Mustards Brasserie

A first visit to this place that I've walked past dozens of times and which has always looked quite inviting. I ordered from the set menu (£15.95 for 2 courses at time of writing) which had an interesting if slightly odd assortment of dishes for what on the surface seems to be a French brasserie - Thai fishcakes and beef enchiladas sitting among the more expected crostini and coq au vin. Nothing wrong with that though. However, I did go with those latter two - crostini to start, coq for main. The starter was the star of the show, a generous portion of creamy goat's cheese on a crispy crouton, perched on wilted peppers with salad leaves and a dark balsamic dressing. The coq au vin was heavy on carrot and parsnip and light on mushrooms, with a tender breast and leg of chicken in a rich unctuous red wine sauce. A smaller plate with not so much root veg would have been better but it was good. A glass of the house red was a good accompaniment, while a glass of the house champagne kicked the whole proceedings off very nicely - perfectly chilled.

For dessert I tried the treacle tart which came with excellent vanilla cream but bland ice cream - the latter was superfluous. The tart itself was okay. I've yet to find a really top-notch restaurant treacle tart so any tips will be gratefully received! (Even the one at that bastion of Britishness, St John, didn't hit the mark for me). I liked the general feel of the place, and the service was very good. I think I will give it at least one more visit.
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Backdrifter - View all reviews by this user
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Food 7 | Service 8 | Atmosphere 7 | Value for money 6
Wednesday, October 31, 2007

Lovely food and great staff. Good value for money.
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verio76 - View all reviews by this user
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Food 8 | Service 8 | Atmosphere 9 | Value for money 10
Thursday, September 20, 2007

Excellent ambience and great food. The steaks are succulent and the service is very friendly! Ah bon! For those working in EC1 and EC2 you must try this place out!
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Abesh Choudhury
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Food 9 | Service 10 | Atmosphere 9 | Value for money 9
Tuesday, December 19, 2006

Lovely place - great atmosphere and good well made food. Hard to find decent places in this area as the Barbican doesn't offer anything very exciting, but Mustards is a true gem. They have live jazz some Thursdays too apparently. Their set menu is particularly good value and, unlike other brasseries and bistros in London, they cater pretty well for veggies. Good wine list too.
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Lizzie
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Food 8 | Service 8 | Atmosphere 9 | Value for money 8
Wednesday, February 15, 2006

I have been to Mustards many times. After a few drinks after work, myself and friends always seem to end up at this little gem. The food is excellent and the service always efficient and friendly.
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Food 9 | Service 9 | Atmosphere 8 | Value for money 9
Monday, February 13, 2006

Lovely food and wonderful service. The two-course prix fixe menu offers an excellent choice and good value. Dessert seemed a little expensive but was delicious.

The house white was a surprisingly fine sauvignon blanc.
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Sunday, November 13, 2005