The River Cafe is perhaps the most famous Italian restaurant in London, a smart casual cafe, cooking seasonal Italian cuisine by the River Thames in Hammersmith. The River Cafe is well known for its popular cookbooks, excellent wine list as well as a holder of 1 Michelin star. The restaurant only does a A la Carte menu with about 6 choice for each course, it does not offer a set lunch menu like most other Michelin-rated restaurants in London.
Beside classic Cantonese cuisine, Korean BBQ is probably my second favourite Asian comfort food. When it is done right, it is just a thing of beauty, sweet and savoury rich tastes with an irresistible smoky aroma, all cooked in front of you in a specially designed table with a grill in the centre. SuperStar BBQ is a brand new Korean restaurant that was located on St Giles High Street, right next to the infamous ramen joint Ippudo, together with Byron and Kanada Ya, the street is slowly turing into a trendy fast food hub.
Part of the Melia Group, Cucina Asellina is a New York styled Italian restaurant inside the 5 star hotel, ME at the Strand. This is actually my second visit to the restaurant, having eaten there about 3 years ago when it newly opened, I must admit I wasn't a big fan back then as the food was decent at best and very pricey. But Cucina Asellina has change the formula and format of the menu completely with some very positive consumer comments, therefore I was eager to try out the place again when one of my friends requested a recommendation to a good value Italian restaurant.
Located just off Tottenham Court Road, Han Kang is a traditional Korean restaurant that specialise in BBQ food with karaoke rooms at its basement. It is a shame that since the government decided to expand Tottenham Court Road tube station, most of the Korean restaurants in that area were forced to closed down and Han Kang is now one of the very few classic Korean restaurants left. For a special birthday celebration, a group of us booked in for dinner and in one of its private karaoke room.
A month of discovering London and free eats and drinks!
Yelp is doing a month of exploring London in some of the most delicious spots this city has to offer. Maybe you've never had bubble tea before? Or some seriously amazing roast chicken and wings? How about the best takeaway sushi in the city? Yelp got you covered.
Plus, FREE EATS ALL MONTH LONG! So if we didn't have your attention, time to listen up.
Here's how it works:
* STEP ONE: Go to that day's location. Every three days there's going to be a new place being featured, so check below for the schedule.
* STEP TWO: Check in to the space on Yelp, add a pic of you and your food and get some eats for free! Everything from free ice cream to cocktails.*
* STEP THREE: Eat or drink your free stuff!
#YelptoberFeast!
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WANT TO FEAST WITH YELP? Well, this is where we'll be:
October 1 to 2 AND ADDED BONUS DATES: October 5 to 9 Fatburger (yelp.co.uk/biz/fatburger…) - Check in for a free Fatburger!
October 7 to 9 Sushi Surprise (yelp.co.uk/biz/sushi-sur…) - Check in for a free salmon nigiri selection. This isn't on the menu but created just for #YelptoberFeast!
October 10 to 12 Supernatural Smoothies (yelp.co.uk/biz/supernatu…) - Check in for a free large juice or smoothie!
October 13 to 15 Clockjack (yelp.co.uk/biz/clockjack…) - Check in for free quarter rotisserie chicken or 5 free wings!
October 16 to 18 The Gorringe Park (yelp.co.uk/biz/gorringe-…) - Check in for a free drink: beer, house wine or cocktail!
October 19 to 21 The Victoria (yelp.co.uk/biz/the-victo…) - Check in for a free drink: beer, house wine or cocktail!
October 28 to 30 VooDoo Ray's Boxpark (yelp.co.uk/biz/voodoo-ra…) - Check in for a free pizza slice.
* First 25 people only will get the free eats, so get there quick! If you're not one of the lucky ones though, don't worry, you'll still get a discount on your meal.
