Boundary

Boundary Bar is the little gem next to Boundary Restaurant. It is small and perfectly formed. Great spot for an amazing cocktail prior to dinner in the restaurant or an after work drink. Not the most informal of spaces, it caters more to a suited and booted crowd, so is nice for a first date to impress. The cocktail list is heavy on the classics with the concept being around the American style hotel bar. We had dry martinis, French 57 and champs. All of which were fantastic and prepared by a female bartender. Girl Power I say, it is good to see womenfolk behind the bar.

The rooftop is a beautiful place for after-​work drinks. For my boyfriend’s birthday I made sure we got there before sunset, and we were lucky enough to score the seats right in the corner overlooking the city.
The cocktails were yummy, and the only thing that left a sour taste was the confusion around whether I could continue my tab in the basement restaurant. I had already been asked to pay £150 deposit to ensure I didn’t just stay in the rooftop and go back on my word of going downstairs. I would recommend others don’t bother doing this as the restaurant was only at 30% capacity on a Thursday evening and so you don’t necessarily need to book ahead.
The food was world-​class, and we started with the scallops and the crab. Combining the scallops with pomegranate was a fab idea, it remains one of my favourite dishes I’ve ever had! Both our mains were beautifully done as well.
The sommelier was outstanding, offering us a choice of two white wines based on the dishes we chose.
I’ll definitely be returning.

I ate here with a large group on the rooftop in summer. Our menu was a fixed group menu with a selection of starters and desserts to share, and a choice of main.
For starter, we had a selection of saucissons, chorizo, crudités, salmon crostini and tomato bruschetta. All but the saucissons were delicious — the bruschetta in particular was really moreish.
The choice of mains was grilled cod or grilled ribeye — both we really generous sized and came with fries, couscous and salad to share. I ordered the rib eye which was really well cooked with almost a barbecued type flavour.
Desserts were crème brûlée and chocolate mousse — both were very rich with a great flavour. Portion size was more than plenty.
Overall, this is a great space if the weather is great. Good food. Service was top notch. A solid choice if you’re entertaining a large group.

This is a spectacular rooftop patio, with both a glass-​enclosed indoor portion (for those chilly evenings) and a sizable open-​air bit.
The service was generally attentive, and the food we had (mainly appetizers and snacks) did well for us.
I would definitely recommend booking ahead though, as especially around dinner time/​sunset it gets extremely busy. We were queuing for probably an hour on a weekday night!

I have only eaten in the restaurant downstairs but the food is incredible! The somellier is also great and recommends an excellent bottle at the price which is right for you (although nothing is cheap in there). The food is quite rich and the waiter often pushes you to order that extra side which I find a bit money grabbing, you’re spending a lot anyway and i’m sure they know you don’t need more than one side between the two of you but they insist you get three. It’s great for a small group or couples, I wouldn’t go with a large group.

