City of London restaurant tastes like France For a reliable French restaurant choice within fifteen minutes’ walk from Liverpool Street Station, Côte Brasserie is an unstuffy option at mid-range price. Within the Barbican Centre complex, this cosy French bistro is ideal for dining somewhere near to Barbican theatre performances or the cinema. All things French,…
Turtle Bay, Walthamstow
Caribbean chain perfect for East London Now open for ten years, this restaurant review was published soon after Turtle Bay Walthamstow’s launch but has been updated to remove some out-of-date content. Prices and certain menu items may have changed. Turtle Bay is a Caribbean-style restaurant chain with a longstanding Walthamstow branch at The Scene, food…
Yo! Sushi for kids, Westfield Stratford
Yo! Sushi at Westfield Stratford occupies a prime position on the top floor of the main shopping mall. Open since the centre was launched in 2011, it’s a popular place to eat Japanese food whilst shopping. Takeaways are also sold from a fridge. Less of a novelty now, diners are now more familiar with the…
Leftover lamb curry with mushrooms
Meat from the weekend roast was brought back to life in this quick leftover lamb curry with mushrooms. One of my new year’s resolutions has been to buy a generously sized joint of meat for Sunday lunch and to use the left overs during the week. So far we’ve done chicken, lamb and pork and…
The Real Greek, Westfield Stratford
The Real Greek serves small plates of mezze dishes allowing you to mix and match according to appetite and tastes. It’s food that feels freshly prepared and straightforward, and somewhere to choose whether you want a sharing banquet or some grilled meat or fish with salad. Representative of “the Mediterranean diet”, the menu offers plenty of options to stick to a healthy eating plan.
All Star Lanes, Westfield Stratford
American diner with ten pin bowls The All Star Lanes bowling alley was a flagship feature of Westfield Stratford City’s food and entertainment offering and remains popular for birthday parties and group meal bookings today. The venue serves hearty American diner style meals and cocktails to enjoy before or after your bowling game. Originally reviewed…
Cabana, Westfield Stratford
Brazilian barbecue restaurant with cocktails At Cabana, like Brazil, restaurants have red STOP and green GO signs at tables. These indicate to servers whether you want meat, meat, and yet more meat, to be served. We visited Cabana at Westfield Stratford when it first opened in 2011. Cabana have three Brazilian style barbecue restaurants in…
