I was walking around high street. Checking out shops and inventory. Then it hit me... I am hungry…read moreAF. So i needed a bit of sustenance, but not too too much as to be so full i cant continue my shopping experience. Located above the Whole Foods market. This joint serves up izakaya style bites and even some sushi. I'm not really fancying sushi, so i went with a couple of dumpling orders. Prawn and Chive Dumplings: These were pretty good. Wrapper was a bit soggy and fell apart easy. But the flavor was definitely winning. Scallop Dumplings: Definitely very pretty. Tastes pretty darn good too. I could eat these guys all day. Service was a bit slow. Even though i was at the bar, the staff was still dodgy. Still, im not quite used to how service goes here in London, but no one came to check on me. How i was doing or if my dining experience was going pretty well. I had to constantly grab the attention of what seemed to be the host to get me things. Even the check came painfully slow. Anyways, food is ok. Service sorta sucked. Thank you so much for reading my review. I hope this helps with your decision making experience. Enjoy your awesome yelptastic day!!

Sushi and Robata is on the top floor of Whole Foods in Kensington. This is one of the few…read morerestaurants that has remained in the store for years. I have eaten here many times and the service, food, and pricing is good. It gets busy at lunch but it perfect if you want sushi on a tight schedule, if you feel like dining in a more relaxed environment, or you have been shopping at Whole Foods and you are starving. The chef and server where super nice and there is an upcoming all-you-can-eat sushi event. They have a fixed-price meal option or you can order a la carte. The sushi is fresh but I ordered the mango tango sushi and I have had riper mango which really made a difference. Service charge is automatically added to your bill.

Given that I am prone to strange cravings brought upon mostly by nostalgia, I didn't think twice…read morewhen my friend visited from Japan wanting "Panda Express" Chinese. Thinking to myself, "How hard could it be to find mall-quality faux Chinese food?" I steered us to Kam Fung. She could get her kung pao chicken and I figured I'd find something. Hainanese chicken rice seemed like a good choice so I went with that. What arrived at our table made Panda Express look like a darn delicacy! I'd take fried fluorescent orange poultry over this any day of the week. My Hainanese chicken rice was goopy and unappetising and tasted worse than it looked. My friend fared slightly better with her order but not by much. I felt majorly ripped off paying the bill and still had hunger pangs as we left. To Kam Fung, I would not return.

God, I love Kam Fung. I used to live just behind it more or less, so this would be our regular spot…read morefor take-aways. It is unarguably the best Chinese take-away I've tried in London, though it loses out by a hair to some other places in the dine-in stakes. Their portions are HUGE which is reflected in slightly higher prices than a bog-standard Chinese, but you very much get what you pay for. Their duck is great, thai roast pork is amazing with a beautiful vinaigrette swimming with garlic and chilli. Crispy beef are incredibly moreish and the best I've ever had. Of all the years of having food at Kam Fung I didn't once have a duff dish, though as Joanne's friend (see review below) advised, that may be because I dodged the clichéd dishes. Stick with something other than the faux-Chinese BS that pervades every menu in this country and you'll do fine! Service is friendly, prices are very reasonable, food is excellent. Fully deserving of 5 stars as it does what it sets out to do excellently. It may not be the most refined restaurant, but within its field it is unquestionably the best.

Best ever Peruvian food which means top flavor amazing presentation…read moregreat service enjoy Peruvian food the best food in Latin America and the world

When a Peruvian friend highly recommended this little place in Elephant and Castle, as the best…read morePeruvian roast chicken in town, we listened. Emanuel is in the basement of a Eurotraveller budget hostel, just off Walworth Road. Thankfully, it's brightly signed, and easy to find. The owner and his wife run this small but well-decorated restaurant, enthusiastically frequented by Peruvians and other Latin Americans. The staff are extremely friendly (the owner speaks fluent English, but he's often not about; his wife speaks fairly good English) and make you feel welcome. However.... we discovered that the star of the menu -- Pollo a la Brasa (Peruvian rotisserie roast chicken -- which, oddly, is not even listed on the menu) -- must be ordered in advance! Imagine our sadness to discover this. But according to our friend, for £25, it's a deliciously flavoured roast chicken with herbs and spices including chili; and comes with yuca chips, salad, and an alarmingly coloured Inca Kola. We started with Ceviche de Mariscos (seafood ceviche, made fresh, 'cooked' with lemon juice). It was an amazing, citrusy concoction. We never would have guessed the fish was raw. The caldo de gallina (hen soup) was a bit boring, sadly. But the Parihuela (Peruvian seafood stew) was a yummy garlicky concoction. As was the Arroz Con Pato (chicken with rice), with cilantro and other flavours. One note: we found the pricing to be a bit high, especially for the Walworth area. We'd advise Emanuel restaurant to consider either lowering the prices. Or perhaps to offer discounts (for example, 20% off on Tues, Wed, or Thurs between 1-5pm). But the servings were large, and the food was delightful. We'll definitely come here again. Although we'll be calling ahead to order the Polla a la Brasa!

This is a nice little breakfast joint owned by the family behind the two great restaurants across…read moreWhitecross St, Iskele and Cozzo. We had a nice brekkie of flavorful streaky bacon, crispy hashbrowns, nicely grilled tomatoes and mushrooms. (Only Brits eat tomatoes and mushrooms for breakfast. Actually not a bad idea!). All that was good, as we're the friendly server and cook/cashier (part of the family?). The eggs and toast however bring the score down. The toast was plain white bread, coated with too much butter then stacked so it steamed the upper pieces to sogginess level. The scrambled eggs were unseasoned and plain. So, that plate was something we could easily do better at home. I'd say the food could easily be brought up to the level of their other two restaurants and draw more people. All in all, we'll be back and maybe try a burger. Full breakfast for two for £10, not bad.

