Drake and Morgan

I came here with a group of friends and we were so impressed. Started (and finished) with cocktails which were great. I had the half grilled chicken for main which was done beautifully. One of the girls ordered the salmon which was a huge portion (and also lovely). One thing you can’t miss out on is the trio of chips — the cowboy fries were amazing!!!

I was taken out for a work lunch in a group of eight people. The host was friendly, and the space was impressive. As other reviewers have said, it is massive. We were provided with still or sparkling filtered water that kept coming (I didn’t pay the bill, so I don’t know if there was a charge for this, but I would have been surprised if so as they didn’t ask before bringing more).
Service was great to start with, our server checked in to see how the temperature was, and remembered who had still or sparkling water. There was a long pause of about 30 minutes before we ordered, but there was also a lot of conversation, so it was possibly that he was being thoughtful.
I ordered the halloumi burger with «roman fries» (truffles, rosemary and parmesan). For seven of us, food arrived surprisingly quickly. Probably under 10 minutes from ordering. Everyone’s food came out except the boss. Of course. She suggested we go ahead, so people started gingerly picking, but it was awkward. Hers came out 10 minutes later. NB, it was the only cold dish of the table, a cobb salad (which, as a side note, she said she found very disconcerting since it’s usually a wedge of lettuce, and this was deconstructed, which she didn’t like).
My burger was… interesting. Halloumi cheese, which I love. On a «brioche style» bun. I say style because it was yellow and a bit sweet, but had none of the crisp edges or depth of flavour of a good one. It also had: a portabello mushroom; a whole roasted pepper; hummus; salsa. It kind of felt like the chef had thought «what goes on a veggie burger?» and put all of them together. It wasn’t offensive, but it wasn’t good– there was no need for the hummus, the pepper was slimy, and the halloumi was warmed but not browned or grilled, which kind of misses the point.
No sides with the burger, but as I wasn’t paying I got fries as well. 4.50 for a small cup of fries! They smelled like truffles, but didn’t taste of them, and required a lot of salt. Basically your
average frozen restaurant chips.
They put dessert menus down and left us to ponder for 15 minutes, and took orders. Everyone got coffee, the last guy to order (boss on their side) also got dessert of ice cream. At this point I’m nervously looking at my watch, wondering if I can make it to my next meeting,
I’d thought 90 minutes was plenty for a business lunch.
Which it should have been, really. But it took
.and.icecream. OMG, I thought I was going to go berzerker. I think I wasn’t the only one because everyone seemed to down their coffees, other boss gobbled his ice cream, and we all left within 10 minutes of getting it.
Missed the other meeting, by the way.
Basically, if I were paying, I wouldn’t come here. It’s crazy expensive for what you get, and the food isn’t very good. Service is decent if slow/​sporadic. I can see it being a fun place for after work drinks, but will leave that for other people to decide.

A perfect setting for contemporary brunch culture. Me and my companion decided to explore the newly built area of kings cross and meet up for a romantic brunch. I firstly have to give credit for the convenient location, lovely modern ‘innovative’ atmosphere and the setting. This hip and trendy, yet not ‘hipster’ place offers a variety on their breakfast menu. The modern interior, floor to ceiling windows overlooking the garden setting and sleek but cosy interior made this experience memorable. Their fresh made smoothies and we’ll set table (with that real plant) made the difference. The lighting, busy noise and the mixed crowd of tourists and locals made it a lovely atmosphere. My blueberry pancakes and butter sautéed spinach was perfect. Certainly a place worth splurging on once after a great night out or when you are meeting important people you need to somewhat impress. Will certainly be going again!

I came with a friend on a Thursday evening and there was a good crowd. We started off with cocktails that were both refreshing and strong. She got some sort of tea martini and I got something with gin. As for food, I ordered the lamb and she had the fish. The lamb was decent… Not spectacular, but not bad. My friend said the fish was lackluster as well. We also had a superfood salad to share, that of which was, again, average. All in all, though the décor and ambiance at Drake and Morgan set the scene for a great place to enjoy after-​work cocktails, it wouldn’t be my go-​to option for a nice sit-​down meal.

I believe this is a chain… and my guess is on Thursday and Friday nights it’s packed with thirsty office workers looking to get their ‘drank’ on… sadly as an eating venue it fell somewhat below par, full menu, just not executed very well.
Ate here through convenience and availability… would return for a drink but not to eat again, run of the Mill /​sub standard for area…

It was my first time at this place and I literally have no complaints because it came up trumps on every single category:
Great, friendly, efficient, polite, quick and accommodating service? Check.
A cool, chic, laid back décor and atmosphere? Check.
A good range of greatly made, well presented cocktails (we ordered six different cocktails and each one was at least a ⁷⁄₁₀)? Check.
Yummy food, great portions (apart from if you go for appetisers at the bar), good quality and, again, a wide selection to choose from? Check.
All in all, this place had all the right ingredients to make it a perfect date night out or after work with the colleagues. The prices aren’t cheap, but they’re fairly standard London prices and aren’t expensive either.

