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Its a surprisingly long road, Babbacombe Rd, and when I finally got there, the name was different (no, I can't remember what it was). To me, this is what I would call a local restaurant, although not being in Islington, it wouldn't be one to Time Out it seems*. The menu mentions using local produce where possible and the mushrooms I had to start certainly had more flavour than I'm used to in the plastic-packed variety. The venison was served with a very nice sauce but the meat would have benefitted from a bit more hanging. The rhubarb cheesecake was very, well, rhubarb-y and worked very well. If they too can get over the vegetable side-plate disease**, this would be a wonderful little restaurant. Approved. The 3rd Man
*Time Out has a category in their annual awards titled "Local Restaurants" which seems to consist mainly of restaurants in Islington.
** see the Grand Hotel review
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