Dining with Divya (2024)

18/07/2023

📍Thunderbirds Fried Chicken, Charing Cross 🍽️

Overall: ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

💰££

🌶️ Chipuffalo Wings £8.49
🍋 Korean Yuzu Wings £8.49*
🍗 Chicken Strips £9.49
🧀 Meltdown Tots £5.49
🍟 Dynamite Tots £5.49*

*= must orders

💫 This was a late night dinner at after a lovely evening out and honestly it did hit the spot, I loved the flavour of the Korean Yuzu wings although I would have probably preferred the wings to be boneless and I prefer meat off the bone.

✨ I was super excited to try the Chipuffalo ones but they were quite average for me. I loved the tots, the dynamite ones were gorgeous, they weren’t dry and there was enough jalapeños to make it quite spicy with a nice amount of flavour.

Have you ever been to Thunderbird? What did you think of it?
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10/07/2023

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02/07/2023

🍗📍Firefly, Manchester 🍽

Overall: ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

💸 ££

🧆 Harissa Houmous £9
🍿 Popcorn Halloumi £12
🍗 Chicken Yakitori £14
🌶️ Cauliflower Hot Wings £9
🍟 Kyoto Fries £6.50
🍤 Prawn Tempura Urumaki £15
🍣 Dynamite Urumaki £15
🍫 Warm Biscoff Churros £9

💫 this was such a welcome surprise for our evening out in Manchester, I wasn’t expecting the food at to be so good! Everything we ordered was delicious and I loved the serving staff’s recommendations 😋 my favourite was the chicken yakitori, the chicken was so delicious and flavourful!

✨ my other favourite was the cauliflower wings, I love cauliflower and the flavour was so good! My only gripe was that the staff seemed insistent on clearing our table even when it was clear we were still eating? It happened a few times which made me think it wasn’t a mistake and started to get very annoying! However if I returned to this area in Manchester again I would return as the food was delicious 😍

Have you ever visited Firefly? What did you think? 🍷
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28/06/2023

🥘📍Kesar, Charlton 🍽️

Overall: ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

🌶️ Chilli Paneer £8.50
🥔 Aloo Tikki Chaat £6.99
🍗 Chicken Tikka £8.50
🐟 Fish Pakora £8.50
🥘 Keema Mattar £13.99
🍗 Chicken Karahi £11.99
🧈 Daal Makhani £8.99
🧄 Garlic Naan £2.95
🥒 Cucumber Raita £2.95

💫 I’ve eaten a lot of Indian food recently so I was a bit wary of going to but this was round two for Fathers Day for my father in law and actually we had a lovely time. Since moving to SE London, I’ve struggled to find good Indian food because nothing really compares to West London tbh, but I’m glad we’ve found this place 🙌🏽

✨ The fish pakora were sooo good, and the daal & keema were delicious too! We couldn’t really fault the food, the chicken Karahi wasn’t my favourite but it wasn’t bad by any means, the chilli paneer was saucy and fresh, everything was flavoured well and cobra always goes so well with Indian food 😍

Have you ever tried Kesar? What did you think?
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23/06/2023

☕️📍Where’s Fred’s, City of London 🍽

Overall: ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

💸 ££

🍹Spicy Margarita £12

💫 I love stumbling upon cute little wine bars and is the cutest place, the decor is so nice and the service was fab. We sat outside just as it was cooling down for the evening so it was perfect weather for me☀️

✨ The Spicy Marg was delightful, this is one cocktail that I absolutely love and I definitely don’t drink it enough! The balance of spice was perfect and it wasn’t too strong either, just delicious! Next time I’m coming for brunch 😋

Have you ever visited Where’s Fred’s? What did you think? 🍷
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22/06/2023

🍻📍Bell On The Green, Bedfont 🍽

Overall: ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

💸 ££

🐟 Amristari Fish £7.95
🥘 Royal Naga Lamb £9.95
🍗 Small Mixed Grill £11
🥒 Cucumber Raita £1.95

💫 is such a hidden gem, it’s not too far from Heathrow Airport & I’m gutted I’ve moved from this area because I’d honestly be here all the time if I still lived here 😂 the food was lovely, my lamb was super spicy & delicious and the mixed grill came sizzling and all the meat was super flavourful.

