Harden's says
In the shadow of Southwark Cathedral, a plant-based restaurant with a pedigree - it's from the team behind Mildred's. International cuisines and local, sustainable ingredients will make up the dishes.
Harden's survey result
Summary
“Very tasty, entirely plant-based food” is an all-out winner at this pair of spinoffs from the long-established Mildreds group – in Borough Market and “in the heart of Canary Wharf” (the latter being “a real find amid all the steak joints”). As well as satisfying their core veggie audience, “there’s plenty on the menu to keep carnivores happy”, with much praise in our annual diners’ poll for “vegan cooking so good that you wonder why you’re not (yet) a vegan!”. One warning: “some of the spicing is very hot and not well indicated on the menu”. Top Tip – “the tasting celebration menus are not only good value, they do away with the need for making choices among so many enticing options”.
Summary
“As non-vegans this was a revelation!” This “grown-up vegan restaurant” – a spin-off from the well-established Mildreds Group – has an excellent view of Borough Market and has won a strong reputation in its two years of operation. There’s “no sense of a second-rate eating experience for lack of meat / fish etc” and its “inventive” cooking provides “really interesting flavours and combinations”. On the downside, “the menu doesn’t change that often”; and ratings weakened this year due to a few disappointed reporters who found it “overrated” due to lacklustre dishes and “intermittent” service. In June 2023, after our annual diners’ poll had concluded, a new branch opened in Canary Wharf.
Summary
“A fantastic new addition from the Mildreds group” – this autumn 2021 newcomer makes “a good place to take people who are sceptical about meat-free food”. It’s “a pretty location with an excellent view of Borough Market” that’s “full of atmosphere” and “it doesn’t overly virtue-sell the plant-based experience: they just get on with making it excellent” with a “slightly more innovative approach to the seasonally changing menu” than in the main chain. “The wine list is limited, but they do have cocktails”.
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1 Cathedral Street, London, SE1 1TL
Mallow Restaurant Diner Reviews
"Repeat private visit after a business lunch here. As good as remembered although the menu seemed surprisingly unchanged in several months. Nothing wrong with it but it is modest ion scale so would struggle to find something new if I went again. Perhaps regulars order their favourites and newcomers will find enough anyway. This is pretty much vegan so oat milk in your coffee which was delicious. Otherwise, you would hardly know! Service is really good with friendly attentive staff who want to know about your meal. They bring fresh plates and cutlery with each course, which is unusual in a sharing plates restaurant. "
"Vegan. Delicious food with substantial portions. Friendly staff. "
"Food quality variable but can be fabulous "
Prices
 Drinks |
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| Wine per bottle | £29.50 |
| Filter Coffee | £3.10 |
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| Service | 12.50% |
1 Cathedral Street, London, SE1 1TL
Opening hours
| Monday | 9 am‑11 pm |
| Tuesday | 9 am‑11 pm |
| Wednesday | 9 am‑11 pm |
| Thursday | 9 am‑11 pm |
| Friday | 9 am‑11 pm |
| Saturday | 9 am‑11 pm |
| Sunday | 9 am‑10 pm |
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