Sea Containers Restaurant

Great atmosphere in both bars. For the adventurous cocktails drinkers, check out their botanic cocktails menu. If food is more your thing then def. try out their steak which is yum. Great choices cocktails/​drinks and food with amazing view of the river. Btw they customise your cocktails to suit your taste which I find really amazing :)

I went here 3 weeks ago and was lucky enough to be taken out for a meal. The food was incredible and one thing that absolutely needs to be tried are the peppers. They are the most amazing peppers I’ve ever tasted. They come as a side dish together with the main course. The chicken breast main course is also exquisite and needs to be tasted.
The other great thing here is the view over the Thames. Try to get a window seat so you get the best view and watch the boats sail by as you eat your food.
Once you’re done eating head over to the Dandelyon bar where they have some amazing cocktails. Actually they got voted cocktail bar of the year so it’s hardly surprising that the drinks are so tasty.
They have a bar called rumpus rooms upstairs which we didn’t get time to check out but they have a great view from the rooftop so hopefully will be trying this next time.

It’s always nice to dine by the river. Even if you don’t get a good seat to see the view, the thought of it being right next to you makes the experience feel more romantic. Sea Containers itself is a stunning restaurant and will fail to mesmerise someone upon entering.
A lovely bright looking restaurant with floor to ceiling windows allowing the view of the Thames as you dine. Seating varied from wide dark wooden tables for couples to larger groups and half cylindrical sofa seating for more intimate dining. Everything was nicely spaced as the restaurant was big.
With it’s themed to the golden age of transatlantic travel, the back of the restaurant leading to the toilets was designed like a ship with it copper walls. Toilets were beautiful and extremely classy being dark and sleek.
I started my meal with a bottomless House Bloody Mary. It was nice and refreshing, sour with hints of sweetness and a good kick of spice.
Shaved mushrooms.
My first experienced of raw mushrooms but it definitely won’t be my last. The cremini mushrooms was a lovely delicate texture being soft and bouncy on the teeth, light earthy flavour as well as butter and hint of garlic and lemon. The sweet and sour notes were nicely balanced by the Idiazábal cheese as well as giving it depth and a richer taste. Delicious!
Burrata
Lovely fresh milky stretchy burrata served with toasted sourdough, butternut squash purée and a leafy vinaigrette salad. The flavours were light yet sweet and against the cool burrata it created a nice refreshing milky taste. I enjoyed every bite and letting everything infuse through the abundance of textures.
Maldon oyster and rock oysters
Both oysters were plump and fresh, served with mignonette and cocktail sauce. The cocktail sauce made added a taste of creaminess and sweetness which was a very unusual accompaniment, a bit too strong and overpowering for me but some may find it enjoyable if they are not particularly fond of the texture of oysters but feeling brave.
Roasted corn fed chicken for two
It was served with all the trimmings that including roast vegetables and gigantic Yorkshire puddings. One of the best roast chicken I’ve had in London. The chicken was sublime, simple seasoning but flavoursome all the way to the bone, naturally sweet being corn fed and extremely juicy and tender. The vegetables were nice and colourful, all very fluffy, soft and fragrant and Yorkshire pudding were still light and airy even being slightly over baked. Roast chicken at its best served with shallot relish, gravy and a pickled green chilli relish.
As much as I enjoyed my experience at Sea Containers I did think their menu lacked creativity. Their dishes were quite generic and wasn’t worth the price they were charging especially when I know I can go somewhere else and get the same dish at a more reasonable price. I just have to sacrifice the view. Been given the name «Sea Containers» I found it strange that their seafood option was very limited too.
However for what it is now it is still very good especially if you’re looking for a decent Sunday Roast. Service was friendly and efficient, even making sure you got your napkin back as many times as you drop it. One staff even came back offering ice with my partner’s whisky after he heard we were worried it would dilute our drink. He informed us they have slow melting ice which keeps the drink cold without diluting it’s flavour. Very kind of him.
Sadly even after all that, I do not see the need to return any time soon. There is so much competition in London and so many better options in the nearby areas, It’s more for a one off dining experience as none of the dishes made a big enough impact.

Sea Containers is the hotel restaurant for the Mondrian and a convenient choice for those doing business at the offices in Sea Containers House. The staff is pleasant.
Breakfast was highly disappointing. I love visiting the UK because English people do breakfast better than anyone, anywhere, anytime. The selection here was limited and felt rather «corporate.» For the price, I would have expected a better quality of food and some complimentary Buck’s Fizz.
Lunch was a bit better. Still pricey for what you get.
I would expect this restaurant will have some work to do in order to compete in a growing hot spot of London. They are not a go-​to destination, yet.

