I thought I wasn't really a fan of fries until I came to this place. Their fries are amazing crisp…read moreand have 10/10 flavor. Got the mayo garlic fries and sized up. Did not regret that decision and the fries are well worth the price tag!! The location was hip and trendy as well.

Ok. There's only so much you can do with fries/ chips but I was pretty impressed with these guys. I…read morecan't remember the names of the flavours we got, BUT we ordered two larges and I was pretty sure they just piled the sauces/ cheese on top. NO SIR! They were gentlemen and made sure to give us ample goodness of toppings with the layering technique which made me a very happy Amanda. Did that make sense? I mean that they put a few fries in, then added sauce, then added more fries, and so on. They were both very unique and delicious. Props!

Good to have some life back at this famous site that used to be George's Mountain Grill - look it…read moreup, especially if you are a Hawkwind fan, the original closed well before my time ... Back to the present day and Killer Tomato. The latest eatery in this more affordable corner of Portobello fits right in with the current trends for international street food and retro crockery. I'm not generally a fan of eating without cutlery but these burritos are worth making an exception for. I went for the pork variety (excluding the crackling ...) with a special homemade chillie sauce - delicious! Killter Tomato cater mainly for the weekend market crowd, and if the minty mock cocktail is anything to got by, their cocktails should be great too.

We discovered Acklam Village Market on a Saturday on our visit to London when we were spending the…read moreday in Notting Hill and Portobello Market. Acklam Village Market is a street food market with some of the best street food in one place that I have ever seen. Not only do they have great food, there is a bar with a decent amount of seating. Like I said, we were there on a Saturday so the place was packed. I would definitely recommend arriving early and sharing with friends from a couple of the vendors. You are going to want to try everything and are going to have a very difficult time deciding what you want. We ultimately decided to split shawarma but it was so big we were too full to get anything else unfortunately. This market is totally legit and you will definitely want to visit it on your trip to London.

The street food market at Acklam Village (fancy name for a bit of concrete wasteland under the…read moreWestway) has been back for a few weeks now. The fenced-off section is open at weekends only, but there are always some stalls to be found on Fridays too alongside the orange van selling proper Italian coffee from his VW camper. The selection ranges from more predictable Thai and Indian buffets to wraps from Venezuela or Jamaica. My favourites are the rice dishes from Afghanistan or Iran - delicious home cooking from countries I will probably never visit - and amongst the few not relying on deep frying. Apparently the music has returned to Bay 58!

My friend raves on about Cheeky Burger on a weekly basis, and he goes so often the owner prepares…read morehis order for him as soon as she catches sight of him approaching. So, I'm really keen to see what the fuss is about. Opted for the bacon cheeseburger which was huge, and at 7 quid, not too bad at all with its 8 hour bacon and Jack Daniel's jam! Overall, I was slightly disappointed. It's a good burger don't get me wrong, but the meat was a bit meh and it lacked any real punch aside from the jam, which personally I found slightly too sweet for a burger. My friend said that on this occasion, due to new team members, the burger wasnt as good as it usually is, so for now, 3 stars. It was good enough to want me to come back, but they need to impress!

Best burger I've had in London! Ok, you're thinking that's…read morenot a very high bar. But actually its a really fantastic burger for anywhere. They use high quality meat, the patties are formed fresh rather than being pre-formed pucks, and are grilled to juicy, sloppy perfection while you wait. Expect to get messy, as they slather it with mayo, onion relish, and other sauces (depending on what you order). They even have an Elvis Burger with peanut butter!

Went with a group to buy food at the local market 3 of…read morefriends went to get the seats, no greet just straight "drinks lady need drinks to sit" one friend already bought a drink and made us buy another 2 when the rest of our group came. And he said we needed two to sit but made us buy 3 and just stood there and watched us till we decided on Not the vibes couldve been nicer about it...

I went to portobello market for the first time yesterday and had the fantastic opportunity to meet…read moreMirco at the Orange Coffee stall. Not only did he serve us fantastic wines at bargain prices, but he was also just an incredibly nice person. Its refreshing to see someone who really cares about their craft and shows passion for what they do. Needless to say, I highly recommend everyone checking out this stall!! What a great experience!

