M&S Plant Kitchen chewy cherry bakewell cookies

As soon as these Plant Kitchen chewy cherry bakewell cookies by Marks came out I had to get them.
I love any cookies that are chewy and these are made with oats, almonds and cherries.

There was a lovely cherry bakewell aroma when I opened the packet.

Visually there was not much cherries compared to the product shot but the cherry bakewell taste was definitely there and the chewy texture was amazing.

You even get a cherry bakewell taste lingering for a while.

Although they are quite sweet, they are not as heavy as the regular cookies.

Overall a must try and hope they stay permanently on the shelves!

Maries cafe, Lower Marsh - East meets West with Thai and English both served

There are so many good eateries at Lower Marsh and this is one of them along with many new fresh spots coming along.

Marie's cafe has seen it all, from the outside it would appear as a cafe which it is but when you go inside you will find that they serve Thai food as well as English fare.

I dined there just for that reason, I had the usual breakfast fix, some dim sum and a Thai dessert with an English twist.

However the chips were over done in my opinion and the dim sum was a bit too sweet.

The Glutinous rice with English custard was surprisingly delicious.

Afternoon at Breakfast Club

Visited Breakfast Club a while ago but haven't had time to write it up until now.

To summarize, the service wasn't really attentive.

It was late in the afternoon when there were only a few diners in the restaurant and it took so long for the food to arrive.

When we asked if the food was ready, it came within a second because the food had been ready and sitting there had the waitress noticed to bring it over so it was cold.

Ramo Ramen Camden and Soho

I love Ramen especially when it has a different twist to it like Ramo ramen which has a Philipino touch to it.
You will find that the items on the menu are inspired bu Filipino dishes.

It is interesting that the menu is different at both branches.

The Soho branch is clearly aimed at the hip crowd hence they have items such as lobster ramen etc.

At the Camden branch there is the lamb ramen so I had to try both branches.

On my very first visit, I went to the Soho branch on a Sunday, however it was shocking they did not even have a seat for a one person walk in.

The bar table was available but I felt that they wanted to keep it empty so I decided to get a takeaway.

Eventually, they arranged me a table so I was able to dine there before the booking came which was fine for me because I wasn't going to stay long.

I had the oxtail kare kare which is a peanut broth with pulled oxtail.

Overall, it was nice but I found the broth not hot enough and it was a little too sweet and salty for my liking.

Visited the other branch in Kentish Town which I found much friendlier and had the lamb tantanmen.

The lamb ramen was quite impressive and flavourful.

Photos at Ramo Ramen, Soho

Photos at Ramo Ramen, Kentish Town

Francesinha at Three Lions, O farol and the supermarket ready meal version

If you like gravy, bread, cheese and ham then you would probably love the Portuguese Francesinha which is an overloaded sandwich drenched gravy.

My first and best Francesinha led me to Three Lions at Nine Elms, an unassuming restaurant that is Portuguese.

I was quite shocked it was priced at £18 but found out why when it arrived.

There was too much meat to cope with, but it explains why it costs £18 as there are two quality steaks inside as well as the sausage and ham shown on the plate with fries as I put them aside.

Overall, I really enjoyed it because I love cheese, bread and egg and the beer gravy sauce was fantastic as it was bitter and tasted like marmite.

The chips they served were decent house cut chips and not the ones bought from suppliers.

Soaking the chips in this sauce was simply divine.

I appreciate the tasty cheese they used and not tasteless chewy mozzarella.

Francesinhna is so popular that you can buy frozen ready to bake versions at Portuguese supermarkets.

I actually made a sandwich swimming in gravy that I posted which is how I found out about Francesinha from a Portuguese follower.

The next restaurant was O'farol priced at £12.

It was nice but the beer sauce was not as rich as Three Lions and the cheese was tasteless while the fries were cold.

It's not the first time I've dined at O'farol because their fries are usually hot.

Anyway, although I do not recommend the francesinha, their octopus, seafood and lobster rolls are brilliant.

Frangus Francesinha moda do Porto.

This is a ready meal version of the Francesinha which is a sandwich filled with meat and sausages topped with melted cheese, beer sauce and a fried egg.

I believe I followed the instructions, but the bread turned out chewy and dehydrated so you are probably better off thawing the product to room temperature and then microwaving it for a few minutes.

Overall, I just didn't like it.

There are other brands as well so I might try them out.