If you’re looking for sunny Mediterranean dining that will transport you out of London, then we recommend The Engine Rooms. With a focus on fish dishes include the likes of Devon hand picked crab with a fresh compressed cucumber, rainbow radish salad and tapioca crab crisp and giant king prawns are cooked over coals and served with distinctive roasted nori and a sharper yuzu cultured butter. And if it’s on the menu, we highly recommend the gin & tonic cheesecake.
Located in Hexagon Classics (a classic car showroom and official dealer of some of the most sought after brands) The Engine Rooms is headed up by James Harrison and Michelangelo Farina (both formerly at Taka Marylebone) and is serving up a Mediterranean inspired menu using responsibly sourced ingredients.
Split across two levels and featuring a generous heated courtyard with retractable awning, the restaurant, like the showroom, features an impressive collection of modern art.
Fish is the order of the day here, with considerably more fish dishes than meat when we visited - we feasted on the likes of wild sea bass, served with saffron Israeli couscous, crisp apple, baby red vein sorrel and a tarragon bass sauce.
