Forge (City of London)

• The expectation was that of gaudy grandeur
• Synonymous with the City image but this was far more pleasing on the eye
• The cavernous basement floor is a banker's playground with bottle service private booths and a high rollers VIP area
• We were delighted to find that at Forge this was most certainly not the case
• Previously involved with the launch of The Jones Family Project
• It was clear from the start that Giles was extremely passionate about what he had helped create here and sold every single dish on the menu to us
• Dishes such as the Tempura Soft Shell Crab and the Duck Egg with Chive Mayonnaise will keep you questioning your decisions but we opted fro the Pig &
• Served with warm Walnut bread and a Sweet Fruit Chutney but the star of the show was the Jacob's Ladder
• The meat simply dropped off the bone and was incredibly succulent
• Having taken quite a hit with the ribs and terrine
• We realised that we'd probably bitten off more than we'd bargained for with our main courses
• That is why we would recommend that there is definitely no need for lunch before heading to dinner at Forge
• Instead we opted for the Belly Pork with Vanilla &
• Again the main event was the ribs though
• This time it was a rack of Coca Cola Glazed Pork Ribs that did the trick
• The meat fell off the bones at the slightest touch and melted on the tongue with a rich flavour that still gets the mouth watering now just thinking about it
• A Smooth Barrel Aged Gin with Lemon Juice &
• If you are blessed with a second stomach that caters for a final course of sweet treats then we would point you towards the Strawberries &
• S gone for bare brick industrial chic with a much broader clientele than Abacus ever had
• It does have one of those high spec basement club areas with VIP tables that require a £
• I had a chat with debonaire Giles
• You should visit Forge Bar to have a drink with him if nothing else
• There were beef short ribs with meat that fell off the bone from a hard stare alone (£
• Skewered chicken was expertly cooked still soft and succulent and with peanut butter
• The cider pork with chunky chips and vanilla and Bramley apple sauce had the most cracking crackling I&rsquo
• S particularly good about this acoustic act is they move around the venue with each song they play
• Serenading different tables and sets of people with whatever request you throw at them
• M not sure their content marketing is quite right with phrases like &lsquo
• Was looking for a place for a quick lunch in a good setting near Bank station and Forge was the best looking from the street as you peer inside
• I had the Forge Burger with Lincolnshire Cheddar and Tomato relish
• The starter BBQ Pulled Pork really was a tiny portion but very tasty with 2 slices of bread
• The burger was perfectly cooked
• Cider Pork Belly had some of the best crackling I've seen and I believe it was truly delicious
• While the Half Chicken went down a treat with some spicy corn on the cob
• The Forge was the perfect place to get away from the bustle of Bank and into a relaxed environment where the food was great and the service friendly and warm
• Playing lively tunes that has the most part of the bar and restaurant and staff all mouthing along to the words with a bounce in their step
• I start off with the Tempura soft shell crab served with confit potatoes and sister has gone for the duck egg and chive mayo with asparagus and walnut bread
• The tempura batter on the soft shell crab is a tad thick and not the light airy batter it should be
• Marked as it is with a little star indicating a Forge &lsquo
• We go for the Sirloin on the bone and conduct a little canny halving and sharing to get the best of both worlds
• The pork belly is a large portion of perfectly cooked meat that flakes away at a gentle nudge of the knife
• The sirloin is cooked exactly as ordered
• One thing lets the side down and that is the horseradish bhaji
• It's not bad it's nice but everything was over cooked and they got our mains order wrong
• I don't think I'd come back but if you are with friends (Forge (City of London) is very much aimed at guys) it's a great upmarket burger joint with a cool nightclub downstairs
• The cocktail list is going to be ever evolving
• Some reason we were both drawn to pork dishes
• I opted for the coca cola glazed ribs with apple and fennel slaw (£
• My rack of ribs was a nice size
• This one was just right and the meat was nice and tender
• The apple and fennel slaw was lovely and refreshing and I would have liked a bit more of this to balance out the fatty meat
• J and I again in synchronicity both opted for the chocolate brownie with caramel ice cream
• Dark and dense and nicely offset by the ice cream(thankfully not salted as too many are these days
• I thought the food was ok and the service was also ok
• With that said there were quite a few of our party that had a great time
• It's a trendy place with loud music
• I think they think that because there are 2 bars that that over shadows their cooking

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