Mountain (Soho)

Newly Michelin starred (2024) restaurant from the founders of BRAT

Mountain is the newest branch of the head chef of BRAT in Shoreditch (Tomos Parry). Looking after the kitchen on this visit was the New Zealander Senior Soux chef Adam Smith (see picture). The restaurant is well designed with plenty of space, counter dining for walk ins and additional dining and bar area in the basement area.  You can comfortably walk in and out of here quickly for lunch paying either £150 per head or £30 per head depending on options.  I would be wary of any waiting staff saying what they generically recommended in how many courses you should have or share (usually designed for income rather than working out carefully what each pair of diners may actually need).  This meal included raw Sobrassada (similar to nduja sausage) with Honey on bread which had a good combination.  An oyster with apple was reportedly very good; a dense walnut bread slice with peach & lardo had a pleasing combination; a single langoustine for £8 was well cooked and sweet and the home made sourdough was nicely done. Perhaps the highlight was the wonderful spider crab omelette (made from Clarence Court eggs).  The spider crab had garlic, lemon and parsley added and the eggs were blended with a little cream and sieved for extra smoothness and scrambled with chopsticks with chopped seaweed on top.  The artichoke and fennel fritto (deep fried) was quite bland and heavily oiled with thick batter.  Coffee was from the Welsh producers Hardlines and was ok. Overall, this was a pleasant lunch and of all the options had on this occasion, I would definitely have the spider omelette again, but the £18 tag for this does represent a high mark up in general.

Food Grade: 67%

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