KFC snack box and gravy

I was close to getting chicken from elsewhere and the thought of luscious KFC gravy drew me back so went to KFC instead.

I got the snack box and gravy because I just felt like having some chicken, chips with gravy.

Sadly, the chips were unevenly cut and overdone and the gravy was absolutely tasteless and lacked that chickeney taste.

The piece of chicken lacked flavour as well so I think the quality of the gravy is a telltale sign on how good the chicken at the shop is because the gravy is made from the chicken, so if it is tasteless then it means the chicken itself is tasteless.

Jollibee Leicester Square and Earl's Court

I am so glad there is a Jollibee at Leicester Square which makes it really convenient!

It is definitely always busy as the price is affordable!
Overall, the menu choices are much better than Hong Kong but no comments for PH because I have not been to the PH one.
Will definitely order the Asian Chicken Rice Bowl (Chicken Tenders served with Asian Slaw and Rice topped with Asian Ginger Chilli Sauce.) which Honks does not have.

As there is another branch in Earl's Court, I went there to avoid the crown but sadly they didn't have the rice bowl.

Sadly they did not have the rice bowl so I might have to go back to Leicester Square and see but no one on social media seems to reply my query.

In the end, I went to the Leicester Square branch of Jollibee to try my luck on ordering the Asian rice bowl.

What annoyed me was that at the Earl's Court branch, they didn't have this over the two visits I went and the reason they didn't serve it was that they did not have that bowl.

So, I finally was able to get the Asian rice bowl at the Leicester Square branch and it wasn't exactly served in the bowl as shown on the product shot so the people at Earl's Court could have done that too instead of my wasting my journey there.

The Jollibee social media hasn't exactly been helpful as they only reply to bloggers that they have invited and didn't even answer my questions in the instagram comments.

Their Asian rice bowl seems a bit fishy anyway as they have deleted related posts for this product so I think it is probably going to be taken off the menu or it is not worth promoting.

To summarize, the dish just didn't look anything as colourful as the product shot and the slaw was really bitter even though there was a lovely fragrant sesame flavouring to it.

The chicken tenders were good which made up for it however the rice was too mushy.

Your perfect crumble from Humble Crumble London Old Spitalfields

Humble Crumble was another place I visited before lockdown.

They have really upped their game after lockdown, their small unit at the Old Spitalfields has now moved to a bigger unit which shows how good they are.

Not only has their shop grown, the choices of crumbles and topping combinations are the next level up.

It now works like this!

You choose a size, choose a fruit base, choose a crumble, choose a topping from dried rose petals, cinnamon, almonds, hazelnuts and edible glitter, choose a custard.

Optional toppings are edible flowers and chocolate drizzle.

I went for the special iced peaches which were baked in maple, cinnamon and brown sugar topped with vegan crumble and frozen custard.

Although I could have glammed it up with other toppings I just wanted to save these for the next visit and appreciate the iced peach crumble and frozen custard on its own.

The peaches were lovely big chunks which were soft and sweet while the vegan crumble was lovely and light. 

The frozen custard reminded me of American custard because of the texture being like softserve but it went really well with the crumble!

I definitely recommend Humble Crumble and do check out their instagram because you can see their Easter crumbles and Christmas crumbles which are creative and instaworthy.

When cutie pie fell for a cutie pie at Greenaway's

While I was at Charing Cross Villiers Street, I was overwhelmed by all these eateries to choose from.
As a cutie pie, I fell for the cutie pies at Greenaways where they serve pies with mash, mushy peas and gravy.
Pie Mash comes from the East and there are not many places serving it anymore so as a reviewer I had to try it.

There were five different pies that day and I liked the modern ones like Duck and orange which reminded me of modern pies at Pie Republic.

Chicken, Mushroom & Tarragon Pie.

Beef Short Rib and Pearl Onion Pie. 

Braised Lamb Shank, Peas and Mint Pie.

Vegan Mince, Red Wine & Rosemary Pie 

Confit Duck, Lentil & Orange Pie

Clearly it was a headache deciding between the duck and the lamb!

The beef, I could pretty imagine as beef and onions but replaced with quality short rib and sweet pearl onions.

As I planned to have it with gravy, I wasn't sure how the duck and orange would go with the gravy so I chose the lamb as it had peas and mint.

While I was paying for the pie, I discovered a breakfast pie as well which is totally my thing like breakfast pizzas, breakfast burritos and all that! Basically containing comforting items like eggs, beans sausage, bacon etc.

The reason it took me a  good 20 minutes to eat at Greenaway's or not was where to eat it but luckily there is a park round the corner which was where I went.

When I took the pie out I found a 20% off voucher which I would have been better off not given as I would of been happier if I was given 20% off there and then.

I would say the look and everything was nice as it came in a burger box with a paper sleeve holding it together.

However, I struggled to eat it from a box because it is just not the same as on a plate.

The chunks of lamb were moist and meaty on a bed of minty peas but for some reason all the flavours had sunk to the bottom of the pie.

Anyway, apart from that I really enjoyed it and I appreciate that there is another pie mash joint in the city.

Would I return?

If I was working in the area then probably once in a while when they have new pies but as I don't and there are just too many restaurants to try as well as the whole of London, it could be Christmas when they launch something festive like roast turkey pie with all the trimmings, stuffing and cranberry sauce!

Rating: 4/5

Greenaways Pie

45 Villiers St, London WC2N 6NE

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Other pie mash shops I have reviewed for further reading:

Moore's pie mash

https://supersupergirl-dining.blogspot.com/2020/12/moores-pie-mash.html

Manze Sutton

https://supersupergirl-dining.blogspot.com/2020/09/manzes-pie-and-mash-shop-sutton.html

Pie Republic

https://supersupergirl-dining.blogspot.com/2020/03/pie-republic.html

Piebury Corner

https://supersupergirl-dining.blogspot.com/2020/03/review-pies-at-piebury-corner.html

Mother Mash

https://supersupergirl-dining.blogspot.com/2020/03/review-mother-mash.html

East 22

https://supersupergirl-dining.blogspot.com/2019/12/review-east-22-east-london-pie-and-mash.html

Pieminister

https://supersupergirl-dining.blogspot.com/2019/12/review-pieminister.html

Young Vegans Pies

https://supersupergirl-dining.blogspot.com/2019/12/youngveganpieshop.html

Buck Street Market

While the shipping industry has gone downhill, container shops are popping up everywhere.

With the stables nearby with small units, I was surprised to see an area for another container mall.

Again, easy come and easy go for shops so may the fittest survive.