Modern European
Patriot Square, Bethnal Green, London E2 9NF
Latest critic review: February 05, 2012
Nuno Mendes' long-awaited London restaurant...
Nuno Mendes, formerly at Bacchus in Shoreditch, has had tremendous success at his supper club, The Loft, while preparing his own restaurant in Bethnal Green. It has 40 covers, a separate bar, private dining room and twice-monthly he'll be running his own private supper club with its own kitchen.
Critic Reviews
Jay Rayner Observer
Reviewed on February 05, 2012
"Modern techniques are great. They're brilliant. ...But only do so if the result tastes nicer. At Viajante deliciousness is too often forced to give way to cleverness. And that really is the biggest surprise of all." READ REVIEW
"Food this slight and mimsy has to be intense, surprising and utterly clear and self-confident. What we got was muddy, haphazard, careless, clumsy and boastful." READ REVIEW
Marina O'Loughlin
Metro
Reviewed on July 14, 2010
"Presentation is painstaking, exquisite, as are specially made plates, especially a vast, rounded pebbly item balancing raw scallops with pickled cucumber: it appears to be made of sparkling ice." READ REVIEW
Chris Pople Cheese & Biscuits
Reviewed on June 29, 2010
"Perhaps, despite my misgivings, London needs restaurants like Viajante." READ REVIEW
Matthew Norman Guardian
Reviewed on May 29, 2010
"All I could say was that, for all the inconsistency, Mendes has improved since his Hoxton days to a hit rate of about one in three." READ REVIEW
Tony Turnbull Times
Reviewed on May 22, 2010
"It feels incredibly intimate, as though he’s invited each and every one of us, and on a rare sunny spring day, we’re very happy to have come." READ REVIEW
"The hit-and-miss nature of this and other dishes left us feeling that experimentation had won out over common sense." READ REVIEW
Michelle Court View London
Reviewed by May 06, 2010
"Adventurous, intriguing and even at times slightly baffling, it’s an eye-opening experience for even the most fervent food lover." READ REVIEW
Fay Maschler Evening Standard
Reviewed on May 06, 2010
"The approach is not that of molecular gastronomy but there is playfulness, ingenuity, empathy with vegetables, which are addressed almost more seriously than is protein, and a delight in surprise and shock in both texture and temperature." READ REVIEW
Sabrina Ghayour Foodepedia
Reviewed on April 28, 2010
"Viajante is not your average eatery, let’s be honest… it is more of an ‘experience’ than a run-of-the-mill restaurant, but it is quite special indeed." READ REVIEW
Anon Time Out
Reviewed on April 14, 2010
"...a meal here's a fun ride that's worth the price, if you're prepared to pay the price. READ REVIEW
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