Whilst the Oxford Street area of London has a number of fabulous, destination restaurants to sit in and scoff, sometimes I feel a lack of places that are more casual and not ‘dirty food’; somewhere where I can head to relax, to eat food that won’t immediately plaster to my thighs and not feel like the waiter is lurking over my shoulder in a bid to turn the table before the last forkful of cheesecake has passed my lips. Drunch is a good pick for this.
It sits on Woodstock Street, near Bond Street Underground stop, and has a small menu of healthy, seasonal dishes. I popped in the other week for a leisurely Sunday lunch and tried out a number of their dishes. First up came a salad with balsamic coated fillet steak, served medium rare and flavoured with chilli and garlic, and a dish of seared tuna with sesame and mixed leaves. Both were seasoned well and the tuna was super juicy. I also enjoyed a crispy duck salad with Chinese vegetables and bok choi – the right amount of soy and well textured duck. A main of salmon teriyaki was especially delicious– the teriyaki sauce was sticky and thick, and the salmon came cooked medium, as it should. All these dishes are focused and simple; words that somewhat define the Drunch food offering. This is a good thing.
It sits on Woodstock Street, near Bond Street Underground stop, and has a small menu of healthy, seasonal dishes. I popped in the other week for a leisurely Sunday lunch and tried out a number of their dishes. First up came a salad with balsamic coated fillet steak, served medium rare and flavoured with chilli and garlic, and a dish of seared tuna with sesame and mixed leaves. Both were seasoned well and the tuna was super juicy. I also enjoyed a crispy duck salad with Chinese vegetables and bok choi – the right amount of soy and well textured duck. A main of salmon teriyaki was especially delicious– the teriyaki sauce was sticky and thick, and the salmon came cooked medium, as it should. All these dishes are focused and simple; words that somewhat define the Drunch food offering. This is a good thing.
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| Things took a turn to the sad side of the weighing scales when dessert came around; their cakes counter displays an assortment of freshly prepared goodies that somewhat undermined my smugness after drinking one of their healthy cold ‘hangover tea’s, infused for 24 hours with a secret recipe. Sod being healthy; I tried a delightful vanilla cheesecake which everything a good cheesecake should be: rich, creamy and just a little bit naughty. |  |
Alongside their food offering, Drunch has a number of pages in its menu dedicated solely to its smoothies, fresh juices and cold/hot teas – all of which are excellent.
Next time you’re laden with shopping bags and cursing the Oxford Street crush, take a walk down this side street and check out this little spot – for a girls, leisurely lunch, it’s a no brainer.
http://drunch.co.uk/
1 Woodstock St,, London W1C 2AA
020 7495 2020
Next time you’re laden with shopping bags and cursing the Oxford Street crush, take a walk down this side street and check out this little spot – for a girls, leisurely lunch, it’s a no brainer.
http://drunch.co.uk/
1 Woodstock St,, London W1C 2AA
020 7495 2020
