Review

Canteen

British
2 Crispin Place, Spitalfields, London E1 6DW
Latest critic review: February 14, 2006

Simple food in Spitalfields...

Critic Reviews

Victoria Gill View London

Reviewed on February 14, 2006

"Hearty, simple, locally-sourced food cooked to brilliance." READ REVIEW

Jay Rayner Observer

Reviewed on February 12, 2006

"Canteen works, I think, not just because, generally, the food delivers, but because the proposition is right. " READ REVIEW

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AA Gill Sunday Times

Reviewed by February 05, 2006

"At its best and most decent, English food isn’t a flashy date; it’s a best mate. And the stuff at Canteen is as true a plate of bright grub as you’ll find. " READ REVIEW

Matthew Norman Guardian

Reviewed on February 04, 2006

"The idea here is obviously to meld the utilitarian chic of the Japanese noodle bar with a voguishly traditional sub-Gary Rhodesian (Gary Zimbabwean for you modernists) menu, and I thought it does it pretty well." READ REVIEW

Fay Maschler Evening Standard

Reviewed on January 11, 2006

"...the unshowy approach to well-bought produce taken down well-trodden paths could be compared in lots of ways to the ethos of The River Cafe. But here prices are blessedly reasonable." READ REVIEW

Marina O'Loughlin Metro

Reviewed on October 26, 2005

"But in place of a fusiony, modern menu, this Canteen dishes up proper old British grub. " READ REVIEW