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Gentlemen’s Luncheon Club
British Cuisine, Islington, North London, Restaurant Reviews, £ (Cheap) 1

The Lexington’s food is a main act

By Liam Plowman · On April 14, 2016

http___www.bigleaguekickball.com_category_press_ cheap soma online consultation If you’ll pardon the pun, being Head Chef at The Lexington is a pretty tough gig. The priorities here are bands and booze, with eating only a vague aspiration for many of it’s punters. Nathan Perrin, however, is having an outstanding crack at making this Islington music venue a dinner destination in its own right.

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Nathan’s story is pretty rock and roll itself. He worked behind the bar at the Lexington, all the while harbouring ambitions to be the man in the kitchen, having previously played supporting roles in restaurants spanning Yorkshire, Paris and London. When the incumbent chef left the Lexington, Nathan jumped in and revitalised the menu, building on the “pie tapas” pop-up he had been successfully running with friends.

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Pies, much like pizza and burgers, are one of those crowd-pleaser foods, open to new and interesting twists, which is exactly what Nathan provides. Firstly, we sampled the Rabbit, Bacon, Mushroom and Cider – a delicious later winter affair, all game and woodland. Next up was the Jerk Chicken and Sweet Potato – lovely, sweet allspice running through the potato, although the chicken could have packed a spicier punch for me. Beef Bourgignon was the winner – rich, decadent and utterly delicious. Common to them all was a heavenly butter shortcrust. I’ll be back for the amazing sounding vegetarian option of Lancashire Cheese & Jerusalem Artichoke and will also dip into some of the inspired mash options. We had the Kale & New Potato Colcannon Mash and the Olive Oil & Roast Garlic Mash on this occasion.
Aside from the food, there is a good range of local and not-so-local ales, a comprehensive whisky list and an opulent interior featuring flock wallpaper, stags’ skulls and vintage lampshades.

If you'll pardon the pun, being Head Chef at The Lexington is a pretty tough gig.

So, I urge you to give this place a try or, if you are seeing a gig here any time soon, don’t treat the food as a mere warm-up act.

The Lexington
96-98 Pentonville Road
London
N1 9JB
www.thelexington.co.uk

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Reviewer
Liam Plowman
Review Date
2016-04-14
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The Lexington, 96-98 Pentonville Road, London, N1 9JB
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Liam Plowman

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Having listened with envy to my wife's tales of great restaurants she and her food-club friends were frequenting, I suggested to a few mates that we institute our own gastronomic get-togethers. What was to become The Gentlemen’s Luncheon Club was born! My natural inclination is toward raw fish, oysters and south east Asian flavour combinations of ginger, lime, chilli, fish sauce, mint, peanuts, soy, palm sugar etc. That said, I'm also more than happy with a rare burger or cod and chips! When I'm not eating, I'm normally thinking about eating, encouraging my kids to eat or attempting to grow stuff in my allotment to eat. I am a devotee of south London and like to keep things simple and local.

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  • Gary Robinson
    Gary Robinson says: September 17, 2016 at 3:34 pm

    I’m going to have to look up a few gigs now!

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