Review: The Watergate, Deptford

So if you ever find yourself in Deptford for some reason, I think I can probably recommend The Watergate on the strength of a very good brunch. In the evening it’s a cocktail/wine bar with small plates.

The place is pared-back industrial-modern, but kinda welcoming for all that. There’s a bit of a Carribean vibe going on. Maureen’s salt beef turned out to be two very sturdy slabs, beautifully slow cooked and packed full of flavour, served with two good poached eggs and hollandaise. There was also a big breadcrumb-fried ball of bubble and squeak, very well done. I went with a sweet option; a piece of coconut cornbread with poached rhubarb and lemon custard. The coconut bread was absolutely superb, moist and crumby, I could have eaten a loaf. It went a treat with the tangy custard and the rhubarb.

Yeah, so there we go. Brunch dishes were between £8 and £12 and coffee was pretty good. Nice to know a place worth eating in Deptford.