The best restaurants serving Other international-cuisines food in St Pancras and Somers Town Camden London

I have been visiting here with relatives for the past three years. The food is always amazing and the staff are lovely. The decor is modern and bright and the tables are kept clean.

This restaurant is quite distinctive in that it is on the ground floor of a building constructed within a former gasholder. The terrace at the front faces the canal, which gives it a quaint charm. It can also lay claim to the unique distinction of celebrity ownership - none other than Idris Elba (look for his picture on the back of the restroom door). My colleague and I had reserved, following our visit to The Lightroom, so it was conveniently located, only a short walk away. It is worth exploring the canal-side, especially in good weather, which appears to be a popular venue for hanging out. We opted for a table inside, to escape the harsh sun. Whilst it provided shade, I did find the air conditioning a tad on the cool side. Otherwise, the ambience and decor were great, and the customer service was polite, efficient and very professional. The menu itself is quite select - limited to 4 starters and about 8 mains (categorised into vegetable, meat and seafood), which does make ordering somewhat easier. The 'roasted bone marrow and garlic butter snails' starter sounded interesting, until we were told that it takes about 30 minutes to prepare. In my view, that makes it unsuitable as a starter, which generally should have a speedier preparation time than the main courses, and I wonder if there is a reason why this caveat is not stated on the menu. No matter. We opted for the burrata and the wild king prawns tempura respectively (see pictures). Not sure about serving burrata with a spoon, however. The king prawns tempura with avocado aioli on the other hand were a revelation, cooked on skewers with a rich, thick batter, quite unlike any tempura I've had before. Beautifully presented too. The mains were chargrilled octopus with butternut squash, aubergine caviar, tomato salsa and red wine jus, and chicken cordon bleu with baby gem and mustard sauce. The chicken cordon bleu was not very impressive, appearing in the form of a type of breaded sausage more reminiscent of something you might find in the frozen food aisle, although I'm not suggesting it was frozen. The octopus was delicious. The butternut squash mash was rich and creamy. This was accompanied by a bowl of chickpea fries, and a plate of thick sourdough bread with the now ubiquitous brown butter with caramelised onion, also very good. I also sampled a very fine Blushing Bride APA from Coalition Brewing (see pictures). We decided to forego dessert, mainly because it didn't feel like there was much effort put into it. Again, it was quite a small selection (Eton mess, profiteroles, ice cream, affogato), so nothing particularly original. The final bill came in at just under £136 for two, with the usual 12.5% service charge. To be expected for a venue of this calibre. Definitely worth a visit. Highly recommended.