John Hawkins

Review of The River Cafe - London

I'd been wanting to go here for some time, but had...

I'd been wanting to go here for some time, but had been saving it until white truffle season, as I'd seen last year on their menu they featured several dishes with white truffles, and there are actually very few places in London where you can find this delicacy.

From the moment I called to the moment we left the restaurant I was extremely impressed with their staff who seemed to be really going out of their way to make sure we had a great experience. I mentioned this to the lady on the front desk - everybody seemed so knowledgeable and so upbeat - and she put it down to how well treated the staff are, something Ruth Rogers apparently takes very seriously.

As for the food, our starters were fantastic - I had mozzarella with some crostini (one topped with mashed chickpeas, the other with cavolo nero - easily my favourite brassica). This was really excellent. They use olive oil of a really exceptional quality, and even the bread that came on the side was delicious.