On a recent trip to London we sought out Spuntino – it is a kind of Brooklyn diner in Soho, the sort of place where you expect to be served a Pickle Back (that’s a Jameson with a shot of pickle juice to follow). It so similar to many of the bars that have popped up over New York but with not so much pretention. After walking past (it is tricky to find – no sign) you enter the space though a rusty metal facade made up of more kinds of safety glass that I knew existed.
You sit at the bar and are served by very friendly and very tattooed staff. Everything is a little ‘knackered’ giving the whole place a very worn but warm feel but if you look closely everything is considered, down to the chipped tin wear plates and the typed menus on brown wrapping paper – perhaps a little too much. All the dishes in the menu are small and not too expensive (around £5) and you need to order a few to share. We had pickles (just got too), deep fried olives stuffed with anchovy, spicy sausage and grits and of course we had to try the ‘sliders’ – small burgers…
The pulled pork slider was our favourite, closely followed lamb and pickled cucumber slider and the grits but the dish we will be definitely trying next time is Truffled Egg Toast which the guy next to us had… it looked fantastic, thick white cheese on toast topped with and egg and truffle oil. Well worth a visit when when you are in London – if you can find it!
Spuntino
Sliders - Pulled Pork is the best!
