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Evening Standard
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David Ellis

David Ellis reviews Marvee's Food Shop: Five Star Chef Dom Taylor follows up the Good Front Room

Review at a glance: ★★★☆☆

Not to review one place by talking about another, but in the Amex desert of suburban Islington is a restaurant so improbable it might have opened by mistake. Homeowners in these parts subscribe to the Mindful Chef and understand hot Pilates; the announcement of Goodbye Horses came with a picture of the chefs on horseback, pulling poses better suited to postcard smut or an indie album cover. Did they lose their way trying to make it to Clapton?

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