Cat & Mutton (Hackney)

• Lovely blackboards with specials on it and changing menus
• Mutton pub has recently been refurbished and relaunched with food from Licky Chops and Pearl's cocktail bar upstairs from the Ruby's Dalston team
• The ground floor pub was buzzing with locals even though it was supposedly not opening for another 2 days
• They have done an excellent job with the dé
• The Licky Chops food menu is slightly reduced in the pub area
• T's Bloody Ruby was an interesting smooth Negroni sour
• This was rivalled by the generous Onglet Steak with Chimichurri portion that easily (but sadly) stretched to 3
• Licky Chops continued to hit the right notes with Jerk Chicken with Mango Coleslaw &
• French Fries with Garlic Aioli
• S and also initiating a partnership with Licky Chops (the alterego of Lucky Chip)
• We went there because we were booked in for a steak dinner at Buen Ayre
• The place has been given a distinctly pub feel but also one that is quite &lsquo
• I had a pinot grigio which was one of the nicest I&rsquo
• Therefore a direct comparison to the last time I was there under the old management
• We started with pork scratchings and anchovies a small portion for £
• There were four crisped skins topped with a single anchovy for the saltiest little bites to kick off with
• This was met with mixed reactions
• The rest of the plates come out as they're ready which is good for a rolling dining experience but does mean that some people were eating and finished before everyone else (me)
• There can also be a mix up (fries before other food) and a half hour wait for a dish that we ended up cancelling and taking with us to devour at home
• I chose the pork rillettes with sourdough toast
• The rillettes were thick and dense and spread easily onto the (very thin) slices of salted sourdough
• The texture and the taste of the meat was good enough without it
• Came piled with fennel and parmesan and roasted tomatoes
• My third dish was equally as good
• The creamy cheese with the chargrilled bite of courgettes and the woody pine nuts was offset by the sweetness of the honey
• All it needed was perhaps a little bit of bread to mop up those last lingering pieces
• The jerk chicken with a mango slaw and a bit of a kick
• Enough to share with a side of pickled red cabbage and melt in the mouth texture
• The pork chop with red peppers and hazelnuts was the dish that didn't arrive so they packaged it up for us and let us take it home free of charge
• The staff here are really friendly even offering us a shot of mezcal
• Small plates are tricky to price as they're usually too much and never enough
• I felt the portions are just about right
• The house red was good enough for a second bottle but I'll definitely be dining off everything of the ever changing menu the next time I go
• The cat and mutton is a lovely little pub next to London Fields park
• The atmosphere inside is interesting due to the dark decor and metallic touches but I must admit I was not too keen on the animal heads hanging behind the bar
• The skewers portion was full of vegetables and hardly any meat
• What I really liked is that they have lots of board games you can play so we had a few intense jenga rounds and a game of snakes and ladders that took way longer than it should have
• Love going here during the summer with some friends
• The staff is friendly and the drinks are not expensive at all
• A good strategy for a cut that is very flavorful but not particularly tender
• My companion had the burger which is cooked medium to well done
• If your chair is not up against a wall
• 30 on a Friday night in a very popular pub is not ideal if you want to eat in peace and quiet

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