Eyre Brothers in Shoreditch. I’m too excited to give this place a full review as we only tried two dishes there - but I wanted to say that the two dishes we did have were outstanding. Both pork, both exceptional and balanced dishes. They were maximalist without being over the top, with punchy flavours that are expertly reigned in.
A rich and fun dish - chunks of pork with the delicate clams that appear in the dish. Bursts of freshness of the sea
Perfectly cooked, hearty, rustic flavour through the meat.
To accompany, we drank a glass of Monastrell 2009, Bodegas Castano from Spain which was rather rich and rather fruity.
It’s rustic and stylish cooking from David Eyre, who set up original gastropub The Eagle in Clerkenwell, and his upbringing in the former Portuguese colony of Mozambique is reflected in the food, which has punchy Spanish flavours too. The room is pared down - dark African mahogany and New York clean lines. The service is impeccable. And you’ll be surrounded by a strange mixture of clientele - mostly City and creative-types. Oh and maybe a daytime TV chef having a celebratory supper.
All I can say is that I urge you to go. And I will be going again to try the pulpo - octopus Galician style, and Caldeirada - the Portuguese fish and shellfish stew.
The mains are close to £20, but each dish is very filling.
Eyre Brothers
70 Leonard Street, City of London EC2A 4QX
+44 20 7613 5346
2 comments:
Whoa. That Iberico pork loin looks AMAZING.
Rare pork rocks. It was bloody good. (and I'm still alive, which is good).
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