#FLODown: Frog by Adam Handling
Located in the heart of Covent Garden sits the celebrated chef Adam Handling’s flagship restaurant, Frog by Adam Handling. His name may sound familiar for those of you who are fans of the show MasterChef: The Professionals where Adam was crowned runner-up in 2013. The restaurant has been created with a wonderful mixture of colours and maintains a casual fine-dining atmosphere, with a beautiful marble-topped open kitchen for guests to marvel at chefs at work. Far from being stuffy or pretentious, this restaurant is truly a warm, welcoming and wonderful place for a special dinner.
The seasonal and bespoke eight-course tasting menu at Frog by Adam Handling combines both British and Asian culinary styles and flavours, which flows very well and is a joy for the taste buds. Starting with four intricately designed amuse bouche “snacks”, each following course comes as a gorgeous handcrafted-looking dish which will capture your attention time and time again.
WHAT TO EAT?
The eight-course tasting menu:
“Snacks”
Chicken liver parfait cones, cream cheese flowers, kimchi taco & oysters
“Mother”
Celeriac, duck egg, julienned apple with black truffle shavings
Chicken butter with beer sourdough bread Kingfish ceviche with jalapeño and avocado
Mushroom agnolotti with black garlic Crab kimchi tart Lobster with wagyu fat (£20 supplement)
BBQ Monkfish with spiced carrot and lemongrass
Salt-aged duck with plum and burnt cream
Carrot with sea buckthorn and sweet cheese
Tonka beans with pear and stout
Price: £95 per head
BEST FOR?
Celebratory dinner such as birthdays or anniversaries.
#FLODown: The only way to truly describe the progression of the meal and quality of the dishes is mind-blowing. Each dish was perfectly balanced, beautifully presented and technically superb. The atmosphere here was spot on, the staff were incredibly warm and welcoming and the food was simply exquisite! Worth every penny.
Location:
34-35 Southampton St, Covent Garden, London WC2E 7HG
Nearest Station:
Charing Cross Station
Opening Hours:
Monday & Tuesday Dinner: 5.30PM – 10:30PM Wednesday to Saturday
Lunch: 12PM – 2:30PM Dinner: 5.30PM – 10:30PM Sunday Dinner: 5.30PM – 9:30PM
Words and Photography by Lia Zuhri