✨ I loved that they were able to adjust the spice levels for us, I know not everyone wants everything super spicy and some restaurants aren’t as flexible so this was great. The Amritsari fish was ok, I would’ve have preferred bigger chunks like a pakora style but that’s a personal preference. Service was fab, drinks were flowing and everything was such good value!

Have you ever visited Bell on the Green? What did you think? 🍺

16/06/2023

🍺📍Cricketers Inn, Meopham 🍽

Overall: ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

💸 ££

🌭 Bangers & Mash w/ Onion Rings & Gravy: £14.95
🐠 Fish & Chips: £17.50
🍌 Banoffee Pie: £8.50
🍫 Warm Chocolate Brownie: £8.50

💫 One of my favourite pubs in Kent, located in such a great area opposite the green in the village hence the name of the pub, it makes such a great place for a sunny day 🤩 the service is always fab here, the staff are so lovely!

✨ We’ve had the roast here before too which is bloody delightful, so I couldn’t wait to try out other dishes from the menu and I love bangers & mash so this was right up my street 😍 no complaints from me in terms of the food, they also have a wide array of gins which I love! Now the weather is getting better, I can’t wait to spend more sunny days here 😍

Have you ever visited Cricketers Inn? What did you think? 🍺

09/06/2023

🍜📍Chaophraya, Glasgow 🍽️

Overall: ⭐️⭐️⭐️

💰££

🍗 Chicken Pad Thai £17

💫 My last post on Glasgow! I was recommended this place for authentic Thai food and seeing as I hadn’t eaten Asian food for a while, I thought I’d give it a go. The food itself was good, it wasn’t the best pad Thai I’ve ever eaten but it was nice enough.

✨ The service was slowww, I ordered my food to take it away and was told it would be 10-15 mins, I ended up waiting nearly 45 mins because they had forgotten my order. The front of house staff disappeared for 20 odd mins too so I couldn’t even communicate with anyone and judging my the comments overheard from diners, I wasn’t the only one who noticed the timekeeping issues. For £17 and a 45 min wait, I wasn’t bowled over by this place but maybe I’ll try the Edinburgh branch next time?

Have you ever been to ? What did you think of it?
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07/06/2023

🍔📍Bread Meats Bread, Glasgow 🍽️

Overall: ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

💰££

🍗 Classic Fried Chicken Burger £10
🍟 Hot Honey Sweet Potato Fries £5
🍄 Truffle Mayo £1.50

💫 I fancied a nice juicy burger on my last night in Glasgow so I treated myself to this beauty from , it hit the spot! I was on a budget so I went for the classic burger but honey sweet potato fries. I was worried the fries were going to be too sweet but actually I enjoyed them!

✨ The burger was great, next time I would definitely try the spicy or truffle one, I did order a truffle mayo to satisfy my truffle cravings but sometimes only a classic burger will do!

The restaurant itself looked fab, definitely a running theme with the Glasgow city restaurants, so I’d definitely want to eat inside here next time I’m in Glasgow 😍🍔
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01/06/2023

🥘📍Chaakoo Bombay Cafe, Glasgow 🍽️

Overall: ⭐️⭐️⭐️

💰££

🍗 Garlic Chilli Chicken £7.75
🥒 Raita £3.25
🫓 Garlic Naan £3.60

💫 The food at is described as Dishoom style and whilst that’s not my favourite Indian restaurant in london, you also know that you can’t go wrong at Dishoom so I was intrigued! I went for a spicy curry instead of a creamy one as I’m always worried that butter chicken will taste sweet and there’s nothing worse 🥴

✨ The curry was delicious, it had a good kick to it so the raita was very welcome to cool everything down but I was disappointed with the naan, it was more like a tortilla with how thin it was, it was very unimpressive!

