Haidilao delivers an outstanding experience from start to finish. The service is incredible, the…read morefood quality is top-tier, and the whole experience feels like dinner and a show rolled into one. It's lively, welcoming, and genuinely fun for the entire family. Even the waiting area is unique and thoughtfully done, which says a lot about how much they care about the customer experience. The staff and waitresses were all lovely, attentive, and made sure everything ran smoothly. We ordered a huge spread--pretty much the entire menu and then some--and everything was delicious. If you're sensitive to spice, I'd recommend staying away from the Sichuan soup. On the other hand, the clam-based soup was one of our favorites--comforting, flavorful, and perfect for balancing out the meal. Amazing food, amazing service, and a great atmosphere. Haidilao is absolutely worth the visit while in London.

Fun hot pot spot to try with a large group while visiting London! We were a group of 8 and there…read morewas perfectly sized tables for groups of this size where we wrap around and are close enough to talk to everyone. Sharing hot pots are divided into four quadrants - we got half and half mala spice and the mild but super savory mushroom broth. Very different but both excellent! Individual dishes are ordered via iPad. We got a large selection of meats, veggies, noodles, and some more unusual delicacies like beef cheek and colon(?). There are self serve stations for sauce making, and some small sides and desserts/fruits. I LOVED the seaweed salad there and got three helpings... not sure what goes into this but it was so yummy. Tissue boxes at the table are a nice touch for runny noses with the spicy broth! There's a bit of a show that comes with ordered hand pulled noodles! A staffer comes out and pulls and spins and dances with the noodles table side. I think they also sing for birthdays (seemed to be a couple of those around us). For tourists, this is located in a nice area for a bit of a site walking tour before or after dinner! (To either work up an appetite or walk off a bit meal.) We strolled - Trafalgar Square, Big Ben & viewing Parliament/Westminster, St James Park, and Buckingham Palace.

By far the best cooking day and class every. I attended the meat and poultry class and it was…read moreamazing! I've now done classes in Paris, Barcelona and London and the one at the Cookery School is by far the best!!!!! Ill Be taking more classes when I return to London

I attended a half day course 'The ultimate meat and poultry'. Surpassed expectations on all counts…read more The cookery school is centrally located, just off Regent St.Surprisingly compact inside but everything worked well due to great organisation of the space and activities. We were welcomed with freshly baked caraway seed cakes and cheese scones, still warm from the oven with tea or coffee. Our group of ten budding cooks was split into 3 groups. We had around ten dishes to make so each group did three / four dishes. The chef leading the class was excellent. Too many dishes to describe here but highlights included guinea fowl (a favourite of mine) braised in red wine and port, spatchcock poussin, lamb stew, duck with orange and roast beef with Yorkshire pud. We all worked on fully deboning a chicken which we then stuffed with a mushroom mixture, tied up like a burrito (I think ballotine is the correct term) and took home to eat. I can report it was delicious. On the side we also made two rice dishes and creme caramels. Finally, after a 10 am start and solid demo, concentrated prep and cooking, we reached 3pm. The table was set and the group sat down to eat what became a 10 course tasting menu. Tired and weak with hunger we ate and ate sampling each dish with a nice glass or two of wine to accompany. As well as being interesting and educational, it was enjoyable and learned lots of new tips and cookery techniques. It was busy and intense but not too much and pitched to the group who all had a reasonable level of cooking knowledge. I have the recipe cards and slowly working through some of the dishes we made...not too bad so far. Would definitely return for another class.

It's the second time I'm coming here and I love it ! The…read moreplace is really tiny so it's not the best for take in I ordered the ahi tun poke bowl with my own choice of toppings. It's really good, big and decent for this price. Staff is nice and friendly I recommend this place for a nice Hawaiian poke bowl

I love the Japanese rice with salmon, mango, edamame and yuzu sauce. The dish has the perfect…read morecombination. The fresh salmon is so refreshing with the yuzu sauce. The sour and sweetness from mango also complement the dish. Lastly, a hint of sesame is also makes the dish perfect!

