Bacchus Sundays (Hoxton)

• I used to really like Bacchus when it was a gastropub on Hoxton Street
• Their food was consistently good and their triple cooked chips in beef rendering were among the best chips i have eaten in London
• Was sad when they closed down in December 2013 due to an offer from a real estate developer that was just too good to refuse
• I was sorely disappointed with our Sunday roast today
• The crackling was tough rather than crispy
• The potatoes were not crispy
• Everything was smothered in gravy
• The potatoes had that telltale grainy texture I associate with having been reheated after cooling
• I've followed them to the Hoxton Street Studios which was an impressive venue and last week I went to the Lion &
• Lamb pub which is where they are currently shacked up
• Unfortunately this is something Bacchus are not capable of
• I ordered the roast beef which as you would imagine was listed as including a Yorkshire pudding
• They have no kitchen and everything is shipped in through the back door
• Watery vegetables verging on the school dinner variety were lightly covered in tasteless gravy and most unsatisfying
• Yet mine was extremely rare (not a bad thing granted) but also amazingly had nearly zero flavour and if there was any it was too under attack from the intrusive herb crust to make an appearance
• S revelation that the food is cooked offsite as they had the crumbly texture inside and odd taste you can only achieve through repeatedly re heating
• The horseradish sauce was spectacularly bad
• It was basically sour cream with the lightest
• Overall I would suggest you give Bacchus a wide birth as the quality and execution of something they claim as a speciality is simply awful
• A humble British tradition that is consumed all year round
• Think combined roasted meat carved and served with roast potatoes/mashed potatoes
• Vegetables and topped it off with some nice gravy
• Where for the best Sunday roasts in London
• It shouted more of council estate where Bacchus Sudays is based at the lion &
• It is one of the best in London for roasts
• The menu changes each week with limited choices
• When cut into it the yolk was oozing out
• Mr T had the fried mozzarella sticks with the melted cheese being very stringy and Mrs T had the smoked salmon
• The crackling was burnt and on the tough side
• Wasn't exactly crispy and the meat was not tender enough
• We shared a apple and pear crumble with custard between three people
• Bacchus Sundays does not live up the expectation as being one of the best Sunday roasts in London
• I'm sure there are many better Sunday roasts for me to discover
• I do hope Bacchus can return to its former highly praised gastropub standard (not that I been to when it was a gastropub
• They also have live Irish music on Sundays which is a bit of fun

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