I would like to try out the restaurant next time I visit Glasgow but they definitely need to improve on their naans!
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31/05/2023

🍗📍Ox & Finch, Glasgow 🍽️

Overall: ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

🧀 Whipped Feta, Banana Chilli, Oregano, Honey, Toasted Flatbread £5.50
🥕 Roasted Carrots, Carrots Beurre Blanc, Orange & Walnut Gremolata £5.50
🍗 Pan-Roasted Chicken Thigh, Jerusalem Artichoke, Chicken Butter Sauce £11

💫 I was honestly blown away by , this is the kind of food I love, small plates of delicious simple food. I was just gutted that I was dining solo because I would have loved to have ordered more dishes to try but 3 dishes were definitely enough for me, I left very full and happy.

✨ The feta dip was served with delicious warm bread and the saltiness of the cheese paired with the sweetness of honey is one of my favourite combinations 😍 the chicken was beautifully tender but for me the star of the show was the carrots! As a veggie side dish I didn’t think much of them, but the sauce was stunnnnnning and I loved every bite 😍

I’m so glad I stumbled across this gorgeous place, if there’s only one restaurant you visit in Glasgow make sure it’s this one! 🥰
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30/05/2023

🍕📍Pizza Punks, Glasgow 🍽️

Overall: ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

💰££

🍅 Harissa Lamb: red sauce, pickled onions, harissa lamb, confit garlic, tzatziki, tomatoes £13.50

💫 Another day, another takeaway! This was lunch from in the office and it was so delicious! I chose their monthly special of harissa lamb, although I was so tempted to get the cheeseburger one 🍔

✨ I love a sourdough pizza, and the toppings here looked amazing so I will definitely try and return here before I’m back in London because it was really delicious 😍

Would definitely recommend if you’re ever craving pizza in Glasgow 🥰
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16/05/2023

🇨🇭📍Auberge de Savièse, Geneva 🍽️

Overall: ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

💰€€

🫕 House Cheese Fondue - 25CHF pp
🥗 Mont-Blanc Salad: raclette toasts, tomato, lettuce, corn, celery, walnuts - 24CHF
🥔 Boiled Potatoes - 4.5CHF

💫 It’s impossible to visit Switzerland without eating fondue and did not disappoint 😍 you can’t really go wrong with melted cheese and bread and potatoes but it was all delicious, I’m so glad we ordered the salad of all things because it was a welcome break in between bites of carbs loaded with melted cheese 🧀

✨ The service was amazing, every single server we had was so lovely, they really took time to speak to us and made us feel so welcome, to the point where we were all reluctant to leave 😂 they even gave us some special chilli sauce when the Tabasco ran out 😂 top class service 👌🏽

Would highly recommend if you ever visit Geneva and fancy some great fondue with a side of amazing service 🥰
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15/05/2023

🇨🇭📍Miski, Geneva 🍽️

Overall: ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

💰€€

🍋 Choritos a la Chalaca: mussels with lime, tiger milk, tomato & red onions - 16CHF
🥔 Papas a la Huancaina: potatoes with cheese sauce - 12CHF
🧅 Yuca Frita: cassava with onions, lime juice & cheese sauce - 12CHF
🍗 Pollo Miski: Peruvian style chicken served with salad & fries - 28CHF
🐠 Ceviche: raw fish marinated with lime juice & tiger milk, sweet potatoe, Peruvian corn & chillies - 28CHF
🐠 Ceviche Nikkei: Japanese style tuna ceviche marinated with soy sauce, sesame, lime juice, tiger milk with sweet potato & Peruvian corn - 34CHF
🐠 Leche de Tigre: ceviche with Peruvian corn & sweet potato - 15CHF
🍰 Tres Leches Cake: milk cake made with 3 milks - 8CHF

💫 I love Peruvian food so when I saw .restaurant nearby to where we stayed in Geneva, I wanted to pay a visit. I love ceviche as it’s so light & fresh, I especially loved the Japanese style tuna which was so moreish & delicious. I didn’t love Peruvian corn as they weren’t crunchy so I felt like the texture could’ve been better.

