Brunch at Le Bon Cafe, Croydon

Le Bon Cafe, a popular spot for breakfast is an unsuspecting Moroccan restaurant which I have been meaning try.
Finally went in but didn't try the Moroccan dishes as planned but will revisit again another time.
To be fair, the Moroccan menu had a good range of the usual suspects like the tangine, pancakes an briwat.
I had the American pancakes with salmon and scrambled egg which was how it should be.
It was served stacked which was quite different and the pancakes were thick and soft unlike the supermarket ones which you can buy.
Will return for the Moroccan dishes.
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A touch of East London at Sangri Indian, Croydon High Street

Although I am always trying out different restaurants.
Sangri Indian is one that I return to because their food is comforting just like this restaurant in Stepney Green which closed down.
I love their vegetable side dishes as well as their rice.
The lemon rice I had is fluffy and appetizing which goes well with lots of dishes and the spinach mushroom side is amazing.

Also tried the butterfly king prawn which was massive as they use a whole tiger prawn.

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Mini curries at Zabardast

Finally tried zabardast which has been around for ages serving wraps.
I prefer curries which is why I didn't try until recently when they started offering mini curries.
I was captivated by the omelette which looked soft and fluffy so had that with rice and chicken tikka masala.
The spices here are light so you won't get agitated for the rest of the day.
Although it wasn't very filling it was delicious and a nice option for lunch.

Koli South Croydon: New smash burger and piri piri joint

Another burger joint has popped up in South Croydon called Koli so I had to give it a try.

They specialize in smash burgers and piri piri chicken.

Smash burgers are basically patties that are flattened or smashed by they are being grilled which gives it that lovely crispy edge.

As they have just opened so still in teething stages with the branding, packaging to food.

I got the cheese burger which was quite affordable at 3.99.

You have that lovely crispy edge and you can taste the beef which is not gamey.

The burger box is a bit too small for it though but I am sure they will get bigger boxes to accomodate.

Was hoping to try the lemon and herb chicken because they said the sauce comes from Africa but not available due to unstable supply issues so I will be back.

Koli: 123 S End, Croydon CR0 1BJ

Vegetarian, eggless and natural ice cream Scooperb debuts in West Croydon

First it was the eggless cakes which rocketed in UK and now eggless ice creams!!!

At Scooperb, they specialize in Vegetarian, eggless and natrual ice cream and to be honest many ice cream can be eggless especially fruit ones and sorbets, so the possibilities are endless.

I visited on the opening day so there were so many flavours on offer especially the sugar free ones and there were so many unique flavours to choose from like chikoo, rajbhog, kala jamun, guava and not to mention the regular flavours like strawberry, mint chocolate etc.

I had the chikoo which is an exotic fruit and the texture was soft like sorbet with a seriously natural sweetness unlike stevia or agave which was pleasing and there was a hint of rose in it too.

Also tried mint chocolate which was comforting.

For their other flavours like paan, rajbhog, kala jamun, expect cardamon, rose and spices.

As for any suggestions, I would like to see the ice cream labels in regular fonts to make it easy for the eye as the italic is hard to focus.

Will definitely be going back for more ice cream.

 

Scooperb:

272 London Road, West Croydon

Cherry Rhubarb slice and strawberry danish from Dough Bakehouse Croydon

Dough Bakehouse, a unit at boxpark opened in Croydon a few months ago serving coffees with doughnuts and cakes to offer.

It has been hard for me to pay them a visit because I either get the bus which means it is not on my path or if I do walk to the station, I am obviously in a rush to stop by.

One morning, I was captivated by these cherry rhubarb slices so I decided to stop by and get some.

As they serve coffees, you really have to wait if someone orders a drink.

Anyway, I eventually got my cherry rhubarb slice which is supplied by pfalzgraf in Germany.

The cherry rhubarb cake was definitely worth trying as you don't often see it around.

It was super yummy moist, with big chunks of zingy rhubarb and juicy cherries on it.

The slice itself was soft and not too sweet.

Also had the strawberry Danish which was amazing.

cherry rhubarb slice

Strawberry Danish

Caribbean style pie mash at Marjays

[Self paid review]

Pie Mash comes from East London and there are not many places serving now because it is losing its charm.

As a foodie, I have to try anything pie mash related.

Enter Marjays which is pie mash with a Caribbean touch, similar to Pie Republic which is inspired by Indian dishes.

The creations are endless, imagine having Chinese or Thai inspired pie mash.

Clearly, it was going to work at Marjays because there are jerk patties which is also pastry.

The menu is simple, you choose a pie and pair it with creamy/garlic mash, steamed veg, gravy and plantains.

I just felt like pies that day so chose the goat curry and jerk chicken.

To summarize, the pie pastry was really good, it was light yet baked to perfection with a lovely crust.

The curry goat is one that I would really recommend because the chunks of goat were tasty and there were pieces of goat shin which is soft and gelatinous in this rich curry sauce.

The jerk chicken was also nice with soft and supple pieces of chicken but I found it a little too spicy for my palate and some sauce in the pie would be good.

It is probably better to get the meal because £5.99 for a pie is quite pricey and £6.99 for the curry goat pie.

The only gripe is that Marjays is located in Boxpark so you have to download that annoying app to get in to buy the buys.