Review on Café Below

Café Below occupies the Norman crypt below Christopher Wren's famous St Mary-le-Bow edifice - famous for its Bow Bells. It's an ancient and highly atmospheric setting for honest vegetarian food without ethical compromises - and there's the bonus of eating outside, with tables arrayed on Bow Churchyard in good weather (one of the best kept al fresco secrets in the City).

Seasonal and organic ingredients figure on the daily changing menu, which offers soup, quiche, salads, 'healthbowls' and a hot dish - perhaps potato, tomato and rosemary bake served with sesame broccoli. If you fancy a pud, try prune and chocolate tart. Muffins, pastries, muesli and porridge are served at breakfast.

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Cuisine

Vegetarian

Restaurant Opening Times

Breakfast: 7.30 - 10.00am Mon-Fri
Lunch: 11.30am - 2.30pm Mon-Fri

Accepted credit cards

Visa, Master Card

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Facilities at Café Below

  • Alfresco dining
  • Private parties
  • Vegetarian menu
  • Family Friendly

Address

Café Below
St Mary le Bow Church
Cheapside
City
Central London
EC2V 6AU

Nearest tube station: Bank

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Café Below Sample Menu

SAMPLE LUNCH MENU


STARTERS

Broccoli & Stilton soup, bread
£5.50 T/A £3.50

Smoked duck breast, spiced cranberry chutney, bread
£5.50

Twice baked goats cheese soufflé, red onion marmalade, leaves
£5.00

Crayfish, avocado & chickory
£5.50

MAINS

Celeriac, leek, mustard & Stilton quiche, mixed salad
£11.50 T/A £7

Chilli Con vegetable, basmati rice, sour cream
£11. T/A £7

Lebanese seven spice lamb meatballs, strained yoghurt, cumin roast potatoes with mizuma
£15.50 T/A £9.50

Pan fried sea bream, braised fennel, new potatoes with herbs
£15. T/A £9.50

SALADS
Three different salads, all served with the dishes below (see in house for salad selection)

Smoked chicken, Parmesan, Caesar dressing
£11.50 /TA £8

Smoked salmon, pickled cucumber & crème fraiche
£12. T/A £8

Hummus with olives & pomegranate
£11 T/A £7.50

Twice baked goats’ cheese soufflé, three salads
£10.50 T/A £7.50

SIDES

Green salad / Minted new potatoes
£3 / £2.75

PUDDINGS

Chocolate & orange tart, spiced blackberry compote, clotted cream
£5 T/A £3.50

Apple & plum crumble, custard
£4.50 T/A £3.50

Chocolate brownie, salted caramel, clotted cream, honeycomb
£4.50 T/A £3.50

Date & apple flapjack
£1.90 T/A £1.50

Banana bread
£1.90 T/A £1.50

Restaurant menus often vary from day to day, so the above should be treated as examples of what to expect in terms of cuisine and price.

Café Below Christmas Menu

Restaurant menus often vary from day to day, so the above should be treated as examples of what to expect in terms of cuisine and price.

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