✨ The chicken was lovely and soft, possibly some of the most tender chicken I’ve eaten in a while and the mussels were equally as delicious. The dessert was so good, I was actually quite full by the time dessert was mentioned so we shared this one portion between all of us and it was exactly what I needed 😂 also look how the bill was presented, is that not the cutest thing ever?! 😍

Overall we had a great time here, the service was also lovely. One more place to mention from Geneva and then I’ll be back to posting more London content 🥰
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11/05/2023

🇨🇭📍Met Rooftop Lounge, Geneva 🥂

Overall: ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

💰€€€

🍹 Indian Summer: Ginuine Swiss Gin, Strawberry Syrup, Fresh Raspberries, Lemon, Mint €22

💫 I do love a rooftop lounge, whether that’s in London or anywhere I visit on hols 😂 was a lovely place to have a drink during our visit to Geneva this past bank hol, the weather was lovely and the drinks were even better!

✨ Service was great, everyone was super friendly! It took a while to get seated but we were 6 people and we hadn’t booked so it was fair enough lol and also the drinks aren’t cheap but Switzerland is a fairly expensive country and this was a hotel rooftop so it wasn’t surprising to any of us!

Stay tuned for where I ate in Geneva 🥰

03/05/2023

🥟📍Din Tai Fung, Covent Garden 🍽

Overall: ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

💸 £££

🍤 Pork & Prawn Wontons in Spicy Sauce*
🌶️ Chilli Crab & Pork Xiao Long Bao*
🍗 Chicken Xiao Long Bao
🥬 Vegetable Jiao Zi
🍄 Mushroom & Truffle Xiao Long Bao

*= must orders

💫 I’ve been on TikTok long enough to be constantly craving soup dumplings and are said to be one of the best in london (obviously will be trying lots of other places to compare 😋) but these dumplings were fab! So satisfying and spicy and delicious. I honestly couldn’t fault any of the dumplings at all!

✨ The service was ok, it was really busy for a Tuesday evening but this was Covent Garden so I guess they’re busy all the time. I think we probably could’ve ordered one more dish but we left feeling satisfied and not stuffed! I would definitely come back here to satisfy some dumplings cravings (aka all the time 😂)

Have you ever visited Din Tai Fung? What did you think? And where else would you recommend for dumplings?! 🥟
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21/04/2023

🍗📍The Freak Scene, Parsons Green 🍽

Overall: ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

💸 £££

🍣 Salmon Sashimi Pizza w/ Truffle Ponzu & Wasabi £16
🍆 Miso Grilled Aubergine w/ Sancho Pepper & Caramelised Walnuts £10
🌶️ Singapore Chilli Crab Wontons £13
🥩 Beef Fillet Tataki w/ Onion Ponzu & Garlic Crisps £17*
🐠 Yellowtail Sashimi w/ Sweet Potato Tosazu, Kaffir Lime & Pickled Chilli £19*
🥬 Artichoke Chopsticks w/ Truffle Ponzu Dip £10*
🍩 Duck Red Curry Donut Buns £22*
🍗 Chicken Fried Chicken w/ Peanut Soy & House Pickles £19
🍮 Singapore Koppi Brûlée £13
🫐 Cream Fraiche Cheesecake w/ Pistachio Praline & Blueberry Sauce £12

*= must orders

💫 I love Japanese food and the cuisine at has been described as Japanese junk food which I love. I think we ordered the right amount of food, we left full & happy rather than stuffed and bloated. We liked everything we ate, I’ve starred my must orders but the only dish I was disappointed with was the chicken as it heard it was a must order but it didn’t blow me away and for almost £20, I want to be blown away. The salmon pizza was also slightly spicy for me personally but others love it.

