Cute spot for a date night that doesn’t feel pretentious, although the service was a bit slow. The lamb, dressed crab, and smoked cod row were stand outs. The madeleines were phenomenal and cannot be missed.
March 2024
Amazing relaxed atmosphere and incredible food. Very simple but different and absolutely delicious.
March 2024
My wife and I had a marvelous late Sunday Roast at St John Bread and Wine. The house wine was reasonably priced and raised our spirits while we waited for some unique modern British dishes including mackerel with pickled cabbage, lamb hearts, and a delightful kohlrabi dish. We finished with the madeleines for desert. The... read full comment
When St. JOHN Bread and Wine opened over 15 years ago it was originally intended as a takeaway counter and bakery for the bread for which St. JOHN had become lauded, as well as takeaway wines, offering small plates for those who stopped by as they collected their supplies. But its position as a restaurant in its own right soon overtook the original intention and soon Bread and Wine became the busy and much-loved restaurant that it is today, still espousing chef and owner Fergus Henderson's nose-to-tail philosophy and widely credited as the pioneer in the first wave of small-plate, seasonally focused restaurants now ubiquitous in East London.
St. JOHN Bread and Wine is open from breakfast through to dinner, seven days a week.