A nice casual restaurant with good food. Here’s, Cote.
If you come during the lunch hours, you’ll be able to participate in their two or three course lunch set menu for a fairly good price.
Sliced smoked salmon with dill, shallots, baby capers and crème fraîche dressing with toasted sourdough bread. The smoked salmon was fresh, the bread was nicely toasted, put them together, squeeze some lemon, and your tastebuds will be pleased.
Rustic French onion soup with a sourdough croûte and melted Comté cheese. Okay, I’m usually not a soup person but wow this french onion soup was delicious. The cheese melted right in your mouth, the soup was warm and didn’t feel greasy.
Baked crêpes with wild mushrooms, spinach and Gruyère cheese. I normally wouldn’t order a dish like this but thought I’d change things up and I’m so glad I did. This crepe is very different from what you’d get in America or Asia, so this was new to me. It was a bit more “mushy” and the cheese and mushroom would melt in your mouth. I enjoyed every bite of it.
Pan roasted pork belly with gratin potato, braised Savoy cabbage, apples, thyme and calvados jus. If you’re looking for a more filling meal, this is a good safe option.
The restaurant was a bit crowded when we went, so it felt a bit chaotic, but overall, the food was good for its price.
P.S. apparently they have good espresso coffee too!
Here’s a nice Italian Spanish tapas restaurant in London near Covent Garden. Hello, Opera Tavern.
If you’re looking for a light snack or a full meal, this is a nice ambiance restaurant to go to.
The broccoli was well steamed and the lemon gave it a refreshing kick.
If you don’t like beans, I recommend that you skip ordering this. I personally enjoyed this dish and I have no idea what they put in their “herbs oil” but it was delicious.
These were bite sized and they went light on the parmesan. I completely forgot they even added some to it until I was re-reading their menu. The salsa was fresh and the meat was tender. Highly recommended!
This was another great dish but it didn’t leave me with a “wow” impression. If I ever came back, I’d probably skip this and try something else under their “Meat” menu.
A tiny crunchy cannoli filed with pistachio and powdered sugar to end the meal.
Unfortunately, Opera Tavern lost their Michelin star ranking, but their food is still delicious with great ambiance too.
What a blessing to be able to travel and work for an organization that gives you enough days to go on vacation too.
I’ve always wanted to visit London, so when I finally had the privilege to do so, it felt like someone stamped me right into a movie. I’ve only seen the streets of London and its architecture on screen and in print, so it felt surreal to be here in person.
There’s still so much left for me to see, so I will be back, UK.
We came across this quaint, cozy restaurant at Maggie Jones’s during our London Travels.
We ended up sitting on the second floor of the restaurant. They had unique interior that made you feel like you were cozying up at an old cottage home.
They have a lunch set menu for those interested in having a little bit of everything.
This tasted… refreshing? I wasn’t the biggest fan of this dish.
More mint in your pea soup… interesting.
The potatoes were nice and warm and well cooked. The salmon was flavorful enough. It was an average healthy-salmon dish.
They were doing a Fish & Chips lunch special on this day, so of course I had to order some. Wow the fish was fried perfectly so you’d get a nice crunch when you took a bite and the fish itself was fresh. Squeeze some lemon for some citrus and you’re good to go.
The Fish & Chips were the winner at this restaurant. The food was average but I’d come back here for the ambiance. It’s a great place for those intimate date nights to a casual classy dinner outing with friends or colleagues.
I know, you’re probably wondering why in the world I’d eat Ramen while traveling abroad, but we were hungry and this spot looked cozy, so we decided to step into Shoryu Ramen and this place did not disappoint.
It always takes me a minute when deciding what type of ramen I want since I only started to like Ramen in the last 3 years.
I can’t remember what ramen this was but the broth wasn’t as creamy and rich as the Shoryu Ganso Tonkotsu.
I personally wasn’t a huge fan of this gyoza, it wasn’t the worst but it also wasn’t the best. Feel free to skip this order (unless you’re really craving some gyoza).
The broth was creamy and warm, the noodles were thin and the pork was tender. I highly recommend this dish.
I did a bit more research on this restaurant after I got home and it looks like Shoryu Ramen has multiple chains in the UK and one spot in Japan. Their Executive Chef was born in Hakata, so he wanted to bring their Hakata Tonkotsu ramen to the UK. I highly recommend this ramen shop if you’re in the UK.
