Belgos opened it's first restaurant in 1992 on Chalk Farm Road specializing in Belgian mussels and beer.
Now there are more branches including Covent Garden.
About two decades ago, they had the 'beat the clock' offer (where you pay the price of the time shown on your food order) and an express lunch set menu offered.
Now they are doing a two course lunch for £9.95 which is probably the right move with 7 dials market nearby.
Got there around 12 for lunch but the lunch menu was not available to us until we inquired about it.
As there were three of us, we ordered one of each appetizer choice.
Moules Vol au vent:
Mushroom Vol au vent:
Chicken wings:
For the mains, ordered the two different mussels and a salad.
Personally I would also recommend the rotisserie chicken because it is a signature dish as well as mussels.
Moules Garlic and herb:
Moules Mariniere:
Barley Salad:
Mongozo coconut beer:
Belu Sparkling Water:
Decor at Belgo Centraal:
Overall, we were all impressed with the lunch and the mussels were fresh and delicious.
Doner Kebabs are popular in UK, they entered UK in the 1940s by the Turkish and now there are Greek versions as well as Bengali versions.
German Doner Kebab is a late comer from Berlin.
Although their kebabs were delicious, it has not replaced my favourite Shatkora kebab which is cooked with citrus near my Uni.
Ironically, there is now a branch of GDK a few doors away from it.
On the menu, there were two types of wraps: the Doner Durum wrap and the The original German Doner Wrap.
The German one looks like a stuffed quarter shaped pita bread while the durum looked like the wraps we normally see.
The original German Doner Wrap:
Doner Durum wrap:
The lady at the counter said the durum wrap would taste better out of the two so I got the durum wrap.
Once you've ordered, you can watch them make your wrap.
I was pleased on my first bite because it wasn't overwhelmed by sauces and the meats were wafer thin like ham.
They have a special gadget that shaves the doner meat to even thin slices.
The taste of the meat was really good which is why the strong sauces are not really needed to overwhelm it and the cabbage complimented it nicely.
They also have a doner spring roll which I regretted not trying.
I would expect it to taste good especially when their doner meat is good.
According to the menu, they use lean and quality meats for the doner which I definitely agree with.
Will definitely be back to try the spring roll.
Guanabana Restaurant has been here since 2007 serving Latin Caribbean cuisine from all over South America & the Caribbean.
Hence on the menu, you will find a mix of Caribbean and Tex Mex food like Tacos and Fajitas.
As a fan of Caribbean cuisine, I went for the Jerk wings and Jollof rice.
They had this on the brunch menu but did not suggest us to order it as it had extra plaintains for the same price.
The food was tastier than it looked.
The chicken wings were deliciously spicy with a punch that didn't linger and the Jollof rice was also spicy and went wonderfully well with it and the sauce from the chicken.
Overall, I was really glad I checked it out.
There is also an extra compulsory 12.5% on top of the bill.
Pie and Mash is a Cockney comfort food found in East London.
It is served with a green coloured parsley sauce known as liquor.
As well as pie and mash, you will also find jellied eels on the menu.
Most Pie and Mash shops are in East London so it was a surprise to discover Cockney's of Croydon in Croydon serving it all with jellied eels as well.
Inside, I loved the style of this place with church benches, Flags and their own re-labelled Jack Daniel whisky bottles which contain vinegar.
Without further ado, I ordered the pie and mash with a mug of tea.
They were really nice to give me a side of jelly without eels to try.
The pie was crispy with minced beef in the middle complimented nicely by the liquor.
Adding vinegar to it made it moreish.
The eel jelly was as good as expected because it is savoury and again vinegar made it delicious.
Finished with a satisfying mug of hot tea.
Previously tried F.Cooke in East London which is the oldest, but sadly I haven't posted anything yet so hopefully I will get the time later.
Cockney's of Croydon:
51 Frith Rd, Croydon CR0 1TB
