Cocktails and Lunch at Forge & Co in Shoreditch

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A month ago, I went to Forge & Co in Shoreditch (located on Shoreditch High Street) for lunch and cocktails. Although I have walked past this restaurant hundreds of times in the past two years, I have never been inside it. I kept thinking "I have to try this place", and I finally decided to put this to reality on the spur of the moment. I liked it so much that I intend to go back!

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The Columbia Road Spring

In addition to a classic cocktail menu, I noted a special cocktail menu available at Forge & Co. The special cocktail menu included cocktails inspired after places in east London. Options included "The Columbia Road Spring", "Silk Weave Sour", "Docks on the Rocks", "Bethnal Green Blitz" and "Belle of Whitechapel". I choose "The Columbia Road Spring", which sounded like it may be a fragrant and sweet cocktail instead of a strong one. I confirmed with the waitress that it was sweet and not too strong.

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Forge & Co menu

"The Columbia Road Spring" is named after the famous east London flower market, of course. It contains rose liquer, lime, cucumber, and Green Chartreuse. This was one of the most delicious cocktails that I have ever had, and it's so easy-going. It came with a petal on top.

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Forge & Co

The interior of Forge & Co is modern with a large open plan floor and a bar in one corner. The restaurant was busy for a Thursday lunch time.

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Forge & Co

I ordered the corn and herb-fed chicken, which came with sweet potato and coriander. The sweet potato is cubed and roasted. The chicken was tender and came with tasty gravy. I also loved the sweet potato cubes, which were perfect, and I have never been a big fan of sweet potato.

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The waitress recommended a side and mentioned the buttered sprouts with bacon, so I ordered those. (The smoked mash is also meant to be good, but I already had sweet potato.)

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The food was delicious, and this has become one of my favourite restaurants now and one that I certainly want to visit again.

As the cocktail was nice, I wanted to order another. I was recommended "The Clover Club", which contained Tanqueray, raspberries, lemon and egg white. This was another sweet and fruity cocktail. After finishing that one, I enquired after the other special east London-inspired cocktails on the menu and decided to try either "Docks on the Rocks" or "Silk House Weave", asking her to judge whichever is the less strong-tasting. They brought "Silk House Weave", and it was a little strong for my taste but still enjoyable. 

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Cocktails

For dessert, I had the chocolate fondant with chestnut ice cream. Well, it was meant to be chestnut ice cream (I was looking forward to trying a new flavour), but it was actually vanilla. I love good vanilla ice cream, and this hit the spot and went well together. It was not too rich as the outside of the chocolate fondant is a light chocolate sponge cake, and the interior is a liquid chocolate syrup.

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Chocolate fondant and vanilla ice cream

Overall, I am very impressed with Forge & Co, and this is one of the best restaurants that I have visited in awhile. I will return, and I recommend it to my readers. 

Forge & Co is located at 154-158 Shoreditch High Street, E1 6HU. The closest station is Shoreditch High Street on London overground. Their website is: http://www.forgeandco.co.uk/

Like all of my previous reviews, I have not been endorsed to write this review and the views are my own.

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