Occupying a beautifully restored Victorian property, Bistro du Vin on St. John Street in Clerkenwell offers a modern British cuisine menu in spacious comfortable interiors. The first stand alone restaurant from the successful Hotel du Vin group, Bistro du Vin is the perfect venue for a business lunch or a more intimate evening meal. Just a short walk from the Barbican Centre, the restaurant is also close to well-known landmarks such as Smithfield Market and a short walk from Farringdon Rail Station.

The restaurant can accommodate up to 100 diners with an additional 45 at the Bubble Bar which is open all day and serves breakfast, lunch and dinner. Bistro du Vin offers fresh home grown produce especially naturally reared and traditionally matured beef, pork and lamb from master butchers Donald Russell, organic shellfish from Maldon Oysters, high quality smoked salmon from Scotland, artisan bread from The Bread Factory and the best farmhouse artisan cheeses from La Cave à Fromage.

The à la carte begins with a 'raw and cured' selection which includes Cornish rock oysters served with natural, shallot vinegar or Tabasco; Forman's London smoked salmon with crème fraiche and pumpernickel and matured Iberico bellota ham. There's also starters of grilled Cornish mackerel with fennel, soy and lime dressing; ham hock with parsley terrine and sauce gribiche and shrimp and avocado cocktail salad.

For the main course you could choose wild fillet of bream with parsnip purée and caramelized garlic; roast wood pigeon with boudin noir and sauce bourguignonne or braised blade of beef, onion and garlic purée. The state-of-the-art Josper Grill offers succulent onglet steak frites, bone in sirloin and grilled lobster served with fat cut chips and garlic butter. Daily specials could include confit duck cassoulet, rabbit à la moutarde, beef stroganoff and salmon coulibiac.

A tempting dessert selection indulges the sweet tooth with strawberry vacherin sundae, Belgian waffle with fresh strawberries and Valrhona chocolate sauce or a lighter lemon, ricotta and pine nut tart. An artisan cheese and charcuterie plate could be an equally delicious alternative. Guests can sample cheeses in a cheese room before ordering their plate.

Bistro du Vin offers a comprehensive selection of 200 premium whites and reds from all round the world. A master sommelier is at hand to take you through the carefully compiled wine list. A 'wine by the glass card' allows you to sample as many wines as you would like before ordering a bottle. Wine tastings and wine dinners for connoisseurs are regular events here.

Diners can also refresh the palate with aperitifs of Rhubarb Kir, Miller's Gin and Tonic and Classic Bellini at the bar, which also stocks a selection of beers and spirits.

Bistro du Vin also offers well-appointed cosy private dining rooms that are perfect for a birthday party, family dinner or business meeting.

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