Rotunda Bar & Restaurant

With time to kill whilst waiting for the Eurostar around Kings Cross, what better place to go for a Sunday roast than Rotunda. Set overlooking Regent’s canal, the nautical themed décor blends in well. The surrounding full glass windows make the venue feel bright and airy. Rotunda is a really smart venue (with reports that David Milliband celebrated his 50^th birthday here), however they cater for the little ones really well with a special kids menu, colouring books and high chairs. Lots of families were here to enjoy a family roast, which was excellently executed (so often in London, you pay up to £20 for a lack lustre roast). Priced at around £16, I would say it was well worth it, just for the yorkshire puddings alone. The venue is spacious and kids will have plenty to look at with the passing barges outside on the canal.

Christmas lunch with work colleagues, secret Santa et al. Restaurant was themed as a toy grotto, a bit more creative than the usual Christmas schmaltz. Staff excellent and plenty of them, so 14 of us were served really quickly, even though the place was full. I had smoked salmon, turkey (how original of me) and chocolate torte. Salmon was beautifully presented and complimented by the lovely bread which we all ordered more of. Turkey dinner was exactly what you would expect but of an undeniably high standard with plenty of meat and well cooked veggies that hadn’t been cooked to death. Chocolate torte nearly killed me, sooooo rich, probably too dense for my taste, but I should qualify that by saying that I rarely eat dessert. Coffee etc to finish with mince pies and a variety of games! Connect 4 proving the most popular. At no time did I feel we were being rushed out after finishing our food. House red was palatable, nothing remarkable so would probably explore the wine list further next time. There will be a next time for sure, nice mix of bar and restaurant and outside space for warmer times. If that was the standard of the set Christmas menu I am very keen to try other dishes.

Very nice restaurant by the canal side just north of King’s Cross. You can have drinks or a meal and prices are reasonable. In the Summer you can sit outside.