Eipic is the flagship restaurant of Michael Deane’s mini-empire. You enter through one of his other restaurants, Love Fish, and into this rather exclusive room with a silver-grey colour theme and large illuminated discs on the walls. An impressive glass-walled wine cellar separates this and the lounge-bar, and the atmosphere is intimate and relaxed in equal measure.
It’s all about tasting menus here, with flavours building as you progress through the courses. Top quality seasonal ingredients are sourced or foraged as locally as possible and cooking takes on an assured modern style, with a creative edge and some original flavour combinations. Service is charming and, in an interesting twist to the wine pairings, you are presented with the choice of either a glass or a shot.