A vegetarian Indian restaurant

Going to a vegetarian Indian restaurant is  a choice I would have never made a couple of years ago. Someone else organised the evening and dragged a few of us to Diwana in Euston. The environment is nice,with wood tables, wood floor and wood ceiling. I had a rice pancake filled with a mix of delicious vegetables and served with a couple dressing, one of them spicy the other one not. My dish was great, something I will definitely want to eat again. Non alcoholic drinks are okey. We spent only 10 pounds each.
Rate: 8 out of 10.

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Pizza at the pub

I passed by Bird in Hands many times and I was quite attracted by this pub, which I think looks nice.
I read on internet there is a new Italian management and they make pizza, I thought that is a bizarre choice for a pub and a lot of time passed before I decided to try it.
I finally decided to go there for dinner a few days ago when a friend of mine told me he dined there and the pizza was very good.
When I arrived I was surprised to see the pub was crowded and full of English people. We had to wait a little bit before being able to sit even if it was almost 10pm.
Tables are maybe too close to each other, there is a soft music in background, soft light and a young environment. Sits are comfortable and the staff are friendly.
The menu contains a list of at least 8 pizzas plus starters and main courses. English dishes like soup and steak are there and the menu also contains a list of Italian fusion dishes.
I wanted to try pizza so we had one Margherita to share and after I had homemade gnocchi with cavoulflower, cheese and nuts. It was a very original dish, gnocchi were very soft, tasty and well cooked. Pizza was good to be served in a pub but there is room for improvement.
They have a good wine list and I had a glass of Portuguese white wine which I enjoyed.
We spent 25£ each which is a fair price. I will definetey  go again to try all other interesting dishes on the menu.
Rate: 8 out of 10.

A new way of eating hamburger

kua-aina is the name of a small place just off carnaby street where you can have great hamburger and where the meat come from the country side and they make homemade hamburger but even more you can have it with a avocado on the top of it. It was actually picked up randomly and it was a lovely surprise.
The meat was delicious and the idea of adding avocado to an hamburger is brilliant. It tastes great and it's much better than adding any kind of dressing.
Fries were good and the price was cheap as well. Also the staff were friendly and quick. We paid £10 each for the food and a coke each. I really recommend this place.
Rate: 8 out of 10.
Link: http://www.kua-aina.co.uk

The swan in Chiswick

This is not the first time I have been to this pub but this blog didn't exist when I went before.

I've never sat inside because in summer they have a nice garden, so the environment is simple and it could be improved. We ordered a starter of mixed salami, ham and crostini to share. It was a quite big portion, we didn't expect that and we enjoyed it quite a lot. Salami and ham were good quality and Tuscan crostini were well cooked.
After that I had a steak which I really liked. It came with baked potatoes and it's a shame they were not great because everything else was very good. We had a coke and we spent 20£ each.
Rate: 7 out of 10
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Pentolina in brook green

After almost a year I finally managed to book a table at Pentolina, a small cosy Italian restaurant with a posh atmosphere, apparently very small but with more tables downstairs. Pentolina is always crowded and it's quite difficult to find a table. My expectations were quite high.
I ordered tomino baked cheese with almonds and honey as starter. It was quite good but too sweet, better as a desert rather than a starter. As main I had home made pasta with burrata and spinach. Pasta was very good even but the sauce was not very tasty.

The restaurant is good but I expected more.

Rate: 7 out of 10

Link: Pentolina

English food in Heathrow

It's time to leave the country for Christmas holidays which means it's time to review a restaurant at the airport. The one I wanted to try is . They advertise outside they make traditional English food and because I'm a big fan of English cuisine we decided to eat there. It's a modern restaurant, it looks almost like a with e bar, the sits are soft and comfortable and the stuff is extremely friendly and polite. We ordered soup of the day which was cavulflower soup and it was very good. As main we asked for salmon and eggs with toast, which was ok, and we also ordered steak pie which was good, it came with mash potatoes and peas, the side was not very good, quite plain taste.
I didn't have high expectations from a restaurant inside the airport but I quite enjoyed the overall experience and next time I go to Heathrow airport I think I will eat there again.
We didn't order any wine and spent 27£.
Rate: 6 out of 10.
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