Pidgin

That’s all she wrote. Pidgin has flown its last.

Long live .dining 🙏

Pidgin // 14th - 18th August / Menu #411

#1643 tagliarini, maitake, sweetcorn, verbena

#1644 grey mullet, cucumber hollandaise, runner bean, white soy and bone jelly

#1645 picanha, beetroot and cherry bordelaise, braised chuck tarte fine, lovage soubise, parsley root

#1646 nectarine panzanella

That’s all folks. Thank you.

Pidgin // 7th - 11th August / Menu #410

#1639 summer squash, kataifi, ricotta salata, rainbow chard, hazelnut

#1640 octopus, tomato & shellfish broth, tomato, oregano, mezcal, sugarsnaps

#1641 roasted sow loin, caponata, tonnato, peppers, olive, kale, sobrasada

#1642 cherry & creme fraiche cérisier

Menu #410 | Thank You & Good Night

Each Monday morning - or Tuesday if the weekend has got the better of us - for the past nine years, we’ve sat down to write our weekly email detailing the coming week’s menu.

This week marks the penultimate time we do that. Pidgin will take its final flight on Sunday 18th August and we will bid you all a very fond and grateful farewell. There are inevitably too many people to thank, too many highlights to mention, too many dishes to recall, so for now we will say a huge thank you to the current team, who have made Pidgin as good as it’s ever been, and to you, for all of your support over the years.

Many people dream of opening a restaurant. Not many dream of closing one. So while we’re sad to put a full-stop on this chapter, we are excited and reassured that two brilliant people will be realising their own dream: 52 Wilton Way will be left in the enormously talented, creative, and fun hands of current head chef Drew Snaith, and ex-Pidgin manager Hannah Kowalski, who will wave a magic wand and transform the restaurant into a new incarnation, Sesta. We’ll see you there.

In the meantime, you have two weeks, or 14 services, to hotfoot it to Pidgin for dinner at, as far as we know, the only restaurant in the world that changes its menu every week and never repeats a dish.

With love and thanks and endless gratitude,

James and Sam x

Pidgin // 31st July - 4th August / Menu #409

#1635 kohlrabi, lentils, sinodun hill, marmite, pumpkin seed

#1636 grey mullet, prawn, nam jim, cucumber, sesame

#1637 chuck steak, girolles, ox heart, fennel, broccoli, apple

#1638 croissant summer pudding, clotted cream ice cream, crystallised tarragon

Pidgin // 24th - 28th July / Menu #408

#1631 courgette & ricotta salata raviolo, pickled nectarine, macadamia, parsley & lovage

#1632 cornish hake, chermoula, brown crab espuma, tomato, tenderstem

#1633 pork belly, minted lardo and ham hock marrowfat peas, hispi & cucumber salad

#1634 yogurt semifreddo, cherry granita, cola herb, shortbread, white chocolate

Pidgin // 17th - 21st July / Menu #407

#1627 old wi******er, tenderstem & long pepper tart, smoked lions’ mane mushroom

#1628 cornish squid, cherry, agretti, pretzel

#1629 roast duck, thai-style duck sausage, blackcurrant, turnip, kale

#1630 caramelised peach, rye & bourbon baba, pistachio, manhattan cream

Pidgin // 10th - 14th July / Menu #406

#1623 fregola, courgette, stracciatella, peach

#1624 ikejime trout, cucumber, broad beans, lettuce, blackcurrant, turnip

#1625 venison, salsa macha, sugar snaps, cabbage, coffee

#1626 plum & yogurt pavlova, pineapple w**d & plum ripple ice cream

Pidgin is 9 today! We can almost vote! Half way to va**ng! Buy us a lottery ticket! Provisional driving licence incoming!

A few random, dare we say hastily selected highlights from the last nine years. Way too many people to shout out so we’ll just give huge 🙌🏼 to the current inmates who are truly so joyful to work with every day.

🤗 .snaith .west , Manny, Toto & Richmond 💫

Pidgin // 3rd - 7th July / Menu #405

#1619 carrot, lincolnshire poacher, nasturtium, pistachio, raspberry radish, sourdough

#1620 monkfish char siu bao, fava bean, shrub salad, turnip

#1621 chicken, courgette, leek & sorrel salad, sandefjordsmör, trout roe, potato & chicken leg rosti

#1622 blackcurrant rice pudding, palm sugar honeycomb, lime leaf ice cream

Pidgin // 26th - 30th June / Menu #404

#1615 burrata, mushroom xo, courgette, pomegranate, wonton skin

#1616 cured mackerel, smoked beetroot, toasted rye ajo blanco, broad beans, raspberry vinaigrette

#1617 pork loin, hispi, ‘nduja, trotter, peperonata, green beans, smoked garlic, gooseberry

#1618 stone fruit pie, stone fruit stone ice cream, warm lemon verbena custard

Pidgin // 19th - 23rd June / Menu #403

#1611 tomato gazpacho, consommé jelly, 5 chilli smoked cream, melon, cucumber

#1612 Skate, wind sausage, squid, roasted onion, scorched mustard greens

#1613 Beef shin, broad bean, beef fat, cured ox heart, celtuce, confit artichoke

#1614 Blackcurrant leaf crème caramel, raspberry granita, choux spaetzle

Pidgin // 12th - 16th June // Menu #402

#1607 shrub lettuce, st. tola, fermented strawberry & cascabel chilli buffalo sauce, swiss chard, sorrel remoulade

#1608 confit grilled cod cheeks, fermented cabbage rice, asparagus & brown shrimp, prawn head sauce

#1609 cull yow, black garlic, sheep’s yogurt laffa bread, baby kale, turnip, guindilla peppers, offal, isot biber

