Visited Bangers for lunch with a business associate on Tuesday at noon. It's just a block up from Liverpool Station so an easy 2 block walk from the Underground station. The ambiance is part pub and part american power lunch, with tables adequately spaced and wood through-out. Beers on tap were diverse and local and served in pewter mugs, but I stuck with a pint of Stella. The place was quite empty when we arrived, but by 1:15 pm it was at capacity. ( lunch in U.K. usually starts at 1 pm).
I started with the Shrimp cocktail, which was a mixture of U.S. and U.K. delivery with 3 fairly large shrimp (prawns) sitting on the edge accompanied with a small pile of smaller shrimp inside the ramikin served over micro greens and U.K. shrimp sauce ( more akin to thousand island dressing). All tasted fresh and accompanied by 1/2 lemon. My counterpart had the sauteed mushrooms that looked and tasted delightful.
For main course (entree), I had the 300 gram ribeye steak with chips (steak fries). The steak (ordered medium) arrived more medium well, in part due that it was quite thin (from. U.S. standards), thus difficult to cook to a medium. The taste of the meat was solid and nicely aged. The chips were crisp and had a delightful taste. My counterpart had the rump steak that was fairly tender and cooked a perfect medium. Two cappuccinno's topped the meal. With 3 pints of stella, appetizers, mains, and coffee the bill was $80 pound sterling about $125 USD. Recommend the eatery for any business occassion or happy hour. read more