what the critics say
Marina O'Loughlin - 3/5
Tuesday, October 19, 2010 - Beyond the black door is a pretty courtyard garden and then it's into the forbidden restaurant itself. We're led to a crepuscular space that marries boudoir to bordello: squashy leather, dimly glittering chandeliers, a lot of gilt...Chef Marek Novak actually knows what he's doing and his menu is attractive. All he needs to do is rein in the bonkers flourishes. A slab of halibut comes with pungent, earthy cavolo nero, lime, pears and several utterly pointless whole hazelnuts careering around the plate. Assembled dishes are more successful: duck with Jerusalem artichokes, apples and 'wall nuts' (sic), for instance.
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Dined at the Blind Tiger last night, fantastic.
Great concept, place looked really good, like stepping back in time. Dinner was lovely, cocktails are amazing, old recipes, but for me the thing that really stood out was the service.
People who actually look like they enjoyed themselves at work, and were genuinely interested in the customer having a good time.
Cant recommend this place enough
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Darren Walker
Overall rating 
Food 10 | Service 10 | Atmosphere 10 | Value for money 10
Friday, November 19, 2010
what the bloggers say
Gourmet Chick - 7/10
Friday, December 17, 2010 - To start Christmas fish stew was not particularly Christmassy but all the better for it. Thick and luscious and with incredible depth of flavour this soup was a marvel which had everyone who had not ordered it in fits of jealousy. I also enjoyed the venison which was presented as lightly seared medallions, perfectly cooked to a blush pink state and teamed with foccacia and watercress...The somewhat mediocre end to the meal was only really obvious in light of the high standards throughout. Luckily the location of The Blind Tiger is not too hard to find as you don't want to miss out on cooking of this calibre and the fun speakeasy atmosphere which included a live jazz singer crooning in the background during part of our meal.
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