Established in 1973, it has been around for more than 4 decades. Browns Brasserie & Bar existed throughout the UK with numerous outlets in London. 

I was there for lunch on a snowing Sunday afternoon. Before entering the restaurant, I took a photo of the snowing situation just outside the restaurant. 

Browns Brasserie & Bar, a casual restaurant, has a modern European theme. 

On Sundays, beside the regular lunch menu, Sunday Roast is also available.

First, it got to be an item from the Sunday Roast Menu. We ordered the Sirloin Of Beef (£16.50) with the classic English Yorkshire Pudding. Accompanied with steamed vegetables. Brown sauce covered the surface of the beef. Enormous portion that it is good for two.

Next is the an item from the regular Ala Carte Menu. We opted for the Browns Fish Pie (£15.25). This is a traditional British fare. A portion so huge and rich till it could feed 4, I seriously think so. Made of though fish but cheese is present hence it was robust and could be too cloying for light palate. 

We added the Roasted Portobello Mushroom (£3.50) and Thick cut fries with Parmesan & Truffle oil (£4.50) as sides. Both were great choices.

Ending the meal with the Sticky Toffee Pudding (£6.50). I found it overly saccharine even though I like the texture of the pudding. 

NAHMJ Verdict

For anyone who wants an experience of classic British cuisine, Browns Brasserie & Bar is a the restaurant.

Browns Brasserie & Bar

Website: https://www.browns-restaurants.co.uk/

Opening Hours

Mondays – Thursdays  0800 to 2300  |  Fridays  0800 to 0000  |   Saturdays  0900 to 0000  |  Sundays  0900 to 2230

Getting There

By Metro:

• Northern & Piccadily line – Leicester Square (nearest station)

Rating: 7.5/10

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Most who visited London and have tried Indian food there would always sing praises of this cuisine in this metropolitan city. Here is one excellent choice for Indian cuisine in London.

Dishoom is an inspiration of the old Irani Cafe of Bombay serving food for breakfast as early as 8am daily. It span across 3 levels with a basement as bar and holding area at the King’s Cross outlet. Be prepared to wait if you don’t have a reservation on weekends. We were usher to this holding area as it was raining heavily when we arrived, making it impossible to wait outside the restaurant. Water were served while waiting.

I am not a fan of Chai as I have not tasted anything pleasant to my palate in Singapore hence I always shun away from this mixture. However, after a sip of Dishoom House Chai (£2.50), I fall in love for spice tea.

3 different sauces were served; chutney, mint and a spicy sauce were available for dip.

Chunky unappetizing looking Gunpowder Potatoes (£6.50) was surprisingly tasty. Flavourful due to the spice and herb added.

Dishoom Chicken Tikka (£7.90) is yet another tasty dish. Chicken meat were tender and succulent with perfect marinates.

Prawn Koliwada (£6.20) equally amazing.

Finally for some wholesome, we ordered the Cheesy Naan (£3.50) and House Black Daal (£5.90) as dip. I am not a fan of daal, however, I like theirs which is smooth, it wasn’t too chunky like most.

NAHMJ Verdict

Food served at Dishoom may not be the most authentic Indian food, personally, I would termed it as Londoner interpretation of the cuisine, is surprisingly delicious. Equally surprise to find the price to be reasonable as well.

Dishoom

5 Stable Street, London N1C 4AB
Tel: 020 7420 9321

Website: http://www.dishoom.com/

Opening Hours

Mondays – Wednesdays  0800 to 2300  |  Thursdays – Fridays  0800 to 0000  |  Saturdays  0900 to 0000  |  Sundays  0900 to 2300

Bank holidays open as usual, except Christmas

Getting There

King’s Cross – Circle, Piccadilly, Metropolitan, Hammersmith & City, Northern and Victoria line 

Rating: 8/10

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Since only Pre-Theatre Set meal was served, we turned to this only available option. 

Restaurant spans across two floors, ground and second with consistency contemporary interior design theme. And they offer an open kitchen at the ground floor for diners to admire he chefs at work.

For the Pre-Theatre Menu, patrons has the option to choose either the 2-course or 3-course meal. We selected the latter.

