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Sunday, October 20, 2019

Flor, Borough Market, London: ‘I feel like I’ve been at a tasting session’ – restaurant review

Despite opening to great fanfare, many of the dishes at Flor seem at odds with the hype – and some seem downright weird FLOR, 1 BEDALE STREET, LONDON SE1 9AL (020 3319 8144). SMALL PLATES £9-£13, BIGGER PLATES £18-£29, DESSERTS £5-£8. WINES FROM £24 On the night Flor opened the doors to its sliver of a townhouse by London’s Borough Market, one restaurant writer tweeted indignantly that he hadn’t been able to get a table, despite the website’s claim that they held back space for walk-ins. Well, doh! As Homer might have said in the restaurant critic episode of _The Simpsons_. Flor wasn’t just any old opening. It wasn’t some witty Peruvian-Greek small plates mashup utilising seasonal produce cooked over logs harvested from Peckham’s Goose Green. It’s the second restaurant from the team behind the high-flying, adored Lyle’s, which has enough awards and citations to make Meryl Streep feel like an underachiever. Continue reading...


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