It all started with a chance encounter. Bryan was attending a dinner organized by one of our food & wine loving friends in Hong Kong. I was out of town, so I couldn't make it. At the dinner, Bryan meet a lady who happened to be visiting from the UK.
"Oh, I'll be visiting London next week. Where should I eat?" Bryan asked her.
Out of all the places she could choose from, she just recommended one place: “Go to Planque.”
There seem to be a lot of restaurants tucked away under railway arches in London, and Planque is no exception. Located in Haggerston, Planque is a bit "off the beaten path", a bit further out from the center of London.
Planque is a restaurant as well as a wine members’ club. Chef Seb Myers, formerly of P. Franco and Chiltern Firehouse, helms the kitchen. His menus are known to change weekly —sometimes daily—as he experiments with seasonal produce and flavor pairings. According to the server, items come off and on almost daily.
The Meal
I still think about that dish . . .
General Thoughts - Planque London
I loved this place. It made me realize that a good recommendation is worth so much more than all the research I could do on the web. This was probably one of my favorite restaurants from this London trip (and I stayed an entire week!).
I love how Chef Seb Myers continues to invent and change the menu. The creativity keeps the place interesting. I also like the format of the menu, with lots of smaller bites and no rules about what section from which to order. In fact, the menu is just a long list of dishes that roughly get a bit larger as you go down the menu. But they were clear to tell me I could order whatever I wanted.
I wanted to come back again in the same week, but it was hard since it is a bit further away from the center of London. Next time I return to London, I'll try really hard to visit again!
Planque London
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