Sunday, May 19, 2024

Bangladeshi style doner at Royal PFC, Whitechapel

There are so many different doner kebabs out there.
The most common ones are Greek and Turkish but I am partial to the ones in East London which are the Bangladeshi ones.
They are different in the sense, they are sliced and cooked on the grill with onions, coriander, sometimes tomatoes and hatkora/lemon juice/house chilli sauce which makes the doner meat extremely tasty and moist.
The doner at Royal PFC was an example of a good one and it came with a homemade naan bread as opposed to those ready made pittas.
Will be back in East London to review other doner kebab shops.












Hotel Review: Moxy, London Excel

Young and stylish hotel with lots of photo opportunities.










Dim Sum At Yi Ban

Apart from the floating restaurant and Feng Shang princess, Yi Ban is another venue with nice views depending on where you sit.
As expected it was busy but then there is a carpark which facilitates people with cars.
The dim sum was good as expected but was given some extras like paper and flies.
The soy sauce for the rice rolls was really nice and made the rolls moreish as it was sweet with a good balance of saltiness.
The whelks were nice but I think they taste better plain with salt and vinegar as the curry was too sweet.




















Shatkora doner at Perfect Grill, E8

It's been a while since I last had a Shatkora kebab so I decided to have it again but trying a different place.
I visited Perfect Grill in Bethnal Green.
The staff there was really friendly but the doner was a let down as it was really dry and the lemon slice was literally dehydrated.
They had some deliveries so I got to see the brand of fries they use.








Saturday, May 18, 2024

Not my cup of tea at Sambol Shiok

Sambol Shiok is another Malaysian restaurant, hence tried it just to tick the box.
When I was browsing the menu, I was in despair and wanted to leave because there were not many non spicy options.
The only thing you could choose was the fried chicken and a side of rice which is a bit sad as they didn't even have lasi nemak or something like that.
Prices of drinks were as if they were coming from cocktail mixologists.
Tried the chicken curry laksa and penang assam laksa.
First off both laksas were super spicy but lacked depth, it was just heat and that was it.
The noodles in the curry laksa were too soft and the chicken was dry and not fresh as it had some funny taste to it as if it was left overnight.
The penan assam laksa came with a spoon of shrimp paste which was weirdly sweet.
Last but not least the pandan Americano didn't have the faintest taste of pandan.









Poppies Fish and Chips, Nottinghill

You will see Poppies Fish and Chips in popular spots like Camden and Nottinghill.
Finally tried it one day as I was a bit hungry as the fish bites looked nice.
I was expecting them to be nice as they are located in Central London but the texture of the fish was too mushy and disintegrates.
The chips were too dry and hard that no salt and vinegar could rescue it so I am not I did not fork out on fish and chips because if the chips aren't nice then the meal isn't complete.










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