Set in the foodhall at Selfridges, the Brass Rail Salt Beef Bar was a welcome find. After a full day and nearly 25k steps during our busy exploring day, we came upon this place. I was feeling a little under the weather and just wanted a good chicken soup. To my surprise I found an excellent, flavorful Chicken Matzo Ball Soup here that was so good and memorable.
The Brass Rail is set in the busy foodhall at Selfridges. It's partially partitioned off as its own dining establishment. You will be seated by a host and given menus. Now, the only complaint I have about our experience was the attitude of the person what waited on us. She was clearly in a bad mood and made no reservations about the making it really obvious she wasn't feeling her job that day. My husband even asked her if everything was okay, and she just shrugged it off. The table sat next to us about 15 minutes after we got there, literally waited for another 15 minutes to place their order. After the waitress really gave up, they left without having even been given the opportunity to place their order. As to be expected, they were cheery and pleasant despite the waitress intentionally dripping the ball.
Fortunately we were able to get our food. I loved the Chicken Matzo Ball Soup. It was fresh and delicately seasoned. Not too salty and just had amazing flavors that made me feel rejuvenated from a very busy, physically demanding adventure in London that day.
Even through I'm not much of a beef eater, I would definitely be back based on how delicious the soup was and the exciting atmosphere of being in the Selfridges Foodhall. The service was this visit was poor, but one person does not a business make. read more