Acorn House Restaurant Review, London

Acorn House
69 Swinton St
WC1X 9NT

Cuisine: British
Tel: 020 7 812 1842
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Website: www.acornhouserestaurant.com
Nearest Station: Kings Cross Tube

Acorn House Restaurant has had many good write ups over the last 12 months so I thought I'd go along and find out what all the fuss was about.
Situated about 5 mins from Kings Cross and 10 mins from Holborn, the entrance is unassuming but the greeting is warm. Our coats were taken and we were shown to a middle table in a long thin restaurant, with the bar at the entrance end and the kitchen at the other end.
It's not a big place and the neighbours are sitting close by, mainly in tables of two but the atmosphere is buzzy, almost bistro like so you don't feel like whispering.
The menu is simple and everyone should find something they like. It isn't fancy and it doesn't wow. Prices are around £9 for starters and £16 for main courses. I had a smoked mackerel starter with baby leeks which was tasty and a big portion and followed it with the lamb chop with anchovy and rosemary sauce. Both dishes were very good and very filling.
There is a good value wine selection by the glass and the bill with tip and wine should not need to be more than £50 a head.
Only gripe was the inattentive Eastern European waitress that we had, who starred blankly at us when we asked for bread and who kept forgetting things like the water. Other than that, a great experience and a restaurant that I would return to.