Rogues. in Tower Hamlets

We booked a table for a special mid-week dinner at Rogues having been intrigued by the seasonal menu. The Restaurant is short walk from both Cambridge Heath and Bethnal Green, with such a humble edifice, that you can miss the entrance, as we did initially. We were seated by a wonderful waitress, who seated us in a wonderfully subtle restaurant, that had a chic minimalistic atmosphere. The menu presented to us was both interesting and varied in the flavour combinations. The menu is designed for diners to choose a number of small plates from which to share, which some may not be to some people's tastes. There are no starters at Rogues, instead these are replaced by "Bites", you will have to order one of each "Bite" per person. These were very well balanced and left us wanting to order more, but more importantly excited for the food to follow. I should also add that we chose to order from the a la carte menu, but there is a set menu available, which was very reasonably priced at £59 per person. "Bites" are then followed by the small plates main courses. We opted for the Sourdough with Bovril butter, Cured Sea Trout, Katsu Cod Collar, Barbecued Cabbage and Kimchi, and the Highland Rump. I believe the menu is seasonal and subject to change so these may not be available at the time of your visit. I enjoyed all of the dishes, but some of the flavours could be a little overpowering for some plates, although I really all of the dishes. Our personal favourites, were the Sourdough, which was incredibly light, the Cured Sea trout, which my wife loved, but I felt there needed to be more of the dill pickle to balance out the bitterness of the grapefruit, and the Katsu Cod Collar, which I really enjoyed but my wife, thought the flavours were too strong. From pricing perspective, we paid c. £60 per head with a glass of wine each, which for a fine dining experience is very good. I would highly recommend Rogues, for anyone who is really enjoys fine dining, the seasonal menu is unique, offers great variety for dinners at whichever time of year they chose to attend. I would rate it as 4.5/5.

Two chefs from Bristol read about this place online and just had to go, so glad we did! Warm greeting and attentive service at a relaxed pace, timing of everthing from wine and food order to service of food/clearing of plates/wine top up was spot on. Food was absolutely fabulous. Stand outs for us - Brawn croquette, Cod collar and the Sea trout. We had three bites each and five plates to share, also two seperate portions of the sourdough with whipped Bovril butter and pickled walnut puree as it was so, so good! Pretty full on Tuesday in March. Super atmosphere. We booked in advance and chose bar seating which was great for two people. Definitely worth the trip!

An exquisite dining experience from start to finish, with wonderful service, delicious food and gorgeous wines. It’s an expensive meal, but totally worth it!

Great food and ambience with very attentive staff. The bread is hard to beat but everything was spot on. We went early Sunday evening and it was busy.

Very pleasant experience overall. Located in a vibrant, ever-growing neighbourhood; with kind, attentive but relaxed service; a nice ambience and atmosphere, not too loud, with enough space between tables and at times live music. Small imaginative tasty plates inspired by italian and other european cuisines.