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Rabot 1745 – Cacao Culture in Borough

April 1, 2015 by Fiona Maclean 7 Comments

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Last Updated on December 12, 2016 by Fiona Maclean

A Chocolate Experience Like No Other – Rabot 1745:

The justification for accepting an invitation to dine at Rabot 1745 was all about intrigue rather than any expectation of gourmet dining.  I love chocolate.  But a restaurant where every dish has some element of cacao sounded on paper just a little too much.  Even for me.  And who to invite as a plus one?  Well of course the obvious example was my chocolate loving God Daughter.

Rabot 1745 - hotel chocolat exterior

On the edge of Borough Market, Rabot 1745 from the outside did look a little like a Caribbean rum shack.  Inspired by the old 1745 cacao estate which the founders of Hotel Chocolat bought ten years ago, there’s a cocktail bar downstairs and an informal dining area upstairs.

Rabot 1745 - hotel chocolat - cacao

We indulged ourselves with cocktails while we decided what to eat.  While the menu does have a cacao theme,  it doesn’t look as overwhelming on paper as the concept sounds.  The cacao gin cured salmon with a tart apple, radish and endive salad that I enjoyed was dressed with piquant horseradish, softened with a creamy white chocolate.

Rabot 1745 - hotel chocolat - pear and goats cheese

Meanwhile my God Daughter picked the roast pear with nib infused soft goat’s cheese and cacao balsamic.  It sounded good and looked excellent.

slow cooked lamb - Rabot 1745 - hotel chocolat

My main course of 9 hour braised lamb shoulder with a cacao balsamic glaze, garlic mash and buttered carrots was beautifully tender and well flavoured.  If you’d asked me what the magic ingredient was, I wouldn’t have guessed.  Despite having tasted cacao beans, which are left on every table for diners to nibble on.  It adds nothing much more than a subtle earthiness, though perhaps that is down to the skill of the kitchen.

Rabot 1745 - hotel chocolat - vegetarian

The  West Indian vegetable curry tasting platter looked wonderful and comprised a range of dishes including a cumin spiced aubergine and a spiced lentil dhal.  Served with cacao nib rice, it made a substantial and, judging by the empty bowls, excellent vegetarian main course.

Unsuprisingly, perhaps, desserts were wonderful.Rabot 1745 - hotel chocolat - dessert I picked the official BAFTA dessert of salted caramel cremeaux , 72% chocolate mousse and Brittany shortbread.  I can’t think of a better chocolate dessert – it was rich and decadent without being overwhelmingly sweet.

My God Daughter’s molten chocolate lava pudding was made from the cacao bean in the restaurant.  And served with Rabot ice-cream it looked splendid.

Chocolate Fondant - Rabot 1745 - hotel chocolat

There is a rather excellent choice of desserts – for nothing else I’d like to go back again.  Next time I’d try the Rabot 1745 Mousse collection – a trio of chocolates, each with their own complementary addition; malt brittle with the 68% milk, toasted nut crumble with the 78% dark and roast nibs with the 90% dark.

We enjoyed a bottle of Terra do Zambujerio 2009 with our food which genuinely did have cacao, leather and spice notes and paired beautifully with the food.

With many thanks to Hotel Chocolat for the chance to review, we thoroughly enjoyed the dinner.

Rabot 1745
020 3544 0680
2-4 Bedale Street, Borough Market, London, SE1 9AL

 

 

Filed Under: Bermondsey, Borough and London Bridge, Restaurant Tagged With: chocolate

About Fiona Maclean

London based freelance writer and marketing consultant. I edit London-Unattached.com and write for a number of other publications. With a music degree and a background in marketing across many sectors, my passions include all types of music, food, restaurants, wine and travel

Comments

  1. Pamela Morse says

    April 5, 2015 at 3:20 pm

    This sounds like a real trip. I can imagine the savory dishes, like the rice, being very flavorful. The desert is what I would like the best, as usual.

    Reply
  2. Lilinha Espindula says

    April 3, 2015 at 10:55 am

    The food looks delicious! I am sure I would love the salted caramel dessert!

    Reply
    • Fiona Maclean says

      April 3, 2015 at 3:56 pm

      I think you’d have to be VERY strange to not love the salted caramel;)

      Reply
  3. Ursula Barzey says

    April 2, 2015 at 11:42 pm

    Oh this restaurant looks like a really good find for chocolate lovers. Will definitely have to checkout out. Yum! Yum!

    Reply
  4. Multicultural Motherhood says

    April 2, 2015 at 10:25 pm

    I have never tried cacao in savory dishes before but it sounds very interesting and looks tasty.

    Reply
  5. Heidi Roberts says

    April 2, 2015 at 8:54 am

    A weird idea but it looks like it panned out nicely!

    Reply
  6. Stevie Wilson says

    April 2, 2015 at 2:49 am

    Heaven for the chocolate lover! Wow.. what a great treat!

    Reply

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