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
overall good, definitely not cutting edge, every single dish had its ups and downs. They were visually very good, and every effort is made to source food well.
One place I was really looking forward to visiting was Brasserie Malmaison . The restaurant of the Malmaison boutique hotel in Clerkenwell, just a couple steps from the Smithfield market. There were two main reasons, first I have read good reviews about the burger, and the second one to see the Butchers Block, I've been dreaming going there since I read a review by Kang . Their promise simple British classic, big portions and not compromise in quality.. The Hotel Butcher's Block Got to the place, a modern atmosphere, good service, and pretty straight forward menu. Didn't take me long to decide as the main was already chosen, a brief browse to the menu to ask for the fried squid, and the Mal burger. The menu The squid was superb, oh my god! I think one of the best ones I have had, the batter was amazing the dipping sauce brilliant, and the rocket gave a balance between the peppery flavour and the sweetness of the dipping sauce, and the presentation of the dish was spot on. The star of t
For the main course, I was tempted by the selection of massive steaks (it was the end of London Fashion Week after all), but I just had to try the famous Mal Burger.
During a week when snowfall in London brought flights to a painful standstill, our city weekend break at the Malmaison Hotel in Farringdon was a little piece of utterly relaxing bliss. The fact that it houses the largely undiscovered gem that is the Malmaison Brasserie was just another bonus along the way. I love staying in hotels. I love the fact you can mess the bed up and someone makes it for you while you're off having breakfast. I love the big fluffy towels that I don't have to wash. I love any shower that isn't our crappy shower at home. Our night at Malmaison was just a brief change, but it felt like a rejuvenating holiday - without having to spend the night sleeping at Heathrow under space blankets wondering when we'd get on the next flight out of there. Let it snow, let it snow, let it snow... The view from our room at Malmaison, overlooking Charterhouse Square Best of all, the Malmaison Brasserie is just downstairs. The only thing I recall
I was recently invited to have dinner at The Butcher's Block , a private dining room at the Malmaison London Brasserie , and write a review about it. Even though the meal was complimentary, I was nevertheless very conscious of the need to trea
get all sorts of food emails these days. Most of the time it’s promotional stuff, sometimes it’s a fellow foodie (or two) though the best one was when Guinness sent me a six pack of the black stuff (free beer in the mail, man!). When I received this invit
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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, in keeping 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 ignore soup if it's on the menu but here they made it so well i'll definitely consider it next time i'm faced with the option. The soup was delicate and creamy, the mushroom flavour was very well balanced and the tarragon just gave it that little extra finesse - the good helping of olive oil on top helped lighten it up, a lovely summery soup.
The chefs table is absolutely excellent. I’d have even paid the £19.95 to gorge out on this alone. Awashed with left to right, an omelette, pancake and waffle area, with a huge array of toppings, sauces and grand marnier. A leg of parma ham for freshly cut slices, thick honey roast ham, chorizo, salamis - and a nicely stocked cheese board. I could go on forever, but the smoked salmon and marie rose sauce was very moorish. On top of this there was the salad area, filled with grilled smoked vegetables, spinach frittata, chickpea salads and plenty of tomatoes. I didn't even manage to try to freshly baked breads. You can certainly get filled up in the section - so eat in moderation, a warning should come with this table.
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