The Counter

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"Enter The Counter through floor-to-ceiling velvet curtains and find a scene fit for an HBO series about 30-somethings living their best lives. On the tan banquette, old friends share hot gossip over gloriously zingy cold marinated tuna, while couples gaze longingly at each other and their truffle honey-drenched mastelo saganaki centrepiece. The modern Mediterranean dishes are inventive (see: the deconstructed bulgur vine leaves) and the juicy gambero rosso prawns, glistening with oil, are a must-order. It’s a decidedly ‘Soho on a Saturday night’ restaurant, but hold the chaos and keep the charm and Greek cuvée flowing." - jake missing, rianne shlebak, daisy meager, sinead cranna, heidi lauth beasley