From Goddard & Gibbs to Pahli Hill, here are the best things the CODE team ate this week

Goddard & Gibbs

The latest restaurant to open in the very cool One Hundred Shoreditch is a new fish joint Goddard & Gibbs. The space and the menu are playfully designed to take you back to those sunny, summer days at the seaside and I can confirm they do just that. A steady flow of platters and bowls arrived to our table – sea bream ceviche, steamed mussels, clam pizza, hake kiev, roasted skate wing with XO butter and everyone had their favourite. The towering seafood platter did it for me. If I’ve convinced you to go (which I hope I have as you definitely should) I’ll let you in on a little secret – CODE members keep your eyes peeled on your app over the next month or so if your looking to book in…
Molly Wade, memberships manager
CODE was a guest of Goddard & Gibbs

Rüya

Rüya is a piece of Istanbul in Mayfair, serving up Turkish cuisine inspired by the various Anatolian regions from the Mediterranean to the Black Sea. On a Friday night, the restaurant is bustling and a DJ is playing, reassuring you that you’re at the right place. Menu favourites included the filo wrapped feta with carrot courgette and walnut, and their signature 24 hours slow cooked short rib which delicately falls apart on the plate. All washed down with sommelier’s choice of Turkish wine, of course.
Henry Southan, social media manager
CODE was a guest of Rüya

Pahli Hill

Upon moving from Bangalore to London, chef Avi Shashidhara cut his teeth in one of the UK’s most exacting fine dining kitchens before moving to The River Cafe where he spent a decade honing his skills. He brings this precision and finesse to his own restaurant where the tandoor grill dominates a menu of incredibly well executed dishes inspired by Mumbai’s eclectic culinary landscape. Homestyle fish curry with halibut and a vibrant green saag paneer are worth a visit alone, but the star dish was tandoori Cornish monkfish marinated in mango pickle, draped with monk’s beard and charred corn, then dressed with fresh lime – a firecracker of flavour and texture.
Chloe Hamilton, content editor
CODE was a guest of Pahli Hill

Chez Bruce

Stepping into the Michelin starred Chez Bruce in Wandsworth is, without cliché, like stepping back in time. The menu harks back to a more decadent era of fine dining, think the glory days of Le Gavroche, Harvey’s or, as with this dish, le Tante Claire (check spelling). It’s their version of gastronomic legend Pierre Koffman’s stuffed pigs trotter which takes centre stage, served stuffed, as is traditional, with chicken mousse, morel mushrooms and sweetbreads. These decadent ingredients are encased in the trotter, cooked slowly in red wine until gelatinous, tender and sweet. Maintaining true to it’s heritage, the sides of a creamy mash and braised spinach (along with more of that sweet, rich sauce) make this iteration a stunning homage to a dish rarely attempted by anyone other than the great man himself.
Mike Daw, partnerships manager

Terra, Eataly

If you’re food shopping in the Italian food haven, Eataly, there is now a new great restaurant to dine at to break up your pasta admiration. The wood-burning oven is the focal point here, serving up fresh fish, meat, and vegetables the Italian way. They are also proud to have the largest selection of Italian wines in the country, which you can conveniently purchase afterwards in the shop if you want to bring aperitivo into your own home.
Henry Southan, social media manager
CODE was a guest of Terra

Llewelyn’s

Llewelyn’s in Herne Hill is regarded as many as the ‘ultimate’ neighbourhood restaurant, and on a recent visit, I could absolutely see why. Young families and old friends alike congregate just off Brockwell Park at this sleek yet highly comfortable restaurant to tuck into some seriously generous cooking. Whilst more showy plates such as beef tartare on toast, octopus and cod with brown shrimp are available, I plumb for a heavenly wild garlic and walnut gnocchi, served with goats curd and parmesan for a heady umami hit. The gnocchi itself was made well, with a perfect consistency; giving way under fork without stodge or clag, tender and yet resilient against the other both flavours.
Mike Daw, partnerships manager

The Tavern at The Maine

Wednesday evening found me in Mayfair at the New England-style destination, The Maine, for drinks and a few snacks at The Tavern, their speakeasy-meets-British pub set-up just behind the main brasserie. Moscow mules and martinis are flowing, and a great bar snack selection of lobster rolls, oysters and fish tacos. Yum.
Henry Southan, social media manager
CODE was a guest of The Maine

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