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Light on the Common

Light on the Common

Modern European Restaurant, Breakfast Spot, and Caf飣££
Village, London
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Light on the Common
7.9/10
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Main Menu 2Weekend Menu 15Wine list 8
Potato Gnocchi, Wild Mushrooms, Spinach, Parmesan Cream & Truffle Oil
12.50
Roast Lamb Rump with Hot Pot Potatoes & Mint Salsa Verde
15.95
Marinated Pork Chop, Mashed Swede, Swiss Chard & Bramley Apple Sauce
13.75
Baked Cod with Leek Mash & Crab Bisque Butter Sauce
14.85
Rare Breed Burger with Lettuce, Red Onion, Tomato, Cucumber Relish & Chips
11.75
Pan Fried Sea Bass, Roast Sweet Potato, Red Lentil & Coconut Curry
14.95
Winter Vegetable & Adrahan Bake with Rocket & Jerusalem Artichoke Salad
12.75
Beef Bourguignon Pie with Glazed Carrots & Parsley
13.85
28 Day Aged Grilled Rib Eye Steak with Chips & Salad
18.50
Jug of Elderflower Cordial
2.75 - 6.75
White Peach Bellini
7.00
Marinated Olives
3.50
Jug of Homemade Lemonade
2.75 - 6.75
Basket of Bread & Butter
2.95
Salted Marcona Almonds
3.50
Starters​
Curried Parsnip, Celeriac & Apple Soup, Chives
4.95
As a Main with Chips
11.50
Chicken Liver Pate with Pumpkin Chutney & Toast
6.85
Salt Beef Bubble & Squeak & Fried Egg
5.95
Crispy Crab Cakes with Grilled Chorizo & Aioli
6.75
Steamed Mussels, White Wine Cream & Parsley
6.50
Honey Roast Butternut Squash, Balsamic Onions, Goats Cheese, Water Cress
6.50
Baked Halloumi, Spiced Aubergine & Tatziki
6.95
Confit Duck Som Tam with Spring Onion, Chilli, Lime & Peanuts
6.95
Todays Roasts​
Slow Roast Pork Belly with Mash, Spinach & Peppercorn Sauce
14.25
Jug of Elderflower Cordial
2.75 - 6.75
White Peach Bellini
7.00
Roast Lemon & Thyme Marinated Chicken Breast, Roast Potatoes, Honey Roast Carrots & Broccoli
13.50
Jug of Homemade Lemonade
2.75 - 6.75
Soft Drinks​
Kings Down Water Fizzy or Still 750ml
3.75
Freshly Squeezed Orange Juice
2.85
Coke, Diet Coke, Lemonade
2.85
Strawberry & Blueberry Smoothie
3.95
Fruit Juices
2.50
Beers​
Peroni
3.85
Spirits & Liqueurs
6.25
Spirits, liqueurs served 50ml double measure premium spirits & digestives
Budvar
3.85
Sparkling Wine​
Prosecco Frizzante
6.75 - 26.95
Crisp witha pleasant mousse, aromas of apples&pears
Krone Rose, Cap Classiquetulbagh, South Africa 2009
34.75
Delicious summer fruits, crisp refreshing finis
Baron De Marck, NV Brut
8.00 - 42.00
Citrus & ripe fruit with toasted brioche, dry & elegant champagne
Main Salads​
Blood Orange, Feta, Sumac Red Onions, Water Cress, Mint & Grilled Flat Bread
11.95
Tea Smoked Salmon, Roast Beetroot, Grated Carrot, Apple, Gem Lettuce & Horse Radish Vinaigrette
13.50
Chorizo Hash, Roasted Celeriac, Purple Sprouting Broccoli & Baby Spinach
11.50
Mains​
Potato Gnocchi, Wild Mushrooms, Spinach, Parmesan Cream & Truffle Oil
12.50
Roast Lamb Rump with Hot Pot Potatoes & Mint Salsa Verde
15.95
Marinated Pork Chop, Mashed Swede, Swiss Chard & Bramley Apple Sauce
