Light snacks at the Booking office 1869, Renaissance at St Pancras

Light snacks at the Booking office, Renaissance at St Pancras.
Beautiful building and decor.
Only had the cashew houmous because got there quite late so the oysters and tartare wasn't served.
Visually saw someone have the tartare which looked good with all those dark trompette mushrooms on top.
Will return.

Xi’an BiangBiang Noodles have opened at London Bridge

Xiang biang biang specializes in wide hand pulled noodles from xi'an featuring those signature yellow plates and bowls with patterns on them.
There were three branches but now there is a new branch at London Bridge.
Finally tried it as the location was convenient.
It was the third day it opened and it was packed with diners.
Although biang biang is star I had the liang pi which are just as nice.
The chefs there are really good because the spice was just right as expected.
Looking red fiery and angry, the chilled noodles with a chew were delicious owing to the vinegar they used.
Very refreshing on a freezing day.
The pork dumplings were a bit strange.
They should be nice because pork should be aromatic while the sauce makes them moreish but somehow they tasted off.
Anyway will return.

Roti Jala with Dhal curry from Cafe Rasa, Wesfrield Stratford City

Roti Jala, a Malaysian net crepe eaten during tea time with curry/dhal.It was actually very nice and similar to an English shrove Tuesday pancake.
The dal curry was the best I've had as there were onions and other herbs which made it tasty yet not spicy.
I feel that butter chicken would be a good pairing because Malay curry is too spicy and coconutty.
I also dipped it in custard and it was delicious.
Cafe Rasa Malaysia. Great Eastern Market, Westfield Stratford City

Death by the sweetest Chocolate cherry milkshake at Miss Millies

Death by the sweetest Chocolate cherry milkshake at Miss Millies!

There used to be a branch at Walthamstow that opened for a year and didn't last long!

Anyway, this time visited for the chocolate cherry shake at the Weston Super Mare branch and it was literally so sweet that one sip could kill you!

Totally wasted!

Also tried the tenders which were dry.

#missmillies

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Lunch at The Brew Bar Lounge, Delta Hotels Marriot, Windsor

Stopped by The Brew Bar Lounge, Delta Hotels Marriot, Windsor for lunch.

Food took ages to arrive but the menu was quite good especially the dessert choices like toffee apple roulade and Baileys Bread and Croissant pudding.

The lamb rump was seriously good if you ask for it to be done right which comes with a goats cheese croquette and salad.

The chicken and apricot terrine which comes with brussel sprout slaw and beetroot bread was a little underwhelming as it was mostly slaw as one would expect more brussel sprouts if it is called that!

Venezuelan food at Arepa & Co

Ventured out for some Venezuelan food at Arepa & Co.

There are three branches so went to Bethnal Green as it was more accessible.

Venezuelan food is from latin America so some of the items are similar to Mexican with black beans, avocado etc.

The mains items in Venezuelan food are arepas, cachapa and rice bowls with pulled meat, black beans and grated cheese.

As I have already tried arepas and the bowls are similar to naked burrito bowls I had the cachapa which are traditional sweetcorn pancakes made of fresh corn dough.

It was hard deciding on the cachapa because I was deciding between the three cheese and the pabellon which has beef, black beans, cheese and plantains so in the end got the beef one.

Overall, the sweetcorn pancake was crispy sweet and savoury glazed with sugar cane syrup so probably the cheesy one would be nicer because I prefer savoury as opposed to sweet and savoury.

Hence I can understand why Americans love this so much.

Aside from the food, I felt that service was lacking I waited at the entrance to be seated but no one was aware so after waiting a while, I walked over to the staff and got myself seated.

There was a lunch deal which I was not made aware when I ordered but you just get a drink and the the bill is slightly cheaper and that's it.

Lunch at Citarasa

Just a quick review of Citarasa, this is a pan Asian restaurant that newly opened last October 2024 replacing this hot pot place!

The menu has the usual Asian food from Thai to Singaporean, Malaysian etc.

Tried the buk kut teh soup which was tasteless and lacked herbs nor could you smell any dong kwei or peppery notes to it.

The salted egg yolk minced prawns in beancurd skin was much nicer however the salted egg yolk lacked saltiness.

The texture of the minced prawn were too soft and didn't have that bounce to it.

#ssgsingmalay