"There are two superlative-laden, white-walled British restaurants around Shoreditch. One is St. John Bread and Wine—which is simultaneously a little fancy but utterly unfussy—and the other is Lyle’s, which is both fancy and fussy when it comes to food. The tasting menu reads simply—razor clams and tomatoes, fore rib and onions—but that isn’t to say it tastes simple. Every ingredient at Lyle’s is turned up to the max and, with nothing else to focus on in the industrial space, the food is the centre of attention." - heidi lauth beasley, jake missing, sinead cranna, rianne shlebak