With a name like Rabbit and a rustic restaurant known for its farm to table meat and fish dishes, one would never expect a vegan menu to be served here, and an extremely delicious one too. Talking of Rabbit, it’s actually cockney rhyming slang for ‘talk’, think of the expression ”she would not stop Rabbitting!”, which makes more sense now given its location on the Kings Road, where the Sloaney’s live, eat, drink and gossip.
The concept
Rabbit restaurant, is the second restaurant from the three Gladwin brothers, Richard, Oliver and Gregory. All the produce at Rabbit is ethically and sustainably sourced from the Gladwin family farm in Nutbourne, Sussex.
What we ate
– Mouthfuls of endive, quince and red vein sorrel
When the ‘mouthfuls’ arrived (normally served with goats cheese), although they looked very pretty along wth the edible flowers, I was worried that we were going to be starving and fed lettuce for the rest of the meal.
– Carrot hummus, cinnamon dukkah and crisp bread
Then the carrot hummus came and the crisp bread which we couldn’t get enough of.
Every subsequent dish was a pleasant surprise and full of fresh, organic and interestingly combined flavours.
– Charred king oyster mushroom, crown prince squash and truffle
Purple sprouting broccoli, chilli, sumac, and confit lemon blood
Kalettes, oak smoked shallots, wild mushrooms and madeira
The winning dish was the wild mushroom salad, it’s a recipe I’ll be making at home!.
Vegan rhubarb crumble
The portion sizes were just right and left room for the healthy and light vegan crumble.
Contact and booking:
172 Kings Road
CHELSEA
SW3 4UP
020 375 00172
[email protected]
www.rabbit-restaurant.com
