Public - Woolwich

Hiya!

Street Feast London had opened in a new location and its in...

Yup. The guys at Street Feast have turned an old unloved market into a trendy food hall. I went along and visited them on both Friday 2nd and Saturday 3rd; the reason behind this was that on Friday it was so busy that we couldn't try everything on offer so we returned on Saturday with kids in tow!

Burger & Beyond

Parmesan & Bacon Tater Tots // Hot Mess Burger // Waffle Fries 

I didn't get to try the burger as someone ate it all before I even took a bite! S said it was so good he wanted another one as the meat was juicy and it was spicy but not so much that you couldn't taste the meat. I LOVED these tater tots! The Parmesan worked wonders with the bacon and the potato! I had people come up to me asking what that was and where I had got it from as it smelt so good. The waffle fries was a big hit with Z. I had to stop him trying to eat it all as I took this picture.

Hens

1/4 British Chicken cooked on a charcoal fire with Lemon & Sage butter // Chips

We wanted to try the Chicken Bombers but they didn't have any so I thought that I should try the chicken and I was not disappointed! It was so soft, juicy and full of flavour! They gave us gravy on the side which I dare say would give KFC gravy a run for their money! We was disappointed with the fries as they was a bit burnt.

Ink.

Crispy Salt and Pepper Squid // Fish Nuggets and Hand-Cut Fries

The squid was the one I was most looking forward to but I was let down by it as there was no chilli flavour on the squid unless you ate a piece of chilli with it. The squid ink mayo tasted funny at first but after the first bite you get hooked on that sauce. I was extremely surprised by the  fish nuggets though as they tasted amazing! It was soft, juicy and so fresh. 

Salt Shed

Butterflied Lamb Steak with Mixed Chips

This was very tasty as the lamb was still tender yet juicy and the sauces worked amazingly well with the meat but I do have to confess that this is my second time having chips from here as they was very burnt on opening night which made me scared about re-ordering chips from them but luckily they looked amazing when we got this meal and tasted so goooooooooooood! Especially the carrot chips! 

Yumbuns + Yumplings

Pork Belly and Chicken Steamed buns //  Mixed Mushroom Steamed dumplings.

The buns were so delicious! Full of flavour and it tasted so fresh but I was let down by the dumplings. The sauce in which they used over powered any kind of mushroom flavour and it was very garlicy. 

Lava 

Hot Doughnut Puddings Double Choc // Salted Caramel

AMAZING! OMG! It smelt so good but once we cut open the doughnuts the sauces came rushing out! I loved it so much especially the salted caramel one! No words can describe these amazing little balls as they are just so good; the toppings worked so well with doughnut and ice-cream. 

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I would highly recommend you visit here for catching up with friends and family as everyone there are so friendly and welcoming but its definitely not a venue for a family trip out as its not really 'kid-friendly' due to being very tight. I will be visiting again but with no kids in tow as I will NOT be able to eat anything as the kids will be snatching food right out of my hand AGAIN!

Please Note
that this is a review based on their opening night so I will be revisiting after a couple of weeks to see how they've settled down and then give a fairer review.

Public - Fridays 5pm until Late // Saturdays 12pm until Late

TC

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Viet Baguette Woolwich

Hiya!

The other day I was craving Pho so me and S went to Viet Baguette in Woolwich. We haven't been here for a very long time as we've been very busy and hardly got any 'us' time so it was a real treat when we went out to eat just the two of us. 

Iced Lemon Tea

We both ordered the Ice Lemon Tea as it was a hot day and it was so refreshing! We did find that one was sweeter than the other but we just swapped as I love it sweet whereas S prefers it more lemony; this drink is homemade and tastes amazing during this hot weather.

 

Cha Chien (Fried Viet Pork Sausage) & Goi Cuon (Summer Rolls)

S Loves his Viet Sausage and it tastes delicious especially with the sweet chilli sauce! It's fried but it's not greasy which makes it a great compliment to any main dish. I have to have my summer rolls and Viet Baguette does an amazing summer roll as it tastes really fresh and their peanut dip is just mouth watering.

Bun Ga Nuong Dac Biet (Noodle with Grilled Chicken and Spring Roll)

S ordered this delicious dish. It was light and full of flavour! The chicken worked well with the vinegar sauce and gave the dish it's flavour. 

Pho Ga

Nothing beats an amazing pho stock and Viet baguette has an amazing stock. I ordered the Chicken Pho and my gosh it was d-e-l-i-c-i-o-u-s! Normally I don't order chicken as I do find it dry but it wasn't! They cut the chicken pieces thinly which helps it soak in that amazing soup and they don't give you just a bit of chicken they give a lot! I would definitely order this again.

I love Viet Baguette because the staff there are amazing and they are always willing to help. I would highly recommend you visit here if you're ever around Woolwich. They are hidden away but when you find this place you must try it! They do take-away to but I would say stay and enjoy the atmosphere.

What's your favourite Viet dish?

TC

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Wimpy Restaurant - Woolwich

Hiya!

