Spicy Wings and chicken rice at Selekt Chicken, West Croydon

After visiting the Selekt chicken at Shepherd's bush, I discovered another branch in West Croydon.
However every branch of Selekt is different due to location and rent prices.

At West Croydon they do not serve the lamb burgers so I tried the spicy wings.

Their wings were pretty good because they were fresh and hot in temperature.

The coating was light and crispy.

Had a rice craving again so decided to get some chicken and rice as I have not tried it from Selekt despite trying their wings and burgers before.

It was 4.99 where you can choose chicken breast pieces or a grilled chicken thigh.

I opted for chicken pieces because I didn't want to take the extra effort to get the chicken off the bone with their flimsy plastic cutlery.

Overall, the chicken and rice was really satisfying especially the long slender fluffy grains of rice for that ricegasm and mostly importantly their punchy lemon and herb sauce which make it moreish and appetizing.

The chicken pieces are basically pieces of chicken tenders which are soft and moist.

Glad I got my chicken rice from here because the rice and sauce were much nicer than this other shop nearby.

The funny thing is that the grains of rice are so long and slender that if you see a stray one on the table, they do look like maggots!!

Chicken leg with rice:

Also good but difficult to eat with flimsy plastic cutlery.

Gelushi!! Sushi Ice cream that is too cute to eat!

While I was at Westfield, I saw some cute sushi ice cream that has to be tried.

Fool your friends on instagram and facebook with these instaworthy ice cream in sushi form!

Finally tried Gelarto's ice cream sushi which costs 3.50 each or 6 for two.

I chose the white choc and roll (pistachio gelato, strawberry jelly, black fondant, white chocolate gelato and ginger biscuit blitz) and Popsicle (Madagascan vanilla gelato, blood orange sorbet and fondant).

Both were really decadent but the white choc roll had to be my favourite while the Popsicle was refreshing.

I chose these two because of the appearance.

Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qQhb2MokDxk

Breakfast at Terry's Cafe

I really enjoy my fry ups and it's a race against time to try all these places especially the ones that have been here longer than me.

Terry's Cafe was one I had to visit because you can feel the charm already on their social media.

When I got there, I was impressed already as well as the location because it was comforting seeing other aged shops nearby.

The chippy opposite will also take you back in time so I will be visiting sometime because I just enjoy being in a time warp for fish and chips as well.

Terry's Cafe is so worth visiting, every moment is entertaining and there is something to be discovered in every nook and cranny.

Moving on to the menu, they have the fryups, award winning toasts and the on toasts.

I decided to have the Buck rarebit as not many other places serve it.

When it came, there were two perfectly fried eggs with runny yolks on top of the cheese toast.

You could see the grated cheese flawlessly melted just right.

Knowing that I couldn't finish it all, I still had an extra bubble just for the records and the bubble here is the biggest piece I have been served in a square patty form!

The buck rarebit was really delicious although I would have wanted a stronger cheese that was sharper but it went deliciously well with the egg.

Towards the end I added some Worcester sauce which was comforting.

Overall, it was such a good breakfast and I am definitely revisiting.

The owner Austin is really nice and has a lovely charisma.

Criss Cross The Ultimate croissants

The new kid on the block Criss Cross is taking London by storm and you can see why because it has the visually appealing coloured flavoured layers and it is filled with decadent filling which are creative and different.

When you walk past, you can't miss all these brightly coloured and artisan looking croissants at the window and then when you go inside, there is more in the cabinet.

In the sweet section they have: 

Strawberry Dream £5.30 (White Chocolate Cream & Strawberry Gel)

Blue Matcha £5.30 (Matcha Whipping Ganache & Blueberry centre)

Criss Coco £5.30 (Coconut Cream, Mango & Passion Fruit Sauce)

Black Yuzu Meringue £5.60 (Yuzu Curd & Light Sesame Praline)

Chocolate Raspberry (Vegan) £5.50 (Raspberry & Lychee Jam, Dipped in Almonds & Dark Chocolate)

Pecan Vanilla £6.10 (Pecan Frangipane, Vanilla Pastry Cream)

Double Chocolate £6.10 (Cocoa Frangipane, 70% Valhrona Chocolate)

Savoury:

Whiskey Salmon £7.30 (Whisky & Soy Cured Salmon, Cashew Cream, Dried Seaweed)

Green AF (Vegan) £6.60 (Guacamole)

Caesar £6.90 (Chicken Breast, Lettuce & Caesar Dressing)

Truffle Cheese £8.90 (Four Cheese Cream & Black Truffle)

Veggie (Vegan) £6.60 (Sauté Mushrooms & Leeks with Sun Dried Tomatoes)

Croque Monsieur £6.90 (Béchamel Sauce, Ham, & Brie Cheese)

It was so hard deciding which one to get but in the end I got the Blue Matcha because the name stood out as you normally associate matcha with green but the blue comes from the blueberry filling inside.

I let the professionals slice the croissant in half to show the filling inside and they did a beautiful job.

The blueberry filling is actually hiding on the other side and there was quite a fair bit to it.

It was the dreamiest croissant I've had because the whipping ganache was sweet and fluffy like whipped cream complemented by the blueberry.

I am not fond of mango but I also tried the Criss Coco which also gave me a surprise, the desiccated coconut was magic and I think this is the first time I have ever had coconut on croissant.

It was simply delicious with the mango filling.

I definitely recommend Criss Cross for that decadent afternoon treat or office treat.

Will be returning for other croissants and hope to see croissants filled with poached eggs or quail eggs for that eggporn instaworthy picture :)

Criss Cross Video

Criss Cross

 49 Old Compton Street, London W1D 6HL

https://www.crissxculture.com/

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Lamb burger deal at Selekt Chicken, Shepherd's Bush

On my way to Shepherd's bush market I spotted the Lamb burger deal which was impossible to resist.
Firstly, you don't often see it on the menu and it was two for 2.49 with fries.

To be honest, I didn't really want the fries because I just like the chippy ones or the French Fries.

The restaurant was really busy when I ordered because someone just made a 60 pound order but they were able to do mine quickly.

The lamb burgers were delicious and tasty, although not quite like the product it was still good and it came nicely wrapped in striped blue paper.