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Chef Patron Michael Nadra’s second venture in London offers an intimate neighbourhood restaurant, chic bar and elegant garden in the heart of Primrose Hill on the Regents Canal.
A stylish and unique space complete with a bright conservatory, intimate fireplace room and Grade II listed horse tunnel, Michael Nadra Primrose Hill provides the perfect setting for any occasion.
The restaurant’s philosophy reflects that of Nadra’s original Chiswick establishment – high quality and great value, contemporary food, served in a relaxed and vibrant environment.
Whether ordering from the Prix Fixe Menu or Michael’s Six-Course Tasting Menu, diners can be assured of only the finest British, European and Asian ingredients.
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Michael Nadra Primrose Hill
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The destination is Michael Nadra Primrose Hill, the chef patron’s second self-titled location.
Michael Nadra Primrose Hill sits tucked away, below street level and parallel with the canal.
My guest’s chicken with coco de paimpol is a light comparison both visually and taste wise, but delightful none the less.
There’s a lot to like at Michael Nadra Primrose Hill.
The Concierge’s Tip: Michael Nadra Primrose Hill hosts a popular weekend brunch from 11am to 2pm every Saturday and Sunday The garden terrace (below) is the perfect way to spend the afternoon before or after walking along the canal.
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Review: Michael Nadra Primrose Hill
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A few years back, this mix of modern and old – Grade II-listed horse tunnel beneath swanky new apartments – opened as Sardo Canale, an acclaimed Italian restaurant.
Michael Nadra (who has worked at Gordon Ramsay’s Petrus, Chez Bruce and La Trompette) is the bloke behind hit (eponymous) neighbourhood restaurant in Chiswick, and saw the opportunity for – as he calls is – a restaurant, martini bar and garden.
Despite rather lengthy descriptions of each dish on the menu, the starters were actually both simple and memorable: there was melt-in-the-mouth thin-sliced wagyu (the intensely marbled Japanese beef) with creamy truffly cauliflower puree (accompanied by a light Pinot Nero); and soft and fleshy lobster cannelloni with a bisque (pictured), arriving with a tasting-sized Albariño.
The first married simple sea bass with Asian flavours – soft dumplings bursting with scallop and prawn, oriental greens, the hit of ginger in a carrot puree and zesty lemongrass; in fact, it was so triumphantly healthy and fresh it could have made to order for the pencil-thin girls who must lunch often enough round these parts.
Despite the relatively well-priced lunch menus (presumably aiming at a gastropub-friendly local crowd), the restaurant actually comes across as a non-casual, quite serious place, especially compared to the smiley and down-to-earth chef-patron himself; and in this way it contrasts the foodie haunts in rowdier Kentish Town and Camden.
Restaurant: Michael Nadra Primrose Hill, London NW1 | Life and ...
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You wouldn't want to approach Nadra's menus after a session at the splendid martini bar he's installed in this striking, canal-side building: trying to decipher the many, many pages after a couple of these lethal numbers is like trying to knit fog.
It's so atmospheric that it's hard to see a thing; not a huge loss, because most of the food appears to be very, very brown too.
It's also flawlessly realised, the kind of thing – melting, lacquered liver, sour-sweetness of cherries, crunch of potato – that makes you wonder why certain combos went out of fashion.
If Michelin were to hand Nadra the sparkler I suspect he hankers after, the audience who needs this kind of affirmation would love the place to bits.
• Michael Nadra Primrose Hill 42 Gloucester Avenue, London NW1, 020-7722 2800.
Michael Nadra Primrose Hill | Restaurants in Primrose Hill, London
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There are Asian influences on a menu focused mostly on European classics.
A six course tasting menu can be matched with wines.
Drinks don't play second fiddle here.
A martini bar offers more than 20 classic and contemporary martinis, including dry, dirty and dickens.
The Primrose martini combines vodka, St Germain and cranberry juice.