Bleeding Heart, a French restaurant by Farringdon station
came with a story about the courtyard where the restaurant sits. According to
the story, in the 17th century, Lady Hatton was killed by a ‘jilted
lover’, torn limb from limb and the next day her body was found still pumping
blood onto the cobblestones – honestly not the sort of thing I want to read
before I eat!!
The restaurant itself was a nice surprise once you descend
the stairs and we were sat next to a bookcase filled with old books, in a cosy
setting that in some ways reminded me of a library.
When looking at the menu, fairly traditional French, I
wasn’t particularly excited and when my starter (crab & avocado) came I
didn’t feel much better! It reminded me of a 70s starter you get in steakhouses
that are trying to appease the guests that have been going there for 50+ years.
It didn’t taste bad, it was just pretty boring.
Luckily, once my main came, I
was a happy bunny. Lamb, on mashed potato - not my favourite, but it was packed
with flavour (or butter? Same thing, right?) – with veg & a tarragon jus. I
loved what they called ‘aubergine caviar’ and the lamb, although cooked slightly more than I would like, was delicious.
Now, you’ll sense a theme as you read on in this blog, but
most of the time, no matter how full I am, I will find room for dessert and
this time was no exception. I’m not the biggest fan of chocolate desserts, but
the one thing that will win me over every time is a chocolate fondant. There’s
nothing bad I can say about Bleeding Heart’s fondant – it really was as
delicious as it was pretty.
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