Rustic burgers at Jakes, Seven Kings

I have been wanting to try Jakes for ages. 

Obviously discovered it a few years ago Thanks to the Eliz Line and my supermarket quests but I kept coming the wrong time when they were closed.

Finally, just when I had lunch nearby it happened to be open so I had to try a burger.

The owner is a super foodie like me so definitely can relate and obviously his burgers are amazing coming from someone who doesn't really eat burgers because grilled patties have a funny taste and smell from the grill while some meats stink.

Dined here twice so tried the chicken, beef, lamb burgers and they were all banging.

Clean, juicy patties which he makes in house so there's no chewy bits or bone fragments.

Also tried the fried egg, again cooked on the same grill, the taste was clean.

The shocking thing was the price, a 4oz beef burger will only set you back at £3.40.

The burgers were tasty without sauces and extra garnishing but taken to the next level with the saltiness and fiery kick from English mustard inspired by another customer.

Definitely the best burger and one that I ate with my bare hands.

Only cheated by using a fork to put mustard on the burger and to eat the fried egg.

(I happened to have a fork because I got a few from my bakery crawl earlier that day where one of the bakeries was recommended by the owner.)

The owner is so inspiring and enlightening that it was a pleasure hearing about his dining experiences.

Jakes Hamburgers is definitely worth trying because you can see how long it has been there, I love the neon lights and the old fashioned burger menu.

I'll be back!

Regent Street Sensorium pop up with Bompas & Parr.

Loving all the jiggling jellies.
There are six flavours: rose hibiscus, raspberry cinnamon, melon and milk, pineapple vanilla, apple, peach and black tea.
You can even try eating your jelly on the jiggling simulator.

Tried all six flavours and the apple, pineapple have to by my favourites while the melon was Asian and not nice as expected.

Finally visited Tim Hortons!

I have always wanted to try them but they are out of reach.
Almost tried the one in Bluewater a few years ago but glad we didn't make it.
The branch in Harlow was really nice and the food delivered as well.
Started off with the burgers and chicken tenders.
All of them were really good especially the chicken tenders which lived up to its name, tender and moist.
Most importantly, they use real cheese slices and not processed cheese.
Also tried the new OFG chicken which is sweet and salty.
For the doughnuts, went crazy and got 3 regular doughnuts and the timbits.
The apple fritter is definitely my favourite while the timbits are a good representative of the regular ones.
Would love to see a Tim Hortons in Central London.

100th Bowl of free pasta at 37 Old Compton Street and returning to dine there

Another pasta bar has just opened bang in Soho in March.
They were giving away 100 bowls of pasta each day and today was Conchiglie octopus ragu so I was really lucky to get the 100th bowl.
Overall, it was delicious with lots of big chunky octopus pieces that were tender and tasty while the ragu sauce was moreish however the conchiglie was on the al dente side.

Overall, love their seafood pasta choices like the octopus ragu and black crab tortellini.

Dined there as a customer a month later.

Ordered gnocchi on this visit because their pastas are on the hard side.

I would say close to that of pasta evangelists.

Anyway, loved the tricolour gnocchi with tomato, spinach and the potato.

Bf had the maccheroni which was hard as expected.

Dan Dan noodles, London Bridge

There has been so many noodles restaurants opening lately, Dan Dan was the last on the list to try because somehow it did not stand out from the rest.
The items are the usual and the reason why I left it last was because of the noodles they use look thicker than the others.
The lunch menu is a great way of exploring their popular noodles and the portions are slightly smaller so you can try other things as well.
Overall, the Dandan noodles were satisfactory and far nicer than the average poor quality ones in hk.
I liked the way they fried the beansprout beans to garnish the noodles.
The chopsticks were too long and more suited for hotpots.

Fine Vietnamese dining at Go, South Kensington

Go Vietnamese restaurant is a lovely Vietnamese joint serving hotel quality and modern fine food.
I was captivated here because of desserts but the pho was good which was a bonus.
They even have braised beef cheek as well.
You can tell their chef is good from the menu and food presentation.
It turns out he was an ex chef from Hakkasan.
Highlight was the coconut pandan served in a coconut bowl nestled in a birds nest.
Simply refreshing with a strong pandan taste with sago and banana bits.
The other two desserts are also worth trying especially the peanut parfait.
Hopefully will return because there are too many restaurants and new things to try on my schedule.