Image above: A meaty slice of plaice bursting with roe. [Sunday 22 November] | [View all photos]
Meeting up with Alice for an elegant seafood brunch at the Blueprint Cafe.
Located above the Design Museum, which I’ve been to a few times, it was my time to the restaurant. And with the overcast day holding off on the rain for a bit, we had a good view of the Thames and of the iconic Tower Bridge too. The restaurant even provided some binoculars!
Alice loves seafood and so we had a two course set lunch based on that. For starters we had the grilled herring on toast with a fried egg and a poached egg and beetroot salad. Both were delightfully good and paved the way for the highlight of the mea – the main course. I had this perfectly grilled mackerel, which I had fun dissecting, and yummy potatoes in a mustard sauce whilst Alice was very impressed by the vast quantity of roe that was bursting from her slice of plaice.
Given it’s location and the view, the lunch was a little pricey but with food and service that was actually worth it. Usually you pay for the view and put up with everything else. So a good place for a special occasion or if you want to splurge. :)
PS: My thanks to Alice for patiently waiting as I tried out my tilt-shift lens for some impromptu food photography of our dishes!
Blueprint Cafe | Design Museum, Shad Thames, London, SE1 2YD | Map | Nearest station: Tower Hill
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