Sea Containers - Mondrian London (South Bank)

• A modern dining room with a great view of the River Thames
• We started off with a couple of drinks from the restaurant cocktail menu
• The negroni was nice with hint of sage
• Could probably do with some stronger flavours
• The slaw was also a bit dull with not much flavour apart from the slight saltiness from the olives
• The chopped salad was quite creamy with generous chunks of tender grilled onglet steak
• So it may be best to maybe cut them down a bit and give it a good mix
• Especially if you are a huge mushroom lover
• The chocolate cake was very rich and indulgent
• The apple pie was lovely and warm with a tasty and crumbly base
• 60 per person price is definitely above average
• I guess that is what you would expect from such venues
• There already is an instant publicity as being in one of London's landmark
• Since our dinner reservation was made I had been looking forward to dining in Mondrian
• The interior of the building was completely done up
• This also enables Mondrian to woo passers by with their featured island bar
• Matched with corporate looking leather chairs and bench sofas that looked incredibly uncomfortable but were totally the opposite story once you sat on them
• It was all poshy but there was no snobbish milieu
• On the opposite side from the River Thames view is the open kitchen occupied by chefs who although are privileged with the view
• Presentation of food was very neat and clean
• It's the kind of establishment where when a drop of sauce or garnish is out of place would make the executive chef go berserk
• The food look like a picture but there were instances where I loved the crockery more than what's on it
• The cuisine I would say is international but has a minimal Middle Eastern
• The menu options were good but choosing something does not come easy not because there was a lack of choice but because it was hard to imagine how they would compliment each other
• If you are sharing (like in my case) the food was not enough to go round and ordering two portions of the same dish seems quite expensive
• The waiter was too friendly
• I thought that the dish was a dessert before the waiter told me what the it was
• I have no idea which seafood is which but they all come together very nicely
• The acidic taste in the yuzu sauce was very well balanced leaving a cleansing and refreshing palate for the next dish
• Gilled octopus with celeriac salad the octopus meat was very tender paired nicely with a crisp celeriac salad
• I am glad there was not much fussing around with the dressing because with ingredients of that quality
• The charred eggplant was the first strong flavour
• Generous amount of the crab meat and is probably the best crab salad that I have had
• The intense crabby taste was kept (which I like) with not much of the seasoning or heavy dressing to mask that
• Creamy but not overloading dressing with pecans for texture brings out the purity of a salad
• Roasted mediterranean sea bass with citrus and salsa verde £
• The salsa verde was non existent
• Flourless chocolate and chilli cake with vanilla ice cream £
• Lemon and apple sorbet with cinnamon biscuit
• Matcha ice cream with apple and celery
• The matcha ice cream was very subtle and defeated by the presence of the tangy apple
• The combination was not bad at all
• The nutty roasted almond flakes was a good addition
• Sounds like a detox drink with all the green goodness
• With that being said the first dish was out of focus and I didn't get any better photos
• I'm learning though and I was pleased with all the others
• In the background is the yuzu ceviche with bream
• The blurry dish in the foreground was raw scallops with the lightest touch of olive oil and a sprinkling of espelette pepper
• Zoe chose a lamb rump with charmoula marinade
• Great location with excellent views
• Opted for the lamb as a main and though slightly salty it was cooked to perfection (medium rare) and was tender
• Dined on the first Sunday in Jan so the restaurant was a little sedate but that's to be expected
• When they are they are overbearing
• Our onglet steak was nice and perfectly medium rare
• We ordered chips to accompany which were the perfect mix of crunchy &
• Pudding was delicious an almond cake served with cherry compote and flaked
• The house red was pleasant and the latte very nice
• I visited Sea Containers at the Mondrian with my work colleagues for a special team lunch
• We wanted to go to a nice restaurant and we were not disappointed
• The service was brilliant and our waitress was very attentive and helpful
• Always trying to make sure we were happy with everything
• We decided to pick a wine with a small sharing plate of cheese
• The baby potatoes with the skin on were also brilliant
• Desert we had the lava cake and the ice lollies with our coffee
• 200 for four people I must admit it was a meal worth paying
• We went on a Friday night and were seated by large windows overlooking the Thames
• The only complaint I have is the loud music
• The prices are a bit of a shocker but still excusable given the location
• My lager was nice and chilled and the padron peppers and bread with cheese were also quite yummy
• A restaurant can only be so creative to create 4 very different platters with the same ingredients
• I had a burrata(the best I've ever had) and a crab sandwich(super good
• M not personally an oyster fan but the rest of the platter was delicious and very fresh
• The Crab on Toast is one of Sea Containers&rsquo
• Don't just think this is another fancy bar and grill restaurant
• Definitely for special occasions with the price tag
• We ate at Sea Containers on Easter Sunday and it was a fantastic dining experience
• 45 for two seemed expensive but the portions were very generous and the lamb perfectly cooked
• Spring greens and yorkshire puddings (not my taste with a roast of lamb but good nonetheless) were fantastic and the portion was good
• Sea Containers is expensive but worth every penny for the attentiveness of the staff and the quality on offer
• Almost as if it were a bother to be served
• The rib eye to share as the main was slightly over cooked and also far too fatty in comparison to other rib eyes I have had elsewhere
• For the price I would expect high quality meat that is cooked to perfection

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