Lovely food for a really great price. Generous portions, and really home cooked food. Had a set…read morebacon and eggs meal which wasn't greasy or oily at all. Staff were really friendly and polite too, can't fault it. One thing to bear in mind is that it's cash only here, but there's a free cash machine a fairly short walk away.

This very simple, very inexpensive (especially for London) very small restaurant has very good…read moresummer rolls , pho and a shrimp appetizer, very nice people and good inexpensive wine and beer. An obviously very nice combination.

This was the best mango salad I've ever had, and the fish was perfectly cooked before being placed…read moreon it. We also enjoyed a lychee and lime refresher, and it was a perfect amount of sweet and sour. This went beyond mere nourishment into resonant joy that I'll be taking throughout my travels.

It's easy, it's quick and it's tasty enough...so three stars it is for me…read more I'd actually heard about this place through a Yelp event that took place here a while back and even though I couldn't attend back then, I had bookmarked this place to try out when in the area next time. And that next time was yesterday when I was meeting a friend for a drink and we needed some substance to support all of the alcohol. When we walked inside Velo I was surprised to see kind of a fast food place; I hadn't quite expected that but...hey...why not? I immediately liked the computer terminals where I could place an order and also pay with my credit card. (As a person who loves the self-checkout at Sainsbury's, I was bound to love this, right?) Once I had placed my order, I could see it showing up on the screen above the counter and I was counting down the minutes until it was ready to eat. To my surprise, a waitress actually brought me my food to the table. She was a real sweetheart, which I didn't expect from a fast food place....usually they don't care about service really. The food was really only a-ok, but given the whole setup, I also didn't expect a gourmet meal and so I was ok with that. I had ordered a summer roll with prawns and a vermicelli salad with pork. I liked that they served the condiments on the side (as a typical Vietnamese place would, do) and so I spiced up my order to my liking. Overall I enjoyed my quick meal at Velo and especially for people who commute from London Bridge this is a fast and easy food option.

Always difficult to find new and exciting places for a coeliac to try, you always forget how much…read morewheat has invaded our lives! For the record, I'm not a coeliac and LOVE wheat in all its wholegrain goodness. But with a group of friends we did find a suitable place. A lovely little Vietnamese to-go bar with a Wasabi-like feel, you can sit down or you can go fast food-esque and rush back to the office to finish that spreadsheet or trade you are most likely conducting. We sat down, no spreadsheets for us! Good value for money on a limited selection of food - you could have identical options with rice, with noodles or in a soup. Various fillings are also wrapped in spring roll like goodness, with rice flour used as the main wheat-substitute here. As an added touch, you can order direct at the counter or at a touchscreen interface nearby, perfect for those who are in a rush to order and get out. In our case, it was confusing - we were told we could either use the touchscreen and pay at the counter, order at the counter, have table service since we were sitting in. Pick one please! Also, if you have any kind of offer (like a taste card, shout out to Yinnie C and Harriet for that!) you can't use the touchscreen. Also, when you've ordered, where do you queue for your food? We queued up with everyone and then they brought it our table when we weren't there! Huh?! 3 stars is a touch harsh, as the food was scrummy and with 50% off more than well priced. But limited menu and confusing lay-out won't have me running back there soon. More a case of if I'm ever in the area, taking a break from my spreasheet ;)

Mien tay is on a quieter stretch of Fulham Palace Road, just before Putney bridge. It's a small…read morerestaurant but wasn't busy for weekday lunch. I tried the salt and pepper squid. This was paler than expected but very crunchy, flavoursome and moreish with a dressed cabbage garnish and the right amount of garlic and onions. Yum. Then I had the special pho, with beef balls, brisket and sliced beef. The brisket was fatty and delicious, the other 2 were as they should be! The portion was huge, I couldn't finish it and that tells you something!! Garnishes included mint, basil, coriander, beansprouts, chilli, lime and there were spring and normal onions in the soup which was nice and meaty. Also a shout out for the home-made lemonade, sweet, sour, icy cold and delicious. Service was sweet, efficient and the food came very quickly. Great local Vietnamese and reasonable in price. The menu is quite big so I really look forward to trying their other dishes in the future.

Fast, friendly, and efficient with generous portions of fresh and tasty food…read more Although nothing like Vietnamese food in California, this is the closest thing to it I have found in London. The spring rolls were interesting as they did not have a traditional wrapper but were similar to like a rice cracker wrapper which gave it a really nice crunch. The bun bo hue was good but lacked the traditional bun bo hue veggies. Instead it came with the veggies they give you for pho. The broth was rich, flavorful, and spicy! All in all it was a good meal and we will be back. Pork and Mushroom Crispy Vietnamese Spring Rolls BBQ Pork Loin with Rice Vermicelli Bún Ch Hà ni grilled lemongrass marinated pork tenderloin & crispy pork spring rolls Bun Bo Hue Bún Bò Hu The spicy version of Pho from Hue, the old imperial city. Flavoured with lemongrass, whole chilies, served with Beef and Pork Hock

Anyone that knows me know that I'm a SOUP ADDICT. Or you can call it SOUP ENTHUSIAST if you wanna…read morebe fancy. I've eaten in almost all Pho places where I live so I had to try Viet Grill while in London. It's fancier and nicer than typical Vietnamese restaurant. Pros: Great pho broth It was VERY abundant with the meats (rare stake, flank, and I ordered extra tendon) Good service Cute place Cons: Small bowl (not as big as the usual pho) Pricier than a regular Vietnamese place but justified by the service and decor I think this place should have better reviews/more stars