Mess Cafe - (Near Hackney, london)

Jane Linton Lovely restaurant with fabulous food, book ahead. This is a locals favourite! Very cute, cosy and a heap of character which is made truly authentic by kitchen staff & welcoming crew. Thalis offered for a really reasonable dinner (£25) which gives a true taste of Nepal.

Hannah Owen I’ve had breakfast at Cafe Cecilia at least 4 times and now lunch twice. It is undoubtedly one of the best restaurants in London. I will never stop singing the praises of the waiting staff and chefs. A MUST visit for anyone looking for an unforgettable meal.

Sam Aberman Worst experience I ever had in a burger king ever. Sunday evening around 8:00 p.m. Trying to grab a simple whopper takeaway to continue on my road. Put an order at 8:10... Got my order at 8:40. Utter chaos and mess. Staff was running around like crazy, but seemed to be utterly helpless in getting food out in reasonable time. Burger king management...This needs sorting!

Ami Great service and atmosphere. The restaurant had a warm, relaxed vibe that made it a pleasure to dine in. The service was excellent, Temi was especially friendly, attentive, and professional, making sure everything ran smoothly from start to finish. A really enjoyable experience overall.

P R Lived up to the Vittles hype for me. Really loved the food - particular standouts were the lamb ribs, the milk bread with mushrooms, and the meringue desert (maybe the best desert I’ve ever eaten). We sat at the counter which I highly recommend if you are in a pair. You can see the open kitchen and also see one of the chefs plating snacks and deserts in front of you on the counter. The service was really good - didn’t catch his name but shoutout to the Australian guy with long hair!! He gave us great recs on food and drink. I’m not big into wine but the cocktails were delicious and I had the most lovely Japanese tea at the end. Overall we had such a lovely dinner here and I couldn’t recommend enough. Came to about £100pp which we thought was very fair given how good the food was and we had a couple of drinks (and a tea and coffee) each - and left stuffed

Oliver Yung Ever so often, one craves that hearty, honest meal and for me, that’s Chaconia, a Trinidadian restaurant at the heart of Deptford. The simple and clean store front veils the rich and exciting flavours that belie. I ordered the chicken curry and rice and was persuasively nudged by a fellow diner to try the goat curry instead; fortunately, the most generous proprietress indulged my gustatory fancies and offered me a small side of that. It was a plate of absolute joy - both curries had distinct flavours and the meats were perfectly stewed, retaining their structure while being succulent to the bite. The rice was well flavoured and was the perfect accompaniment to those rich curries. At £5, this was an absolute steal. I’ll be back.