13.75
Baked Cod Withleek Mash&Crab Bisque Butter Sauce
14.85
Sauces: Peppercornor Blue Cheese
1.50
Pan Fried Sea Bass, Roast Sweet Potato, Red Lentil & Coconut Curry
14.95
Winter Vegetable & Adrahanbake with Rocket & Jerusalem Artichoke Salad
12.75
Beef Bourgignonpie with Glazed Carrots & Parsley
13.85
28 Day Aged Grilled Rib Eye Steak with Chips & Salad
18.50
Rare Breed Burger with Lettuce, Red Onion, Tomato, Cucumber Relish & Chips
11.75
White Wine​
Ugniblanc, Lacadence France 2012
4.95 - 16.95
Citrusy & crisp withhints of apples
Pinot Grigio, Garganega, Rosa Blanca Italy 2012
5.50 - 19.75
Italy’sbest known white wine, apples &pears with hints of almond
Sauvignon Blanc, Semillon, Chateau Des Eyssards France 2012
23.75
Green fruits & minerals, medium bodied with refreshing finish
Picpoul De Pinet, Domaine De La Mirande, Coteaux Du Languedoc, France 2012
24.75
Crisp,​ dry seafood wine with green apple & garden herbs
Chardonnay, Pimpala Road, Geoff Merrill Australia 2009
6.85 - 27.95
Lime​ & citrus, vanilla, rich & delicious
Riesling, Wairau River, Marlborough, New Zealand 2011
7.85 - 31.50
Citrus​ & orange blossom, a dry riesling, great aperitif, food friendly
Chardonnay, Macon Fuissé, Domainethibert, Bourgogne France 2011/2012
39.00
Rich & elegant burgundy, melon & white peach, well rounded
Chenin Blanc, Tulbagh Winery, South Africa 2013
19.75
Well​ balanced & elegant pineapple, guava& melon
Colombard Chardonnay, Duc Dechapelle, France 2012
20.50
Aromatic & lemony with an attractive grassy bouquet
Viognier, La Playa, Colchagua Valley, Chile 2012
5.95 - 24.75
Peaches & apricots a lovely medium bodied wine
Sauvignonde Touraine, Guy Allion, France 2012
6.65 - 25.75
Elder flower & citrus, refreshing acidity witha dry flinty finish
Sauvignon Blanc, Wairau River, Marlborough, New Zealand 2012
29.75
Tropical​ fruit & herbaceous, archetypal kiwi sauvignon withelegant restraint
Albariño, Valminor, Rias Baixas Spain 2012
34.50
Grape fruit & peach with light mineral touch
Rose​
Pinotnoir, Croix D’or, Loire France 2012
5.95 - 24.95
Dry & aromatic, delicious summer fruit, easy drinking
Sides​
Sautéed Spinach & Purple Sprouting Broccoli
3.50
Leek Mash
3.50
Chips
3.75
Mixed Leaf Salad with Vinaigrette
4.00
Pudding​
Steamed Chocolate Sponge & Custard
6.00
Warm Banana Cake with Crème Fraîche & Caramel Sauce
5.50
Selectionofhome Made Ice Creams&Sorbets
5.50
Small Sticky Toffee Pudding Witha Tea or Coffee
5.00
Apple & Almond Crumble & Vanilla Ice Cream
5.50
Vanilla Pannacotta Withorange Poached Rhubarb
5.50
Lincolnshire Poacher Withgrapes&Biscuits
5.50
Dessert Wine​
Orange Muscat & Flora, Brown Brothers, Milawa, 125 Ml Victoria, Australia 2009
6.00
Citrus & english rose, sweet but refreshing
Red Wine​
Grenache Merlot, Bergerie De La Bastide, Pays D’Oc France 2012
4.95 - 16.95
Easy drinking red, attractive cherry fruit, softtannins
Cabernet Sauvignon, Casa Azul, Rapel Valley Chile 2012
5.85 - 21.75
Cherry & cassis fruit with cedar wood, lighttannins
Rioja Azabache Crianza Spain 2009
