The Jugged Hare, Clerkenwell

49 Chiswell Street, London EC1Y 4SA www.thejuggedhare.com

It’s become a regular event on the food reviewer’s calendar – the opening of yet another Tom and Ed Martin enterprise in London. And this time, it’s the gastropub in the City - the Jugged Hare. It takes its name from an18th century recipe created by Hannah Glasse, the UK’s first and foremost domestic goddess, apparently.

This soft launch was just canapés so we only got to taste weeny morsels but the deep-fried black pudding was mischievously fruity and the air-dried Welsh ham quite wonderful.

With a focus on seasonal British dishes prepared using traditional cooking methods and independent boutique wines, the Jugged Hare has a pub, spacious dining room with white butchers tiles and loads of copperware, complete with an open theatre-style kitchen and an impressive vaulted private room downstairs.

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