Alchemilla occupies the red-brick vaulted arches of a Victorian carriage house, yet despite its rustic first impression, it’s a modern place. A living wall and roof garden set the scene for inspired, exciting cooking, and Head Chef Alex Bond has an admirable attitude towards sourcing ingredients which are sustainable and ethically produced. As well as injecting plenty of his own personality into the dishes, he has an innate skill for bringing together sweet, sour, salty and citrus elements in wonderful harmony, and arranging the highly original combinations of flavours and textures into layers. The esoteric wine list has a bias towards natural wines.