Sauterelle

D&D London now has five separate restaurants in The Royal Exchange, this one on the south mezzanine. As restaurant locations go it is pretty stunning stuff, situated on the south mezzanine of the Royal Exchange, Sauterelle is sophisticated at its best. Complementing the Grand Cafe & Bar, this fine dining restaurant offers contemporary French dishes, expertly prepared.

The restaurant design is effortlessly chic, with blue club chairs and crisp linen, while glazed arches offer stunning views of Bank and the courtyard below. It provides simple, contemporary French food in an elegant and intimate dining space. Sauterelle is French for grasshopper, and whilst they do not feature on the menu - must check that - they certainly appear in the décor by way of a series of very appealing etched panels.

Restaurant Sauterelle serves a short, seasonal, frequently changing menu; created by Head Chef Robin Gill, this relies on using the highest quality and seasonal produce. Robin's experience draws on over ten years spent in Michelin rated restaurants around Europe and he has used this wealth of knowledge to bring contemporary French to Sauterelle.

His menu focuses on clean incisive flavours and simplistic presentation. For example to start with seared diver caught scallop, smoked white onion, Alsace bacon, foraged sorrel; Anjou squab pigeon, baby beetroot, white asparagus, seared foie gras, beetroot dressing for main and Italian cherries, Valrohna chocolate mousse, almond vanilla milkshake to finish.