I had been told by many folks over many years to go to P. Franco. I have still not gone there yet. However I recently got to hit Peg one of P. Franco's sibling restaurants during a a restaurant industry pop up through friends. So it turned out to be a giant party of folks from the whole restaurant group plus a bunch of folks trying to do walkins. It was definitely unexpected on how crazy it got as I thought it was going to be mellow. It was good to see life resume after all these years of unusual restaurant restrictions.
Normally the menu is a play on yakitori hits but there was a bonus Korean chef in the house which also played with some Italian influences so the menu was kinda all over but insanely delicious. we were order multiples of certain items and luckily we went early (not my normal m.o. btw) as they were running out of things.
I'd also never been this far east in London so Hackney seemed quite far from the areas I usually stroll. Definitely a hipster vibe going on and it seems to be up and coming for sure. People watching is wonderful especially the fashion choices. So if you like natural wines and a hip scene, Peg is definitely something that should be on your radar read more