J’ai testé le rooftop et le restaurant en sous-​sol… Malheureusement, mon avis est assez mitigé… Le décor et l’accueil sont au rendez-​vous. On peut profiter d’un verre au soleil, et le petit rooftop est agréable. Dommage, un ensemble de petites choses est venu ternir mon expérience chez eux.
Concernant le rooftop, on doit s’attendre en général à une bonne heure de queue. Pour éviter l’attente, on peut effectuer une réservation pour le restaurant, ce qui donne droit à une table en rooftop pour l’apéritif. C’est acceptable, me direz-​vous, s’il y a une occasion à fêter. Ce qui m’a un peu refroidie, pour commencer, c’est que j’ai du payer £150 pour la réservation!
Lorsqu’on est installés au rooftop, les serveurs sont super sympas, et la vue très agréable. J’ai été assez déçue de voir qu’on pouvait également dîner à l’étage, en plus de l’apéritif. Malheureusement, personne né m’avait prévenue, et avec ma réservation déjà payée pour le restaurant, je n’ai pas pu en profiter. Adieu la vue, direction le sous-​sol…
A ce moment là, on se dit que le restaurant doit être beaucoup plus raffiné et que la nourriture en vaudra le détour. Troisième déception.
Le restaurant est luxueux, on est bien installés. C’est un sommelier du tonnerre qui vient vous conseiller sur la carte des vins, et on peut y aller les yeux fermés. Nous avons choisi la bouteille de rouge maison (et aussi la moins chère — £23 la bouteille)… Wow! Chapeau! Le sommelier mérite vraiment toutes les médailles qui sont affichées dans le restaurant!
Néanmoins, dernière déception: les plats! J’ai opté pour un foie gras en entrée… trop salé, immangeable! Quel dommage! Pour la suite, j’ai choisi le filet de boeuf. J’ai eu la surprise d’avoir un tout petit morceau de boeuf et un morceau d’agneau… Le plat était très bon, mais ce n’était pas du tout ce à quoi je m’attendais.
Pour terminer, j’avais appelé pour demander une petite attention au dessert, à l’occasion d’un anniversaire. Ils ont complètement oublié!
Les entrées coûtent environ £20, les plats principaux environ £30… Pour ce prix, on s’attend à une qualité d’exception. Pas à un plat raté et à une économie sur le filet de boeuf!
Si vous avez le courage de faire la queue, le rooftop est sympa en été, mais il y a aussi d’autres terrasses plus accueillantes à Londres.

Great find short distance from my hotel [Boundary]. My office is in Shoreditch and during my frequent trips to London from the US I try to check out new spots in the area. Shoreditch seems to be constantly evolving so there are seemingly new places every time I visit. Forge & Co was a new place I spotted quickly after checking into my new digs.
Dining alone can be a bit awkward I guess but I really don’t mind cause I do it frequently enough during my travels for work. Nonetheless the hostess had me wait for what seemed an unnecessary length of time for my table (as several were open) but thankfully the manager proactively looked after me and promptly got me a drink so I didn’t have to look like a dufus sitting by myself.
Being Sunday in England I ordered the roast and it was freaking fantastic! The manager picked out a great glass of wine off the menu and I enjoyed a thoroughly enjoyable dinner. This place is quite airy and comfortable with long communal tables combined with small tables as well as comfortable couches on one end. The food was great and it really did feel like a cool neighborhood place (albeit it’s a pretty hip neighborhood to begin with). You should definitely check this place out if you are anywhere near the area. I would imagine it would be a great place to snag some drinks and food if you’ve been shopping at the nearby trendy shops as well.

I can only judge Boundary on the drinks, because that’s all we had here. Well, I can also judge it on the amazing rooftop outdoor seating area where we sat to watch the sunset and enjoy delicious mulled ciders, wines and other things. I can also judge it on the fact that that servers brought us warm blankets to huddle under and turned on some heating lamps outside.
Boundary is pretty awesome.

I sat up on the rooftop, bundled in a blanket, eating Christmas cookies, drinking wine and watching the winter sun go down in a fiery blaze that lit up the whole skies across Shoreditch. As I said, if someone, anyone, proposed to me right there, it would have been the most perfect moment.
That’s the Boundary rooftop. Go, take someone special, wrap up in blankets and drink till the sun goes down over your heads. If you can bring homemade cookies, I highly recommend it. In fact, they ought to just add a cookie plate to the menu.
Apparently you can’t get hide or hair in here in summer, so just come in the winter like us ;-)

I had dinner on Sunday evening with my friends (they offer 50% off all British shellfish every Sunday from 8pm). The lobster was really good and the chocolate pot dessert was delicious.

One of the best rooftop places I can think of in London, not-​so-​crowded, good menu and fantastic views of the city. If you’re just in for drinks, no booking necessary however you may have to queue for quite a bit, especially on Thursday and Fridays.

