I have been travelling 15 miles for over 5 years to this establishment and I will continue to do so…read morenot just for the best products I can find but for the personalised service I receive, I have always been remembered welcomed and even my awkward requests always happily fulfilled, I take my friends and family and riders with me and we have all gained a love for the business and the products that are always prepared with a personal touch and great service. Fresh and clean is the most important thing to me and good customer service means everything and that's just what u get here

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Nice environment and comfortable seating but poor value for money on everything except the cakes…read more The cakes are something that I will rate them for but their shakes are not deserving of the price tag whether it be a smoothie, shake or blend. Service is not the best and is a bit hit and miss depending on who is working. Should they make a mistake or something not taste right they will not fix it at all and will blame you. By all means enjoy their cakes but for everything else I'd go elsewhere. Review is based on both their branch in Ilford and Green Street, Upton Park (which is the worse of the two)

Joe DeLucci's Gelato has a small location located on the bottom floor of Westfield Shopping Center…read more It is so worth finding. We would pass by there two or three times a day on the way to the Tube from our hotel. Unfortunately, they were usually closed because we were either too early or too late. We only caught them twice during business hours. We must have sampled almost everything during those two visits. We each ended up buying 3 scoops! Just about all the flavors we sampled tasted very good. Personally, my favorites were the Mango, Banana, and their special flavor. I believe the special flavor was Strawberry Cheesecake. My memory is fading. Anyways, they are worth stopping at and trying. The price points are not too bad when compared to other Gelato places in London. You're sure to sample something you like so check em out for yourself!

This place has some very good ice cream and it's a wonderful refreshment stop during a busy day…read moreshopping. There have a large number of flavours and the ingredients definitely seem real. The Oreo has big pieces of Oreo in it and the rum and raisin has a warning it contains alcohol. Most of the people are friendly and it's delicious. Why did I only give three stars then? In no particular order: - They often call me sir. I am non-binary and clearly not a "sir". This is not a politeness to me, it is completely ignoring gender identity. If you don't know the pronoun to use, with certainty, there is no need to use pronouns. - They don't take credit cards. Not only do they know this is a hassle (they have a sign up saying "we hope this doesn't upset you" - well of course it upsets me to have to find and ATM and deal with change), their sign almost seems proud of the hassle it causes. Very arrogant attitude, and with current fee caps it can't save them nearly what it costs them in lost business and wasted time. - The serving sizes are too small. The prices seem low, yes. But you get what you pay for. It isn't actually a great deal. In short, a well-worthwhile stop - but they have some things to fix!

Rossi Brothers is great. Right in the heart of Barkingside's charity shops and shoe shops…read moresits...... an ice cream shop. How an Ice Cream shop came to land in the High Street we'll never know - but I think we're all glad it did. The annoying thing is that I only think about once every three years "ooh, maybe I'll go to Rossi's" when in reality the place is so cool and different that it should be visited all the time, perhaps even daily. Or hourly?. In many ways - it's pretty standard. They have a typical selection of ice creams and scones, but it's the mere fact that an ice cream place sits in Barkingside that makes it most impressive. Another reason I have affection for it is simply because it's a part of my youth. When me and my friends used to hang out in the park, Rossi's was often on the menu. These days I feel that people picking up a Mcdonalds Mcflurry are missing out. They also sell a selection of chocolates - although I've never tried them. I don't mean they sell Mars Bars, but the real stuff - you know, little displays with weird names that cost a little more. In fact, maybe I should try them out. Anyways; if you're a local then you probably know Rossi Brothers. But like me, you probably haven't been there in way too long. Go check them out. I'd imagine an Ice Cream shop in Barkingside during all this financial turmoil, to say nothing of this bad weather, might be struggling. So go pick up a cone. (Note: 'might be struggling' is merely a generalisation about small businesses during the current financial climate, I'm sure Rossi are doing fine!)

Location: At the heart of wonderful Barkingside High Street…read more Atmosphere: At times can be a bit noisy due to kids as it can get a bit busy inside, it is not very big so not much space to sit down, but it doesn't matter as the ice cream is so good. Food: The ice cream here is amazing, I find it really difficult to pick a flavour, my favorite ice cream flavour has to be the honeycomb, it is amazing!! So so tasty! They do take away and also do tubs of ice cream. I normally get the tubs for my house. They also do chocolates as Daniel has said, but I also have never tried them, they look really good though. They also do paninis and coffee. Price: good price for great ice cream! Evaluation: Fantastic this is my local :)

I usually avoid eating Pakistani food outside considering I have my mother, the expert, to create…read morethe authentic essence of it all right at home! Recently, however, I came across Taza which I must admit has some of the finest pakistani food a high-street outlet has to offer. With food prepared by a fine Punjabi chef from Lahore city, it has become one of my favourite Pakistani diners with comfortable seating arrangements and a good cosy atmosphere to enjoy a casual dining experience. And of course what better way to capture the essence of Pakistan than providing the customers with the liberty of enjoying some bollywood videos on their 32 inch plasma screens [I would, however, request to have it turned over to an alternative channel; with less heavy-gyration in public spaces, glammed out in sequenced outfits!!]

