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Trinity Restaurant London

Trinity Restaurant London

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British in London - Clapham
4 The Polygon , Clapham, London, SW4 0JG
+44 (0) 20 7622 1199
http://www.trinityrestaurant.co.uk

Trinity opened in November 2006 and sees Adam Byatt returning to his roots in Clapham, the area that saw his rise to critical acclaim and public success with his first owned restaurant Thyme. Aimed firmly at the neighbourhood market, the food and overall experience at Trinity is familiar, Seasonal and delicious.
Tags: clapham, fine dining, great service, groups, modern british


Trinity Restaurant London Reviews


Too expensive - We arrived late without a booking and were warmly received which was fantastic. However, the staff are overly attentive and were constantly interrupting our conversation for over-the-top 'fine dining niceties'. The food was excellent although, for what you actually get, it's hugely overpriced - which I think reflects antisocial-foodie-snobbery.  

Rating  2

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Gastronomic Delights in SW4 - Finally made it back to Trinity again. We had been about two years ago, just after it opened following a stall they had at the Taste of London festival. I seem to remember being a bit disappointed with the food, but perhaps we had gone with too high expectations. We tried a second visit a few weeks back but after sitting down at the bar with an aperitif, we had to make a swift exit after our house alarm went off. So, third time lucky?
We booked in on Saturday evening over Easter weekend, and although the tumbleweeds were rolling through Clapham, Trinity had a nice busy buzz to it. Some tangy green olives started things off nicely, as did a Pear and Thyme Bellini for myself (refreshing and tart), and glass of fizz for the other half. Some gorgeous bite sized crusty rolls were brought to the table with a perfectly spreadable piece of butter sprinkled with crunchy sea salt. My starter of duck terrine with pistachios, prunes and toasted brioche was delicious - the perfect combination of sweet prunes, crunchy nuts and deep duck. I polished off the lot. Husband opted for a Scotch duck egg which was also deemed fabulous, though a bit too salty for my liking. For my main I had a piece of melting salmon accompanied by smoked salmon ravioli with cucumber "tagliatelle" - lovely, but rather rich, especially after my monster sized started. Husband had the winning main - Venison wellington with cauliflower and a truffle sauce drizzled over - the crispness of the pasty wonderful with the melt-in-the-mouth meat and the pungent sauce. I'm salivating at the thought of it! Alas, we were far too stuffed for dessert - the portions were generous, and gluttons that we are, we pretty much finished everything. A bottle of Côte de Nuits matched everything very well, and I noticed that they also offer wines by the carafe – a great idea if you can’t agree on wines. Luckily we found one we both wanted! We considered coffee and liqueurs at the end, but alas service took a bit of a nosedive as the restaurant got busier and busier as the night went on. Overall, fantastic food, with slightly haphazard service towards the end (plates were not cleared some time, and it took 10 minutes to get the attention of a waiter to get a drinks menu for some digestifs.) I did get the feeling they were a bit understaffed, so will just put that down to a bad night. Food was seriously good.  

Rating  4

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Pretty good, a bit snobby - I've been here twice now. First time was for a taster menu. It was incredible food, tasted amazing and beautiful presentation. We opted to have a glass of wine with each course and, having had a few drinks before we got there, we were all a bit pished by the end of it. I kind of wish I'd stayed more sober so I could have enjoyed it more.

Second time I went, there were 6 of us and 2 of the guests turned up late. Again, the food was impossible to fault in my view - beyond good. But I felt the service was a bit up itself. I got a "do you know when your guests are turning up as we're going to get really busy soon" comment from one of the waiters that I didn't really appreciate.

But other than a slight sniffiness, Trinity is a treat.  

Rating  4

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T'rific Affinity with Tasty Trinity - Went to Trinity for a celebration meal with the lady before she has our little 'un, we had a grand time. I had heard mixed things about the place but made my mind up to try it myself. We were left for a few minutes too long before our food order was taken but then it does allways feel like that if you turn up ravenous at 8:30.

Did the tasting menu which was very good. The starter of delicious light, squash and parmesan soup set a high standard for the next 6 courses. We opted for 2 carafes, starting with a fine (cheapest) white - Domaine Taniquel Grassa which was sharp, fresh and zesty and went well with all our 1st 3 courses. Next up oh so cruel but oh so fine french foix gras with a brioche and rhubarb acompanyment, just fab. Then my lady's favourite course the crumb crusted razor clams with a twee little cup of 'veloute', soup to you & i, again i was in heaven and licked the clam shells clean. It is funny that as i get older and know better my manners get worse if it means i can extend the delight of food sensations.

Then the mains, we had a fine tarted up moules mariniere with extra jazz from perfectly custed grilled salmon and extrememly tasty pea shoots. I went for the shepards pie and loved it, meat was disintegrating just right and the mash was creamy and light. We both felt that the tasting menu was v well judged. Portions were right in size and for french cooking they held back on the creams and butters to let the fine cuisine speak for itself. We did the cheese board, all french all good but only 1 stunner (fourme aux moireau). Dessert was grand, a choccy pud with cinnamon ice cream.