Starting with our 2 starters, the Chicken Liver Parfait with Paris Brown & roscoff onions and Vegetable Broth with spatzle & lettuce. 

We love the latter even though it was a plain simple vegetarian broth. In other words, Meatless, however, it was filled with sweetness of the produce. Chicken Liver Parfait was tasty too and the pairing with the sweet and sour onions was outstanding since the fruitiness cut through the intensed-flavour of liver.

Our Mains were the Butterfly quail with baby gem lettuce green, honey sour cream and Ricotta Dumpling, Chanterelles, Chestnuts and buttermilk. Both though equally good, there were hits and misses. The taste of the Quail was mainly briny. I would prefer it to taste on either more naturally or with other unique seasoning. While the latter dish, dumpling was too soft despite it was a flavourful dish.

For dessert, we chose the much raved about Freshly baked Madeleine, Chantilly Cream at supplement of £6. It was a shame that it didn’t live up to its name. It was too sweet for my liking. To fully enjoy this dessert, remember to slap the cream generously onto the Madeleine.

I didn’t enjoy the Warm Buckwheat Waffle with Smoked Fudge Sauce and Sour Cream either. Though the smokey sauce was unique on a waffle, the Waffle was a little rough due to buckwheat being used. 

NAHMJ Verdict

Overall, I enjoyed the dishes on the Pre-Theatre Set Menu Henrietta Restaurant.

Henrietta Restaurant 

14-15 Henrietta St, London WC2E 8QG, UK
Tel: +44 0 203 794 5314

Website: https://www.henriettahotel.com

Opening Hours

24 x 7

Getting There

Piccadilly Line – Covent Garden

Rating: 8/10

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Morelli has both dine in and takeaway options. For the takeaway, it is meant to be a takeaway as no eating is allowed within Harrods, other than within Morelli.

There were a good selections in Morelli. Anyway, I settled for the chocolate anyway. Personally, I find that Morelli chocolate ice cream is not chocolaty and not creamy enough. Anyway, I still enjoy the ice cream as it is ice cream. Lol

Morelli Ice Cream Palour @ Harrods

Harrods, 102 – 104 Brompton  Road, London SW3 1ER
Tel: +44 20 7893 8959

Website: http://www.morellisgelato.com

Opening Hours

Monday – Saturday 1100 to 2000; Sunday 1130 to 1800

Getting There

By Subway:

• Piccadilly Line – Knightsbridge station

By Bus:

• Harrods Stop (KA) along Brompton Road   C1

• Brompton Harrods Stop (KB) along Brompton Road   14, 74, 414, C1, N74, N97

Rating: 7/10

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My first choice was to spend an afternoon with my aunt (and may be my cousin, if he is coming along), at The Savoy. It was ashamed that the date and time that I wanted was fully booked. I could only be on the waiting list. So, I settled for my second choice that is at The Capital. As always, I will make my reservation for the afternoon Tea at The Capital prior the trip.

We were a little late for the afternoon tea and at the same time, I was a little worried that they may not have seats for three as I made reservation for two. Luckily, they did have an additional seat for my cousin.

The service crew were diplomatic and helpful, nevertheless, we waited quite a while for the waiter to show us to the table. The afternoon tea was in a lovely room, which has only five tables, each for a maximum of four guests. The theme of the room was very English. I am always very concern with the chair. It was very cozy and comfortable. I did not get backache or get restless at the end of the 2 hours.

We ordered three sets of the same. There were sandwiches, pastries, scones. Scones were served with jams and clotted cream. There were wide selection of tea. I am a Earl Grey Tea lover, so I need not to go through the long tea menu before I decide what to have. My aunt and cousin took some time to decide though.

In general, the food were decent and the ambience was good. I would certainly want to try other afternoon tea for comparison purpose.

The Capital

22 Basil Street, London SW3 1AT
Tel: +44 (0)20 7589 5171

Opening Hours

Daily Afternoon Tea: 1430 to 1730

Getting There

By Underground:

Rating 7.5/10

Tips: Reservation can be made online for the afternoon tea or call +44(0)20 7591 1202

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