White Rabbit (Dalston)

• Went there with father and girlfriend as had just moved in round the corner
• Situated off the high street down a quiet street with a plain grey front and small sign
• Their simplicity is part of their style and is extended inside with white walls
• We were seated at a nice table for two in the window and the restaurant was quite busy for a Tuesday evening and had an easy and relaxed vibe
• S food is based around the idea of sharing and has a selection of Small and Large Plates along with a few nibbles or &lsquo
• I love trying different dishes and indulging in a bit of everything so the menu was right up my street
• S bread and butter with Maldon Salt and some Sicilian Olives (both £
• The olives were plump and creamy and the homemade bread was warm and pillowy soft with the butter with Maldon Salt making it taste absolutely divine
• After much deliberation and checking with our waitress if we&rsquo
• Our mouths were watering at this point and fortunately
• The watermelon was warm and the salty ricotta brought out the juiciness of it with the Black Olive candy almost having a popping candy like texture
• The Stracciatella was creamy and smooth much like burrata and the sweetness of the squash worked perfectly with it
• The salmon was definitely one of my favourite dishes of the night and it had an unbelievable clean
• The fennel and dill matched the salmon perfectly as did the pomegranate to the beetroot and it really was a pretty much perfect dish
• Whilst working well with the almonds
• Was slightly too bitter for my tastes and the mead and mustard seeds were a little overpowering
• Lastly came our large plates which were both presented beautifully
• I had never tried Lamb Belly before so I was intrigued to taste it and it was much like pork belly but a bit less fatty and the lamb meat was unbelievably tender and similar to roast lamb
• The baba ganoush and pak choi were the perfect accompaniments to the dish and their lightness balanced the whole dish out
• The beetroot yoghurt was really refreshing and the nuttiness of the kale worked hand in hand with the hazelnut crumbs
• The goats cheese however was a bit of a let down and I found it far too rich and quite an odd flavour for a pudding
• White Rabbit was a real joy to visit
• 35 per head which I think is an absolute steal for a restaurant of this quality and I am definitely going to book in to try it very soon
• A triumph considering you are sitting opposite each other
• D say this was a dulcet initiation into hipster life
• Cocktails are OK but this is more of a wine by the reasonable bottle kinda place
• Kicking things off with tall pork scratchings and fluffy fresh bread
• Working our way up to a divine duck breast via the creamy stretched curd cheese with squash and pumpkin seeds
• S a far more serene way to wait than playing with your phone
• T use your best stories/gags too soon
• A nice rule of thumb here is to move from food chat (I&rsquo
• M excited about course x) to serious catch ups (what are you up to atm
• Ve had but with food like this you don&rsquo
• Then the food coming out of the kitchen is pretty wild
• The roasted watermelon is sort of their signature dish and is great
• The star of the show for me was the duck with miso barley
• The banqueting menu sort of ramps up in savouriness peaking with the duck and then you're brought back down to earth with the white chocolate ganache
• The food here is caravan meets your local Italian (mainly thanks to the non descript decor)Ingredients and dishes on the menu had me very excited
• I would have happily had this with every course
• Slightly (minuscule) amount of coating on tender octopus on a bed of pickled potato sticks with some sesame oil
• This ended up being our local brunch place of choice on Saturday and we were quite pleased we chose it
• Between 4 of us 7 plates was the perfect amount and happened to be 1 of everything on the brunch menu

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