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St. John’s Restaurant and Bar, London {May, 2014}

Restored after our nap (not to mention, those wonderful heated bathroom floors – best thing ever for feet frozen by walking all over London in cold, rainy weather!)…

Walking to Buckingham Palace

… off we went, to explore once again.

Walking to Buckingham Palace
Walking to Buckingham Palace
Walking to Buckingham Palace

This time, we put on our tourist hats for a bit, and stopped by the Buckingham Palace.

Buckingham Palace
Buckingham Palace
Buckingham Palace
Buckingham Palace
Buckingham Palace
Buckingham Palace
Allison in front of Buckingham Palace
Buckingham Palace
Buckingham Palace
Fountain in front of Buckingham Palace
Fountain in front of Buckingham Palace
Fountain in front of Buckingham Palace
Fountain in front of Buckingham Palace

From there, we wandered through a nearby park.

Park near Buckingham Palace
Park near Buckingham Palace
Park near Buckingham Palace
Park near Buckingham Palace
Park near Buckingham Palace

Duck!

Park near Buckingham Palace

That’s the London Eye way off in the distance.

Park near Buckingham Palace

And a cute little cottage where the bird-keeper lives. Wouldn’t you love to live there, right in the middle of a beautiful park?

Park near Buckingham Palace
Park near Buckingham Palace

From there, more wandering…

Walking to Picadilly Circle Station
Walking to Picadilly Circle Station
Walking to Picadilly Circle Station

… down into Picadilly Circus Station.

Musician playing in Picadilly Circle Station

We took a the Picadilly Line to King’s Cross, then the Thameslink Line to Farringdon Station.

Picadilly Circle Station

A few streets later, through the drizzly rain…

Walking to St. John's
Walking to St. John's
Walking to St. John's
Walking to St. John's

We found ourselves at St. John’s Restaurant and Bar.

St. John's Restaurant and Bar

We had hoped to have dinner at the restaurant, but when we arrived we found it was reservations only.

St. John's Restaurant and Bar

Luckily for us, the bar portion of the restaurant also served food, and was open to walk-ins.

St. John's Restaurant and Bar

We started off with Welsh rarebit. This was the first time either of us had tried it, but who wouldn’t like a hot, cheesy toast on a cold, drizzly day?

Welsh Rarebit

Next was bone marrow (because, yum), which came with toast and a parsley salad.

Bone marrow

It was fantastic.

Bone marrow

But surprisingly, it was the parsley salad that was the real star of the meal. The freshness of it really went marvelously with the rich bone marrow.

Bone marrow

Lastly, we got poached rhubarb with toasted brioche and vanilla ice cream for dessert.

Neither of us had tried rhubarb before this, although we were well aware of how the entire food blogging community goes wild over it every spring.

Poached rhubarb with toasted brioche and ice cream

To be honest, we weren’t really fans. (Although the brioche and ice cream were fantastic.) It was incredibly tart, and I was convinced rhubarb just wasn’t my thing. That is, until a few months later, when we tried rhubarb a second time… and I fell in love. Now I know better!

Poached rhubarb with toasted brioche and ice cream

Overall, it was a tasty meal, although I do wish we had gotten to try the restaurant.

Next week, we’ll see Big Ben and the London Eye… and as always, more food!

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