Salon (Brixton)

• Cannon deli are a very solid little operation serving decent British (or largely British) food in an airy room above Brixton Market and are charging very little money for it
• N'duja croquettes were an attractive golden brown
• Welsh Rarebit was a bit wrong
• Pickled walnuts were a nice touch
• Dexter beef they didn't specify the cut but I'm guessing onglet had plenty of flavour and was cooked well if you ignore the fact it didn't have a char
• Suffolk chorizo with Jersey Royals was nice too
• Oddly enough suffered from the opposite problem as the beef as there was way too much of it all mainly potato
• The potatoes were little bouncy balls of flavour
• Entertainment in various forms is never in short supply
• Places like Brixton were considered undesirable and a journey from Central London
• These days it is very much considered part of it
• Whether that is a good or bad thing is not a subject for this forum but from a pure dining standpoint
• It has been a roaring success with hot spots Market Row and Brixton Market right at the heart of it all
• Here you will find almost anything to satisfy every craving as the food on offer is truly global with a variety of café
• Seasonal and inventive are the 2 guiding principals to what is served at Salon
• When they are dishing up plates such as my three cheese cornbread with shredded ham hock
• With dessert of a next level Cointreau custard soaked hot cross bun served with marmalade and creme fraiche
• There's a decent sized dining area upstairs reminiscent of the type you see in hipster magazines/Pinterest with its shabby chic meets industrial meets country home vibe
• Buttermilk scone with beetroot &
• A lamb stew with fried duck egg (£
• It was the smashed avocado on toast with chilli and smoked lardons (£
• Four of us went for the three cheese cornbread with ham hock and supergreens (£
• We realised that the cornbread lacked a bit of moistness and creamy texture whilst everything else on the plate was a bit overseasoned
• I ordered a side of wild mushrooms with pickled walnut (£
• We ordered a few slices of warm banana bread served with hazelnut ganache (£
• The banana flavour was slightly overpowered by spices and the superseeds on top just gave it a strange texture
• I'd've licked all four bowls of it if I were that greedy
• M always on the hunt for an interesting brunch thats able to keep my attention longer than it is to smash an avo into a pulp and plonk it on toast
• Whether it was that rather menacing looking white van that fought you for that last car park spot or the apparent Goliath standing implacably on the tube
• I wondered if he was an annoying foodie like me

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