#1610 cheesecake, ginger & blackberry gateau opera, lemon balm sorbet, selim pepper

Pidgin // 5th - 9th June // Menu #401

#1603 brambletye mushroom, olive & zhoug pie, smoked feta soubise, herb & carrot salad, sesame praline

#1604 cod, tomato, broad beans, brown butter dashi, cod head rillettes gyoza

#1605 guinea hen galatine, teegan lettuce caesar, blackberry jus, mash

#1606 english strawberry & rhubarb pot tart, cornflake ice cream, elderflower chiboust

Pidgin // 29th May - 2nd June // Menu #400

#1599 Spring garlic, nettle, pea soup, macadamia creme fraiche, smoked bone marrow, Isle Of Mull crumpet

#1600 Cochonita Pibil, emmer wheat tortilla, king oyster mole, oat queso

#1601 Gilthead bream, asparagus, green strawberry, baby kale, salted grapefruit aioli, orzo

#1602 Valrhona chocolate fudge tart, Turkish coffee caramel ice cream, tahini pannacotta

Pidgin // 22nd - 26th May // Menu #399

#1595 Tokyo turnip, white asparagus, pumpkin seed, red kale, bottarga

#1596 hot seafood cocktail

#1597 coq au riesling, creamed sorrel, leeks, oyster mushroom, pickled peach

#1598 tiramisundae

Pidgin // 15th - 19th May // Menu #398

#1591 brambletye mushroom, guanciale, lentils, laverbread, chervil, fuji apple

#1592 stone bass, citrus & artichoke salad, graceburn & spring garlic mousse, pitta

#1593 pork belly, watermelon, corn, lettuce, elderflower

#1594 strawberry croissant millefeuille, marjoram ice cream

Pidgin // 8th - 12th May // Menu #397

#1587 gubbeen & spring onion turnover, spring garlic a la grecque, sunflower seed puree, shrub salad

#1588 ikejime chalkstream trout, scotch bonnet, oyster emulsion, trout fat bread

#1589 lamb belly & merguez, wild garlic, sheep yogurt, courgettes

#1590 creme fraiche tart, caramelised apricots, frangipane ice cream

Pidgin // 1st - 5th May // Menu #396

#1583 broccoli & doddington agnolotti del plin, watercress, walnut

#1584 monkfish, brown crab, asparagus, peas

#1585 onglet, potato, wild garlic, crosnes, sauce diane

#1586 blood orange & pistachio ‘jaffa cake’

Welcome back .snaith and

We couldn’t be more excited, proud and happy to announce the mighty return of the absolute legends that are .snaith and as head and Sous chef at Pidgin this week. Drew and Ben were two of our longest serving team and pushed Pidgin to perhaps its very greatest heights. We are near levitating with joy at their homecoming. Oh and also….this week’s menu is something truly spectacular. Come get it. 🙏🏻

Pidgin // 24th - 28th April // Menu #395

#1579 Malai paneer momo, mango, tomato

#1580 langoustine, shish*to, togarashi

#1581 beef, bone marrow, cucumber

#1566 beignet, chilli, goat milk mishti doi

Pidgin // 17th - 21st April // Menu #394

#1575 risotto, manchego, romesco

#1576 po***ck, courgette, lime, marigold

#1577 chicken, potato, baby gem

#1578 apple, almond, rum & cream

Pidgin // 10th - 14th April // Menu #393

#1571 hariyali paneer & hazelnut chutney

#1572 wild bass, lemon verbena & mushroom tea, brassica, garden herbs

#1573 pork chop, guanciale, pecorino

#1574 miso, white chocolate & strawberry

Pidgin // 3rd - 7th April // Menu #392

#1567 spanakopita, pachadi, cucumber borta

#1568 brill, pistachio, jersey royals, samphire, buttermilk

#1569 guinea fowl, morels, sauce vin jaune, lovage

#1570 portokalopita & chios mastiha ice cream

Pidgin // 27th - 31st March // Menu #391

#1563 pea plin, mushroom, cacio cavallo

#1564 cod, mortadella, bergamot, white asparagus

#1565 duck, black lentil, duck sausage, wild garlic

#1566 rhubarb frittelle

Pidgin // 20th - 24th March // Menu #390

#1559 gnocchi, potato, wild garlic

#1560 lemon sole, chilli oil, ginger, spring onion, wonton

#1561 beef sirloin, sticky rice cake, Vietnamese-style salad

#1562 pistachio financier, apricot & citrus sorbet

Pidgin // 13th - 17th March // Menu #389

#1555 kakiage, chive, leek

#1556 halibut, monksbeard, turnip, laksa

#1557 pork loin, pumpkin, cavolo nero, cockles

#1558 eclair, hazelnut, honeycomb

Pidgin // 6th - 10th March // Menu #388

#1551 asparagus, green mole, plum

#1552 scallop, glass noodle, fish fragrant sauce

#1553 lamb raan, shabzi, mattar kachori

#1554 lemon, coconut, pineapple

Pidgin // 28th February - 3rd March // Menu #387

#1547 risotto, broccoli, parmigiano

#1548 po***ck, asparagus, tarragon, egg yolk

#1549 chicken, tomato, focaccia

#1550 clafoutis, basil ice cream

“Sorry guys these photos suck,” says

Pidgin // 21st - 25th February // Menu #386

#1543 gnudi, hazelnuts, burnt butter, fontina

#1544 octopus, olives, celery, blood orange & salsify

#1545 spiced oxtail ravioli, sweet & sour lentil broth

#1546 tiramisu

(Bonus bone marrow and brioche action)