The best shop in the uk and perhaps the world. I got a falafel wrap here like 3 or 4 years ago and…read moreI think about it twice every day because it was the most delicious thing I have ever eaten. All of the employees deserve a nobel prize for their contributions to humanity

Are you in need of a place where you can both indulge in a delicious Middle-Eastern wrap and…read morebreast-feed your baby? - Well, then you should come to Phoenicia! Phoenicia is a lot: it's a supermarket, a butcher, a quick-lunch place, as well as a place where you can come to and have a lovely chat with a friend while eating away at their delicious selection of baklava. As for the wraps/sandwiches, there are basically two choices: the Lebanese wrap (a plain flat-bread wrap) or the Moroccan wrap (a flat-bread with spinach inside). Once you've made this difficult choice, you have to make more choices...you can fill your wrap with salads (such as tabbouleh), spreads (such as humous) and meats (such as spicy chicken or merguez). But, if you don't want to choose, you might as well order two kinds of wraps as the prices of one is very reasonable. Later, you may want to top it all off with a nice baklava, which you might even get for free if you're really nice. In fact, speaking of nice, the service here is super-friendly. Everyone is very polite and they bring your food to the table... After your lunch (or whatever you've had) you should go check out their supermarket...you will basically find here anything you need. They also have a very nice selection of organic products.

Boulevard catered our wedding recently and they are they fantastic! Mark and his team are…read moreattentive, willing to go the extra mile to make things brilliant, and perhaps most importantly for a catering company, the FOOD IS FANTASTIC. We had several comments (and I believe it was actually mentioned in one of the speeches) that this was the best wedding food our guests have every experienced. I would take that further and say this was food I would happily pay for in a nice restaurant; which isn't a claim one would make about even the best of wedding food much of the time. Working with Mark was easy and fun. I don't know that I'm likely to have other big events that require catering any time soon, but if I did, I'd call these guys and you should too!

This place is a real treasure! I have always been finnicky about what meat I eat but there isn't a…read moresingle piece of meat I wouldn't try from the Orchard Pig Co. The owners are absolutely lovely and always remember us and what we like. This is a fantastic example of a return to traditional farming: great quality, free range, happy pork. Highly recommend the incredibly flavoursome gammon joint. If you happen to be a coeliac or to be catering for one you can get really tasty gluten free sausages from Roundwood (rest assured, the owner is coeliac too!). They have recently branched into rearing their own beef and I have to say it is absolutely mouth watering! The owners are usually happy to let people have a look at the pigs in their environment and you can also pay to pick your own fruit. Once you ahve tried Roundwood you won't go back to supermarket meats. They can also be found at the Farmer's Market in West Malling on the last Sunday of every month.

New, hip, minimalist cafe...moving Cheshire's gentrifiction further eastward towards my doorstep…read more JUST DON'T CROSS THAT THRESHOLD, I like keepin the rent low. Thanks a bil. Sorry for the hiatus peeps, grad stipend means I splurge for one month and starve for 2. Oh the days of a legit salary...nostalgic sigh. Cafe Vergnano beans (Italy in my mouth!), copa/rocket/sun-dried tomato bagels (from THE beigel bake down the Brick Lane way), and some great looking tramezzinos (diagonal cut sandwiches = triangle) that I didn't get to try. Big slabs of cured meats, packaged dry pastas and other good stuff for sale...and catering options. IN. A little pricey, but nice if you'd like to splurge for some fresh Italian ingredients. There is a daily special of soup and a main as well if you'd like a quick brunch with some East London character. People watch the fashion-confused patrons of Beyond Retro, or smile at the kids playing at the local primary school across the way. Careful - do not to look too pedo-y whilst doing the latter.

I have to admit, I was very sceptical when this shop opened in Muswell Hill not long ago: frozen…read moreconvenience food - seriously? On top of it, they come along with this cheezy-sounding marketing splur: "On every COOK dish you'll find the name of the chef who prepared your food." Yet, sceptical or not, my curiosity outweighed and so I popped in the other day and browsed their selection. The folks in the store were very friendly and offered samplings, which is always a nice touch. I then asked someone for a recommendation and the she told me that I should try the "Moroccan Harissa Chicken" and the "Minted Couscous" on the side. And so I followed her advise, as well as the cooking instructions on the packaging later at home. And let me tell you, I was seriously surprised as how good this tasted. Indeed, the folks at Cook are definitely staying true to their motto: "Our food looks and tastes homemade (maybe even a bit better!)" I'm convinced of this great concept and I'm planning a trip to the Cook store in Muswell Hill as I'm typing this. It might be not as affordable as the stuff you get at Coop or Sainsbury's, but it tastes so much better!

