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* Based on a three course dinner, half a bottle of wine, coffee, cover charge, service and VAT.

At the foot of the King’s Place arts centre – a “lovely space overlooking water” with a glorious canal-side terrace – Green & Fortune’s stylish venue offers a “good selection of small plates and excellent, if pricey, beef and lamb” from its own farm in Northumberland. “The pre-concert set menu is super value, but best of all is the Sunday roast lunch”.

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Development after development is emerging around King’s Cross, so it’s easy to forget this early arrival, by Regent’s Canal, at the foot of the Kings Place art centre. Run by top figures in ‘the Murphia’ (Green & Fortune’s John Nugent alongside the building’s owner Peter Millican) its top culinary attraction is beef sourced from its own dedicated Northumberland farm. In summer, enjoy the huge outside terrace by the water.

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A “great location on a quiet stretch of the Regent’s Canal” – which runs past the King’s Place arts centre – is one selling point of this modern British restaurant, which is on the ground floor of the complex. With beef and lamb from its own farm in Northumberland, it is “definitely a place for the serious meat eater”. There’s a feeling, though, that “the Rotunda has never quite reached its potential, despite years of trying”. Top Tip: “be warned: if you choose a canalside table and it rains, you’ll be handed an umbrella”.

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A “great setting” next to the Regent’s Canal, with a large and attractive terrace that comes into its own during the summer months, isn’t the only feature that raises this bar/dining room to being a destination rather than merely an arts-centre amenity – “its farm-to-plate ethos is something special” too, with a dedicated Northumberland farm providing all beef and lamb (hung onsite in their own hanging room, and with an in-house butcher). A recent refurb has added an open kitchen and large meat-aging cabinets on view.

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90 York Way, London, N1 9AG

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Carlos D
Some good small plates, but a bit too expen...
Reviewed 7 months, 28 days ago

"Some good small plates, but a bit too expensive for what it is. The beef dishes are good, and the Sunday roast lunch is excellent--good family occasion. Some wines by the carafe, but, again, the list is over-priced. Very pretty venue by a canal, particularly good on a summer evening. "

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Prices

Traditional European menu

Starter Main Veggies Pudding
£9.00 £14.50 £5.00 £7.00
Drinks  
Wine per bottle £30.00
Filter Coffee £3.00
Extras  
Bread £6.50
Service 12.50%
90 York Way, London, N1 9AG
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Monday4 pm‑11 pm
Tuesday12 pm‑12 am
Wednesday12 pm‑12 am
Thursday12 pm‑12 am
Friday12 pm‑12 am
Saturday11 am‑12 am
Sunday12 pm‑5 pm

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