It's hot downstairs. They don't offer water unless asked for. The Kimchi Jjigae was good and all…read morebut forgot to ask for Pork additions. They don't have or offer sides like you would think. You have to order your sides. We did order the Radish kimchi and it was well made. The Beef Purim-galbi was not served with any ride. Odd place and experience. I would go again but just know what to expect. The sauce that came with my galbi was delicious and all. That alone reminded me of home. Bright inside, hot until they turned on the fan.

Everything at this restaurant is delicious. I had beef bulgogi, kimbap, kimchi fried rice and…read moretteok-bokki. I was so excited to eat here after seeing the reviews and I hope this one helps you decide to eat here if you enjoy Korean food.

Borough Market is one of my absolute favourite spots in London and should be a must-see on any…read moreself-respecting foodie's places to visit. There are a lot of great stands to visit, selling the most amazing produce, ingredients and ready to eat food In amongst all the varied stands, Sow Gourmet may well be the most unique stall in the market. Thom Harvey, the owner, may well have caught the mood of current food trends. I had joked recently that despite my many cooking gadgets, I'm still missing a vital gadget which I've seen in many fine dining kitchens this year - a pair of tweezers to precisely place microherbs and edible flowers on dishes Sow Gourmet offers you the chance to grow your own microherbs at home. They sell little kits comprising all the components necessary to make a little mini greenhouse to sit on your windowsill. Wet the litlte growing pad and sprinkle on the seeds. Within 7-10 days, the microherbs will be ready to eat. Perfect for people with limited garden space or for foodies looking for something new to experiment with Thom has a variety of his herbs available for you to try and they really do pack a punch of flavour. My favourite, which I've used in dishes is mustard leaf frilly, which initially tastes like baked potato (yes, really!) and finishes with a strong peppery kick. Fortunately, my cooking obsession hasn't yet led to me buying a pair of tweezers! You can buy replacement growing pads and seeds on-line from their website. With whole growing kits (including your first packet of seeds) costing only £5, this would make a nice little stocking gift for any foodies that you know!

This is such a cool concept and I'm so happy I ran across this with Yee Gan O at the Borough Market…read moreduring my London trip in 2012. The modest booth displayed a variety of "micro-herbs" which are actually the very things you can find in your soups, salads and gourmet dishes in high end restaurants, but that you can grow yourself! This sparked our interested and we stuck around to find that it was extremely easy to grow your own mini gourmet garden. for a £5, you get a nice little container with a bedding sheet and a packet of seeds of your choice. You wet the bedding and spread the seeds around and in a few days you have micro herbs. It doesn't get simpler than that. You can even order seed packet refills online with free delivery! One particular variety I loved was a micro herb which tasted like potato chips, but ended with a bang of wasabi / mustard seed. I know this seems crazy, which I thought as well, but it's actually true! I tasted it at the booth and was able to try it again at home when I grew my packet. Amazing!

I ate Roti King twice during my UK trip - their roti is so perfectly soft, chewy, buttery and well…read moreseasoned. There is a Battersea location right between Battersea Park and the Uber boat stop. One windy, sprinkly afternoon when I stopped by there, the manager was kind enough to give me free roti when I asked for one piece to go as I walked around the neighborhood. Highly recommend this place!

Got the roti canai with the daal! Food came out within 15 minutes and I was a little surprised…read morebecause for one person I expected the wait to be less- to be fair they were packed. The establishment itself is really small and a little crammed but cute nonetheless. The roti was super flaky, warm and soft- an absolute delicacy. I wasn't the biggest fan of the daal but it grew on me. It was rich and comforting! There was this one server that checked on me a few times and had great energy which I appreciated. I asked for a side of rice which took over 10 minutes to come so not sure what was happening there. While I didn't have the best experience service wise I think their food makes up for it, just be aware!

Staff is very friendly, helping, nice guys. Food? Well..it's…read morenot Pod! Very sticky rice in the sushi-wannabe-whaps. Maple Pecan Bar was ... Just not great. Edemame was bad tasting, I even tossed them. Nope...not again.

Didn't realise it was a chain actually and as it's just around the corner from the office, I tried…read moreit for the first time yesterday. I keep going back if only for their delicious soups!

