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Headed to Cabana restaurant yesterday and learnt how to make pastels and the dough. I liked the wallpaper and style of the restaurant.

After making the pastel they were put to a side and we were introduced to capoeira by Emanuel of Dende Capoeira school in Clapton. Enjoyed this. We then stretched and trying a basic move and learnt a capoeira song.

We tried our pastel which I felt was like a fried pastie. Sorry I know a lot of people would disagree and it was tasty.

Did not try the restaurant however sure I will come back to eat.

So I was invited and head the pleasure to visit my favourite chippy Kerbisher and Malt.

It was pleasant for the owners to teach us about getting ‘good fish and chips’ and this is the reason why I think they are so ahead of the market. Arrived and enjoyed the networking and complimentary drinks and au d’oeuvres. Amazing.

The owners Saul and Nick introduced their concept and advised the difference on how they source and make their fish and chips. It was interesting as it certainly tells in the flavour.

Much to everyones joy we were provided with three different types of fish and each one was cooked in a different way, battered, grilled or Matzo which is breadcrumbed.

The chips were cooked twice and this provided a crispy lovely chip not too chunky and not too think like fries. These were complimented with their own made lemon mayonnaise, sweet chilli sauce and tartare. Not want to sound too much like a critic but these were amazing. Cannot fault.

All sides were sampled and plenty offered and have to champion the mushy peas and home made baked beans. These made the meal complete and my table was quiet.

We were served Muscadet, sherry and additional soft drinks. I normally have a soft drink with my fish and chips. As we had an American who just had arrived to London we thought it was good to give her Dandelion and Burdock and she loved it!

It was a joy to hear Kerbisher and Malts view on what they were serving and could clearly see their passion hypnotising the rest of us. Saul and Nick were clearly open to hear all thoughts and opinions and you know what they had them all covered. They have perfected a good nights meal here.

Well done for T to organise this event and long live Kerbisher and Malt.

Headed down after receiving several mixed reviews. I did enjoy this and was a perfect venue for a Sunday evening birthday celebration.

For £25.00 we received a 3 course menu and that was very very good. I started with 3 lamb samosas and from Southall we are spoilt with samosas. These were very very good and the lamb was tasty and Filo pasty. They were accompanied with harissa mayonnaise.

As it was a lazy Sunday evening surrounded by great company I opted for the Steak (which is an additional £5.00) it was worth it. The steak was cooked to perfection (medium rare) and the bone marrow red wine jus was releasing all the flavours. The plate was all clean and quietly enjoyed it with crispy french fries.

I am a sucker for Trifles and this did not disappoint. After enjoying programmes about how to perfect the trifle I have visited a few places that have disappointed. Shaka Zulu did not. I hated sharing it but the seem to be what everyone else was doing. Did not want to look greedy!

This was the best set menu I’ve had in ages. I would go back again.

They take the tastecard. You get 50% off food.

Decor was amusing with amazing wood carvings. I was told it was all from Africa. Shaka Zulu is huge and think it will be around for a while.

So Potli is the new Indian restaurant replacing the old Tandoori Knights which had a 1980’s look about it. It’s always good to see a restaurant busy and Potli looked like they were busy and everyone smiling away. We sat downstairs next to the Kitchen in full view.

We received our starters that we did not order. We discussed having starters and then decided not too. This did not stop the waiter who ordered the starters we discussed and bought them to our table. As we had just come from the Askewine tasting event our eyes were now bigger than our stomachs. We kept the non ordered starters and it was a great idea to keep it. We had the ‘mixed non vegetarian platter’ that included chicken, lamb and fish.

There were three different types of chicken, two that were boneless and a whole thigh and leg. This was marinated beautifully and tender. There was a lamb chop and masala fish which was cooked to perfection. The flash flaked off and was nicely spiced.

We were happy with our starters.

Our mains had arrived and ordered the Chicken Korma Awadhi which has tender pieces of chargrilled chicken tikka in a smooth creamy gravy flavoured with green cardamom. The second dish was a Chicken Jhalfrezi a dish from Bengal, made of chicken tikka, peppers and green chilles cooked in light tomato sauce, flavoured with crushed coriander and lime. We would not have ordered so much chicken if we knew we were to have the starters.

I had ordered Lamb Green Masala made with fresh coriander, mint, and green chillies and flavoured with fenugreek, lime and pomegranate seeds. I was not impressed with my dish and even though I have eaten a lot of lamb in my life this was the first time I was not impressed with a Lamb dish as it was watery and lacked spice and too much lime juice.

The chicken dishes were good until we picked a stone out of the Chicken Jhalfrezi and yes it was a STONE. We called the manager who subsequently took the stone and had a huge row thereafter with the chef. Everyone was watching and this added a bit of amusement. My other half lost her appetite after pulling the stone from her mouth.

The rice was good and the nan was good.

The table next to us had waited an hour for the mains. They were such a polite couple who did not complain as much as me or my friends would have. They advised they will not be going back.

I am not in hurry to go back however the first half of the night did start well.

So on Tuesdays we’ve been heading here to watch a movie for a magical £3.50 each.

That’s right £7.00 for two to watch a movie. I’ve seen a lot of good films here this year and planning to see many more.

The cinema has not thrills and just reminds of me how cinemas theatres used and should be.

Wanted to check this cafe out for a while as a good friend highly recommended. Calling it the Blue Mountain cafe I was silly to think that I may get a Blue Mountain Coffee here. Unfortunately no. Time to treat myself and and wanted to take some home and they had none in stock and getting it in soon!!!

Fine. The coffee was nice and average. It's a nice Deli and Cafe.

Will give it another try.

Loving the fact the city is getting into Burritos. Finally got down to Chipotle and was my favourite place when I was in Kansas. However as you can imagine that was twice the size of the Burrito I received in London. I got a decent sized Burrito for London standards.

Went for the Spicy Beef and was tender and nicely spiced. I added Brown Rice, Black Beans, Medium Salsa, Sour Cream, Cheese and salad. Very very good salsa and the brown rice choice threw me and love my brown rice. I only tend to get brown rice when visiting a health food shop!

I enjoyed this meal thoroughly and would go back again.

Had a networking event and had to feed people. Macken Bros never disappoints with the quality of meat.

Show interest in what you are buying and have other recommendations how to cook or what accompanies the meat.

Great recommendation with the burgers and sausages. Everyone loved it.

Thought we'd chill here for a coffee on a Lazy Sunday afternoon after perusing the market. Felt like I was in a nightclub ordering a Coffee.

I had to shout to order the coffee and there was banging house going on in the background. It was loud and surprised people could here each other speak.

We were supposed to stay and drink the coffee there however it was too loud and had to change them to takeaways.

Staff were too cool for school as mentioned on a previous review and not in a hurry to go back.

This is a fine pub however gets very busy very quickly and need to be there no later than 7 if you want to get a Seat.

I love this pub in the summer and has a great Beer Garden.

The food is good and when the weather is nice they have decent barbecues. Well Done.

If you are in Shepherds Bush this is one of the pubs to check out.