We stayed at the Mondrian. It was rather lovely and surprisingly spacious for a hotel in London, while not costing an arm and a leg.
The mister likes to visit in-​hotel restaurants when he’s travelling; partly because of convenience, partly because they are usually better than the shitty continental breakfast you get at a chain US hotel.
Sea Containers has a fantastic atmosphere, with posh furniture and a view out to the Thames. Location-​wise, it’s great. The brunch menu is classic breakfast with a contemporary twist. You can get your egg sammies and parfaits, as well as indulge in the latest toast inventions.
I had the polenta with a side of black sausage. I seriously love all variations of black sausage but there simply isn’t many places in the US that offers it. (Try the Taiwanese version! It’s delicious). This one was ok– a bit too oily but fried well. The polenta was decently creamy, and came in a rather large portion for my appetite.
All-​in-​all I think everyone had a good time but the food wasn’t spectacular. If you are around the neighbourhood, I do recommend it as it is a nice comfy place to hang with a few friends.

My partner and I ate at Sea Containers on a Sunday evening in January. The view of the Thames from the restaurant is very nice. But we found the menu to be uninspired and the service to be average. We selected the BURRATA AND ROASTED SQUASH FLAT BREAD as an appetizer. The toppings were good but the flat bread was a bit chewy rather than crispy. We also ordered the OVEN ROASTED LAMB MEATBALLS as a second appetizer. It was tasted as if it was made way ahead of time and then reheated on a flat top griddle. Finally, we shared the SLOW COOKED COD FILLET as a main course. The fish was good. Service was ok.

In a nutshell, the food is amazing!
I visited Sea Containers at the Mondrian with my work colleagues for a special team lunch, our boss’s treat for the whole team. We wanted to go to a nice restaurant and we were not disappointed. The service was brilliant and our waitress was very attentive and helpful, always trying to make sure we were happy with everything.
We decided to pick a wine with a small sharing plate of cheese, sourdough and cooked peppers to start with, then got individual starters. Both the mushroom soup and kale salad were great, the soup having a rich warming taste and the salad feeling fresh and healthy.
For the main course we shared the sea bream and the chicken platters, with a selection of sides. Whole everything was very tasty the dishes that stood out were the chicken which was definitely of the best I’ve had (distinct smoked taste with a hint of lemon) as well as the sprouts which were cooked in a mind spicy sauce. The baby potatoes with the skin on were also brilliant.
For desert we had the lava cake and the ice lollies with our coffee, the cake being a favourite compared to the ice lollies which we had not realised that they would have sorbet inside. Still, I quite liked anyway.
I absolutely loved the whole meal, it did feel like a treat and considering the price tag which must have come to nearly £200 for four people I must admit it was a meal worth paying for. I would recommend going for the full shebang for special occasions, celebrating something important etc but if you wanted something small and you can spare about £10 each it’s absolutely worth it getting the chicken shared platter and some wine as it’s delicious!

The Mondrian is one of the world’s premier hotel brands, straddling the ground between super-​luxurious, boutique and design property effortlessly. It’s a well-​known company in the US, so it was inevitable that they’d set up during the Great London Land Grab of the last few years, joining similarly ultra-​cool properties like the W and Edition.
The hotel itself is wonderful — visually stunning while still feeling charming and laid back. I saw Damien Hirst as I was walking through the lobby to Sea Containers, its main restaurant, located on the ground floor of the South Bank promenade, tucked just below and adjacent to Blackfriars bridge. The design itself is brilliant and it’s a great place for a multitude of occasions — there were stylish groups in for a lazy weekend brunch when we were there, families with kids, friends catching up and during the evening, it becomes something altogether sexier.
The menu itself is succinct and functional, and hits the right notes from what you’d want from a laid-​back, yet bang-​up-​to-​date menu. My steak and eggs were fine — tender featherblade was a great cut, and had tons of flavour, but the accompanying chimichurri elevated it to something that much better. The waffles with bacon and ice cream was delicious and vanished quickly, while a crab omelette was subtle and flavourful. I enjoyed my coffee, and while the prices were on the high side for relatively inexpensive ingredients, ultimately we felt it was worth it for the surroundings, ambience and excellent presentation of dishes.
A word on the service — from the moment I picked up the phone to being ushered out of the front entrance by a fantastic concierge, the service was nothing short of flawless. They accommodated the multiple changes to our booking, and waived their £25 cancellation fee when one of our party took sick that morning. Everyone on the day from servers and hostesses — especially the hostesses — was kind and went out of their way to make us feel at home. While I’m not going back specifically for the food any time soon, the experience will be remembered as a good one for sure.

