Rooster Chicken & Fish Purley [Review]

I love fried chicken shops so whenever there is one I have not been to, I will definitely try their fried chicken.

Who knew that Rooster Chicken & Fish would be serving seriously good Fish and Chips which beats this other fish and chip shop nearby and even my locals.

On my first few visits, I only had fried chicken but one day I decided to be brave and try the fish and chips which turned out to be amazing.

As well as my favourite place, this is another place I go regularly because it is easy to travel to.

I was gobsmacked they serve real chippy chips along with their normal chips for the chicken.

The chips are soft and fluffy in the middle and the fish comes with skin.

You won't feel bloated after having it and  the prices are so affordable.

Asteroid City diner pop up

Although I have not watched Asteroid City, as a foodie I had to go to the Asteroid City diner pop up which has a 1950s theme serving diner style food.

I didn't know you could just go to the diner without going to the exhibition so I ended up going to the exhibition as well.

The menu is limited and not what is offered on the board but they do have milkshakes, hot dogs etc.

Ordered the pancakes with bacon, hot dog, jello, tomato juice and gooseberry milkshake.

I was actually looking forward to the gooseberry milkshake which is unusual and it made me wonder if it was even American.

Overall, I enjoyed the jello and gooseberry swirl milkshake.

The jello is just jelly topped with whipped coconut cream where you can really taste the coconut in the cream.

I have a feeling it was made with Hartley's jelly!

As for the milkshake, it was different and the tartness of the gooseberry went well with the vanilla ice cream.

Strawberry Yakult tea at Boba Tea London

Visited Boba Tea London.
I like the way you can DIY your teas.

It was like Bubble tea deconstructed where you can customize what you want but unfortunately the proportions are fixed.
Anyway, it is a good experience that you can choose what you want.
Ended up trying the strawberry yakult which was not that nice, at 20% sweetness it was still too sweet and syrupy.
#ssgtea

Barbie doughnut from treats club

Stumbled upon this doughnut joint in Shoreditch so gave their Barbie doughnut a try.

The Pink Barbie doughnut from treats club is filled with homemade boys tears fluff + cheesecake topped with strawberry custard + fruity pebbles cereal.

It was not a bad fluffy and soft doughnut without being overall sweet however I couldn't quite taste the marshmallow and the centre was a bit bitter.

Would love to try their hot glazed doughnuts and the doissant!

Pan fried salmon avocado maki rolls

SOMEONE doesn't eat RAW FISH so they decided to pan fry the maki rolls hence my FIRST EVER pan fried maki rolls review!
At first, I thought it was hilarious and because it was already pan fried, how could I not try.
Obviously they taste better how they were served but when pan fried you get this interesting light crispy texture of the rice and the avocado becomes creamier.
The Salmon was a bit fishy hence the wasabi was needed!!!

Marugame salad udon/ Chicken udon and BK udon to celebrate Marugame turning 2!

I hate udon but happily tried this because it was tossed in a yuzu vinaigrette with salad leaves.
It was really refreshing and moreish especially at the bottom where all the dressing was and the leaves became less crunchy.
The medley of sugar snap peas and baby corn was amazing as you got that burst of delicate sweetness.
I mixed the udon before eating but due to gravity its tastier towards the end

marugame salad udon

Also tried the Salad udon with chicken but I felt that the chicken wasn't really needed because it was tastier without it as the chicken isn't really flavourful and it was quite dry.

On another day, I had the Yuzu udon for £2 to celebrate Marugame UK turning 2.

I didn't have any expectations of this udon in a sweet smoky fish sauce topped with yuzu but it was surprisingly nice.

The fish sauce was not as sweet as anticipated and it gets infused with this refreshing yuzu while you eat.

marugame BK udon with yuzu

Japanese basics at Tokyo Diner

Tokyo Diner has been around for decades since 1992 but I just haven't given it a visit until recently because there are way too many enticing cuisines let alone the endless offerings in London!

Anyway, Tokyo Diner is simple and serves Japanese basics such as sushi, udon, soba to Bento boxes at cheerful prices.

Sadly, on our visit they did not have the soba so had the udon instead and the salmon donburi with some sashimi and tofu on top.

The udon was definitely memorable because it was so firm and chewy compared to other places.

Overall, the donburi was really good but I didn't like the sweet tamago (egg) and the salmon in the donburi was quite different to the sashimi one which was rather fatty.

Extra rice is on the house if you require more which is handy because I love my carbs.