ASDA Cafe at Isle of Dogs

There are not many ASDAs around depending on your location so ASDA Cafes would even be more a rarity because there are simply not many.

At a recent visit to the Isle of dog asda, there was an ASDA cafe so went in to have a look.

It was clean, spacious and generally impressive.

The battered fish looked really good and so did the rest of the stuff.

Unfortunately, I had tasting nearby which was the reason I was in the area so I couldn't eat anything but had a mini doughnut instead.

It was definitely well filled for that size compared to other brands.

Overall, would definitely recommend this place.

Malaysian fare at Halia

Went to Halia because the food looked authentic and indeed it was however it was really frustrating because everything was barely hot.

Ordered the soto ayam and lotong, the rice cakes were inconsistent, some were soft while some were not so hard.

Chicken Rice at Biters

Biter's is another shop that does chicken rice so went in to try.

It is on the pricey side compared to other chicken joints but the decor is much nicer.

Anyway, the rice, chicken and sauce is the same as the other place I go to but the rice was too spicy for me.

Morley's x Heinz fried chicken sauce

Basically it was sweet with strong onion notes and fiery chilli.
On a side note fried chicken shops are everywhere especially in East London so competition is fierce.
Morley's is one of those well known ones or with good pr since they got to collab with Heinz last year at The Standard.

GDK's new waffle bread sides: Sweet or Savoury (German Doner Kitchen)

There are two new sides at GDK, the Cheesy Garlic Waffle and the Chocolate Waffle Bread £2.99.
Anyway, tried both.

The waffle bread is really nice, I loved the crisp light texture.

For the cheesy garlic one, it was quite nice but the garlic sauce got a bit sickly and the sweet one was nice but it was a bit boring.

Fish and chips at Maria's Fish Bar, Hoxton

Bloody delicious fish and chips.

I felt like having fish and chips so had two places in mind in that area.
The chips at Maria's looked more to my liking so went there.
It was a small shop in Hoxton which used to be Aron's or something like that.
Both fish and chips were made to order which was reassuring.
The chips did not disappoint, soft and silky inside and the fish batter was light and crisp like tempura.
What made it memorable was their home made chilli sauce which took me back to the home made chilli sauce found at fried chicken shops in Mile End that have sadly closed.
The chilli sauce was so good that I wasn't shy with it, it wasn't fiery but it was a bit like salsa.
There was a crunch which did not come from the onions but to my surprise it was CARROTS which you can not taste.
I hate carrots but I could not taste it here and the sauce was just comforting and it was good that it was not salty so it went with with fish and chips that have obviously been showered with salt and vinegar.
The salt that they use here are the sphere ones.
Anyway, will definitely return but for the tea because it was a bit milky and had some residue in it.