The Keeper’s House is located inside the Royal Academy in Piccadilly, London. This restaurant held a certain amount of intrigue for us - the name itself being a point of interest - so we were really looking forward to checking it out and finding out what The Keeper’s House had to offer.
The restaurant itself is located in the basement of the Academy, and we were pleased to note that the interior retains some of the original charm, with the walls boasting beautiful exposed stone. The stonework is complimented by crisp white linen, which sets the tone for a relaxed atmosphere.
Perhaps on our visit the atmosphere was a little too relaxed however, as at around 7.15pm we found ourselves to be the only people in the room; a silent room filled neither with staff nor other guests. Eventually a member of staff came over and brought us our menus and a plate of bread. Unfortunately the bread was frozen in the middle and had to be replaced, but without apology or explanation. Perhaps not the best start to our evening and we were left wondering what the rest of the night would bring...
“We even managed to share the damson and sloe jam rice pudding which sounded, and turned out to be, too good to resist.”
We were pleasantly surprised by the rest of the evening, however, and enjoyed a great meal at The Keeper’s House.
To start we chose the mushroom broth with chestnuts and turnips and the clay baked potatoes with truffle and artichoke.
For our main courses, we thoroughly enjoyed the Cornish sea bass with heritage carrots and chard, as well as the 28 day aged sirloin steak with beetroot and pistachio.
We even managed to share the damson and sloe jam rice pudding which sounded, and turned out to be, too good to resist.
Although the start of our experience of The Keeper’s House was a little disappointing, they certainly did redeem themselves during the course of the evening.
The Bill: £48 per head
