Lunch at Flesh & Buns, London

Since I have already written about Bone Daddies, let me now show you around its sister concern Flesh and Buns. If I have to choose from either of these two places, I would definitely go for Flesh & Buns. The place is bigger and brighter, the foods great and made in front of you (its an open kitchen) and you have a variety of seating options: sharing tables, booths and round tables if you go with your friends and family. Its also located near a very cute pet store which houses loads of interesting stuff, sort of Korean fashion for man's best friend. I bought a faux fur pink jacket for Lilly and she was quite a fashionista in our nook of the woods last winter. Anyways back to Flesh & Buns, here's what it looks like:

And here's the menu, lots of options for everyone. The drinks here were better than Bone Daddies or maybe my selection was better. Who knows but this meal was a success.

And one more thing, this place has interesting anime wall paper in the loo, so basically you have something to read while you pee or do the number two. I actually have an uncle who always checks the loo before ordering food in a restaurant, this would have been a good fit for him. When we went in the place was quite empty but slowly it filled up, a good mix of families, groups of friends and city types. So now to the business of food, we ordered a plate of sashimi and a whole load of sticky pork belly and fried sole as our mains.

 
The sashimi was good, the fried sole was better, perfectly crispy and great with a spritz of lemon on top. But the pork, aah it was heaven. I always have a soft spot for pork and this was awesome, sticky, slightly sweet with light fluffy buns to sandwich them in. The buns reminded me of the thukpas at Tee Dee, Majnu ka Tila in Delhi.

It does require a bit of an assembly job, but the end result is pretty awesome, so no complaints. Flesh & Buns do dessert as well but we were pretty stuffed by the end of the meal. No complaints though.

Ramen at Bone Daddies

This year has been a bit quiet on the travel front but I thought I would post a few pics from some of my previous outings. First up is Bone Daddies in Soho. My first impression is that this is a nice place to go during winters, mainly because of the seating arrangements, bar stools across the window and sharing tables for big crowds. On a hot summer night this would not be my first choice, but on a cold winters day, with reindeer noses and puffs of steam coming out of your mouth, it is your own cozy nook to enjoy a bit of good food. By the way, from the looks of it, this place is always crowded, and of course no reservation unless there is a big group. So hope for the best and be prepared to wait a bit. And dress casual, and girls, please no sack sized bags. Its pretty annoying when you have to share your teeny tiny table space with a big designer bag of the person seating next to you. or better still, invest in a handbag hanger, that way everyone's happy.

Back to food, we were pretty hungry and thirsty when we came in so we went for soft shell crabs and fried chicken.

Went for a round of cocktails which were passable. But the mains more than made up for any disappointment in the drinks department.

What I liked about the food at Bone Daddies were that broths were hearty and flavoursome and not some insipid liquid with strips of meat and noodles floating around. This was broth with heart, enough flavours to pack a punch and very very filling. A perfect bowl of satisfaction on a cold winter's night.