108 Brasserie

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Set in the heart of Marylebone, 108 Brasserie, just off Marylebone High Street at the top of Marylebone Lane, houses two distinctive areas; the bar, a chic and sophisticated drinking and dining area and the brasserie’s dining space, where its modern British dishes take centre stage.

108 Brasserie represents local dining at its very best; hearty, uncomplicated food made from the highest quality ingredients centred around the restaurant’s Josper grill.

108’s dining area offers brasserie-style dining and is open all day, seven days a week, serving breakfast, lunch and dinner - great food, good wine and friendly service are the order of the day.

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One such restaurant is 108 Brasserie, and I’m in today to try out their new spring menu and Galician Blonde Rib Eye Dish of The Month.

The meat comes from an aged Basque Galician cow and the 10oz portion we have must be formed of what must be around a fifth of fat; sweet, little nubs of it that lubricate the flesh in the most satisfying way.

Thin cut fries and gently sautéed spinach make for great sides to this Dish of The Month.

Alongside the new spring menu, 108 Brasserie and its Executive Chef Russell Ford are tantalising with monthly seasonal ‘Dish of The Month’ option, and I can’t wait to see whats coming next.

This months Galician Blonde Rib Eye will be served until the end of May.

108 Brasserie review - Cooksister | Food, Travel, Photography

A brasserie, on the other hand, traditionally serves the same menu all day with perhaps a few plat du jour specials and because the word literally means a brewery, most traditional brasseries also serve a good selection of beer on tap.

108 Brasserie, located in The Marylebone, just north of Bond Street, may not brew beer and may not serve the same menu all day – but they are open seven days a week all day for breakfast, lunch and dinner and there is certainly a good selection of beer, wine, spirits and cocktails available.

We started in the bar where we were hugely tempted by the cocktail menu (a nice selection of signature and classic cocktails priced at around £10) but in the end we restrained ourselves – I had a Woodford Reserve bourbon (£11,00) from their small but interesting selection; and Rosana had a glass of English Nyetimber sparkling wine (£11.50).

In fact, Chef Russell is so committed to the idea that each month he creates a bespoke dish to showcase the very best of seasonal produce and modern British cuisine, which dish is then available in the restaurant as a special for the entire month.

For those with smaller appetites, the Bar area offers a weekly changing menu of small plates such as crispy salt and pepper squid served with chilli and lime; Cornish crab on Guinness brown toast with apple; or baked camembert with roasted garlic and rosemary.

108 Brasserie, restaurant review: Very British food in a very French ...

So, if you want to understand the French, but don't have the time to live there or read Hazareesingh's book, visit a brasserie.

Brasserie comes from the French for "brewery", and just means an informal, all-day diner with printed menus, hyper-attentive service and white linen table cloths.

White sourdough and Irish soda are both excellent, but the Irish Guinness bread – thick, malty, almost offal-like in flavour – is divine with salted butter.

Marvellous sides of seasonal greens and purple sprouting broccoli (£4.50 each), served with tarragon and mustard hollandaise, are a mildly healthy diversion, before a warm chocolate fondant with peanut butter ice cream that is worth every penny of its £7.

It might boast seasonal British produce, but being a brasserie, this place is deeply French: bent on elegance, with attention to detail and determined to take time over pleasure.

Restaurant Review: 108 Brasserie

The recently opened 108 Brasserie, just off Marylebone High Street at the top of Marylebone Lane, houses two distinctive areas; the bar, a chic and sophisticated drinking and dining area and the brasserie’s dining space, where its modern British dishes take centre stage.

The Brasserie’s all-day menu, made-up of simple British dishes made from the finest locally sourced ingredients, centres around the best in seasonal produce.

Starters include Octopus carpaccio with a tomato and chilli dressing, Argyllshire smoked salmon on the restaurant’s signature Guinness brown bread alongside dishes such as; Crispy pigs cheeks with an apple and raisin chutney.

Dishes include Crispy salt and pepper squid served with chilli and lime, Cornish crab on Guinness brown toast with apple and Baked camembert from local cheese favourite La Fromagerie, with roasted garlic and rosemary.

The cocktail menu takes its inspiration from classic British flavours, the signature cocktail; The 108 Edition is a delicious blend of Maker’s Mark, spiced orange liqueur, Drambuie and angostura.

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There's plenty of flexibility at this all-day dining room on Marylebone Lane - you can head down for everything from breakfast, brunch, lunch, afternoon tea, dinner or just a drink at the bar.

They've even got a 'pantry' - a separate dining area for more informal bites.

The menu goes from continental breakfasts to lunches and dinners featuring seared tuna with soy and ginger dressing and pickled radish, seared Isle of Skye scallops with chorizo crumbs, and free-range Suffolk pork chops given a cider glaze and cooked on the Josper grill.

Keep an eye out for daily specials and desserts that employ that Josper, too - grilled pineapple, say, served with coconut sorbet.