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Chotto Matte Soho launched its latest bottomless brunch offering – Jungle Brunch – in October, offering a blend of Japanese and Peruvian food with free flowing bubbles and cocktails. We at Vada of course had to drop in to find out how this fit’s into Soho’s flourishing food scene.
Chotto Matte Soho
The Chotto Matte brand brings together Japanese and Peruvian influences i.e. Nikkei cuisine. We have seen this particular fusion grow in popularity over the past few years in London – more on the menu below. The Chotto Matte Soho venue – noting there is also one in nearby Marylebone – brings together a flair of intense urban art, with funky interior design to set the scene for brunch. Expect bold colours, places to pause for a selfie (including the lit bathroom mirrors), bright neon artwork and loud music – at times a little too loud for us. We didn’t notice many other LGBT couples of groups in there on our visit, but the vibe this is like a Barry’s Bootcamp meets a Marbella beach resort – high energy but without the sweating.
Jungle Brunch menu
The Jungle Brunch menu has been rolled out on Saturdays and additionally on Sundays where there is a bank holiday. It’s priced at £49 per person for food or £79 per person including the bottomless drinks.
The menu is designed so that two people order at the same time and then share between them. All diners need to then do is pick a main course, side dish, and bottomless drink of choice – if opted for that. Everything else (starters and desserts to share) will just arrive.
The starters include:
- Edamame – naturally
- Nobashi Ebi Tempura – a prawn tempura with red onion, coriander and ama su ponzu sauce – there are two each, which we found tender inside and deliciously crisp outside.
- A sushi roll selection – Spicy Tuna Hako Roll, Salmon and Avocado Roll, and a vegetarian El Jardin Roll. There is a supplement (£8) to add on Dragon Roll – filled with shrimp and avocado – definitely worth it. We appreciated the squid ink infused tempura bits atop the Salmon and Avocado Roll for contrasting colours and textures.
From the main courses, we opted for the Pollo den Miso – a succulent chicken dish topped with thin slices of carrot, daikon, and yellow chilli yoghurt. We definitely recommend this option from the Jungle Brunch ment. We also tried the Salmon Nippon doused in a yuzu teriyaki sauce with sesame seeds. Whilst this was delicious, the presentation is somewhat underwhelming when next to the chicken dish – expect FOMO. Other options include the King Oyster Mushroom Tostadas or the Baby Back Ribs (with a £10 supplement).
Accompanying our mains, we tried both sides: double cooked fries with Parmesan, and Arroz Chaufa – egg-fried rice with Peruvian vegetables and a slightly spiced soy sauce.
Desserts arrive in the form of a passion fruit crème brûlée with sake poached pineapple and dulce de leche, and a black sesame ice cream served with toasted almonds and chocolate sauce. The crème brûlée was delicious – just the right amount of custard, crack with the sweet addition of the pineapple and dulce de leche. The ice-cream however was served in the form of a certain emoji. Whilst we love black sesame ice cream, being served as a hard scoop is more visually appealing than the soft-serve walnut whip effect that Chotto Matte presented. We still ate it all.
As well as Prosecco, the free-flowing and potent – fair warning – cocktails on offer are the:
- Forbidden fruit – a vodka-based cocktail mixed with apple, lychee liqueur, lemon juice and shiso syrup – delicious, and the allure to just keep having another is all too easy.
- Watermelon frozen marg – we didn’t try these but saw them regularly appearing at tables nearby. They did look delicious, but in our experience bottomless Margaritas and bottoms do not a friendly combination make – a choice for the tops of the group.
Service
We were greeted and shown to our table immediately, no waiting around. Service was friendly and frequent – sometimes to the verge of too much – but at a bottomless brunch, where diners are often wanting to get the most value (i.e. drinks) out of their sitting, this frequent checking of guests is invaluable to most. All food courses arrived promptly. We found the service and staff ready and more than capable of delivering an afternoon of bottomless brunch successfully.
Overall thoughts
For a 90-minute slot, Chotto Matte is ready to maximise guests’ time – food arrived thoroughly and at no point did our drinks run low. The value of the Jungle Brunch food, service, ambience and drinks combined is well worth the price point (£79 + service). Whilst we had a couple of minor qualms about presentation, the flavours were delicious. We would definitely visit again as a group of friends for a high-energy afternoon.
Our only other point of note is that there is a phone signal dead zone throughout some of the restaurant, so if you need to get in touch with friends who may be meeting you there, do it before you go in.
Jungle Brunch is served every Saturday and Bank Holiday Sundays from 12pm to 4pm (last booking at 4pm).
Chotto Matte Soho is located at 13 Frith St, London, W1D 4RB.
For more information and to book, visit chotto-matte.com.