✨ The service was fab, the staff were happy to recommend dishes and accommodate for us which was so appreciated. It’s fairly small inside but I think that contributed to the cosiness and we had a lovely evening here ✨

Have you ever visited The Freak Scene? What did you think?

16/04/2023

🍔📍One Hundred, Shoreditch 🍽️

Overall: ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

💰Bottomless: £35pp

🍤 Shrimp Burger, Tartare Sauce, Lime, Fries £17
🍳 Turkish Eggs, Garlic Yoghurt, Aubergine £13
🍹 Pineapple & Coconut Spritz
🥂 Prosecco

💫 This is such a lovely hotel in the heart of Shoreditch, I loved the lobby area and the decor is very minimalistic and chic. The rooftop bar itself is just as stylish and luckily we got to sit outside in the gorgeous sunshine and the views were amazing 😍

✨ I wasn’t feeling the cocktail I got first, it had like a aniseed taste which isn’t a bit of me but luckily they let me switch to Prosecco 😅 the food was lovely, I thought we might need more than one dish each but the portions were decent, so I was pleasantly surprised. Service was also great, everyone was super friendly!

Have you ever visited ? What did you think?

12/04/2023

🥘📍Tandoor Chop House, Covent Garden🍽

Overall: ⭐️⭐️⭐️💫 (3.5)

💸 £45pp for 3 course sharing (Big Feast menu)

🥣 Bites & Bowls:
* beetroot kebab
* chickpea chaat
* coronation chicken casear salad
* cauliflower croquettes (veggie)

🍗 Tandoor:
* black pepper chicken tikka
* roasted cauliflower with pomegranate & green chutney
* lasooni paneer (veggie)

🍞 To Soak It Up:
* butter naan
* tandoori roti

🥗 Sides:
* black dahl
* kachumber & tomato salad

🍨 Dessert:
* malai kulfi on a stick, malted caramel, pistachio

🍹Drinks:
* Lemon Raspberry Bliss £5.50

🍟 Extras:
* masala fries £5.50
* saag £6
* lamb chops £6 each

💫 Being Indian, going to an Indian restaurant is always going to come with some high expectations, and there was good & bad points following my visit to . Foodwise, we all did the Big Feast + a veggie version for my BIL and there was plenty of food, we didn’t need the extras lol, we loved the black dahl, if there’s one thing you order make sure it’s this! The food was pretty good to be honest, especially for a higher end Indian place, it was definitely a good meal.

✨ The service was hit & miss, the manager was a bit rude when we first arrived as there was a mix up with our booking which wouldn’t have bothered me had the manager not been so salty about it? I really felt like I was being told off which was so uncomfortable. Bearing in mind that our booking was towards the end of the lunch rush so the restaurant was emptying out 😶 the waiting staff were brilliant though!

Have you ever visited Tandoor Chop House? What did you think?
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11/04/2023

🥂📍M Restaurants, Threadneedle St 🍽

Overall: ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

💸 £65pp (inc bottomless cocktails)

🍳 Short Rib Hash, Egg, Brown Sauce Gravy
🍞 Pecan Pie French Toast
🍹Elder Fizz : vodka, elderflower, cucumber & watermelon tonic, lime
🍹Cosmo : vodka, Cointreau, lime, cranberry

💫 Now you all know that I love a bottomless brunch so catch ups with friends have more often than not involved a brunch now 😋 this one here at is fab, I love it when restaurants give you the chance to try all the drinks on the menu and all the cocktails here are delicious as we pretty much tried all of them 😂

✨The food wasn’t the best but it was ok, I wouldn’t rush back for the food personally, however the service was fab and the decor is lovely, the toilets are also fab 😂 I’m gonna try the one in Canary Wharf now as the views look amazing!

