{"id":513,"date":"2016-09-04T15:19:02","date_gmt":"2016-09-04T14:19:02","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.mostlyfood.co.uk\/wp\/?p=513"},"modified":"2018-03-28T12:22:31","modified_gmt":"2018-03-28T11:22:31","slug":"balans-soho-society-seven-dials","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/testing22.mostlyfood.co.uk\/index.php\/balans-soho-society-seven-dials\/","title":{"rendered":"Balans Soho Society, Seven Dials &#8211; restaurant review"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span class=\"text-element body\"> <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"image-4-3 image-review alignleft\" src=\"http:\/\/www.mostlyfood.co.uk\/img\/balans-7-chicken-web.jpg\" alt=\"balans chicken\" width=\"340\" height=\"240\" \/>I have had many a vibrant Brunch at Balans and I am drawn there for the Eggs in Hell \u2013 2 eggs poached in a tomato chilli sauce with a sprinkle of parmesan, and Balans potatoes. It should be a signature dish. Yes, lots of visits to other branches but this was the first time for dinner and the first time at Seven Dials.<\/span><\/p>\n<h4>A full meal or snacks with drinks<\/h4>\n<p>This is a bistro-style restaurant with banquettes aplenty. Tables sport the familiar House condiments and the bar carries Parisianesque metal jugs as well as a full complement of spirits. The menu is well balanced with selections of small and large dishes, so ideal for a full meal or snacks with drinks.<\/p>\n<p>Black Garlic Roast Chicken with shiitake mushrooms, broad beans, herbs and lemon was particularly good and the portion substantial. Coconut Shrimp with mango salsa and sweet and sour essence is a great starter but would also be a delightful nibble with drinks. The star of this meal was the Coffee Cake. Perhaps Balans will be on my list for a cuppa tea, a nice sit down and a slice of gateau, in future.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"image-4-3 image-review alignright\" src=\"http:\/\/www.mostlyfood.co.uk\/img\/balans-7-cake-web.jpg\" alt=\"balans cake\" width=\"324\" height=\"266\" \/><br \/>\nOpening times:<br \/>\nMonday to Saturday 8am &#8211; 11pm<br \/>\nSunday 8am &#8211; 10pm<\/p>\n<p>Balans Soho Society \u2013 Seven Dials<br \/>\n32-34 Monmouth Street<br \/>\nSeven Dials<br \/>\nLondon<br \/>\nWC2H 9HA<\/p>\n<p>Phone: 020 7836 2982<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.balans.co.uk\/restaurant\/seven-dials\/\">Visit Balans here<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><em>Restaurant review by Chrissie Walker \u00a9 2018<\/em><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>I have had many a vibrant Brunch at Balans and I am drawn there for the Eggs in Hell \u2013 2 eggs poached in a tomato chilli sauce with a [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":21411,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[25,7],"tags":[1863,224,123,169,121,8,122],"class_list":["post-513","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-international","category-restaurants","tag-balans","tag-cake","tag-chicken","tag-covent-garden","tag-dinner","tag-london","tag-seven-dials"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v26.8 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Balans Soho Society, Seven Dials - restaurant review - Mostly Food and Cocktails<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"I have had many a vibrant Brunch at Balans and I am drawn there for the Eggs in Hell \u2013 2 eggs poached in a tomato chilli sauce with a sprinkle of parmesan, and Balans potatoes. 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