2015 is the year of food. In fact, let’s not beat around the bush – every year is the year of food, I mean I’m fat – so you should really listen to me. This year it’s all about eating somewhere a little different. Pack away those Nandos cards, leave McDonald’s for when you’re broke, and don’t you dare think about ordering that Dominos. 2015 is the year of exploration, treat your tastebuds as I take you through five of our favourite big eats in the City.
Burger & Lobster
Who needs a fancy restaurant when you can eat like a royal all for just £20? B&L is exactly what it says it is; a feast of everything beefy and crustacean. Since it’s opening, B&L has branched off into several other locations all over the capital as well as in Cardiff and now NYC! It’s super super busy sometimes, so I’d suggest pre-booking or getting there before 6pm – it is well worth it. The brioche bun filled with lobster; I could’ve died a happy man at that point.
http://www.burgerandlobster.com/
Big Easy
Cajun and American cooking at its finest. It’s always hard to find a restaurant that can hold a candle against real American cooking, I mean no shade – TGI just won’t do! Now London can enjoy some authentic southern states “soul food” at the Big Easy. With branches in Covent Garden and Kings Road, this restaurant will serve American realness with its mountains of beef, shrimp and all things barbeque. At most, you’ll be looking at £25 a head, so you won’t have to worry about breaking the bank either.
Circus London
Probably the priciest on this list, but it is a good-un! My Mummy always told me that “sometimes eating isn’t just a necessity, it’s an experience” and if that’s what you’re looking for, this place is it. Tucked away behind Covent Garden, Circus is the type of venue that mixes fin pan-Asian dining with aerial trapeze artists and full-on cabaret. Take your pick between stakes and seafood as well as an extensive drinks and desert menu. It’s a night that you’ll want to share with friends also, and as every night is guaranteed with different entertainment, you’ll be in for a night to remember.
Abracadabra
Let’s take a short trip to Mother Russia for this one, okay so we’re not really going to Russia but this place serves some of the best authentic Russian food ever! If Borscht and cold meats don’t really take your fancy, they do serve some really nice burgers as well as a good old fish’n’chips. What sold it for us was the extremely kitsch decorating; themed booths involve everything from what looks like a prostitute’s bedroom to Disney to ‘50s Rock’n’Roll. At most, you’re looking at spending a cool £20-30 a head, not bad at all!
http://abracadabra-restaurant.co.uk/
Caribbean Café
This one’s a little far…It’s in Croydon. You’ll forgive me though, because it’s a Caribbean BUFFET!! That means jerk chicken, curry goat and mutton, rice and peas and patties – all you can eat! London is desperate for a buffet that doesn’t include hoy-sin sauce and this is truly it! Not only is it a buffet but it’s all home cooked and you can tell it’s food that’s made from the heart. Croydon isn’t that far either, fast trains from London Bridge and London Victoria and of course there’s the London Overground. It’s cheap too, £10 tops!
http://www.caribbeancafe.co.uk/
2015 needn’t be the same my loves, eat till your heart’s content! #FoodieForLife
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