This restaurant is modern, busy and noisy, playing loud lounge music, located in a good spot down by the river. I was hungry, so I chose the sharing plate from the grill, a complete ROASTED MEDITERRANEAN SEA BASS with citrus and salsa verde. No problem finishing that one; very tasty, fresh and juicy. Rounded off with a blueberry meringue pie with lemon sorbet. It was OK, but nothing special. The service was efficient, friendly and talkative. Nice view when it got dark.

Seriously awful. Good atmosphere and staff but definitely sensation over substance, just like the hotel. The food was spectacularly underwhelming!

Lovely ambiance, but disappointing food and cheerful but juvenile service make this a place to absolutely skip, given the choice. If you’re staying in the hotel, possibly the convenience will outweigh the slimy salmon and cold frites, but there’s nothing to be done about servers who have not been trained (although they try their best to be very friendly) and bartenders who don’t know that you do not put dry vermouth into a manhattan.
Many, many, many lovely restaurants within a short distance, and because the food here is so outrageously priced, you could take a cab somewhere else, have a far lovelier meal, and come out ahead.
For cocktails this place can be fun, but for dinner it’s an embarrassing disaster.
(Make sure you specify that a manhattan has no dry vermouth.)

Based at Mondrian London hotel located on the South Bank, Sea Containers restaurant offers a variety of dishes and a view of the river.
Plenty to choose from on the menu: from yuzu ceviche to burger. Frankly it’s quite uneasy to define the food theme, although the restaurant run by a chef from New York describes itself as «the best of England and America». But this didn’t stop me from enjoying quality full of flavour food with ingredients farmed from the local Borough market. The menu is designed to be shared. Succulent grilled octopus with celeriac salad adding a matching acidity to the starter, followed by a roasted sea bass with caramelised vegetables for main, and yummy home-​made cookies for pudding.
The restaurant is open without any break between lunch and dinner. Try entering from the hotel’s main entrance at the back of the building to see a quirky ship-​theme design of the lobby. Informal setting, lots of tables available overlooking the riverside through tall windows, large bar area. On the downside, prices for à la carte are above average. Tasting menus might be a good option instead. Service was pleasantly friendly and attentive.
Would visit again? Yes.

Unfortunately I was feeling extremely delicate the day I visited so did not get to try anything on the menu (the seafood appetisers looked good, but nothing would have been worse for my stomach). Our delightful server sympathetically offered me a Bloody Mary, then escalated her suggestion to «hot milk» as the lunch wore on. Through the pain I greatly enjoyed the expansive views of the Thames via the floor to ceiling windows and in general the bar/​restaurant has an elegant restaurant. It was surprisingly quiet but not lacking in atmosphere. I also enjoyed the entrance to the loos which is through a kind of copper hole. I was extremely impressed with the service which was unfailingly friendly and attentive. Finally, my friends enjoyed their food (lamb flatbread and burger). They have large plates including a whole chicken for about £40 — the idea is that 3 or 4 will share.
I would definitely come back — it’s a great location and not outrageously priced — I think parents/​visitors would especially enjoy it given the views and combination of unusual and upmarket.

I come here for breakfast out of sheer convenience. Take the elevator down…
I’ve tried the Avocado Toast on Charred Toast and added an egg for an additional £1.50, The Egg Sammy, and Granola Parfait.
My favorite is the avocado toast, so much that I ordered it day after day.
We sat by the window and enjoyed the view while having breakfast. My friend did too.

I had high expectations for the mastermind behind Tertulia, a restaurant I had heard of often in NY but never went to. Upon entering the restaurant you can see how beautiful and spacious the interior is, made to mimic an seaside elements.
As we perused the menu, we were delighted to see many exciting dishes. We ordered the Yuzu Ceviche, the Charred Eggplant, Shaved Mushroom, Kale, and Sausage Flatbread. We were excited about everything initially but we noticed quickly some of the dishes were salted too heavily, especially the mushroom dish. The kale salad was drenched in dressing which overwhelmed the other ingredients.
Fortunately when we mentioned it to our waiter, he gave us dessert on the house. The desserts easily were the best part of the meal The Pear Crumble Soufflé with custard and the Apple Sorbet with Green Tea Ice Cream were delicious and unique.
Perhaps we would come here again for another chance. Our first visit fell short, but there is a lot of potential for the restaurant to be amazing.