Best bits for me were the staff, perfect balance of professionalism vs friendliness, once they knew we were gassers they spent lots of time discussing ingredients, sources, techniques, ethics and general banter. All in cost £135 with service at 12.5% with 1.5 litres of good wine, 6 courses, we felt this to a high cost but never-the-less of good value for an impressive meal.
  
Tags: clapham, fine dining, great service

Rating  4

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Trinity is a big disappointment - have now been to Trinity in Clapham twice. My first visit was a grown-up lunch for six at the tail-end of the summer. On that occasion, the food was very good, but the kitchen service patchy: as an example, we had a duck salad turn up at the table sans duck. Pretty feeble in a restaurant not even half full.

My second trip to Trinity was a few weeks ago and was a family gathering of four children and five adults for Sunday lunch.
Although there were other children in the restaurant, I wouldn't recommend bringing them here. It's not an oppressive anti-child environment by any means, on the contrary, all of the waiting staff were very good with them, but the menu is incredibly fussy with gastronomic terms overused for the sake of gravitas. It's also the kind of place where they will be bored.

So, the food. Where to begin?
The starters were fairly well received. Most of us had goujons of plaice with tartar sauce, which were enjoyed.
I began with a baby beetroot, duck egg and goats cheese salad, which was ok - reasonable looking but not a taste sensation by any stretch of the imagination.

We all had the roast rib of Anglian beef, which had to be pre-ordered and we were charged a £2 supplement per person for.
I'm not much fussed whether it was Anglian, Australian, or Arabian, it was a very fatty cut and the meat, once dished up onto plates, looked to be very small in portion size. This is true also of the vegetables that came with the main course: roast potatoes, roast parsnips and boiled carrots. We had one bowl of each to pass around a table of nine. By the time we'd served everything onto plates, the meat had turned cold.

As far as I'm concerned, the first rule of a roast dinner is that you can never have too many roast potatoes. There should always be plenty because everyone loves them, don't they?
Trinity didn't seem to understand this. Most of us got two potatoes and three of us had only one. One measly potato! Really, really disappointing, but then so were the roast parsnips, which only looked roasted. Inside, they were rock solid and fibrous, as well as cold.
There was no good reason not serve the veg in the kitchen and had this been done, perhaps the fact that the portions were pitiful would have been noticed and could have been rectified? Perhaps also, the Yorkshire puddings could have been placed onto the plates rather than arriving 10 minutes after everything else, when most of the food had already been eaten?

Dessert:
My dessert was, quite frankly, appalling. It was supposed to be a plum and almond crumble, but hadn't been cooked for long enough. The plums hadn't softened and remained almost entirely uncooked. The "crumble" topping was slushy, akin to batter mix, and not in the least bit crumbly.

My verdict? All needlessly disappointing.
Trinity's vegetarian options need a great deal of work. There are barely any choices for non-meat eaters and the choices that they do have are spectacularly dull.
Whilst I am aware that a number of chefs can't be bothered with vegetarians, they really should bear in mind that unless they're working in a steak restaurant, vegetarians *do* help pay their wages.

Trinity's cooking timings need to be improved. Dishes need to be checked for all ingredients as stated on the menu and to make sure that they are cooked through and fit for consumption.

Roast dinners, if they're intended to feed any more than 4, should be served in the kitchen, otherwise they become unwieldy.

It's Clapham and better Sunday lunch options are available elsewhere and for far less money.
If you're prepared to spend around £25 a head with absolutely no reduction in cost for kids, and not including service or drinks, don't bother with Trinity. For that price, you could probably even buy the raw ingredients yourself and pay for someone to cater in your home. Actually, for that price, I'll do it *and* I'll under-cut Trinity.  

Rating  1

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Taster's Delight - I decided to book this place for my colleagues for a Christmas dinner together and given the fact I’m the only North Londoner, I thought a venture south of the river was in order (first time to Clapham in my 4.5 years of living in London). Although it felt like a trek, it wasn’t that bad, even on one of our darker, rainier, busier December nights in London.
Trinity is one of those restaurants that deserve to be written about. The food, service and ambiance are all exceptional; they really try hard to please and it shows.

It’s a small restaurant in Clapham Old Town that hasn’t been open that long and what I like most about it is they do a tasting menu paired with wine; my favourite and something I always choose if offered. You can’t go wrong as they are the experts on their best dishes and know exactly what wine will compliment the foods. And this was the case when we were there.

We sat in front of the kitchen so could occasionally look up and over to see what was going on which was a lot of fast movements and the cooks rapidly and thoughtfully prepared the dishes that would delight the diners. The rest of the restaurant is cosy, but comfortable with large windows and open plan.

We started with the pumpkin soup with a poached quail egg and chanterelles paired with a Spanish white Toro. Delicious. Next was the smoked ham hock, chicken and fois gras balltone paired with another Spanish Toro. Superb. Then they served razor clams with a garlic and lime crust, paired with a Muscadet. Mouth watering. Lastly we had beef short ribs paired with a robust Italian wine from Campania. Delectable. Dessert and cheese closed off the several hour meal. Need I say more?

The cost isn’t bad either. The tasting menu w/ out wine was only £35 and with wine £60. It’s well worth doing the wine pairing.

Next time I venture South, I plan to go.  
Tags: groups, tasting menu, wine pairing

Rating  4

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