Cloth
Restaurant · Smithfield
44 Cloth Fair, London EC1A 7JQ, United Kingdom
Highlights
European small plates with candlelight, antiques, and an extensive wine list.
European small plates with candlelight, antiques, and an extensive wine list.
"At Cloth, candlelight flickers against antique-looking paintings of horses and pheasants, bottles of riesling are broken out, and you get the sense that a well-stocked pantry has been raided for snacks. This European spot in Farringdon sticks to the tried and true small plates formula of mozzarella with lovely bits and dainty portions of cappelletti, plus obligatory tropea onions. It’s not an inventive menu, but the experience feels very special." - heidi lauth beasley, jake missing, rianne shlebak, sinead cranna
"If it weren’t for the sheer volume of diners wearing oversized, frilly, gingham scrunchies, eating at Cloth would make you feel like an eligible singleton in a Jane Austen novel. Candlelight flickers against antique-looking paintings of horses and pheasants, bottles of riesling are broken out, and low ceilings and wood panelling create a warm, cocooning effect. This charming, European small plates spot—think pig’s head croquettes and cappelletti—in Farringdon is the perfect place for your own Mr. Darcy meet cute." - rianne shlebak, jake missing, sinead cranna
"Eating at Cloth feels like being inside a very rich person’s house during a power outage. Candlelight flickers against antique-looking paintings of horses and pheasants, bottles of riesling are broken out, and you get the sense that a well-stocked pantry has been raided for snacks—like tasty, cold asparagus salad, hunks of bread with salted butter, and croquettes with apple mustard. The European spot sticks to the tried and true small plates formula of mozzarella with lovely bits and dainty portions of cappelletti, plus obligatory tropea onions. While the menu isn’t inventive, the experience feels very special." - sinead cranna, jake missing
"Two wine importers and an ex-Levan chef open a spot on the edge of Smithfield Market—what sounds like the beginnings of a niche food joke looks to be a very serious modern European wine bar and restaurant. The Grade-II listed building has been decked out with chic antiques and vintage-looking artworks. There’ll be a £29 set lunch that involves mussles, sausage and chickpeas, and a warm chocolate mousse; a feasting menu; and a dinner menu with dishes like braised cuttlefish, duck terrine, and Dorset crab. We recently checked out Cloth. Read our first thoughts here. " - sinead cranna, rianne shlebak
"If it weren’t for the sheer volume of diners wearing oversized, frilly, gingham scrunchies, eating at Cloth would make you feel like an eligible singleton in a Jane Austen novel. Candlelight flickers against antique-looking paintings of horses and pheasants, bottles of riesling are broken out, and low ceilings and wood panelling create a warm, cocooning effect. This charming, European small plates spot in Farringdon is the perfect date night spot for your own wet shirt Mr. Darcy meet cute. Just know that you might need a phone torch to read the menu and see the dainty portions of cappelletti in front of you. " - rianne shlebak, jake missing, sinead cranna