6.75 - 25.75
Red cherries, vanilla, soft tannins, ripe spicy finish
Shiraz, Pimpala Road, Geoff Merrill Australia 2010
6.85 - 27.95
Robust, exuberant & spicy, classic aussie shiraz with a light touch
Malbec, Santa Ana Reserve, Mendoza, Argentina 2012
7.45 - 29.85
Intense plums & black berries, peppery spice, delightfully smooth
Cabernet Franc, Merlot, Vieux Chateau, Cros Lamarzelle, Bordeaux, France 2008
41.50
Ripe black berries, a little spice & oak, classic bordeaux
Cabernet Sauvignon Reserve, Geoff Merrill Mclaren Vale Australia 2004
44.50
Bags of cassis, oak aged, beautifully smooth, well-balanced
Merlot, Los Caminos, Colchagua Valley Chile 2012
19.50
Ripe plums, velvety tannins, great value
Petit Pinotage, Ken Forrester, Western Cape South Africa 2012
6.50 - 25.25
Ripe cherries & plums, smokey with soft tannins
Pinot Noir Reserve, Soly Sombre, Central Valley Chile 2012
6.75 - 25.75
Lush raspberry fruit, light tannins & vanilla
Cotes Du Rhone Villages, Domaine Chapoton France 2011/2012
27.75
Violets & soft black fruits, hints of chocolate & silky tannins
Gamay, Vieilles Vignes, Beaujolais Cuveetraditionelle Domaine Du Vissoux, France 2011/2012
29.75
Juicy cherry fruits, subtle tannins, good acidity, light & delicious
Pinotnoir, Framingham, Marlborough New Zealand 2011
41.50
Full raspberry fruit & light vanilla spice, new world ripeness with burgundian elegance
Sangiovese, Chianti Classico Riserva, Fattoria Rodano, Viacosta, Italy 2007
50.00
Lush black fruits, dark chocolate, cigar box, very drinkable
Jug of Elderflower Cordial
2.75 - 6.75
Peach Bellini
7.00
Jug of Homemade Lemonade
2.75 - 6.75
Soft Drinks​
Kingsdown Water Fizzy or Still 750Ml
3.75
Freshly Squeezed Juice
2.75
Coke, Diet Coke, Lemonade
2.85
Strawberry & Blueberry Smoothie
3.95
Fruit Juices
2.50
Beers​
Peroni
3.85
Spirits & Liqueurs
6.25
Spirits, liqueurs served 50ml double measure premium spirits & digestives
Budvar
3.85
Sparkling Wine​
Prosecco Frizzante
6.75 - 26.95
Crisp with a pleasant mousse, aromas of apples & pears
South Africa 2009
34.75
Delicious summer fruits, crisp refreshing finish
Baron De Marck, NV Brut
8.00 - 42.00
Citrus & ripe fruit with toasted brioche, dry & elegant champagne krone rose, cap classique tulbagh,
White Wine​
Ugni Blanc, La Cadence France 2012
4.95 - 16.95
Citrusy & crisp with hints of apples
Pinot Grigio, Garganega, Rosa Blanca Italy 2012
5.50 - 19.75
Italy’s best known white wine, apples & pears with hints of almond
Sauvignon Blanc, Semillon, Chateau Des Eyssards France 2012
23.75
Green fruits & minerals, medium bodied with refreshing finish
Picpoul De Pinet, Domaine De La Mirande, Coteaux Du Languedoc, France 2012
24.75
Crisp,​ dry seafood wine with green apple & garden herbs
Chardonnay, Pimpala Road, Geoff Merrill Australia 2009
6.85 - 27.95
Lime​ & citrus, vanilla, rich & delicious
Riesling, Wairau River, Marlborough, New Zealand 2011
7.85 - 31.50
Citrus​ & orange blossom, a dry riesling, great aperitif, food friendly
