The Crosse Keys (City of London)

• Great place went there for a Sunday brunch with the kids and some friends
• I usually don't expect much from a weatherspoon but I was surprised in a good way
• The portions were pretty decent
• Our friends had fish and chips and the portion was very generous as well along with the Belgian waffle and ice cream which I didn't have a chance to try as the little one had their fruit bowl
• The Eton mess which was average not enough cream too much ice cream
• Overall good experience and I would definitely return as it was value for money
• It very reasonable in terms of pricing two children meals with drink and 2 adult meals with drink + 1 eaton mess was 30GBP
• I spent the day walking in the empty City trying out my new camera and decided to go for a Sunday Roast at what was missing in my elegant and out of the usual list of weatherspoon's pubs
• This city pub is full of suits but it ticks so many boxes
• Is also a former bank which is fitting considering its city location
• Make this a drinking spot with a difference
• We ordered a mix of items and were happy to have our food
• Apparently all of their mostly garish carpets are especially designed for each pub
• Navy background with gold pairs of the crossed keys encircled in the same gold colour
• It is a beautiful space with soaring marble columns and grand arches
• Being a Wetherspoon's I wasn't expecting much by way of food but was pleasantly surprised
• Wasn't crazy about the mayo based sauce it came with but it was easy enough to make some Texan red sauce (hot chilli sauce sweetened with ketchup) with the available table condiments
• The quinoa side salad was surprisingly good
• Really nice mix of tender greens with crunchy quinoa and al dente adzuke beans
• The mix of textures was well thought through
• My companion's bowl of chips was a generous portion of good thick chips
• The service is quick and the food serve is really good
• The seats near the door were quite airy

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