Not bad. More of a 3.5 but it's perfectly serviceable Korean BBQ and would compete nicely against…read moredecent mom and pop BBQ places in Los Angeles but certainly isn't up there with anything from the mother country or A tiers in the states. The space is actually pretty nice, particularly if you're sitting in the back. Servers are helpful and attentive, aided in part by that great but rarely exported technology from Korea: the call-for-service button. One could argue that the mere existence of such a device signals some degree of legitimacy to the establishment. You do have to cook your own here but that's to be expected from the usual establishments. Food is pretty good. We opted for all pork this go around and all of it was enjoyable. The basic pork belly faired the worst although using sesame and especially their ssamjang made everything balance out. Bugolgi was next and here it had a very interesting taste that we think had cinnamon added to the usually pear-based sauce; it neither detracted or added to the taste so it just became a topic of conversation really. Spicy pork was last and quite good, requiring no additional help from the sauces. The soju selection here is pretty weak so be prepared for the most standard Jinro (they didn't even have Fresh here) or get some other drinks. Will return!

TLDR: grill your own food, staff is attentive, great food…read more Food: 5/5, expected Bulgogi and Spicy Chicken. We got what we want. Marination seemed spot on in terms of flavor. Bulgogi cut did not have a lot of fat, which is good. You do have to grill it yourself if you're not used to it. Remember, chicken coooks longer, so do that last or early on. We got the cocktail sprits and it was pretty good. I recommend the berry over the lemonade. Doesn't hit you hard tho if you're looking for something with more alcohol. Ambience: (5/5), around dinner time, it started pouring in people. Otherwise, we had enough room for two, wasn't crowded, very clean Customer service: (5/5). No complaints.

I have been to this restaurant twice now, I was very pleased to find one so local as Japanese is my…read morefavourite cuisine. The menu is extensive, but a little on the pricey side. The Teppanyaki chefs are very talented and put on a real show for you while cooking the food. They also serve Sushi, Sashimi and Yakitori. I am lucky enough to have eaten Japanese food in Tokyo so the bar is set quite high fo me in terms of quality and authenticity. While this restaurant appears to be Chinese run rather than Japanese, the food still tastes authentic and the experience is very worthwhile. The Sake is great too, especially warm. Highly recommended, only loses one star for the prices.

Called Saturday evening and tried a mixture of dishes…read more The Teppanyaki bit itself is great fun: around 12 seats are arranged around a metal hot plate and the (shared) chef works in front of you. In addition to preparing the food he flourishes his tools, juggles with some of the implements and even (optionally) threw the bowls fried rice to the customers! Somehow everyone I saw trying this managed to catch it, which was a relief. For starters we had Chicken Yakitori (chicken on skewers with leek and yakitori sauce), Harumaki (deep fried Japanese spring rolls) and Prawn Tempura: these varied from £4-5.50 per portion and I'd suggest one or two each as the dishes are small but tasty. We didn't try the Sushi, Makimono, Temaki or Sahimi, although some of the others at the shared table did and it looked nicely presented. For the mains (£10-17) we went with Traditional Teppanyaki: this is the food that the chef prepares in front of you on the hot plate. This is safe, but I don't think it would be a good idea for very young children. We had Tuna filet steak seared and served with teriyaki sauce and chopped pickled ginger; Scottish sirloin Hibachi Steak which was served to order, in our case rare. The steak and teriyaki sauce was lovely, the tuna was very nice but a little overcooked to our tastes. This was accompanied by egg fried rice with chicken at the start (£4.00), fried mushrooms and bean sprouts at the end (included in the cost). Everything was nicely cooked and very tasty. We had a bottle of Australian Merlot, which was good value at under £15. The food was good value, the staff were helpful and polite, and there is a reasonable amount of parking outside. Highly recommended.

We tried this new cafe on the first day it was open. It's located next to the Yoga Hall on Hatfield…read moreRd near the museum. We ordered two meals and coffees and had some fantastic food delivered. They had quite a few staff around in the kitchen including the chef, which alone is unusual, I assume there will be fewer staff once they have been running for a few weeks. I had a roasted red onion and blue cheese tart and it arrived with the freshest of salad and watercress and with a heap of cous cous with butternut squash. It was delicious. We also tried some of their cake and my carrot cake was excellent. I'm definitely going back there and I'll update the review once it's been running for a few weeks.