What is it?
A pretty hedonistic mixed meat platter that kinda resembles a souped up, ultra turbo gourmet breakfast fry up. It is very British. It also comes with a bottle of wine.
Where is it?
3 South Place Bar And Grill:
3 South Pl London EC2M 2AF
How much is it?
About £44 split between the two of you (not ruling out one giant food and alcohol filled stomach)
Why should I get it?
Cos it’s a bit silly and the surroundings are muy fantastico!
Suited To
People who like traditionally styled British food
People who like sharing traditionally styled British food
Anyone who wants to eat steak, liver, onion rings, sausages and eggs all at the same time.
And on a Monday too! Fuck you, Monday!
Cuisine
Modern British
A little more detail (and gratuitous pictures)
3 South Place Bar & Grill lives inside 3 South Place Hotel. I show up, my buddy Adam in tow, with a completely nuked palette on one of the most fudged up Mondays I’ve experienced in a long time. Fuck you, Monday! (again)
[Ed: Tasting Britain does not condone discrimination against any specific day of the week]
The Decor
First impression is that this place looks pretty cool. The walls are adorned with statuesque art pieces and they’ve clearly brought someone in who knows a fair bit about colour coordination and what kind of features look good in a lobby.
The Food
So, why am I here? I’ve been contacted about ‘a new campaign to right Monday’s wrongs’. How do they plan to do this? Social reform? Enacting a 3 day weekend?
Nope. They’re doing it with a large meaty sharing platter and some wine. I suppose the plan is to fill the space where your Monday blues might be with food and alcohol. And if that is the plan then it is a very realistic one and challenge accepted.
So this arrives…
The platter
Behold the “best onion rings in solar system” and a “glorious steak” (I use Adam’s food descriptions because they’re so much better than mine). I’m not sure how my liver was doing at this point but the liver here was doing great (see what I did there?). Also, fried eggs in the evening? OPULANT BARBARITY
Total ingredient list: Sausages, lambs livers, rump steaks, lamb cutlets, smoked bacon, and sides of onion rings, fries, grilled mushrooms and tomatoes.
Damn son.
Wine
This came with a Klein Steenburg – A Cab Sauv, Merlot and Cab Franc blend.
Vivino says this one’s from Denmark. South Place described this wine as ‘juicy’ (can a wine be juicy?) It crushes the ‘Still Tastes Great After Drinking Half A Bottle Of Mixed Whiskeys Test’ AKA the ‘Post Whiskey Exchange Can You Drink A Different Kind Of Alcohol And Recognise The Taste Test’. We like it!
Dessert
OK, so this wasn’t on the platter but we ended up with some and they were definitely worth talking about.
There were actually two but Adam ate his before I could even ask him what he made of it, or take a picture. Continuing the theme of quoting my voracious friend – the dessert as “ludicrous” and “one of the best things I’ve ever eaten”. Desserts clock in around £6.50.
Baked Cheesecake (with plum compote and almond brittle)
Other stuff to do once you’re full
The roofop terrace is not part of the platter but it is legendary and if you are receptive to city views and feeling like a big cheese on a roof terrace then we suggest you go and give it a go.
We missed the sunset but enjoyed it all the same. Seems like a good place to have a romantic date or celebrate the closing of a huge deal with your business associates.
Congrats, you are now the Big Cheese.
The Verdict
I would like to come back and see what a regular sit down meal here is like. If it’s anything like the platter then I have rather high hopes
The good
Pretty good deal: For the price, not bad, £22 between the two of you. A little limiting: basically MEAT.
Views: The views from the rooftop terrace are super great and really worth seeing – but if you wanna get a drink up there, it’s not covered as part of the platter
Service: Great service, attentive staff, but not too attentive.
Surroundings: Pretty ‘upmarket’ surroundings but not so upmarket to make you feel like you’re on the wrong side of a class war.
The bad:
Limited choice: (you get what you get), no good for veggies (obviously), no dessert included (not that you should necessarily need dessert at this point)
Food: The food is pretty good, but not quite as good as some of the (perhaps more well known) places in central London.