Arrived for brunch around 11am. Food took half an hour to arrive, even though it was simple English breakfast.
Tucked in only to find the whole meal stone cold. Beans cold. Toast cold (and not the type we ordered) eggs cold, roasted tomatoes hot.
Service very average, food very average.
Maybe lunch or dinner here is better

The best thing about this place was the toilets. Seriously. The mirrors are awesome for three person group shots.
Shame about the food. We all went for the same meal — the Wagyu burger with blue cheese and tomato chutney. I asked for my burger rare, and was told by the waitress they would only cook it medium. That’s ok, I’m used to that in the UK, and I was assured it was still nice and pink in the middle.
I was expecting a nicely textured, pink centered, good quality burger. What I received was a tiny, over cooked, chewy patty. At £13.95 I was not impressed. The tomato chutney was nice, but they were over generous with it. I couldn’t taste, and could barely see, the blue cheese, even when I looked for it. The bun was nice.
Between us we shared the £9.95 trio of fries. The sweet potato were lovely, it’s hard to go wrong there. The Roman fries (parmesan, truffle and rosemary) were disappointing — the truffle went unnoticed and the parmesan was a few stingy shavings. The Cowboy fries (honey, chilli and garlic) just tasted like fries which were drowning in barbecue sauce.
Service was ok. A bit unknowledgeable, but friendly and reasonably quick. I won’t be going back though, the food just wasn’t up to scratch. In an area of Kings Cross with so many other, decent, options, Drake & Morgan need to up their game.

Service is utterly the worst. Asked for water multiple times and still wouldn’t be given any. Food is pricey for the quality. Would not come back again to this place.

I’ll be up front: as a rule I don’t like Drake & Morgan joints. I find them soulless, watered down and way too «marketed for women.» Which isn’t to say they’re actually bad places — just really not my style.
But then again they serve a purpose: they provide a place for people to go to instead of the bars that I frequent.
This new flagship venue however is another story. Don’t tell anyone, but I actually really like it. Dark matte colours, gold accents, kind of Art Deco and the food was amazing. The head chef used to work at The Electric House and has brought his A game. And you can get food all freaking day, which is a massive plus in my world.
This place is also freaking massive. So you had best believe you know where to find me for their bottomless brunch.

On entering the perfectly nice, but slightly distant maitre d’s, did little to endear us to this place, it just felt a bit like we did not matter and there was no love. It was just an operation.
Here on a Friday night the average age is about 25, full of young flashy people probably pretending they have more money than they do.
The décor is flash over the top design, with tiny bits of rustic trimmings.
The downstairs bar has loud music, probably designed to keep older people away which is probably what that crowd want. Many people are definitely there to pull!
However on the ground floor is a bar and restaurant area, which is not so loud because of it’s distance from the basement bar area.
The fact it is mainly promoting the cheaper mass beers and not the finer craft beers shows it’s level and of course there is nothing wrong with that.
The menu is quite mass appeal, with dishes you would find in classy places like raw tuna and normal things like fish and chips.
The food is a mid range price of about £12.50 for a main and is decently cooked without being remarkable. All in all perfectly good for the price.
My fish and chips had batter that was not too soggy and was freshly fried, but without the crispyness of a master fish and chips place.
The raw tuna had a good marinade, but made with average grade tuna and had not soaked up the marinade enough to mask it’s medium toughness. For the price was perfectly fine.
The excellent table waiters had personal charm, enthusiasm and sophistication, that did lift it and did make a big difference!
Most people had gone there after work from the local offices and that was it’s market. As a result over half had left by the later evening as for them it was just a post work thing.
Speaking to some others downstairs, they gave the impression that it was interesting to the because it was new. It does not have the brilliance of other places nearby, that has given them long term appeal and even made people come to the area especially for them.
Their business model is to pander a decent amount for young people in the local offices and on this level I guess they will do fine and is perfectly respectable.

New space in a blossoming part of town. So much this is now becoming the place to open up.
Bars, restaurants, tech co’s. It’s all happening.
I must say the vast size of his space is HUGE. It’s not intimate. Even has an outside nice terrace like many other places in area.
The downstairs bar is deceptively big. Or so I thought… the mirrors make it bigger than you think but it’s still a lovely space.
The canopes we were given were ok. Tuna stand out. But the cocktails were very good. And that’s what you should judge it on. All in all I’ll be back to see it when it’s more filled up on a weekend.