- "The most Instagram-able restaurant in London"
If you follow me on Instagram you may well have seen this magical place which I recently enjoyed brunch at - SKETCH. I would go as far as to say its my favourite brunch spot in London. You may well have seen the pink afternoon tea room photographed to the extreme all over social media but I'm telling you, THE GLADE room is where its at. The carpet is overgrown to look like mossy grass blades, the walls are art in themselves, moving lights dance all over the room, the interior is a cocktail of coronial chic, vanitas, and an Alice in wonderland setting.
DRINKS
We started our brunch date with a bottle of water - served with lemon and ice (I do this everywhere I go, more so as a palette cleanser than anything else) then we feasted our eyes upon the Non-Alcoholic section on the drinks manu. To be honest we were pleasantly surprised this section existed, usually I have to order a cocktail and ask for it to be made non-alcoholic! We went for The Frooibos - which consists of ginger, pomegranate, blueberries, elderflower,rooibos tea & The Cha Spritz - This was a cocktail of apple, lime, ginger, cucumber, orange and honey droplets. Both drinks were SO refreshing, and lasted the entirety of brunch - another rarity.
TO START THE DAY
Emmental, Gauda, cheddar cheese, crackers and apple jelly - one of the quirkiest looking starters I've feasted my eyes on. Cheese is totally my jam, this is a good alternative to a filling cheeseboard. There was enough to share and again portions were perfect, simply divine. Our second starter was the Avocado, grapefruit, pink madagascan, prawns and Wasabi mayonnaise - this is perhaps one of the best prawn starters I've had. it wasn't too fussy, it's exactly what is said on the menu - which is what i love about sketch. There aren'tfancy names which require explanations, just good food, atmosphere and presentation.
MAINS
The food was amazing, dish by dish was coming from the kitchen, and it became apparent that the experience as a whole was an art form. I'm all for splashing out on experiences and I have to say sketch is worth every penny. My friend and I both know what we love so when it came to mains neither of us wanted to compromise and try something different so we both ended up with Two poached eggs, with scottish smoked salmon, toasted sourdough and sliced avacado as an extra on the side.
HOME MADE PATISSERIES
Crackpot - black forest dark chocolate shell filled with vanilla chantilly and chocolate foam, cocoa biscuit, and crumble griottines - this cake was as delicious as it's description. Not too chocolate-y that it's sickly and just the right amount of layering to have alternate rich flavours, so divine.
Iranian Pistacchio macaron, fresh mint macaron - In my world, the best way to finish off any meal is with macarons, they're super light, delicious and give the perfect amount of sugar kick to end a divine brunch. SKETCH also offer hot beverages which you can check out on the menu link at the bottom of this post. The Iranian pistachio was definitely the winner, pistachio conquers all. We also had a delicious Caramel birthday cake which was SO good.
The thing I look for in restaurants (besides good food - of course) is great customer service. From the minute we arrived to the minute we left the service was impeccable. The staff are really cool, down to earth and do not shy away from being personal and holding great conversation. They're literally dressed in the most amazing outfits to reflect the vision of each room and surprised my friend (who's birthday it was) with a candle and cake at dessert - all without prompt.
AND if you've ever wanted to pee in an EGG then this is your spot!
Reservations :+44 (0) 20 7659 4500 | Menus : Here| www.sketch.london
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