves through.
This place has a unusual selection of bottomless bloody Marys and Bellinis. Also interestingly there is a section on the menu dedicated to Girolles based dishes. Some unusual egg based dishes for brunch also feature - the more run of the mill Canard and less run of the mill Legbar.
Super tasty all around. Not badly priced for what it is. Go there.
Great decor and service. Food was eclectic and delicious. Small portions but very satisfying.
The best art Caffè i have ever seen. The combination of art, people and good quality of coffee makes you so happy and excitied.
Great food, cool décor, friendly staffs. Definitely worth to sit down have a nice meal after visit the gallery. Love this place.
A seriously quirky, cool and chic pharmacy themed cafe in a beautiful gallery. Somehow not inundated with tourists, remarkable given the association with Damian Hirst.
Very cool and well styled venue, super aesthetically pleasing. However, I do feel as a restaurant it goes a bit far in creating a clinical environment, I didn’t feel particularly comfortable or warm. Food was good value for money (we had the Sunday roast menu) and good portion size. It was all very tasty and my partner and I both cleared our plates.
An amazing place,but its disappointing to see it only now does a "cafe style" menu rather than the "full-blown restaurant" it once was. The Sunday Roast here was fantastic and even midweek dining very good but its now a menu of basic salads,sandwiches,cocktails and drinks.
The portion sizes are on the small side with both the starters and the mains. The desserts obviously smaller with the title "mini puds", but everything tasted really good so can't complain too much but it did feel weird eating in such a sterile looking environment. Loved the butterfly kaleidoscope art on the walls and will go back to try the cocktails.
Awesome to stop in for a cocktail when looking around the gallery. Holy Glitter is my favourite as it's actually got a sparkle in it, and tastes amazing. One of the better cocktails I've had in London for a long while. The decor and just vibe is really cool, friendly staff. If you want to eat, book ahead. The Sunday roast has a Yorkshire pudding the size of a football so recommend highly. One of the best places in the area.
It is probably one of the most interesting restaurants I have visited recently. Hirst has definitely added his personal touch to Pharmacy2 so it is worth to go just for the art; however, I have to admit that the food was impressive; in particular our delicious pudding!
It is worth to go, and it is a pity the area around the gallery and restaurant hasn't been refurbished as it could potentially be an interesting street.
Fantastic cafe and bar, unfortunately only open during gallery hours. Very quiet when I visited on a Tuesday afternoon. Chatty member of staff behind the bar, small cafe menu of teas, coffees, cakes, sandwiches, soft and alcoholic drinks. Spectacular design with etched DNA molecule glass, butterflies and pharmacy cabinets.
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Pharmacy 2 is sadly proof that the whole can be lesser than the sum of its two parts. The spotless, almost clinical interior is adorned with works from Damien Hirst's private collection (including works from his Medicine Cabinets, Pill Cabinets, and Butterfly series), providing an exciting space for the restaurant. The food, from Mark Hix, is a selection of superb British classics, with a heavy lean towards seafood.
The only problem? The two don't fit at all well together. If I was eating the food in a snug restaurant in the depth of the countryside, it would be an instant five stars. But in the sterile, brightly-lit environment, it doesn't quite work. The decor leaves you feeling somewhat uncomfortable whilst eating your meal - and you can't relax into it. At ~£130 for two people (3 courses, 2 cocktails, carafe of wine), you come away feeling a bit stung.
Some of this may well improve - we visited on the first weekend after launch, and the restaurant appeared to have only taken bookings for half the tables, so as not to overload the kitchen whilst the staff get up to speed. The bright lighting, we were told, was due to a fault. With a more crowded restaurant, and dimmer lighting - the ambiance could be transformed. The restaurant has a lot of potential - and it would be great for the area if it was a success.
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