(Review is for the Rooftop Bar)
In a Nutshell: The Arguable Crown Jewel of Rooftop Bars in East London
I went on a whim with a few friends Saturday evening in early May, and we were all glad we visited.
The rooftop is modern and chic, the view not exactly tantamount to Duck & Waffle or Paramount, yet still nice enough. The loungey seating felt like VIP sections in a trendy club (but in a good way) and I have no complaints with the service. I’m a stickler for background music, and the lounge/​deep house soundtrack gets a thumbs up.
An open-​air year-​round rooftop bar doesn’t sound like the best strategy within UK’s bipolar weather, but they have «designer heaters» for each section and will even provide blankets should you want to brave the cold. Our group definitely used both amenities, because London clearly doesn’t start getting warm at night until late July.
We ordered a pitcher to share for 4. The Summer Garden (Ketel One Citroen vodka, berneroy calvados, benedictine, lemonade) was refreshing, though at £25 was not cheap. It proved itself to be one of those «silent killer» cocktails that creeps on you later in the evening… which I don’t mind :)
It’s a great place to start a spiffy/​posh night out on the East End; I will definitely return!
Golden Tip: There’s not a lot of standing/​solo people, as it all appears to be sectional seating… come with a group to maximize the experience!

So many sides to Boundary… I’ve been here for the basement bar and the rooftop bar, but it is actually a boutique hotel and I hear that the restaurant downstairs quite nice too (and you can also have brunch on the rooftop apparently). The basement bar is elegant and intimate, good for a catch up drink with a friend, but the time we were there, there was a loud drunk family reunion going on, which was not ideal. The rooftop is a place you’d have to queue up for on a clear weekend night, as they seat you at a table with large weathered wooden chairs, like the type you might see at a beach. There are also nice fires around to keep warm. I went last night for an event and they have a glass enclosed indoor space as well, which was divided between 2 events and could fit 20 – 30 people on each side. It wasn’t a warm day but the outdoor space didn’t have very many guests, so I think it wouldn’t be too hard to get in on a weeknight. I think this is the classier version of Queen of Hoxton around the corner, where you would come after work when you want to sit at a table instead of on the fake grass at QoH.

I’m writing a review based on the rooftop bar. When I came here it was pretty much the first sunny warm day in London. A kickoff for spring. The wait for this place was a little ridiculous which I heard isn’t the norm. Once you are up there, its really beautiful with the view around just as the sun is about to set.
When up here you are guaranteed a table so not a lot of people were standing around. And as soon as it starts to get a little chilly they offer the ladies blankets to keep their legs warm. Definitely nice gesture. This place is a good place to grab a drink and very loungey and chill. Not crazy pack and I liked that.
Only downfall, they have horrible service! Be prepared to wait for a really really long time for your drink to come and also you find yourself having to wave down the waitress to try and get you either another drink or the check.
Tip: Don’t wait no more than 45 min for this place. If longer I don’t think its worth it.

I went to the Boundary Rooftop for lunch with a friend on a sunny, but not overly warm day. We walked in at 12.10pm and asked if there were any tables. The hostess downstairs told us that she could give us a table inside, but nothing was available outside. We were fine with that and went upstairs to the rooftop.
It’s a beautiful place, with an outside area full of comfy sofas and chairs and a covered area that is more like a restaurant dining room in a greenhouse.
We were sat (inside) by the window with a great view over Dishoom. It was actually a little chilly to be sitting outside, so we were very happy inside. We had a good view of the kitchen and it was lovely and airy.
The food was amazing, I had the burger (which wasn’t actually called a burger on the menu, it was actually described as: «Boundary Pan Bagnat — a Niçoise-​inspired sandwich with a flame-​grilled beef patty, goat’s cheese, roast vegetables and green salad») and my friend had the muscles with the amazing bread basket. We shared a carafe of white wine that the waiter recommended. For pudding my friend had the mango and pineapple éclair (sooooo scrummy) and I had the ice cream, that was home made and a revelation in taste! We both had lovely coffees and in total, I think we were there for over two hours.
What was really outstanding, was the service. Everyone was extremely attentive, friendly, warm and really made us feel welcome and looked after. I would heartily recommend a visit here.

