Grilled hispi cabbage, fermented Shrimp butter & seaweedВ - AnotherВ staple of the BAM menu.Lamb offal flat breadВ - The OG classic BAM Flatbread.Here's what they'll be delivering (and what Lee Tiernan has to say about it): They've teamed up with Big Night for a menu of classics, Easter treats and more. But that doesn't mean that Lee Tiernan's restaurant hasn't been busy as they've already created an amazing pie and some awesome baos.Д«ut while we're still waiting for news on the restaurant, we're about to get the real BAM delivery deal. A flood of customers in the opening month means there hasnвЂ™t been time to put many social or environmental initiatives in place, but the restaurant is recycling, and staff are trained in water and energy efficiency.Throughout the lockdown, one of London's best restaurants Black Axe Mangal has remained closed (we know, we've been double-checking every time we walk past). Seafood, too, is carefully sourced: River Exe mussels, line-caught mackerel, and the use of hake and pollock demonstrate a chef who cares as much about whatвЂ™s left in the sea as whatвЂ™s on his menu. Bill was ВЈ121.00 for two, including serviceДЇood 8/10 atmosphere 7/10 service 6/10 StephвЂ™s total 21/30ДЄll meat at Black Axe Mangal is British and Lee Tiernan goes to great lengths to ensure the farmers heвЂ™s sourcing it from share his values. Hawaiian tablecloths, umbrellas in drinks and communal seating make for a fun nightвЂ¦ as long as you donвЂ™t mind paying the bill after an hour and a half. The wood-fired oven fosters great expectation thatвЂ™s fulfilled at first bite of that charred, pillowy flatbread. Bill was ВЈ117 for three, including serviceДЇood 9/10 atmosphere 9/10 service 10/10 TomвЂ™s total 28/30 But Black Axe Mangal is a masterpiece: a place where technique, woodsmoke and imagination combine to create something unique. The room is tiny, cramped and we wait an hour for a table. I drank red wine (only one option with no description) from a tumbler and my friend went for whiskey sours.

Four of the 10 dishes on the menu were vegetarian-friendly. Squeamishly, we gave the offal options a wide berth, though the popularity of the lamb offal flatbread and The Mission Chinese doner was obvious with a glance around the restaurant. To off-set the meltingly rich fat of the lamb, we plumped for falafel, roast garlic and tarragon kebab: crisp falafel wrapped in the delicious bread with pickled chilli added a welcome kick and requisite cut-through acidity вЂ“ I wish weвЂ™d ordered two. The BГ¤kken special arrived вЂ“ brilliantly charred lamb chops served with lentils and silky roasted peppers. My guest equally enjoyed the mussels, bacon, scallop and chilli, but was less impressed at me ploughing into her share of the flatbread. We followed with flatbread covered in purГ©ed squash, chopped walnuts and spring onion, an unusually delicious mix of textures. We started with the century egg, codвЂ™s roe and crispy pigвЂ™s ear a green and brown half-egg that tasted run-of-the mill hard-boiled but with a jellied consistency, complemented by crunchy matchsticks of crackling. A whole cabbage is thrown in the wood oven, with what tastes like shrimp paste. The result sits between American вЂ™cue and something from the depths of a Sichuan menu. Soft lumps of pig cheek are dotted with shards of scallop. The Mission doner makes the lips tingle and the heart leap. Kale and romesco salad is crisp, sharp and sweet, cutting a scimitar-like swathe through all that meaty heft. Creamy, delicately salted, smoked codвЂ™s roe comes with giant, freshly made crisps. Here, though, itвЂ™s mixed with pickled chilli and walnuts, giving not only autumnal succour, but a wonderful texture. Then more bread, this time with pumpkin, an ingredient IвЂ™d usually cross the road to avoid. Its Turkish pide arrives covered with a layer of kid offal, rich and cumin scented, with a slight whiff of the farmyard, as weвЂ™d hoped. We hadnвЂ™t asked for it, there were a couple of empty tables and no visible queue, but our time seemed to be up.Д«read is the star here, baked in a vast, black, wood-fired oven decorated with Gene Simmons and the rest of the Kiss gang. Service was good, but nosedived when our bill was planted on our table after an hour and a half. John Bread and Wine days.Д«lack Axe Mangal is tiny, but what it lacks in size it makes up for in personality. *I was recognised as I know Lee Tiernan from his St. We thank them, and ask why? вЂItвЂ™s a present, as you chose the entire menu,вЂ™ beams our waiter. Just after we order, a bottle of Jameson appears, and weвЂ™re poured three shots. Instead, the service here is warm, charming and heartfelt. With a name like Black Axe Mangal, you might expect heavy metal attitude, and hard rock sneer.

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