"Tomos Parry's follow-up to Brat, one Michelin star, the best wood-fire cooking in Soho — book a counter seat for a celebration."
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About Mountain
Tomos Parry opened Mountain on Beak Street in July 2023, two years after Brat in Shoreditch won its Michelin star and a place on the World's 50 Best. The new room is bigger, louder and built around an open wood fire and a wine bar. Michelin gave it a star of its own in the 2024 guide. The cooking comes from Parry's Anglesey childhood crossed with Basque and Balearic mar y montaña: whole Anglesey lobster caldereta for the table, a spider crab omelette folded with kelp butter, and wood-fired bread that arrives before anything else.
The Kitchen
Tomos Parry trained at Kitchen Table and made his name at Brat, the Shoreditch wood-grill that earned a Michelin star in 2018. Mountain is the sequel and the more ambitious room: a long open hearth, a Basque-leaning wine list, and a menu that swings between Wales and the western Mediterranean. The signature is the whole Anglesey lobster caldereta, a saffron-rich stew built for three or four to share at roughly £90 to £120. The spider crab omelette with kelp seaweed butter is the dish critics single out, and the salt-aged beef chop and wood-fired rice anchor the larger end of the card.
À la carte runs from a few pounds for snacks to £30-plus for the grilled mains, so two people eat well for about £60 to £110 a head before wine. The kitchen holds one Michelin star in the 2024 guide. For the wider scene, read our London dining guide, the original Brat, and the best seafood restaurants worldwide.
The Room
Mountain spreads over two floors above Beak Street with the fire and the counter on the ground floor and tables upstairs. It runs loud, a proper buzz with music on and the open grill roaring, so this is a room for energy rather than whispered conversation. Lighting is low and warm, tables sit close in the Soho way, and the counter puts you right over the coals. Dress is whatever Soho is wearing; there is no code. Around eighty covers, with walk-in space at the bar for solo diners and last-minute pairs.
Best for a Birthday
Book Mountain for a birthday because the room does the work for you: the open fire and full bar give the night momentum, the sharing format keeps a table of six talking, and the lobster caldereta lands like an event when it hits the table. It is celebratory without being stiff or ruinously expensive. Get a counter seat or a larger upstairs table, order the caldereta and the spider crab omelette for the middle, and let the Basque wine list run. For other festive rooms, see our best restaurants for a birthday and best for impressing clients.
Not for
Not for a quiet date or a delicate conversation. Mountain runs loud, the music is up, the grill roars, and the tables sit close enough that you will be leaning in to be heard.
Frequently Asked
Is Mountain worth it?
Yes, if you like wood-fire cooking and a lively room. Tomos Parry followed his Michelin-starred Brat with a bigger, more ambitious kitchen, and the 2024 guide gave Mountain its own star. The whole Anglesey lobster caldereta and the spider crab omelette are the reasons to go. At £60 to £110 a head it is fair for Soho cooking of this level.
How hard is it to book Mountain?
Fairly hard for prime evenings. Mountain takes online reservations that open a few weeks out and fill quickly for Thursday to Saturday, though the ground-floor counter and bar keep seats back for walk-ins. Early weekday slots are the easiest grab. If you miss it, the original Brat in Shoreditch is the obvious backup.
What is the dress code at Mountain?
There is no dress code. Mountain is a Soho wood-grill and wine bar, not a jacket-and-tie room, so smart-casual or whatever you would wear out in central London fits. The counter over the fire runs warm, so dress for heat rather than formality. Style is welcome here, ceremony is not, and groups dress up or down freely.
What should I order at Mountain?
Start with the wood-fired bread and the spider crab omelette, build the middle around the whole Anglesey lobster caldereta for the table, and add the salt-aged beef chop if you are a larger group. The caldereta runs about £90 to £120 and feeds three or four. Drink from the Basque-heavy wine list, with a txakoli to start.
Is Mountain good for a birthday?
Yes. The open fire, full bar and sharing menu make it one of the better celebratory rooms in Soho, especially for groups. Book a counter run or a larger upstairs table and order the lobster caldereta as the centrepiece. For more options, see our best restaurants for a birthday.
Book online a few weeks ahead for Thursday to Saturday. The ground-floor counter and bar hold seats back for walk-ins on quieter nights.
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Mountain keeps its ground-floor counter and bar back for walk-ins. See where it lands in our global ranking of rooms you can still get into without a reservation.
