Samson Wong

Another lovely Ottolenghi spot in London. Great atmosphere and food. Sharing concept and we ordered a few dishes to try. Lovely burrata and grilled squid. Cabbage was also good. Jerusalem mixed grill with chicken was delicious too. Note that it was hard to distinguish between the chicken meat and the insides. Overall good food and vibe.

We visited The River Cafe for my birthday lunch on a Saturday. We booked in advanced and was sat outside. There were heaters and blankets available if needed. We ordered the crab and the squid as starters and they were both really delicious. The pumpkin ravioli was a highlight and the slow roasted pheasant tasted great too. We did find a tiny metal object in the pheasant dish (picture) but we didn’t say anything.. I guess it’s probably due to it being a game meat? The chocolate cake was a great way to finish.

We felt the outside seating was nice but the door kept slamming really really loud every time a staff member came outside.

Service was ok. One staff member spilt water all over the table and then another staff member just put our starters on top of the water pretty much immediately (they did come back after to clean).

Would come back to try other food.

182 sols for two people return to MP. Queue in the rain so bring a poncho or raincoat. Bus journey around 20 min.

Great little place serving good coffee to go. Very good espresso macchiatos.

We didn’t get a chance to do a tour and just popped by to the shop. Very friendly staff and great whiskies. Managed to get a few bottles posted home too.