Restaurant group D&D London has launched its first hotel, the South Place Hotel, in September 2012, located between Moorgate and Liverpool Street in the City of London.

South Place Hotel aims to be ‘more meet than sleep’ drawing on D&D’s focus on restaurants, with interiors designed by Conran with specially commissioned work by contemporary London artists throughout the hotel.

South Place Hotel has 80 bedrooms, two restaurants and three bars, including a rooftop terrace and a ‘secret’ garden that is well worth finding on a mild London evening.

The Angler restaurant on the seventh floor of the South Place Hotel with views of London’s skyline is a British seafood restaurant overseen by Tony Fleming, previously Executive Chef at One Aldwych.

On the ground floor, 3 South Place is a relaxed, informal, all-day restaurant with a bar next door with a late licence.

On our visit to 3 South Place, there was a nice buzz in the restaurant, which benefited from the lively bar. A menu of classics with a nod to comfort food, the Lobster Mac was indulgent and satisfying, with the smaller portion making a hearty starter portion.

The all day menu has headings of ‘Seafood’, ‘Pies, Offal and Braised’, ‘Classics’ and ‘Meat’, which is designed to suit the crowd and its location, which it does well.

Our mains of Hereford fillet steaks were well cooked as ordered, but lacked a real depth of flavour and could have benefited from more of the accompanying peppercorn sauce on the side. Service was efficient and friendly and the restaurant is definitely a nice addition to the area.

A member of Design Hotels, South Place Hotel hopes to bring a bit of lively ‘edginess’ to the City hotel scene.

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