The Mayflower, Rotherhithe

Where the funk do I start??!! Stumbled upon this little gem by chance last week, and in my years on this amazing planet I have never been given such amazing service. My partner & I were welcomed on entry by a very cheerful chef, who turned out to be from the wonderful world of OZ (But with a very strong London accent quite strange). We ordered a pint of clear, crisp and bloody delicious London Glory, and a large glass of Argentinian chardonnay (not sure of vineyard), a little pricier than expected but after leaving the bar we experienced the amazing decking out back at near high tide and we agreed we would have paid double!!! our quick drink had turned into an evening!.
We sat upstairs in the restaurant when the wind and moon said so (4 rounds later), I ordered a pistachio encrusted salmon fillet with strawberry & orange salad, i cannot express how outstanding this was for a really strange combination of ingredients especially as i ordered my salmon medium/rare!! my partner had seabass with chilli & ginger butter and she is still hounding me to get the recipe, we were served at our table by the jovial chef who informed us exactly where our fish was caught!! We both had been thoroughly fed and watered and decided on a cheese plate to finish us off, when our delights arrived we were informed by our incredibly attentive waitress that the chef was currently writing a cheese menu that would be available very soon!! A cheese menu in a pub?? What an amazing idea!!
I rarely write reviews unless I am being paid to but I felt the need to on this occasion to hopefully introduce others to this cracking little haven on South East London!! will most certainly be back asap!!

11 Sep 2011 01:22