Despite opening to great fanfare, many of the dishes at Flor seem at odds with the hype – and some seem downright weird
Flor, 1 Bedale Street, London SE1 9AL (020 3319 8144). Small plates £9-£13, bigger plates £18-£29, desserts £5-£8. Wines from £24
On the night Flor opened the doors to its sliver of a townhouse by London’s Borough Market, one restaurant writer tweeted indignantly that he hadn’t been able to get a table, despite the website’s claim that they held back space for walk-ins. Well, doh! As Homer might have said in the restaurant critic episode of The Simpsons. Flor wasn’t just any old opening. It wasn’t some witty Peruvian-Greek small plates mashup utilising seasonal produce cooked over logs harvested from Peckham’s Goose Green. It’s the second restaurant from the team behind the high-flying, adored Lyle’s, which has enough awards and citations to make Meryl Streep feel like an underachiever.
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