Chardonnay, Macon Fuisse, Domaine Thibert, Bourgogne France 2011/2012
39.00
Rich & elegant burgundy, melon & white peach, well rounded
Chenin Blanc, Tulbagh Winery, South Africa 2013
19.75
Well​ balanced & elegant pineapple, guava & melon
Colombard Chardonnay, Duc De Chapelle, France 2012
20.50
Aromatic & lemony with an attractive grassy bouquet
Viognier, La Playa, Colchagua Valley, Chile 2012
5.95 - 24.75
Peaches & apricots a lovely medium bodied wine
Sauvignon De Touraine, Guy Allion, France 2012
6.65 - 25.75
Elderflower & citrus, refreshing acidity with a dry flinty finish
Sauvignon Blanc, Wairau River, Marlborough, New Zealand 2012
29.75
Tropical​ fruit & herbaceous, archetypal kiwi sauvignon with elegant restraint
Albarino, Valminor, Rias Baixas Spain 2012
34.50
Grapefruit & peach with light mineral touch
Rose​
Pinot Noir, Croix D’or, Loire France 2012
5.95 - 24.95
Dry & aromatic, delicious summer fruit, easy drinking
Red Wine​
Grenache Merlot, Bergerie De La Bastide, Pays D’Oc France 2012
4.95 - 16.95
Easy drinking red, attractive cherry fruit, soft tannins
Cabernet Sauvignon, Casa Azul, Rapel Valley Chile 2012
5.85 - 21.75
Cherry & cassis fruit with cedar wood, light tannins
Rioja Azabache Crianza Spain 2009
6.50 - 25.76
Red cherries, vanilla, soft tannins, ripe spicy finish
Shiraz, Pimpala Road, Geoff Merrill Australia 2010
6.85 - 27.95
Robust, exuberant & spicy, classic aussie shiraz with a light touch
Malbec, Santa Ana Reserve, Mendoza, Argentina 2012
7.45 - 29.85
Intense plums & blackberries, peppery spice, delightfully smooth
Cabernet Franc, Merlot, Vieux Chateau, Cros Lamarzelle, Bordeaux, France 2008
41.50
Ripe blackberries, a little spice & oak, classic bordeaux
Cabernet Sauvignon Reserve, Geoff Merrill Mclaren Vale Australia 2004
44.50
Bags of cassis, oak aged, beautifully smooth, well-balanced
Merlot, Los Caminos, Colchagua Valley Chile 2012
19.50
Ripe plums, velvety tannins, great value
Petit Pinotage, Ken Forrester, Western Cape South Africa 2012
6.50 - 25.25
Ripe cherries & plums, smokey with soft tannins
Pinotnoirreserve, Solysombre, Centralvalley Chile 2012
6.75 - 25.75
Lush raspberry fruit, light tannins & vanilla
Cotes Du Rhone Villages, Domaine Chapoton France 2011/2012
27.75
Violets & soft black fruits, hints of chocolate & silky tannins
Gamay, Vieilles Vignes, Beaujolais Cuvee Traditionelle Domaine Du Vissoux, France 2011/2012
29.75
Juicy cherry fruits, subtle tannins, good acidity, light & delicious
Pinot Noir, Framingham, Marlborough New Zealand 2011
41.50
Full raspberry fruit & light vanilla spice, new world ripeness with burgundian elegance
Sangiovese, Chianti Classico Riserva, Fattoria Rodano, Viacosta, Italy 2007
50.00
Lush black fruits, dark chocolate, cigar box, very drinkable

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Light on the Common re-opened in February 2014 after undergoing a refurbishment. The restaurant is now warmer and cosier with a more intimate feel.
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