Summer Sizzlers: Union Bar & Grille Unveils New Dishes

The folks at Americana emporium Union Bar & Grille have cut the ribbon on their new summer menu. A clutch of hungry hacks were assembled for the occasion, not least for the chance to sample the new offerings, which included Napa-style Garlic Fries – crispy shoestring fries coated in garlic, melted Parmesan cheese and basil.

Major news of note was the announcement that UB&G(e) intends to become, in part, a Chop House. What changes this trendy moniker should entail are vague at best; Chop Houses were 16th century London establishments where businessmen would dine on large plates of meat and beer. Hmm, sounds familiar. Suffice to say, “on the bone” will likely become a more oft-read menu description.

With the presentations done, we tucked into rounds of sticky buffalo wings, lamb ‘lollipops’, and UB&G(e) cheeseburgers… in miniature. What’s most pleasing about these pint-sized patties is they’re so dinky, not to mention cut in half, that you really don’t feel guilty getting stuck into them. So I had seven.