Have you ever visited M Restaurants? What did you think?

04/04/2023

🍹📍Midtown @ NYX Hotel, Holborn 🍽

Overall: ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

💸 £15

🍸Bling Bellini: Champagne, peach purée, peach liqueur

💫 I recently visited this lovely bar at the in Holborn as we were slightly early for our afternoon tea at L’Oscar London (see previous post) and it was so nice! Obvs the cocktail is gonna be expensive being central london but service was fab, even though we weren’t there for long!

✨ they also have a rooftop bar which I wanted to visit too but the skies looked grey when we visited so I’m sure the heavens would’ve opened if we had lol because I’m just that lucky(!), it was a great visit though and I’d love to return when I’m next in the area 🥂

Have you ever visited the bar at NYX? What did you think?

31/03/2023

🍰📍L’Oscar London, Holborn 🍽️

Overall: ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

💰Classic: £49pp, Champagne: £59pp

🥪 Savouries:

🧀 Pastrami, Cheddar Cheese, Rocket, Mustard on Tomato & Basil Bread
🍳 Egg Mimose, Black Truffle on Brown Bread
🍣 Smoked Salmon, Chive & Lemon Cream Cheese, Tobiko on Spinach Bread
🥒 Cucumber, Mint Mascarpone on White Bread

🧁 Sweet:

🍋 Plain & Sultana Scones with homemade Jam & Clotted Cream & Lemon Curd
🥭 L’Oscar Chapelle - Tonka Sponge, Mango & Passionfruit Cream, Mascarpone, Vanilla Mousse
🍓 La Vie En Rose - Lime Biscuits, Strawberry Confit, Rose Lychee Mousse
🥥 Opera Pina Colada - Pistachio Biscuits, Coconut Vanilla Cream, Banana Confit

💫 I was so impressed with the decor at this lovely 5* hotel, I’ve probably walked past this place and not even realised but it’s so nice inside 😍 the food was delicious and service was great, they let us sit inside for about 2 hours more than we were supposed to and we didn’t feel rushed at all.

✨ My only gripe was that they didn’t serve extra sandwiches which I know isn’t always the case anyways but a lot of afternoon teas do offer them so it would’ve been a plus if they had! But I enjoyed what we ate & we had a lovely time here 🥰

Have you ever visited ? What did you think?

22/03/2023

🇯🇵📍Six by Nico, Canary Wharf 🍽

Overall: ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

💸 £44pp + 🍷£35pp

🍗 Chicken Karaage: Crispy Thigh, Togarashi, Oroshi Shoga Ginger

🍄 Tempura: Crisp Enoki Mushroom, Pickled Daikon & Ponzu

🥞 Okonomiyaki: Pork & Prawn Pancake, Okonomi Sauce, Japanese Mayonnaise

🍜 Ramen: Miso Sea Bass, Tokyo Turnip, Shimeji Mushroom, Egg Yolk Jam & Kombu Dashi

🍖Tonkatsu: Panko Pork Cutlet, Glazed Belly, Cabbage, Hokkaido Pumpkin & Yakitori Ham Jam

🍓Strawberry Candy: White Chocolate, Matcha Cake, Candy Strawberry

💫 I’ve visited Six by Nico before at the same branch and had a wonderful meal so when I saw they were doing a Japanese menu (my favourite cuisine) I knew I had to visit & I wasn’t disappointed! All of the courses we had were delicious, my favourite was the Okonomiyaki & the Ramen 😍

✨I was also pleasantly surprised by the dessert, I’m not massively keen on desserts but this one just worked beautifully. The best part was the wine pairing, each wine was delicious and went amazingly well with the food, I was so impressed! Customer service was fab as always!

Have you ever tried the tasting menu at Six by Nico? What did you think?

