Chez Mal, the restaurant at the Malmaison London hotel is a smart choice for a good meal and fine cocktail. Sitting pretty in quiet and historic Charterhouse Square, Malmaison is something of an oasis of calm amid the bluster that surrounds. Between Barbican and Farringdon, the hotel is ideally situated for romps around London, particularly for guests most interested in discovering London’s more gourmet delights. But guests – and indeed locals too – would be wise to spend at least a bit of time staying in and enjoying what’s offered from the kitchen and behind the bar at Mal.
We headed here for a post Christmas festive brunch and thoroughly enjoyed ourselves. Starters were a spiced lentil soup or limitless hors d'ouvres from the buffet, washed down with a complimentary glass of prosecco. For our mains we had roast dinners, both of which were good but the beef wins on the strength of the Yorkshire pudding alone! With our meals we had a very nice bottle of Tempranillo-Merlot which was the perfect match for our dinners - fruity enough to pair with poultry, robust enough to enough with beef. Final course was a gooey, super sweet, delicious sticky toffee pudding with pecans and vanilla ice cream - a wonderful finish to a treat of a meal. I'd highly recommend Chez Mal for a lovely meal out.
The Malmaison Hotel group has just launched its new sunday brunch menu ‘Mal on Sunday’ and will be available across all 12 of the groups boutique hotel chain. I ended up at the Malmaison in Barbican - a hidden gem within a lovely quiet part of this industrial area. The hotel inside is very modern, inkeeping to its boutique feel and oozes luxury. Unfortunately we weren't staying here, so instead made our way downstairs to the restaurant. They call this new menu a Brunch, but it’s more of a banquet, i can't remember the last time I ate this much food in one sitting (not that i sit down for two, though i have once). For £19.95 to you get the soup of the day, hors d'oeuvres from the chefs table - which is an upmarket buffet style with unlimited visits - very dangerous. Then a huge main is on offer, and finally your dessert. For those with a hangover they do a great bloody mary, and also the champagne bellini was very well made. The soup to start was mushroom and tarragon, i always seem to
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