Veritas Wine Bar and Bistro – Banbury

This bistro had a really nice feel to it as soon as we entered. There were a few different seating areas including the window seats with cosy cushions. A nice place to relax and enjoy food and drink.

Melbury & Appleton – Muswell Hill

This gem of a place was recommended to me by my friend Joan Podel, and to be honest I wasn’t that keen on reviewing it at first.  Why? Simply because in my experience this type of deli often leave the food out in the open for everyone and their kids to poke and sneeze into,…

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Hot Gossip Cafe – Kingsway

Located conveniently right next to the LSE (London School of Economics and Political Science) the Hot Gossip Cafe is the perfect hangout for students and busy office workers in need of a clean tidy place to relax.  There is plenty of seating, lots of food, drinks and snacks to choose from.  The staff are friendly…

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Aagrah – Shipley

Aagrah is an Indian restaurant spread over two floors. The upper floor is the buffet area and the ground floor is where you can order off the normal menu. For starters, we ordered the Aagrah special tandoori mix and the Aagrah special vegetable mix. The tandoori mix consisted of lamb chops, seekh kebab, chicken tikka…

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Poseidon Fish Restaurant – East Finchley

You can tell the excellent quality of the fish at Poseidon. I was impressed that they specialised in 20 varieties of fish and that you have the option of either having it fried in groundnut oil and matso flour or you can have the healthier grilled option. We asked if we could have the mussels…

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Las Iguanas – The O2 Greenwich

We initially came to this Latin American restaurant for coffee but then ended up returning to it later in the day for an evening meal. Its nice that the restaurant is divided into sections: one part for the restaurant and the other part with comfy seats for drinks.

Hisar – East Dulwich

A very reasonably priced Turkish restaurant in the centre of East Dulwich. I always like to start with the Hisar Mantar: fried breadcrumbed mushrooms with garlic mayonnaise. This goes well with the yogurt, cucumber and mint starter. The Patlican Salata had a nice taste with the flavours of the aubergine, peppers, tomatoes complemented by the garlic, lemon, mint…

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Stage Door Cafe – Sadlers Wells Theatre Islington

This is a nice enough cafe next door to the Sadlers Wells Theatre. At first, it looks like they only have a few of the high metal tables and chairs by the counter. But at the back, it opens out into the garden court area. This is indoors and is very light and airy. The…

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Pizza Marzano – Paris (Saint Michel)

If you want to have good pizza while enjoying the views of the Seine and Notre Dame, then Pizza Marzano is the place to go. The waitress was really friendly and the service was great.