Hello East Dulwich! I'm Adam, one of the owners of Tart, and yes we are indeed taking over Le Chardon from Robert. My partner and I have eaten at the restaurant a few times over the last few years but never did we think that we'd have the opportunity to eventually own such a beautiful space. We're excited to open our second shop on Lordship Lane and look forward to inviting you all in to try our fare. Before we get to that stage, I wanted to share our thoughts on a few points you've raised: 1) The interior: as mentioned to Yvonne when she emailed me, our plans for the restaurant are centred on respecting the history and immense character of the space. Therefore, while we shall be updating/fixing the areas that need it (e.g. the kitchen, painted-closed windows and worn flooring), we'll also be honouring and augmenting the historic character of the shop. 2) Our menu: at Tart our aim is to make the best savoury tarts in the business. Not quite a quiche and not a pie, our tarts are packed full of great ingredients and held together with the minimum of custard needed to set them. Our top seller is the chorizo, roast red pepper, goats cheese, tomato and pesto tart. My favourite's always been the smoked haddock, mature cheddar, spinach, caramelised onion and coarse-grain mustard tart. We also have a full brunch menu and bake our own brownies, cakes and cookies. I've attached a pic of the chorizo tart below and you can see more on our website here: http://www.tartlondon.com/gallery 3) Pricing: you can take away that chorizo tart for ?4.95 or avail of our tart and salad deal for ?6.50, which is very popular in Clapham. Pots of salad range from ?3 to ?5. Our sit-in prices are little higher due to VAT. Hopefully you'll find our menu represents decent value for money. If you have any questions or concerns, please let me know. You can email me directly at
[email protected] or follow us on Facebook at Facebook.com/Tart and Instagram on tart.london. Look out for launch promotions closer to the day. All the best, Adam
