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The Commoner
Editorial ReviewRestaurant Summary
Cuisine:
Other European
Editorial Review
The Commoner is small and casual, with a terrazzo floor, bare tables, white moulded chairs and decor that looks domestically chic. Owner Jo Corrigan, who cooks on Sunday nights, worked for many years in London and learnt about seasonality and freshness from the bright new stars on the scene. Chef Matt Donnelly worked at Moro's in London picking up on similar ideas, only with Middle Eastern influences. The result of the collaboration is great food that's fresh as can be. The menu changes every month according to what's around, so some dishes come and go faster than others and there are daily changing specials.
Breakfast starts at 10am and there are small dishes to nibble at any time of day. The sandwiches after noon are brilliant (try the Jerusalem) and there's a range of small dishes that suffice as first courses for dinner. White anchovies are simple and appetising with roasted red pepper and aioli on crostini. Classic dishes are prepared beautifully; just when you thought you were over chicken, along comes the Commoner's pan-roasted chook. The day's fish is cooked on a wood fire in the small courtyard, which is open to diners in summer. The wine list is small but well chosen and the cocktails are seriously interesting, as is Sunday night pot luck. Delicious.
Rita Erlich, August 2007
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2 comments
davy: Dazz, Surprised and disappointed by your comment, can you email me via The Commoner website, I'd like to investigate and assure you that is not our policy or how we normally respond to booking inquiries! I'm sure we were probably fully booked at the time you requested but the response is, as you say, a little too casual for my liking as well! Cheers, The Commoner (12 May 2008)
Dazz: The food looks fantastic but unfortunately I may never know as despite the website stating "Bookings are welcome" they aren't. Being told to arrive 1.5 hours prior to my preferred dining time "and I should get a table" is just a little to casual for me. (20 April 2008)
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