Lobster Bar (Hackney)

• Lobster Bar is an attractive
• Velvety romesco sauce that was dolloped alongside it (is there a better sauce out there
• Octopus legs were simply grilled and all the better for it
• Perfect execution rendering them tender with a charred crisp on the outside
• The lobster roll main was well executed and pretty damned tasty
• The classic shortcoming of too much mayo and too little lobster flesh was gladly avoided
• Just as good (and excellent value given the portion size) was whole grilled stuffed squid with radicchio
• The wonderfully salty mix of anchovies and capers melded with breadcrumbs to create an extremely satisfying dish
• The cooking is unpretentious (despite its headline act being lobster) and simple
• Dishes like lobster benedict and crab with scrambled eggs would be right up my street if I was feeling a little decadent or worse for wear one morning

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