I went to the roof top bar for brunch on Saturday only to realize that they only serve brunch on Sundays, so we only had the lunch menu to choose from. The food looked Middle Eastern/​Mediterranean and I didn’t find the options to be overly exciting. My friend and I finally decided on lamb tagine and seafood Bouillabaisse. The lamb was quite delicious, but it was really nothing special. The Bouillabaisse was a bit blend and I was glad that wasn’t my main dish. The food was meh, but the rooftop was quite nice and I can see it being a very popular spot in a nice summer evening.

Want to feel exclusive and a bit special? — I suggest a visit at the Boundary and sit on the rooftop terrace on a warm London night (yes, they exist). Do order a bottle of wine or champagne and just enjoy the atmosphere of a warm fireplace, cozy sofas and armchairs and the view over Shoreditch.
I’m not so taking but their service nor by the menu itself (a bit pompous) — in fact, if it weren’t for the rooftop bar and the views that come along with it, I would give this place only three stars…

This is a review of the rooftop bar, which I was drawn toward like bees to flowers a few weeks back when the weather turned truly glorious one fine Sunday afternoon. Friends and I donned our best comfortable summery frocks, and sipped sangria in the sun, and yes, I got sunburned.
It was very nice, relaxing and quiet, and most of the tables were simply enjoying the fine views and weather as we were. There’s both a covered and uncovered area, which is nice for when the weather doesn’t agree as well as it did when I was there. There’s also a great serving staff, lounging tables and seated tables, and basically everything you might need for various times of day and weather and occasions.
The location is great, just a few minutes from Shoreditch High Street. That means, it’s also a great place to start afternoon drinking, and carry on into the evening with the wide array of options in the area.
All in all, a great rooftop bar, and I really enjoyed in being my first one of the season. Definitely worth a drink or two if you’re on the east side on a sunny day.

Came here for a company function a couple days ago, we had the corner of the rooftop bar on a beautiful slightly cloudy night.
First off. The rooftop is absolutely beautiful. We came here with about an hour left of light — so watching the sun set over the city as the city lights came on was very surreal. Pair that with a 13 degree night and a Peroni, and you’re set.
They have an «indoor» section with sliding glass wall windows for open air exposure. There are also space heaters so you can have open air dining and not be freezing. The ceiling doubles as a vineyard, and I did see baby grapes growing along the ceiling. I thought that was a nice and charming touch. The noise level was modest, and you could carry on a conversation very easily without having to fight to be heard. There were sofas as well as plenty of standing room, the servers were nice and filled glasses before they were fully emptied.
We had the usual beers & wine, along with some of their own cocktail mixtures. Their mojito-​like drink was by far the best one they offered, with enough alcohol in there to make it a dangerous drink. We had finger food, and by far the fish cakes were the highlight of the night. I’m not sure if those are on the appetizer menu or not, but they were delicious.
As I made my way to the exit, I saw that people sitting outside in the seats were huddled under blankets (I assume provided by the bar) as they enjoyed their champagne. Enjoying watching the stars with some champagne on a rooftop bar while watching the stars — sounds brilliant.
Will definitely be back.

3 nuits payées, seules 2 consommées: pas très fairplay si on a une urgence …

Too much fawning for my liking. Totally obtrusive when we were trying to have a conversation. I don’t know how many times I politely said I could pour my own wine only for a new person to come up and do it all over again.
Having said that the food was pretty good and the place was quite cool.

Yes, the Boundary is more than a restaurant, it’s a design hotel, too, in a very well designed luxury feel home feel comfy style. Nice hotel and reasonable prices.

You know the feeling when you just adore something so much you lose all ability to form complete sentences and can only manage to wave fists gleefully while vocally squeezing out glottal stops, falling diphthongs, Proto-​Germanic voiceless fricatives and other guttural verbal formations that haunt linguists’ worst nightmares? (As well as pen lengthy run-​on sentences describing them?)
Well:
«YYYYYeeehhhhhhhhhEEEEiiiiiyyyyyyyyyaaaaaiiIIIIIeE­EE!!! Iloveit, Iloveit, Iloveit!!!»
Boundary, you just found a new home in my «Top 10 London Gems» list.
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