Almost a year ago now, I saw a post on Hawksmoor's Twitter flaunting the delights of what they called a "salted caramel rolo". I didn't need to see a picture, the name alone made my mouth fall open. Forget some of the best steak in London that Hawksmoor is famed for, oh no I just wanted my mitts on that baby.
I have been trying to get my hands on them ever since, but had never found the time. That is until a few weeks ago. I went with a friend over to the bar in Hawksmoor, Spitalfields.
Open up the side door and head down to the basement, where you asre greeted with some spectacular mood lighting. Although it was bright sunshine outside, down there it felt like it was always 9.30pm.
As soon as we sat down tap water was brought over without us even having to ask. A fantastic and much appreciated touch, one that we really noticed as it doesn't happen enough. The service throughout was excellent.
We had some gorgeous cocktails, one gin and marmalade, one gin and London Pride, and then started to feel a bit peckish.
Hawksmoor has a new bar menu, so we thought we might as well try out a few things. We skipped out on burgers having already tried them before (delicious, by the way) and tried a few of the more interesting sounding things on the menu.
We ordered ox cheek nuggets, ox cheek french dip, pig's head poutine, smashed watermelon and triple cooked chips with lime pickle mayo. Did I mention we were hungry?
It was an absolute feast! Where to begin....
Well our absolute favourite was the ox cheek nuggets. So tender and tasty, they also added a blob of melted cheese in the centre of the nugget that added to the deliciousness of these gorgeous little things. The mayo that came with the chips was so zingy, a real treat.
The pig's head poutine was rich and tender. Sat on a bed of chips, cheese and gravy it was a posh and I'm sure much tastier version of French Canadian fast food.
The Ox cheek French dip came in the most beautiful brioche bun, the dip was delicious and again the meat was perfectly tender and moist.
The watermelon smash was our healthy bit....refreshing chunks of watermelon and cucumber with mint and a bit of heat came from a few pieces of chilli.
We were so full by this point, but oh no there was no way we were giving up!! The dessert menu at Hawksmoor is incredible, too many things sounds too delicious.
We went for peanut butter shortbread with salted caramel ice cream. The shortbread was thin and crisp, and the peanut butter flavour was not too overwhelming, but perfectly subtle enough to complement the salted caramel ice cream. The flavours did not compete, which can be the case when the salted caramel is too strong or visa versa.
The came the absolute cherry on top of my already wonderful meal.
Salted. Caramel. Rolos.
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| My happy face. |
The salted caramel flavour was strong inside the crisp, cold chocolate shell. It melted and oozed out but still held its shape. I still recommend popping these whole however, for the full effect of the flavour.
Simply beautiful and so worth the wait.
Next time is steak time.
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