[Review] Ossie's Jerk Chicken

As I had a craving for Goat curry I decided to take a random trip to Walworth Road, just round the corner from Elephant and Castle.
I didn't have a shop in mind so just looked around to see which one caught my fancy.

Ossie's Jerk Chicken looked good so went in but they only take cash so I had to get some cash.
It was the one for me because the ladies in the shop were friendly and cheerful, you could feel their passion.
What was interesting was that they also offered Lobster which is rather expensive ingredient so from that I felt confident that their food was going to be good.

Came back and got the mutton curry for £4 which includes a drink.
Apart from the odd bones here and there, the mutton was soft and silky in a flavourful curry sauce which went down well with the rice and peas.
Compared to other rice and peas I have had, the peas here were extremely soft and starchy.

Finished off with the tropical juice drink which was nice and soothing after a spicy curry which was spiced just right and not too spicy.

[Review] IKEA at Ampere Way

Having tried IKEA in Hong Kong, I was curious what the IKEA in UK offered.

Before I went, I browsed the UK IKEA site to see if there was anything exciting.
I was pleased to see that they had the Miso Beef Rib, Chicken & Mushroom Wellington and the Beef Bourguignon on their website.

Unfortunately, all of that wasn't available so I had to try other dishes which were the Marinated salmon with mustard and dill sauce and salad mix, Quarter Jerk Chicken with Chips and the Vegetable Biryani with Veggieballs.
So the only new stuff I ended trying was the Jerk chicken and the Biryani which is not available in Hong Kong.

The salmon was pretty much the same in the sense it was flavoured with dill served with salad.

The Jerk chicken was surprisingly good as the Jerk sauce was spicy with a nice kick to it.

The Vegetable Biryani was a little too soft and it was not hot enough.

Hopefully if I get to visit IKEA again, there will be a different menu.

The thing I like about the IKEA in UK is the tea selection as they offer PG Tips Earl Grey and Breakfast Tea.

A few years ago they used to serve Twinings until they changed to PG Tips.
If you have an IKEA family card, the teas are free.

Menu from the IKEA website.
Miso Beef Rib -
Miso glazed beef rib served with sticky jasmine rice and seasonal vegetables
Contains: Cereals containing Gluten (Wheat), Sesame, Soya

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Chicken and Mushroom Wellington served with seasonal vegetables and a vegetarian gravy
Contains: Cereals containing Gluten (Wheat, Barley), Eggs, Milk, Sulphites

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Beef Bourguignon served with crusty artisan bread
Contains: Cereals containing Gluten (Barley), Milk, Sulphites
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Marinated salmon with mustard and dill sauce and salad mix
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Quarter Jerk Chicken with Chips -
1/4 Jerk Chicken served with chips, wedge of lime and jerk gravy
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Vegetable Biriyani with Veggieballs -
Vegetable biryani with chunky cauliflower, red peppers, green beans and cashew nuts served with 10 veggie balls (V)

[Review] Patty King Patties

Spotted Patty King and Electric Rooms a while ago when I was on the bus so made a note to visit them.

Along this stretch, there are quite a few Jamaican shops.
Patty King stood out because they specialize in Patties which are golden yellow pastries that look like turnovers filled with meat or savoury fillings.

As well as patties, they also serve sides like Callaloo, Jerk Chicken, Rice and peas, ackee & salt fish etc.
They also serve Patty and Coco bread which is bread filled with a patty.

It was my first visit, so I decided to get a vegetable patty which was heated up for me.
I would have ordered more but I had just finished a huge breakfast at the Electric Rooms nearby.

The vegetable patty was quite nice with a slight spiciness so overall you can think of it like a turnover shaped pasty made with flaky pastry.

Patty King:
10 Knight Hill
West Norwood London