Located on the first floor of The Gantry hotel in East London, Union Social offers a relaxed all-day menu with international influence designed to mirror London’s dynamic food scene. Hailing from Sicily, Executive Chef Salvatore Coco has created a menu that features flavours from across the globe, while elevating local produce from the South East of England.
The restaurant is comprised of an elegant cocktail bar and open kitchen, impressive floor to ceiling windows and a huge wraparound terrace, offering industrial-influenced interiors.
Small plates include Genovese Focaccia, Bottega’s cured cuts with fresh cheese and prawn croquettes with aioli. While larger plates range from tarragon risotto with roasted autumnal vegetables, sesame-glazed sea trout with white miso tamari-mirin infused ginger broth and Greek lamb meatballs, tzatziki, pickled red onion with pine nuts. A menu of healthy salads packed full of grains are light enough for guests looking for a quick lunch or mid-afternoon snack.
The drinks offering at Union Social has been created by award-winning mixologist Walter Pintus, who's worked at The Ritz, The Connaught, The Mandrake and The Conduit. Its Travelling Urban Flavours cocktail menu features classics with a twist, such as the Paloma which is infused with British beetroot and thyme and a Piña Colada finished with a touch of salted caramel. There is also an extensive wine and spirits list.
If it's just a drink you're after, take a seat at Coupe at Union Social, which is an eye-catching, illuminated counter bar with banquette seating and an outdoor terrace. It serves an ever-changing menu including English sparkling wine, the newest Hard Seltzers, Champagne, Prosecco and a concise list of sparkling cocktails and spritzes.
The Gantry is a design-led hotel featuring 291 rooms and an exciting collection of food and drink destinations, including an artisanal food market with an integrated café on the ground floor, a dedicated sparkling bar, an all-day restaurant and an 18th floor sky bar with panoramic views across the city.