Stylish London seafood restaurant has stuffed DUCK NECK with turnips and lentils on its menu for £18… as social media customers say ‘no that is an excessive amount of’

  • Westerns Laundry, in Highbury, revealed the creation on Instagram on Thursday
  • Picture confirmed duck’s head and neck on plate with piece of string tied round it
  • Featured on menu alongside  mackerel, smoked eel, pollock and cuttlefish










A stylish North London seafood restaurant has ruffled feathers on-line after posting a picture of its newest dish – stuffed duck neck.

Cooks at Westerns Laundry, in Highbury, which has acquired rave critiques for its up-market dishes, startled Instagram customers on Thursday after they revealed the £18 creation.

A picture confirmed a duck’s head and neck on a plate, with a caption describing it as having been filled with turnips and lentils.

A trendy North London seafood restaurant has ruffled feathers online after posting an image of its latest dish - stuffed duck neck. Chefs at Westerns Laundry, in Highbury, which has received rave reviews for its up-market dishes, startled Instagram users on Thursday when they revealed the £18 creation

A stylish North London seafood restaurant has ruffled feathers on-line after posting a picture of its newest dish – stuffed duck neck. Cooks at Westerns Laundry, in Highbury, which has acquired rave critiques for its up-market dishes, startled Instagram customers on Thursday after they revealed the £18 creation

A separate picture listed the value of the dish on a menu which additionally featured mackerel, smoked eel, pollock and cuttlefish creations.

Reacting to the publish, one shocked Instagram person wrote: ‘No that’s an excessive amount of’. Nevertheless, others have been extra enamoured with the culinary experiment, with one chef merely saying ‘Yum’.

The duck dish was the third costliest of those listed on Thursday’s menu, with the priciest being ‘duck breast, pommes anna, cabbage and bacon’ at £26.

A separate photo listed the price of the dish on a menu which also featured mackerel, smoked eel, pollock and cuttlefish creations

A separate picture listed the value of the dish on a menu which additionally featured mackerel, smoked eel, pollock and cuttlefish creations

The second costliest possibility was ‘pollock, three cornered leeks and mash’ at £24.

The restaurant, which opened in 2017, was positively reviewed in The Guardian by well-known critic Jay Rayner, who mentioned the venue was a ‘class act’ and described it as a ‘good, expert kitchen with some tables hooked up’.

Nevertheless, Mr Rayner did additionally take goal on the allegedly costly wine checklist. A menu on the venue’s Instagram web page confirmed costs for a bottle ranged from £27 to £72.

The restaurant, which opened in 2017, was positively reviewed by well-known critic Jay Rayner

The restaurant, which opened in 2017, was positively reviewed by well-known critic Jay Rayner

Mr Rayner did also take aim at the allegedly expensive wine list. A menu on the venue's Instagram page showed prices for a bottle ranged from £27 to £72

Mr Rayner did additionally take goal on the allegedly costly wine checklist. A menu on the venue’s Instagram web page confirmed costs for a bottle ranged from £27 to £72

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