So sorry I haven't been posting much but the app I used on my blog is down! I didn't want to wait anymore so I used another app.

It was a beautiful day in London and we wanted desserts so we went to our local Wimpy's. Instead of just ordering desserts we ended up ordering meals.

Mango Iced Smoothie

C ordered this delicious drink! It was sweet and full of flavour! A must try for a hot sunny day.

Wimpy's Strawberry Shake

J ordered this as she didn't want a dessert after her meal. J loved it as it wasn't very sweet and it wasn't too thick either. 

Scampi and Chips

I loved the scampi even though it was over cooked. The only downside is that they only provide you one packet of tartar sauce.

Wimpy's Spicy Bean Burger

J ordered this and she said it was very nice. There was a lot of flavour and it wasn't too spicy. It doesn't come with a side so she ordered chips. 

Great Wimpy Breakfast

C ordered this and ate everything except the tomatoes as she doesn't like tomatoes. She loved everything but she did wish that it came with some chips.

We only ordered 2 desserts as J didn't want one and we thought we'd just share.

knickerbocker glory Sundae

 There was a lot of fruit in here including a whole strawberry! It was okay but it was missing the strawberry sauce. They only put a tiny bit in and it just tasted like cream so we didn't finish it.

Brown Derby

OMG! This is amazing! The doughnut was hot and not very sweet but it worked very well with the ice cream and chocolate sauce.

What's your favourite Wimpy meal/dessert?

TC

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Street Feast London - Hawker House

Hiya!

We visited Hawker House Street in Canada Water. Its free entry before 7pm but after that its £3 per person and its only on Fridays and Saturdays. 

It was a very cold and dark the night we went but as we approached the venue it was lit up with colourful lights and there was a fire outside making it very welcoming. 

We walked around and quickly realised that this was no place for children. There was alot of alcohol around and it was very busy but we managed to get some seats after walking around for 20 minutes but that wasn't the worst part.

We ordered food from CHUCK Burger. 

We ordered 2 portions each of Buffalo wings, French fries and Mac 'n' Cheese balls. It was expensive for what we had ordered and we had to wait 40 - 45 minutes and not once did they mention that it was going to take that long for the food! Z was getting bored and was trying to run around and we was getting very bored! 

After waiting we got the food with no apology. The buffalo wings was burnt and wasn't even flavourful. We ate 1 portion that was shared between 7 people and threw away the second portion; it cost £5.50 a portion. The chips was very salty but the Mac 'n' Cheese balls was amazing!! C ate a whole portion by herself!!

S managed to get some pizza's from Born & Raised. 

We got 2 Cobble Lane Pepperoni pizza with tomato sauce, Mozzarella and Basil and 1 Somerset Goats Cheese on Beetroot pizza. It took S 10 minutes to get 3 pizza's and it was so tasty. Packed full of lovely fresh flavours. S also managed to get a beer but even he said that was expensive for what it was; £5 for 330ml of beer.

I got Z some ice-cream from Chin Chin Labs.

I ordered the Sticky Toffee Warmie. OMFG! It was so yummy!! The warm sticky toffee pudding was so amazing! Full of dates and that toffee sauce was to die for! It tasted so good by itself but with the ice-cream it was an explosion of flavour. 

Hawker House is an ideal place for couples and friends but its not a place for kids even though there was kids it wasn't safe for them as there was a lot of candles. The food wasn't amazing and a bit pricey but you need to go for the ice-cream!! I would definitely go back for the yummy ice-cream!!

Click for more information on Street Feast.

Tc

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Kaspas Catford

Hiya!

Happy Mother's Day!!

As a treat we went to Kaspas in Catford for dessert. Yum!

Z got a Chocoholic. They called this a sundae but it came in an Italian wafer basket. There was a scoop of chocolate ice cream and a scoop of caramel ice cream. It says that you get a scoop of vanilla ice cream but you get a whip of ice cream which just tastes like milk. Z doesn't normally eat nuts but he loved it! There was  alot of chocolate syrup but it was mainly on the plate so he gave up scooping it off the plate. There was also a chocolate cup filled with even more ice cream!   

S got the Strawberry Delight Waffle. It was a waffle topped with fresh strawberries, chocolate shavings and drizzled with chocolate syrup. The waffle was nice and warm and soft.

S got a Banaoffee and Nutella crepe. S loved her crepe and also paid extra to add M&Ms.

C had the Bananaberry crepe. It was a crepe topped with banana slices and fresh strawberry slices. She didn't enjoy her dessert as the chocolate syrup was very bitter.

I ordered a slice of Ferrero Rocher cake. I asked about it as it wasn't on the menu but the girl behind the counter had no idea what was in it and I thought I'd take a chance on it but I was so wrong. The butter icing was not sweet, the chocolate was stale and between the sponge layer was a thin layer of cherry liquor and it just tasted wrong! It tasted very alcoholic! Z loves Ferrero Rocher and luckily I didn't give him any. I didn't manage to finish it! I did finish the ice cream as I did have to pay extra for it. 

What's you favourite dessert? 

TC 

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Bento Oriental Food and Japanese Cuisine

Hi!

