Kintan Japanese BBQ

Hiya!

We visited Kintan in Holborn. S thought we was going to Korean bbq but it turned out to be a Japanese style bbq (Yakiniku). We had a reservation for 5pm but we got there early and only had 2 hours parking; as we was about to cancel our reservation, the manager managed to move it up to 4.30. 

We made it in time for Happy Hour! Which meant that we got a discount on the set meals! S had picked the Meat Lover's set which contained the following:-

Crispy seaweed, Fried Chicken Karaage, Umami Salad, Miso Soup and Plain Boiled Rice

I loved the Chicken Karaage! It wasn't greasy and it was so juicy! Normally I don't like to eat chicken but I couldn't help myself it was amazing. I didn't take any pictures of the miso soup or rice as Z took my phone.

Sirloin, Premium Rib Eye, Yaki-Shabu Beef, Bistro Hanger Steak, Spicy Pork Kalbi and Citrus Pepper Aburi Bacon

These are the meats you get with the set deal and I surprised myself by actually loving a pork item. I finished the Spicy Miso pork myself but the other meats just tasted the same as each other once they were cooked.

S'mores

How cute is this! For dessert you get a S'more each and all I can say is keep the sticks away from children at all time unless you want meat juice with your marshmallows! Z kept trying to do it and ended up wiping some meat juice on mine but he loved being able to toast the marshmallow under mine and S's watchful eye lol.

S thought that there wasn't enough food so he went and ordered the following appetizers:

Kintan Buns, Takoyaki and Ebi Furai

OMG! The buns was soft and very sweet but it complimented the meat very well as the meat was bit salty on its own but worked amazingly well with the sweetness of the bun. I loved the Takoyaki as they contained big chunks of octopus and it didn't feel too greasy. The batter on the prawns was light and tasted yummy with the accompanying sauce.

Z got a Kid's meal which contained:

2 Takoyaki, Crispy Seaweed, 2 Mini Japanese Sausage, Beef and Boiled Rice.

Z only had 1 sausage as he dropped one so we asked for an extra sausage in which they gave us one big sausage cut into quarters. We cooked the sausages and mixed it with his rice and he loved it! He didn't eat the takoyaki, beef nor the crispy seaweed although he does eat the seaweed at home. S ended up eating the beef.

Matcha Ice-Cream

On the leaflet it stated Vanilla Ice-cream but they must of ran out as they gave Z matcha ice-cream which I was not very pleased about because Z hates matcha so I ate it instead and it was disgusting! They didn't say anything to me about exchanging the ice-cream so we was left with no choice.

It was very bitter and bitsy; the ice-cream contained alot of matcha powder which gave it a strong matcha taste but leaves a horrible bitter after taste. I didn't finish this even though I love dessert. 

Kintan Ice-Cream

I ordered this for myself but I gave it to Z as I had his matcha ice-cream but he did share a spoonful with me and it tasted okay. The brown sugar syrup was bitter but the ice-cream did balance the bitterness out a little. Z managed to finish it after mixing everything together.

The staff was very welcoming. I would love to visit again sometime without Z and just enjoy cooking and catching up. Z wasn't naughty but it was no place for children as I did get meat juice jump out onto my hands a couple of time. This is a perfect way to catch up with friends as you wait for your own food to cook and its a fun experience! 

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What's your favourite meat?

TC

xx 

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

xx