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The verdict is in: Judge & Jury at the<br />
Courthouse Hotel, Shoreditch<br />
If you’re looking for a sophisticated<br />
atmosphere where you can actually<br />
have a conversation over a pleasant<br />
meal without having to shout, Judge<br />
& Jury is a great choice.<br />
| Eating out<br />
Sitting in what was once the<br />
courtroom of the Grade II-listed Old<br />
Street Magistrate’s Court, diners are<br />
surrounded by rich, wood panelling<br />
and some courtroom memorabilia.<br />
There’s a lot of history to the building<br />
itself and the Krays stood in this very<br />
room at their first criminal hearing<br />
back in 1965. Leaving the past aside,<br />
let’s get onto the food.<br />
The menu covers all the usual bases<br />
(fish, meat, chicken, veggie) and we<br />
felt it had just the right amount of<br />
choice. We had a bottle of House Red<br />
(Le Troubadour) alongside rib-eye<br />
and chicken mains with a duck breast<br />
starter and a side of broccoli, which,<br />
I am happy to say, was not overcooked.<br />
Portions were generous but<br />
not overwhelming and the food was<br />
tasty indeed. We skipped dessert and<br />
finished with an espresso to round out<br />
the evening.<br />
The service was excellent and our<br />
waiter was helpful yet unobtrusive.<br />
Prices are not exactly inexpensive, but<br />
certainly not overpriced, with a very<br />
reasonably priced wine list, and our<br />
meal came to £77 excluding service.<br />
Hotel restaurants can often serve<br />
merely as a convenient and – dare I<br />
say – rather bland stop-off for guests,<br />
so it’s refreshing to find one on our<br />
doorstep that has some character and<br />
personality.<br />
Images courtesy of The Courthouse Hotel<br />
JUDGE & JURY<br />
The Courthouse Hotel<br />
335–337 Old Street<br />
EC1V 9LL<br />
W: shoreditch.courthouse-hotel.com/<br />
eat-and-drink/judge-jury/<br />
E: Shoreditch@Courthouse-hotel.com<br />
T: 020 3310 5555<br />
T @HotelCourthouse<br />
I courthousehotelshoreditch<br />
FB @Courthousehotelshoreditch<br />
OPENING HOURS<br />
Sun – Mon: 12.00 – 17.00<br />
Tue – Sat: 12:00 – 23:00 (last<br />
order 22:30)<br />
FOOD & DRINK<br />
Starters from £6.50<br />
Mains from £14.50<br />
Sides: £4.50<br />
House Wine from £20.50,<br />
£6.50/glass<br />
Desserts from £6.00<br />
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