The Cook range of gourmet frozen food stores opened in my neck of the woods in Surrey in 1997…read more However, I noticed recently that their store in Epsom has shut and was a little worried about the future of the business So, I was happy to see they seem to be going strong in Muswell Hill when I was here for a UYE at Chooks today. They carry the same range of frozen meals and ready to eat snacks. They're always innovating and I interested to see a range of Indian dishes today I have tried some of their frozen desserts, which were great. Today, I contented myself with some bags of satay peanuts after my large meal at Chooks

DO NOT GO to this shop at all costs…read more.. I'm giving them 1 star because I can't give them 0. My girlfriend and I entered this shop today for the first time and the guy behind the counter started harassing my girlfriend straight away with unpleasant looks and comments like "you make me feel hot" and other comments that I can not repeat here. He was being extremely disrespectful and rude and kept trying to provoke her when she was trying to stay out of his way. I asked him if he is okay and that he wasn't funny and he started shouting at us as we left the shop. Please avoid this place, they do not respect women here and we definitely won't be returning. I will report this case to the Police because is unbelievable how in 2021 harassment still exist in a developed city like London

Great variety of lunch options on offer, plenty of hot food, a few good-looking deserts, good…read moreprice, but flavour suffers. Three stars because, while this place LOOKS the ideal lunch spot, there is so little flavour across their options it is difficult to care that, on appearance, this place seems perfect. A lot of their food looks quite nice and portions are large, but in fact upon purchasing are full of grease and have little legitimately good taste. Good example of this is the lasagna - it looks fantastic and has great texture, but is lacking any sort of taste that is either fresh, distinct, or any sort of kick. It's just pasta gloop in the end. Deserts can be a touch dry on occasion, so pick your piece wisely. This is certainly not a bakery and they seem to have little expertise in making or selecting deserts for sale, so unless it's just the need for a sweet kick in the middle of your day, avoid this shelf and opt for someone who specialises in desserts.

It's very hard to get full fat coconut yogurt with full fat. I know that it's a legit thing in…read moreEurope and we finally got to finding the shop we were in foodie heaven. Very high and calories, however, there's so much health benefits to coconut oil that it helped with our first day transition.

At lunchtime, I sometimes aimlessly wander around Goodge Street / Tottenham Court Road / Charlotte…read moreStreet in a fog of hunger, unable to decide what to eat, until I end up at one of my three fallback choices - Pret / Eat / Itsu. Today, I fought back against the hunger and wandered in Abokado, which is slightly outside my 500 yard wandering radius. Boy, I'm glad I did. Their offering is similar to Itsu; boxes of sushi, big tubs of soup and fruit juices, but they manage to deliver the same massive portion for about £2-3 cheaper. WIN. I grabbed a 'Simply Salmon' box (salmon sashimi, nigiri and maki) and a sweet chilli, salmon and fresh dill shwrap (same concept as a hand roll). Everything has the calorie, saturated fat and total fat count listed next to it on the shelf and by the looks of it, it was all fairly healthy. What did it all taste like? Fresh goodness. The rice was on the right side of chewy and not like the crumbly rice you get in Pret's pre-packaged sushi. The salmon was lovely - not quite melt in your mouth, but not bad for a lunchtime joint. The sushi box came with a rocket and carrot salad and I have to say that the rocket was quite strong, almost too strong. But that's clearly Mother Nature's fault, not Abokado's.

If you are looking for a quick & healthy bite to eat, then this is the place to come…read more I bought the salmon sashimi box with veggie dumpling soup, some fresh berry juice and popcorn. The salmon sashimi box comes with a salad (I didn't really want the salad just the salmon) it was good nevertheless, the salmon was a little warm, but that could have been down to having the soup on top =D The soup was really nice, to describe: miso, with veg and dumplings. Really filling and quite tasty. The juice was very random, it is fresh, so you do need to shake it up a few times, not sure if I am a huge fan of the juice, but it's cheaper than an innocent smoothie =) My order came to £11, which tbh put me off slightly, I would have preferred a meal at Wagamama if there was one near by :) not a cheap lunch if that's what you are after.