Platform Bar launches officially this Friday but the doors are now open and they've done a nice job of converting an old strip joint into a relaxed and traditional bar & restaurant with a subtle railway theme. Upstairs past the not so British Rail glitter-ball hanging from the ceiling, there's an impressive dining room with a high brick arch looming overhead but the more casual and brighter ground floor lounge/dining area feels like the place to be and it's much less secluded than the Davy's wine bars that occupy a couple of similar arches nearby.
The trout and potatoes for £14.50 didn't really need so much butter sauce but it was good in a simple kind of way and the full menu starts on Friday with steaks and chickens sourced from the owner's Devon farm and hopefully at least one healthy dessert.

Platform Bar, 56-58 Tooley Street, SE1