St Johns Restaurant - London - 43

www.stjohnrestaurant.co.uk/

St John is a restaurant on St John Street in Smithfield, London, England. It was opened in October 1994 by Fergus Henderson, Trevor Gulliver and Jon Spiteri, on the premises of a former bacon smoke house.
Under Henderson's guidance as head chef, St John has specialised in "nose to tail eating", with a devotion to offal and other cuts of meat rarely seen in restaurants, often reclaiming traditional British recipes. Typical dishes include pigs' ears, ducks' hearts, trotters, pigs' tails, bone marrow and, when in season, squirrel. As result, St John has developed a following amongst gastronomic circles - "chefs, foodies, food writers and cooks on sabbatical, travelling perhaps through the great multi-starred restaurants of London, France and Spain often stop there for a taste of the real"
St John has won numerous awards and accolades, including Best British and Best overall London Restaurant at the 2001 Moet & Chandon Restaurant Awards. It has also been consistently placed in Restaurant's annual list of the Top 50 restaurants in the world. Most recently it was placed 14th in the 2009 rankings. It was awarded a Michelin star in 2009.

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SAMPLE MENU

• Olives

• Radishes & Butter

• Carrots & Aioli

TO START

• Roast Bone Marrow & Parsley Salad

• Roast Shallots, Goat's Curd & Mint

• Pickled Mackerel, Potato & Spinach

• Snails & Oak Leaf

• Chitterlings & Dandelion

• Squid, Fennel & Tomato

• Whole Crab & Mayonnaise

• Foie Gras

• Potted Pork & Rabbit

THE MAIN COURSES

• Whole Roast Suckling Pig (feeds 14-16 guests. One week’s notice needed to guarantee availability. Each pig costs £320.00 and orders for pigs are not processed until we have received a deposit cheque for that amount which will be redeemed to your bill, please note that we cannot offer Suckling Pigs on Sundays).

• Grouse

• Roast Lamb, Carrots & Aioli

• Roast Guinea Fowl & Lentils

• Chicken & Ox Tongue Pie

• Braised Hare & Mash

• Pig's Head & Potato Pie

• Roast Beef On Dripping Trencher

• Pot Roast Smoked Gloucester Old Spot, Marrow & Parsley Sauce

• Whole Baked Fish On Green & White Vegetables

DESSERT OPTIONS

• Eccles Cake & Lancashire Cheese (subject to availability)

• Chocolate Cake & Praline Cream

• Fruit, Meringue & Cream

• Plum Crumble

• Raspberry & Custard Slice

• Poached Peaches & Spiced Ice Cream

• Sorbet
• Cheese, Raisin Bread & Crackers