I'm reviewing the pop up location that is at the Primrose Hill Farmer's market on Saturday…read moremornings. They offer Pho, noodle salad and Bahn Mis. I've only ever had their tofu bahn mi but that's because it's so heavenly that I'm too scared to try something different. The tofu is cooked in some sort of incredible sauce and the baguette is toasted. It's £6.50 and worth every penny. We've started to make a tradition to get it on Saturday morning.

I was never impressed with arepas after my first one at a street fair. But theirs looked so fancy!…read moreI ordered the veggie arepa and loved it. It was full of veggies! Lots of blasting flavor and very filling for the price I paid. The staff was very friendly and I did not feel pressured by them to order.

Having been treated to homemade arepas at a Venezuelan friend's home, I suppose I could never say…read morethat these are the best arepas. But they are really wonderful arpeas. What are arepas? They are the venezuelan equivalent of a pita filled with falafel. Instead of a pita, you have a warm, freshly-cooked bread (made out of cornflour) and you hollow out the inside (like a pita) to make room for the filling. You fill with meat, cheese, and avocado sauce (no, it's not guacamole). After trying both, the ones with beef are my favorite, though chicken is very good as well. It's delicious and makes a filling and enjoyable meal as you finish your stroll up Portobello Road and make a detour through Acklam Village. Gluten free notes: arepas are made out of cornflour, so they are naturally gluten free.

Generally I like small, family run places that look a bit haphazard and thrown together (much like…read moremy own family's business). Sadly this is not one of those. This place is just rubbish, not in a 'so bad, it's good' kind of way. Just not good at all. Arrived for a group dinner not really thinking about what to expect, but you know... expecting a cool Moroccan place. Especially since this street seems quite Moroccan influenced with grocery stores and shops selling traditional goods. But this establishment does a very good impression of a grotty kebab shop. Kind of a dive, definitely not somewhere you bring anyone on a date, or at all. Inside is bare and old fashioned and they had to turn the radiators on because it was so cold. Upon entering to see my friends, instantly my morale hit the floor as the place is so uninspiring and depressing. They were out of half the items on the cheap, plastic laminate menu. Basically you could have tagine, or... tagine. The service was slow, bordering on the ridiculous, as two of us got our food and the rest half an hour later. Everything came in drips and drabs, as if the chef was very slowly making one dish at a time. My vegetable tagine was totally overcooked and my chips undercooked. Asking everyone else how they enjoyed their food illicited blank stares and 'ummm it's okay'. All I ate was some warmed up pita bread and overdone carrots. Going to a little hole-in -the-wall place like this, you hope to find amazing food that you can tell all your friends about and Yelp it to the point it becomes totally popular and therefore uncool. But no, the food, much like the exterior and interior, was bad. I couldn't even summon up the energy to write a funny, cool, or useful review. Consider this a public service announcement.

In a word? Meh…read more Depending on how hungry you are, you could have two perspectives on this place. 1) Quirky, rustic and authentic OR 2) Understaffed, slow and bordering on being an overstretched local. I wasn't massively hungry, so I was in the first school of thought about this place and very open-minded about the possibility of unearthing a local gem. We (the gang of Yelpers who were here for the latest CMYE - Around the World in 80 Meals event) started with lovely warmed pita bread and an eggplant spread (unfortunately I didn't catch the name of it). Yum. The spread was so full of flavour, I could've eaten just that alone. We also ordered potatoes with a harissa sauce on them, that were far, far, far too spicy. Think the kind of spicy that overtakes and negates any other flavour in the dish. The kind of spicy that makes you urgently reach for whatever drink you have in front of you (in this case, a very refreshing glass of moroccan peppermint tea). Bad times. I ordered a lamb tagine with couscous for my main and was pretty excited about this, as I'd never had tagine before. The tagine arrived piping hot and the liquid in the pot was still bubbling, like it was still cooking. I hate eating super hot foods (goes way back to burning the roof of my mouth eating pizza when I was a kid), so I waited about 10 minutes for it to cool down. The lamb was nice and tender, but the vegetables was very overcooked, to the point of being mushy. The broth was okay, but didn't have the depth of flavour you'd expect from such an earthy dish. In all honesty, I'm voting for a do over in my first tagine experience. I'm erasing this tagine from my mind and have just become a tagine virgin again. Oh yeah - BRING CASH! They don't take cards and the closest cash machine in the evenings is a 5 minute walk away across from the Portobello Market building.