03/03/2023

🦞📍Pidgin, Hackney 🍽

Overall: ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

💰 £65pp

🥦 tempura broccoli & ogleshield croquette
🍞 beer bread, fondue & house pickles
🍅 winter tomato, beetroot & goats curd
🦞 lobster, tomalley & rhubarb
🍗 poularde scrumpet
🫑 poularde, black venus & burnt pepper
🍊 blood orange & basil
🍫 dark chocolate merveilleux & soy caramel
🌻 sunflower seed cremino & rapeseed & earl grey

💫 I’ve been wanting to go to for the longest time, ever since Jamie Demitriou mentioned this restaurant on Off Menu 😍 and Im happy to say that it didn’t disappoint! I thought the food was really clever and it all worked really well together. My only gripe was that we paid £10 each extra for truffle and it made zero difference to the dish in my opinion!

✨ I’m always so nervous with tasting menus as I end up getting full and wasting food which I hate, but I finished 99% of the food so I was so proud of myself! Service was fab too, the restaurant is super small with only 20 covers so it’s very intimate and the staff are brilliant. Also their menu changes every few weeks so I kind of want to go back and try their new menu now 😂

Have you ever tried Pidgin? What did you think?

13/01/2023

🍹📍Tanyard, Bexleyheath 🍽

Overall: ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

🍔 The Colonel Burger £12.50
🍟 Sweet Potato Fries £2.00
🍹 The National Lust £9

💫 we did a brunch here recently as part of a friends meet up (hence the lack of pics lol) but I really liked the atmosphere here! Food didn’t blow me away but it was decent, the cocktails were fab and I really want to come back to do the bottomless brunch 🥂 my cocktail was made from rhubarb & ginger gin, elderflower, apple and cranberry and it was delicious 🤩

✨ my burger was buttermilk fried chicken, hash brown, American cheese, honey butter & hot sauce, obvs I needed more hot sauce and I couldn’t really taste the honey butter but it was a good burger! I also love a hash brown inside a burger 😍

Have you ever tried Tanyard Lane? What did you think?

28/11/2022

📍Hoppers, Marylebone 🍽

Overall: ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

What we ordered:

🍗 Chettinadu Chicken Bites £9.50
🌶 Devilled Paneer £8.50
🦑 Hot Butter Squid £10.50*
🐟 Seafood Kothu Roti £15.50
🍛 Chicken Buriani £23.50*
🫓 Hopper £5.50
🥘 Masala Dosa £9*
🥥 Coconut Chutney £1.50
🍅 Tomato Chutney £1.50
🥭 Green Mango Collins £10

*= must order

✨ I love dosas but never tried a hopper before so I was so excited to visit , their Marylebone branch is so cosy and the service was fab. The food was all really tasty, our must orders were the Squid, the Masala Dosa & the Chicken Buriani 😍 portions were decent for an upmarket restaurant, the only thing that annoyed me was paying extra for chutneys/sambals, they really should be included!

✨ I would definitely recommend this place, for 3 of us we were pleasantly full, and the food was of a good standard and reasonably priced! Have you been to Hoppers before? What did you think?

25/11/2022

📍Pizza Pilgrims, Canary Wharf 🍽

Overall: ⭐️⭐️⭐️

What we ordered:

🥤Italian Cherry Soda £3.50
🍕Double Pepperoni & Spicy Honey w/ extra Nduja £16.75
🍕Margherita w/ extra chilli & garlic £12.25
🍕Margherita w/ extra Nduja £13.25

✨ I wasn’t overly impressed with the pizzas here, they were ok but I think they’re quite pricey for the quality! I did like the combo of the spicy honey & nduja, I didn’t want the extra pepperoni as I felt like it was too much meat but we ordered ahead of time so I didn’t want to send it back.

✨ The cherry soda was delicious and service was ok, it was a busy lunchtime at their Canary Wharf branch so I was expecting that to be fair, but it doesn’t make me want to rush back either. What are some other pizza places I should try?

Have you been to Pizza Pilgrims before? What did you think of it?

Dining with Divya