Absolutely heavenly! After seeing My Cookie Dough on social media, I discovered there was an outlet…read morein Westfield. I was heading to the cinema so I thought I would pick up something as my Cinema treat. O my goodness, it was so good!!! I literally couldn't stop piling spoonful after spoonful in my mouth! The kiosk is on the lower ground floor of the shopping centre. They have screens with their menu on, and lots of people busy pushing through cookie dough orders. As it was first visit, I played it safe and went for Triple Chocolate Cookie & vanilla ice cream (all the cookies come with a scoop of ice cream). The cookie dough was warm and soft and gooey, it was delicious. I didn't think I'd like the ice cream as it was out of a machine and thought it would just be soft and melt immediately, but it was a lot denser than I expected and went with the cookie dough really well and was surprisingly flavourful. As I was in a rush for the Cinema, I didn't get any photographs, but I will definitely be back and will update my review then. Next time I might be more adventurous and try one of their specials or the big sharer sundaes with exciting toppings, but the triple chocolate will not disappoint I promise!

I randomly ran into My Cookie Dough while wandering through the mall and BOY am I sure glad I did!…read moreThe perfect hybrid of cookie vs cookie dough. a warm half baked cookie of your choice with ice cream, what's better!? I'll tell ya, nothing. I had the classic chocolate chip cookie and it did not disappoint. if you're looking for something sweet, check out my cookie dough! There are a plethora of flavor options including Nutella, Oreo, apple crumble, etc. There is something for everyone!

Gotto Trattoria is a very new Italian restaurant opened by the same people who run Mele e Pere in…read moreSoho. It's in a beautiful location of Here East, in the new development along the Canal side near Hackney Wick where several other new restaurants have opened up too. The restaurant seems like a perfect place to dine in the Summer with it's al fresco dining, open front and the beautiful view of the Canalside. Inside was very warm and cosy with its low ceiling of exposed pipes and open kitchen allowing you to see the food being prepared Broad beans Complimentary fried broad beans to start us off. Simple seasoning but very moreish being crunchy and light. Sea bream carpaccio, fennel and chilli Quite a disappointing start. I couldn't taste any of the promised flavours here. It was quite lacklustre. I'm guessing the fennel came as a purée, smudged a long the bottom of the plate that barely attached to the sea bream. The chilli were too mild and didn't work well without a base to contain it in to allow it to release its flavours. Capers were too sharp for the delicate flavours of the carpaccio. At least the carpaccio was fresh so I did appreciate it's beautiful textures and silkiness. Burrata from Locorotondo This was delicious.The burrata was incredibly creamy, gentle in its milky flavours and light and elastic in texture. It was almost sweet in taste too. Simple seasoning of olive oil and black pepper just to add some flavour Pork and smoked pancetta bombette, cacio cheese sauce A must order! A lovely succulent piece of pork topped with a rich cacio cheese slice before rolled around pancetta and then grilled. The flavours were incredibly, rich in flavour with umami from the melted cheese. The texture was very satisfying, bouncy with each bite releasing its beautiful juices. A dip of of cacio cheese sauce just to give it an extra boost of cheesiness and creaminess Agnolotti with nettles, cimbro cheese, sage and rosemary I was almost shocked at how this dish came out. With Italy being the home to pasta I did not expect the pasta to be so hard and brittle. It was almost like they made these parcels and just left them out to dry so all the moisture evaporated from the dough. So instead of being soft and al dente, they were rough on the tongue. The filling was nice and creamy, with gentle earthy flavours from the nettle. However the buttery cheese sauce which was there to aid it with moisture was way too salty, overpowering all the flavours and herbs. Better to have without and eat it dry Rump of lamb, globe artichokes and seirass piemontese Nothing was wrong with this dish. The lamb was tender and sweet, served pink and juicy. Artichoke was creamy and buttery, carrots sweet and the seirass piemontese is referring to gentle milky grainy cow's milk cheese that resembled much like ricotta. However the dish lacked creativity. If I wanted a good lamb steak I would go to a steakhouse and not a speciality Italian restaurant. It lacked complexity and depth. Presentation didn't exactly made me mouth water, vegetables turned brown making it all seem quite dull Chips These were nicely done and came generously but a little creativity wouldn't hurt even if they just seasoned it with some salt and Italian herbs . Still I managed to demolish them with a bit of ketchup and mayo on the side as they were still pretty good quality. Tart of the day with custard pine nut pie This was okay and I very much enjoyed the thick consistency of the custard that was not overly sweet. However these qualities could not be enjoyed to its fullest due to the dry flakey crust that wrapped the whole tart creating a far greater ratio than the filling. It masked a lot of the custard flavour and made it dry. Pine nuts however were a nice addition added a subtle nuttiness and crunch to the dish Goat milk ice cream, blackberries, 25 years old balsamic vinegar This was probably the highlight of the whole meal. It was wonderfully creamy and smooth, rich in its milkiness without that sickly aftertaste. It was much thicker in consistency compared to ice cream, almost like gelato. Paired with lovely zesty blackberries and a light drizzle of balsamic vinegar just to balance out the sweetness and creaminess. The perfect ending to our meal I expected a lot more from Gotto but at the very most it was just an average Italian restaurant. Their only advantage is that they source high quality ingredients so even if nothing much is done to them (which is what it is like here), it is still very nice. Their starters definitely outdid their mains. Still some dishes were poorly executed and some over seasoned. The rest were not all that memorable leaving me not many reasons to return other than for their goat's milk ice cream.

Absolutely fabulous place to enjoy a meal. I spent three hours here today enjoying a delicious…read moremeal in a very friendly atmosphere. We order several appetizers - burrata cheese, shrimp, and meatballs. All were spot on. I had the paccheri all'amatriciana for my main - it was perfect! Finally, I finished with a vanilla ice cream and fresh strawberries. So good!!