Pizza Express, Clapham Junction

Decided to give the Pizza Express gluten free menu a try. I'm not a huge fan of wheat/gluten free options as 80% of the time they don't live up to expectation, (yes, they're wheat/gluten free, which my intolerant digestive system is glad of, but you can usually taste that they are lacking). I do love me some pizza though and Pizza Express are finally up to speed, so Polla ad Astra here I come. 

When I get there however the thought of a crunchy rather than crispy, undoughy pizza base seems extremely unappealing. 

Knights, St Johns Hill

Walking into an empty restaurant I tend to find a bit off putting. Why is it empty? Where are the people? Why does no-one else want to eat here? Why are we the only one's here? What don't we know? Why? Why? Why? In this case the answer was, we were early.

Bodeans, Clapham Common

A new Year Seven starter and new Year Two starter decided that Bodean's was the place they wanted to unwind after their respective first days back at school. Pretty sure I expected them to ask for McDonald's, possibly even Nando's but can only hold myself responsible for their unchildlike food requests. Bring on the meat!

Chicago's Best all beef 1/4 pounder hotdog, Prime Beef Burger, BBQ Beef Brisket Burnt Ends, Cornbread Muffins, Chilli Cheese Fries, Buffalo Chicken Wings, yes we ordered them all, we were clearly ordering for the impending Apocalypse. It didn't seem like much when we were ordering, but when they brought it out and there was barely enough room on the table the reality hit us. We had SERIOUSLY over ordered and were well on the way to a meat induced coma.

If i'm honest you can't really go wrong with meat and chicken smothered in BBQ sauce. The Burnt Ends and Cornbread Muffins were the stars of the show, but only really because you can't get them everywhere. Yes, we were full. Yes, it was tasty. Yes, we'd probably go back, but not in an enormous hurry. Will let you know when the meat coma wears off and I can put my jeans back on. 

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If you haven't been already then see for yourself Bodeans

Brew, Northcote Rd

Blueberry pancakes, caramelised banana, creme fraiche and maple syrup, the breakfast of Queens... Or people like me with a very dominant sweet tooth who have no concept of sweet things only being for dessert. I could've done with the creme fraiche being on the side rather than on top, but other then that 'twas lush!! Caramelised is one of the only ways i'll eat a banana, the other is in a banoffee pie... ;-) 

Brew is small, intimate, friendly and local. Will definitely be returning as I was too full to have a smoothie or milkshake and the avocado on toasted pide has me salivating in anticipation.

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http://www.brew-cafe.com/LDN.html

BRGR Co, Soho

Another day, another Bloody Mary... And another burger... It is the weekend after all...  Burger sliders this time, as part of BRGR Co Soho's take on Afternoon Tea.

Beef and Cheddar, Chicken Caeser and Lobster sliders served with tiny fries make for a very interesting take on the traditional Afternoon Tea and I like it. A lot. You can only win with variety and three different burgers followed by three different mini desserts (a salted caramel doughnut, strawberry and white chocolate cheesecake and a chocolate brownie) and a mini milkshake all for £17 with a glass of Prosecco and an Iced tea. It's like a Tapas of Burgers... What's not to like? I think it's a brilliant idea and expect similar ones to pop up soon.

I will admit that even though the variety is fabulous I could happily eat the Lobster burger, sans bacon and the Salted Caramel donut all day. Lol.

If you're looking for something a little different I definitely recommend it and the staff at BRGR Co Soho are lovely. I'm not being paid to say this :-)

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http://www.brgrco.co.uk/index.html