The Balcony Bistro
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About The Balcony Bistro
The Balcony Bistro has been recently re-developed to a contemporary look - moody tones with warm wood. We have two new features, a bar area and a large booth table. The restaurant offers simple, innovative and satisfying food prepared using fresh, quality ingredients. The ever-changing menu features a selection of dishes from the best of European cuisine. Whether it is a quick lunch or an informal drink after work or before a show, you will definitely find our menu selection will suit you.
Barbican Centre Level 1
Open Mon-Wed 12 noon - 8:30pm*
Thu-Fri 12 noon - 9:30pm*
Sat 5.00pm - 8:30pm*
* Last orders
Toptable says about The Balcony Bistro
The Barbican is home to the London Symphony Orchestra, great art galleries, several cinemas, two theatres, and a concert hall seating over 2000 culture vultures. When hunger makes a song and dance, they make their way to the first floor Balcony Bistro, a modern waiter service operation with a bar. The look is contemporary - lots of light, pale wood, funky chandeliers, little decoration. Very Scandinavian. A mid-priced menu offers simple European dishes cooked using the freshest ingredients. Nothing too heavy. Good selection of side orders. A large outside seating area overlooking the Barbican lake is one of a handful of City al fresco dining spots.
| Catering |
Dining with a view Caters for vegetarians |
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| Booking and payment details |
Major credit cards accepted |
| Accessibility |
Wheelchair access |
The Balcony Bistro Address
| Address: |
Silk Street, London
London
EC2Y 8DS
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| Telephone: | +44 (0)20 7382 6180 |
| Fax: | +44 (0)20 7588 2228 |
| Email: | balcony-reservations@barbican.org.uk |
| Website: | http://www.digbytrout.co.uk |
Prices for The Balcony Bistro
£21-£30
Location Information for The Balcony Bistro
| Address: |
Silk Street, London
London
EC2Y 8DS
|
|---|---|
| Telephone: | +44 (0)20 7382 6180 |
| Fax: | +44 (0)20 7588 2228 |
| Email: | balcony-reservations@barbican.org.uk |
| Website: | http://www.digbytrout.co.uk |
| Public transport: | Moorgate, London Underground |
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Another excellent lunch at the Balcony Bistro. Their black rock seafood grill wasn much enjoyed by my guest as well as me, he enjoyed the novelty of it. Service as always was friendly and attentive
Staff very helpful. Food not always coming together, but inventive and flavourful dishes. Excellent, generous starters. Restaurant short on atmosphere - looks more like a cafe.
Good venue for a meal before concerts etc at the Barbican. Service was quick.
I would have preferred the music to be a litlle lower. There is a range of sizzling dishes served on heated volcanic rocks but if you are seated near them you too will smell of sizzled meat/fish!!
Balcony Bistro fails to excite on many levels but also has limited scope to disappoint. The food and service are quite good but the menu is rather uninspired
The Barbican location does not help the ambience with drab grey concrete on a drab grey winter's day being a pretty awful mix
Excellent service. The waitresses were helpful and friend and took our time constraints into consideration. The meals ordered were well prepared and tastefully presented. The apertif selection on the menu is a little limited - no kir, martini, sherry offered for example. But overall a very good dining experience.
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