So as you know I love my sushi and I've recently discovered that Bento in Lewisham does a sushi buffet and decided to try it out.

I love the layout of the the counter especially with the Japanese lanterns and fairy lights. The staff gave us a very warm welcome and smiled throughout. 

The buffet cost £14.99 per person but free for children under 120cm. You have to choose 8 items from each side and also you get 3 sittings. If one person opts for the buffet then the whole table opts in for the buffet. We only managed 1 sitting because we realised that between the two of us we had 16 dishes! There is also a £5 per person charge for food wastage so that's why me and S stuffed ourselves even when we hit the food wall! 

Soft Shell Crab 

We paid £2 extra for this and did expect a little something but we just got a fried soft shell crab. It didn't taste bad but there wasn't even a sauce to go with it so we was very disappointed.

Chicken Karaage

 Disappointing. The chicken was tough and I found chicken skin in my karaage.

Takoyaki

 Sorry for the horrid picture but S couldn't wait and ate one straight away. The takoyaki was soft and I found 2 pieces of octopus which I was happy about. It didn't taste greasy and the sauce was salt and salty.

Prawn Tempura

Me and S eyes lit up when we bite into this. It wasn't greasy at all. It was light and the prawns was full of flavour without a sauce. The sauce that came with it was salty but not too over powering.

Chicken Gyoza

It was crispy and the filling was full of flavour. 

Spicy Salmon Hosomaki, Spicy Squid Hosomaki, Tamago Nigiri, Salmon Nigiri & Salmon Sashimi

 The spicy hosomaki's were very spicy and a shocked as me and S thought it'd be a mild chilli but it was a full lashing of tabasco chilli! It tasted nice but it was very spicy.
I love my tamago nigiris and I have just found my favourite tamago nigiris! The egg was sweet and not tough.

Crispy Duck and Cucumber Uramaki Roll

 We absolutely loved this roll and managed to finish it. The duck was very crispy and worked perfectly well with the cucumber and the softness of the rice.

Dragon Roll (Top) and Prawn Tempura Roll (Bottom)

The Dragon Roll came with alot of tobiko (orange fish roe) on the top of the Dragon Rolll which I've never seen before but it did help enhance the sushi. I only managed 1 piece because S ate it all! He loves his Dragon Rolls and said that it was nice.

The Prawn tempura roll was nice and light with a bit of crunch from the tempura batter. I loved it!

Chicken & Vegetables Yaki Soba

Ok. This was a small plate which we didn't expect but we was so glad it was because we was so stuff! The noodles tasted nice and not to greasy. The chicken was soft and vegetables gave the noodle a little crunch which was needed in this dish.

Black Sesame Ice-Cream Mochi & Raspberry Mochi

I wanted dessert after that big meal but I couldn't take another bite so I asked if I can take it away. I love the black sesame ice-cream mochi as it was full of flavour and not too sweet but I didn't like the raspberry one as it was very sour.

I recommend Bento Oriental Food for anyone looking to try out different Japanese cuisine because the plates are small. There are some items which you need to check closely as they are priced as extras i.e. Dragon rolls £3.00 for 5 pieces but the menu does indicate in bold the add-on prices. 

I would love to visit here again but this time to try their udon Soups as I was too full to try anything else.

Check out their Facebook page (Click Here) for details and also they do discounts!

Hope you get to try this place out

TC

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Royal Arsenal Food Market

Hi!

I saw a post for the farmers market in Royal Arsenal and decided to go this Saturday.

I was disappointed at the market because there wasn't much when I went but I think it may be because I went very late but I did manage to get a quick bite from one of the stalls.

www.congustocatering.co.uk 

We ordered 3 Pork Buns for £5 each and it smelt amazing! We had to wait for about 5 minutes but it felt shorter as it was mesmerising watching the chef cook the pork and buns.

J was very disappointed as her bun wasn't even warm. My bun was warm but on the cold side. The sauce was made from peanut butter and hoisin sauce which tasted very salty. I felt that it needed some sort of chilli sauce to bring out something different. I love the pickled cucumber and craved some more! The meat was so tender and juicy but it was missing some sort of flavour because it had no flavour without the sauce.

Click to find out more about the Royal Arsenal Farmers Market.

TC

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May Munchies!!

Welcome to May!! Hooray!!

I recently went to a Hen party which was being held at Grace Bar and we had to pre-order our meals from the party menu for £25 which was cheap for a 3 meal course.

Cod Fillet with cherry tomato salsa and butter reduction

The Cod was so soft and fell apart so easily. It complimented the potato chunks underneath and the cherry tomatoes but there was too much balsamic vinegar.

Italian Chocolate Fondant

This was the tiniest dessert from the menu, we know because there was about 30 of us and so we ordered nearly everything from the menu but owels.. The ice cream was so scrummy!! I wanted more and the chocolate melted very nice.

I was asked to bake some cupcakes for the bride to be and so I made some Ferrero Rocher cupcakes and some Flake Cupcakes.

http://grace-bar.co.uk/food-drink/

TC

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