PING PONG - All you can eat Sunday's!!!

It's been a while since i updated my blog and i do have a few gems to blog about!

The first being one of my favourite restaurants PING PONG!

Ping Pong is a chain with loads of restaurants around London serving modern Chinese Dim Sum everyday. Whenever i go they always serve up a huge variety of quality food at decent prices.

A few of us headed there on Sunday a while back for PING PONG'S all you can eat dim sum for £20!! I wasn't quite sure what would be on offer considering it was all you can eat but was surprised to find out that only a few items were omitted from the menu. Between the 5 of us we managed to eat our way through the entire selection of Dim Sum and other yummy dishes. Add in a couple of bottles of wine and their famous flower teas (the flower bud in the bottom of the tea glass grows in front of your eyes within minutes) and we ended up having a lazy 3 hr lunch!!! The staff didn't mind one bit that we were there for so long as usually Ping Pong is a quick in and out style restaurant. I would recommend the £20 Sunday lunch to anyone. Great value, friendly service, quality food, cocktails and wine! Ticks all the boxes really!

Check it out!!!

http://www.pingpongdimsum.com/

Otto Pizza - Best Pizza in London!

Last Thursday night I enjoyed some amazing corn meal crust pizza with Miss Sophie Rose in Notting Hill. We went to a little place called Otto tucked around the corner on Chepstow Rd. I wasn't sure how good their pizza was actually going to be with a base made from corn meal instead of normal dough, but wow was I surprised!! Soph and I shared a large fresh walnut and blue cheese salad and we picked 3 pieces each of their gourmet pizzas from the menu. You can buy by the slice for £3.50 per slice or get a half pizza for £10 and a whole for £18. I would recommend buying by the slice so you can taste a selection of different toppings. ALL ABSOLUTELY DELICIOUS! I also have to mention the quality of the wait staff and owner/ manager. I think we were served by the owner (Aussie accent i think?) Oops! And he was lovely and knew the menu inside out and made fabulous recommendations. Although that's not hard as the entire menu is amazing. The other female waitress was also brilliant and friendly. Our bill came to £35 between the two of us. I consider that a cheap meal out!!! Overall a great little place for healthier, gourmet pizza to die for! Also great for gluten intolerant people because the base is made of corn meal. They do have a completely gluten free base if you need. Best Pizza in London I think!!!

The Blind Tiger

What a great night last night! Although it was freezing Jenna, Nicole and I made the trek to Clapham to experience The Blind Tiger restaurant. And we weren't disappointed. A 7 min walk from Clapham Common tube we found the Lost Society and next to it The Blind Tiger restaurant hidden behind a big black mysterious door. It doesn't look like much from the outside, just a black door and a buzzer. So we rang the buzzer hoping someone at the end would be able to steer us in the right direction. Our call was answered and the gentleman on the other end assured us he would come and meet us. Ooooo the mystery! The black door opened, the waiter greeted us and proceeded to show us through to the restaurant. We were suprised and excited to see a gorgeous courtyard (for all you smokers) lite up by candles and mood lighting. Entering the restaurant we walked past candle lite tables hidden behind beaded curtains, 1920'S inspired art work, deep red, black and gold colours and loads of textured walls. Our table was also lit up by candles and above it was a huge chandelier. Impressed!!!
The whole dining experience was amazing. The wait staff were super friendly and knew the menu well. I had the pork belly and the girls had the rib eye steak. Both dishes were fantastic! They specialise in cocktails inspired by the 1920s and their list is extensive. We were lucky enough to receive a free one with our meal for the January offer. Thanks Jenna!! Tre Good! My meal came to £23 all up including a nice glass of Cab Sav. The girls meals came to £30 each. I think pretty reasonable considering the food was yummo! And a main is plenty to fill you up. The only disappointment was that our dessert never arrived!!! Not so bad because i was full and didn't want to spend the extra anyway. Would definitely go back! Oh and they have live music Thursday and Fridays! We had the pleasure of being entertained by a Willie Nelson style musician and singer. :)
Great dinner date with Jenna & Nic. Love you girls! xx