Zero Degrees (Bar, Restaurant)

Top 10 things you need to know about Zero Degrees:

1) The true measure of this value-for-money bar and restaurant varies according to the mood you wear. There is a time and a place for most things in London, and Zero Degrees courts most circumstances, succeeding in a few.

2) The Mooch: that weekend activity for couples with no discernible plans. You enjoy window shopping outside Whistles, Jigsaw and the estate agents. Zero Degrees has an easy-living, citrus, buttery, Gavi wine for you; how very moreish.

3) The Culture Munch: a day out in Greenwich with Mum and Dad. The Observatory; the National Maritime Museum; the market; Greenwich Park: done. Now, to Zero Degrees for an abundance of hearty salads to shut them the hell up for a few fleeting moments; such bliss.

4) The Pilgrimage: followers of the Beer religion, ask politely for a tour of the Zero Degrees brewery. Then it’s time for a gratifying (and inexpensive, for London) local pint, as fresh as morning dew. Flavours range from pilsner to mango beer, wheat ale to black lager. The king of session satisfaction, though: the pale ale, indubitably.

5) The Date Night: you need somewhere casual, quirky and lesser known. Avoid anything overtly snazzy; save that for the anniversary. Luckily, Zero Degrees specialises in fun, sharing dishes like the mariniere mussels (kilo of). Eschew the disappointing moule frites though; concentrate on each other instead.

6) The Hangover: barely functioning, you’ve lost the ability to make decisions. Thankfully, in this leafy suburb, nice people do courteous things to ease you back towards human existence. The near-laminated, all-encompassing menu of solace at Zero Degrees is filled with about 4000 varieties of wood-fired comfort pizza, including Scotch bonnet & pulled pork, or salmon & mascarpone (?!); and even a dessert pizza (which, unlike the beer, is surely not made on the premises).

7) The Shade Shirk: doused in factor 20, sun worshippers hunt for daytime warmth. Although the cavernous Zero Degrees industrial warehouse can feel a bit clubby (and as daunting as the restaurant menu at times), the rooftop and alfresco terraces offer plenty of direct sunlight.

8) The Let Down: there is but one dish for sausage lovers.

9) The Clever Clogs: yes, the restaurant is named after the meridian line on which it sits, next to the sprawling green of Blackheath.

10) Zero Degrees: well-schooled in the noble arts of pizza-making, mussel-poaching; triumphant at brewing beer....read more