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MAPLE
West is where it’s at – Meet Me at Maple
new bar and restaurant now open
Restaurant
White City, known for being the home of the
Beeb, is fast becoming London’s latest hotspot
and a mini- metropolis. As well as hot hotels and
superlative shopping, there’s now distinctive
destination dining with Maple, from London
operator ETM (The Botanist, Greenwood,
Aviary).
Bringing masterful mixology and exceptional
food to the area and part of Westfield London’s
new £600m expansion, Maple is a stunning new
bar and restaurant that has been created to
appeal not only to the thousands of creatives
that now work in White City, but shoppers and
families flocking to Europe’s largest shopping
and leisure destination.
Open all day, every day, for morning coffee, light
lunches, after-work drinks and dinner, Maple
features a central statement bar, dominated by
six overhanging copper beer tanks. Set across
a number of levels, the venue is warm and
welcoming with seating covered in a variety of
fabrics, from rose pink and azure blue velvet
through to leather. At the weekend, savour
Maple’s charming atmosphere to the sounds of
one of their resident DJ’s playing from 8.30pm,
every Thursday through to Saturday.
Kick back in a booth or grab a spot at the chef’s
table and feast your eyes on all the culinary
action from the open plan theatre kitchen.
The ‘see and be seen’ table seats up to 14
on a raised level and is perfect for larger and
celebratory meals whilst an expansive alfresco
terrace, available to book and decked with
overhanging planters and heaters, means
you can take advantage of what’s becoming
Britain’s best summer on record.
Designed to be enjoyed as part of the dining
experience or as a stylish drinking destination
in its own right, the bar menu includes small
plates such as a soft-shell crab slider; maple-
glazed chicken wings with sesame seeds
and spring onion; and poached chorizo with
turmeric mayo and crispy shallot.
Sip on a carefully curated list of contemporary
cocktails, from the Grapefruit Speranza - a
bitter twist on the Aperol Spritz combining
Aperol, Belsazar rosé vermouth, pink
grapefruit and Prosecco; or the smooth yet
fruity Rhubarb & Rumble, combining Chase
rhubarb vodka, Aperol, rhubarb bitters, orange
marmalade, egg white and lemon. If beer
is more your thing, enjoy fresh, unfiltered,
WEBSITE: maplewestfield.com
unrefined craft brews, served straight from
tank to glass.
Menus feature elegant, classic dishes using
impeccably sourced ingredients from
sustainable, artisan producers including rare
breed farmers and day-boat fishermen. All-day
dining highlights come in the form of the freshest
tuna tartare with avocado, a ginger dressing and
seaweed crackers; beef carpaccio with Berkswell
and roasted hazelnuts; grilled octopus and squid
salad; confit duck leg on a bed of cannellini beans,
pancetta and blackberries; and the best burger
in town - a 100% beef patty topped with streaky
bacon and smoked cheddar and served with
plenty of fries.
Breakfast and brunch dishes run from the
virtuous to the downright decadent with choices
such as fruit plates and granola sitting alongside
the likes of hot crumpets and sweetcorn and chilli
fritters.
With the spotlight moving away from east
London to the creative cool environs of west
London – get a taste of London’s hottest new
locale with a visit to Maple.