Tower Hamlets
Caffe-in

Caffe-in

334 Hackney Doad, E2 7AX, Tower Hamlets, United Kingdom

Cafe • Cafés • Vegan • British


"I went to have breakfast after the flower market on a Sunday morning. I was looking for somewhere to sit and it was suggested that I should eat off of the (sloping lid of an upright piano. Purlease. I shared a table with some nice ladies. I ordered eggs florentine. Eggs florentine is a classic recipe you don 't buggar about with it. It came with a few raw spinach leaves. I remonstrated that eggs florentine was a classic dish involving cooked spinach. (Obviously one advantage of serving the spinach raw is that you have to provide much less of it . I was told that they were unable to cook the spinach(! . I was referred to the menu which said spinach as though thad had alerted me to the fact that it would be raw. I suggested that if you want to depart from a classic recipe, then you should say so on the menu. I didn 't want the nouveau eggs florentine. My blood was up. I left £3.50 for a £2.50 coffee on the table. I said, as I was leaving, that I had left money on the table. All the waitress could say was payment is at the counter . It 's just all rubbish. At the point I left, the only other people there were the two nice ladies. Was it too much to scoop up the price of the coffee plus (if I may say, in the circumstances, generous tip from the table? Are there hipsters out there who want to eat breakfast on a Sunday morning off the lid of an upright piano? Good luck to you. There 's a point where bohemian morphs into ropey."

Cirilo Noodle Grill

Cirilo Noodle Grill

4 Cable Street, E1 8JG, Tower Hamlets, United Kingdom

Cafés • Seafood • Mexican • Fast Food


"I must have been here six times and after six consecutive five star meals it seems right to provide a review. Filipino food was new to me but the first time I tried it I was instantly taken with the lightness of the flavours even when they were bold. It’s a hell of a trick ! In addition, there are always so many subtle layers of flavour and texture dancing on my tongue. On my last visit there was an English gentleman on the next table who is married to a Filipino lady. He was so effusive about the Tahong and the calamari that he bought some for us to try. He was right to be effusive. The mussels were perfect and the creamy, zesty sauce was incredible. The belly of pork is the best I’ve ever had. The chicken adobo is hearty. The aubergine in the Pinkabet was so good I can’t even describe it. We were introduced to the chef and after the round of applause we gave him, he was at pains to tell us that EVERYTHING is prepared and cooked by him and his sous chef daily. Let me add that this review is being written in February 2022 and there are only three main courses that cost more than £10 and one of those is half of a duck! Service is attentive and friendly but you probably already guessed that. If your taste buds need a party, take a trip to Wapping. And if you are going to Wilton’s (the world’s oldest surviving music hall) for a show you’d be a fool to eat anywhere else. Trust me."