Places to eat near Sadler's Wells

[toursenlair]

Has anyone had the "pre-theatre supper on the mezzanine level" at Sadlers Wells? any thoughts?

 

I know there is also a Jaimie's Italian very nearby but I like to keep my groups actually in the theatre if I can.

[Jan McNulty]

Sorry no Katherine but I have found the food in the Garden Cafe (or whatever it is called) OK if it is the same caterers.

 

Our current favourite is Cafe Pistou in Exmouth Market, about a 10 minute stroll away.

[toursenlair]

thanks, Janet.

I may try Cafe Pistou myself, but I have found it is too easy to lose people on 10 minute strolls!

It does look awfully nice, though,and I would never have found it by myself. Do you think it's big enough to handle a group of 25?

Edited November 12, 2016 by toursenlair

[Jan McNulty]

It's worth ringing them to see.  There's definitely enough room but they may not want to commit to such a big group.

[alison]

Thanks, Janet: I'd rather given up on Exmouth Market in recent months and used the café - or Cote up by Islington Green.

[aileen]

I like Morito in Exmouth Market but it's small and I don't know whether you can book. Moro is next door and looks bigger. I've never been there but it's very well known. I suspect that it's pretty pricy.

[Fonty]

I had an excellent meal in Miz en Bouche in St John St.  They do a pre theatre menu, but I can't remember how much it was. 

 

Moro is pricy, not the place for a quick meal.  It is lovely though (or it was the last time I went, several years ago.)

[alison]

I don't know Miz en Bouche - how far down is it?  (It's not the one which used to be an Italian restaurant with an open courtyard, I suppose?)

[LinMM]

There's a restaurant called The Banana Tree in St. John's road virtually opposite the theatre which has south Asian cuisine so if people don't mind spicy food this one is fine I've eaten there a couple of times now.

[Fonty]

I don't know Miz en Bouche - how far down is it?  (It's not the one which used to be an Italian restaurant with an open courtyard, I suppose?)

 

It is not that far down, Alison.  A very short walk.

 

I don't know what it used to be before.  It is quite small, and it may have an open courtyard at the back.  I went last winter, so I didn't  look outside, but I have a vague memory of what might have been french doors at the back.   

[Blossom]

Not eaten there in quite a while, but I'd recommend The Gate - a vegetarian restaurant but a very innovative menu...About a 2 minute walk from the theatre.

[toursenlair]

Cafe Pistou has closed, but apparently something else is moving into the same spot.

[Jan McNulty]

Cafe Pistou has closed, but apparently something else is moving into the same spot.

 

 

 

I got the email yesterday.  I'm devastated.  Apparently the same team is opening a new venture but it doesn't give any details in the email.

[alison]

The trouble with Exmouth Market is that I don't think people generally realise it's there, or what there is there.  Over the years, I've seen various branches of chains set up there, and eventually close.  I suspect many of them do good enough business on weekdays, but evenings and weekends do appear to be a struggle