Slug & Lettuce America Square 2

Back again to taste the Autumn menu.

Food

Unfortunately, the Autumn menu doesn’t measure up to the Summer menu. We sampled:

• baby mozzarella balls - ummm, they can’t really get this one wrong.
• baby peppers filled with cream cheese - very nice, sweet cream cheese with a hint of heat
• giant grilled peppers - nicely charred
• Japanese-style chicken skewers - quite sweet, with succulent chicken
• mini lamb skewers - forgettable
• Ciabatta Bread Strips and Dip - Olive-oil-topped ciabatta strips, with red pepper tapenade, pine nut & basil pesto, houmous and balsamic dipping oil - bread was good, dips were oily and tasteless
• King Prawn Toastada - Toasted soft flour tortilla, topped with melted Cheddar cheese, herb-marinated king prawns, vine cherry tomatoes and cucumber, with seasonal salad leaves, lemon mayo and balsamic oil. - a bit soggy and cold as it was served opened, but the flavours worked well together.
• Mushroom and Pea Risotto - Wild mushrooms and garden peas in a rich Arborio risotto, drizzled with extra-virgin olive oil. - salty and hard rice
• Sun-Blushed Tomato Pasta - Tubes of pasta in a tomato sauce, with sun-blushed tomato and melted baby mozzarella balls.
• Lamb Shanks - Slow-cooked lamb shank, in a red & Madeira wine sauce, sweetened with redcurrant jelly, with rosemary and mint — served over buttery mashed potato, with roasted winter vegetables. - nothing exciting about this, and the pasta was a bit overcooked.

It was a very long wait for the food, so that all I had in my stomach for more than ½ hour was by Pina Colada (£3), which was on special.

Rating - 5

Atmosphere

Despite the free meal, the place was relatively empty, which was all the better. There were no loud groups here this time, so we were able to enjoy conversations…and I’ve discovered the comfy couch, much better than the loo spot they put us in last time

Rating - 2.5

Service

We arrived just after 7pm, but we didn’t get to eat until after 8pm. The waiter was very nice about it and apologised. It did make a wait a bit more bearable. And it wasn’t just because we were eating for free too, everyone else seemed to have to wait ages for their mains.

Rating - 2.5

C-factor

Another free meal, although not as filling or nice last time, they were very generous again I’ll be back to taste the Winter menu!BTW - those spelling mistakes are what's printed on the menu.

Rating - 2

Brownie Points - 12

Info

1 America Square
London
EC3N 2LS
Phone +44 (0) 20 7702 2381
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