𝙂𝙞𝙛𝙩𝙚𝙙 🥩 I’m gonna put it out there straight away, @rondoldn at @thehoxtonhotel Holborn is one of the best meals I’ve had this year. With @chefgillard of @st.john.restaurant heading up the kitchen, you know you are in safe hands. The menu is mostly built with a British influence, split into snacks, starters, and mains. The gruyere cheese straws are a great little nibble, and the salt pollock tempura bites are so soft inside within a very light batter. It was the starters that stole the night for me. The braised squid in a red wine and shallot sauce on top of bread was incredible. I’ve never had squid like this before, and the braising reminded me of braised beef from when I was a kid. The crispy pigs cheek was equally as impressive, too. That soft texture of the pork with a layer of fat above it, capped with a thin crispy layer is full of flavour. Each bite gives you 3 different textures and flavour and I honestly could have eaten a bowl of this as my main course. But I didn’t, so for mains we got the venison haunch, which came with a beautiful sweet and sour red cabbage, and roast Sutton hoo chicken, which came with an incredible pâté which I could have eaten endless amounts of. I have no doubt that every dish on this menu bangs, but I think the choices we went for were incredible and should definitely be considered as your options if you visit, in which I recommend you do. Plus @thehoxtonhotel Holborn has recently been through a bit of an expansion and it looks amazing! . . . . . #thehoxton #hoxtonhotel #holborn #venison #roastchicken #britishcuisine #londonfood #londoneats #londonist #londonguru #londonfoodscene #londonfoodspots #finedine #finedininglovers #londonrestaurant #londonrestaurants #timeoutlondon #britishfood #londonfoodblog #londonfoodie #londonfoodblogger #steakdinner (at The Hoxton, Holborn) https://www.instagram.com/p/CFl38HfHb24/?igshid=oh7bs33p1ii0