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November 11, 2017 by Fiona Maclean 5 Comments

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Last Updated on November 21, 2018 by Fiona Maclean

The Shed Restaurant Notting Hill

Walk into this ‘Shed’ just a few minutes from Notting Hill tube and find a cosy restaurant with an apparently haphazard arrangement of bar and tables spread across two rooms.  Our host for the evening, the charming Richard Gladwin, ushered us to what I suspect must be the best spot in the house, right by the pass, where we could spend the evening pestering his brother, Oliver  about the dishes we were being served.

the shed - brothers gladwin

The heritage of this bucolic-in-the-city venture became  evident throughout the evening.  For a start, the three brothers (Gregory Gladwin is the third member of the triumvirate and is responsible for sourcing the fabulous ingredients, from his own livestock and from local suppliers in Sussex) come from a family where, according to Oliver, both parents are fabulous cooks.  They own and run a vineyard and farm in Nutbourne which produces a lovely fizz, Nutty Brut, that I sampled and enjoyed AFTER the house cocktail of foraged rosehip syrup topped with gin and white wine (woops).    Then, there’s Oliver’s background in some great London restaurants (Oxo tower and Launceston Place) and latterly working with Hugh Fearnley-Whittingstall.  And Richard’s as manager of Brawn in Shoreditch and Bunga Bunga!  The result is spectacular and apparently effortless dishes made from great local ingredients and served up in a warm and welcoming surrounding with more ‘boy’ appeal than shabby chic.

the shed

Asking the restaurant to choose a selection of dishes for us was an easy solution, though the menu isn’t overly complex, I would have found it hard to pick from the inventive list. As it was, watching dishes coming through the pass, I got a definite attack of food envy at times!

the shed - pheasant mouthful

We did get to try all of the appropriately named ‘mouthfuls’, a rich pheasant and watercress pate, cuttlefish, onion and cheddar twirls and mackerel pate that was incredibly light and tasty.  I didn’t REALLY want to share the crispy cuttlefish with its sweet chilli sauce.  In fact, I could happily have eaten all of them.  But that wouldn’t have helped me later on.

the shed, brawn

Then a plate of brawn, which we ate with some home-made sourdough.  If the Gladwin brothers ever set up a deli, I’ll be trekking over to Notting Hill to buy this and take home.  Made from the ‘best bits’ of two pigs heads, slow cooked down and then pressed into a traditional but very tender brawn, this was nicely complemented by pickles chard stems (yes we had to ask!).

the shed chicory

A couple of salads arrived.  Chicory, pear and bacon with a sherry dressing was a great balance of flavours with the sweetness of the bacon and pear offset by the slightly bitter chicory.  Shaved button mushrooms with quickes goat’s cheese and tiny pieces of preserved orange or lemon rind, softer and almost melting.

the shed, salad

Now, by this stage I had (genuinely) eaten enough.  But more dishes appeared.   Lamb Chips with harrisa were very posh, very perfect 100% meat rissoles, full of slow cooked lamb and coated with a crispy breadcrumb.

the shed lamb chips

Probably my favourite dish of the evening was the pulled pork which came with parsnips, carrots and nutbourne tomatoes and a very generous helping of a sticky, deep jus.

the shed pulled pork

And, the deeply seasonal black pumpkin (squash?), filled with a stuffing of spelt, leeks, almond and garlic.

the shed pumpkin

Enough!

And then, a large plate of venison liver appeared.  My dining companion ate the most part of that, I was really quite full…but I did taste just a little.  It was a wonderfully tender, slightly gamey dish of ‘not quite calves liver’.

the shed venison liver

We shared a treacle tart and retired, sated and content.

the shed treacle tart

The Shed is somewhere to deliciate (the new unctuous!), to enjoy the best British produce and to marvel at the intuitive and flamboyant food coming out of the kitchen.  It was full, mid-week by about 8.00pm and I suspect with prices between £6.50 and £8.50 for small plates that are actually quite generous, it will get busier.

The Shed Restaurant

Notting Hill
122 Palace Gardens Terrace, W8 4RT
0207 229 4024

 

For an alternative, Italian rustic meal in West London, try Theo’s Simple Italian in Kensington

Filed Under: Restaurant Tagged With: British food, English Food, London restaurant, Notting Hill, notting hill restaurant, Restaurant

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. Virginia says

    January 20, 2020 at 5:58 pm

    Pls email lastest best and unusual restaurants in or near Notting Hill, London.

    Reply
  2. Scarlett says

    November 14, 2012 at 11:32 am

    That black pumpkin looks amazing, but I’ll definitely have to visit for the treacle tart alone – there goes the diet lol xx

    Reply
  3. Koren @ City Gal says

    November 12, 2012 at 11:00 pm

    This all looks amazing! I finally returned to London last fall after having lived there a decade ago! And I can’t get back soon enough!

    Reply
  4. Cari Lorine says

    November 12, 2012 at 4:54 pm

    Wow! That meal looks absolutely fantastic. I would have loved the chickory, pear, and bacon salad. The lamb and pulled pork sound right up my alley, too. You find the best places, Fiona!

    Reply
  5. Cindy Jacks says

    November 12, 2012 at 2:12 pm

    Agh, Fiona! Your posts make it so hard to stick to my intermittent fasting, lol. But I am making a list of all the places I must try when next I visit the UK. I’m calling it the Where Would Fiona Eat list 🙂

    Reply

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