Esca
About Esca
Newish restaurant and bar catering to the City crowd, in the Chartered Accountants’ Hall. Esca has a wine bar for light meals and the lovely main restaurant. The interior is stylish, light and modern with plenty of space between tables and the service is consistently good. Excellent private dining facilities for between 2 - 400 guests make this an ideal location for functions.
What’s cooking?
Terrine of red mullet and monkfish with saffron dressing. Smoked haddock topped with Welsh rarebit on a beef, tomato and basil salad. Esca fishcake with creamed spinach and nuntua sauce. Braised lamb shank with vegetables and gratin dauphinois potatoes. Sticky toffee pudding with toffee sauce.
Full a la carte
Starter
Cream of Pea and Mint soup - £5.00
Consomme of Guinea Fowl and ginger with dumplings - £5.50
Hot English Asparagus with chive beurre blanc - £7.50
Main Course
Esca fishcake with prawns and spinach - £14.25
Wild mushroom and asparagus tartlet with gruyere cream and confit of red onions - £12.95
Grilled fillet steak with mustard sauce and chips - £16.50
Dessert
Milk chocolate and Baileys cheesecake - £5.75
Rhubbarb, strawberry and pink peppercorn compote with creme fraiche ice cream - £5.75
Lemon sponge with citrus creme anglaise - £5.75
Tips
Esca have 9 special dining rooms for those special occasions. As well as excellent food, flowers, place cards, theming, guest speakers and entertainment can also be arranged.
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Additional Information
Address:
Moorgate Place, Moorgate, EC2R 6EA
Nearest tube:
Bank / Moorgate
Average Price:
£25 to £34
Opening times:
Mon - Fri 12.00noon - 2.30pm (last orders). Closed weekends and Bank Holidays.
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