Hot on the heels of the Great Horsemeat Scandal, we receive news of a Beagle restaurant…Oh, wait, it’s not serving up ACTUAL
No, this particular Beagle takes its canine moniker from an old North London line locomotive, and houses a restaurant, bar and coffee shop in a series of railway arches. At least one of the founders seems a bit animal crackers, though- Danny Clancy is also the man behind Bonnie Gull, although there’s no word on his brother Kieran’s proclivities.
Heading up the a-bit-Brit, a-bit-Med kitchen is James Ferguson, who’s getting his wood grill all fired up over his daily-changing menus swamped with seasonal produce. In the bar, the British pride continues with Adam Freeth’s seasonal-and-foraged cocktail menu alongside UK spirits, classic wines, and’restorers’ like house-made nettle and ginger cordials.
The persistent London’un-design’ wagon trundles on with Beagle‘s interiors – there’s brushed blackened steel, clean brickwork, and railway sleepers make up the wooden floor and outside furnishings. With a solid sample menu promising pretty gutsy fodder, let’s hope Beagle’s bites are as good as its bark.
Beagle opens in March 2013. Beagle, 397-399 Geffrye Street, London, E2 8HZ, www.beaglelondon.co.uk