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Kinloch Lodge

Kinloch Lodge

Isleornsay IV43 8QY, Isle of Skye Highland, United Kingdom

Hotels • British • Lodging • Modern Cuisine


"Considering the reputation and high standards of this hotel, it is amazing how at home you feel right away. We were welcomed after our long 5 hour drive from Glasgow with a glass of fizz by the open log fire. It was just the refreshment we needed and totally set us up for what the rest of the weekend would be like. All of the staff were so friendly and keen to make us feel welcome. The majority of other guests were over a certain age and clearly were made of big bucks. However the staff never treated us any different which was so refreshing as often a couple of young twenty somethings can be highly judged in these kinds of places. Breakfast was an absolute treat. Essentially a three courser with toast and a fresh scone to start with a selection of homemade hams. Followed by a first course choice I went for the porridge both days which was the best porridge I've ever had. So creamy and delightful with subtle but perfect tastings of cinnamon nutmeg. The hot smoked salmon with scrambled eggs on a muffin to follow was so tasty and filling, perfect fuel for a day of exploring on Skye. We treated ourselves to the 5 course menu at night. Now bearing in mind this also includes canapés and amuse bouche, we were absolutely fit for bursting afterwards. The kitchen team are so imaginative and the attention to detail in each dish is incredible. It was such a joy and I was devastated when I finished the final piece of homemade tablet!! My least favourite dish (so hard to decide) was the Parma ham and monkfish in a peanut sauce, I think I'd been looking forward to it too much but I found the flavours didnt really marry well together. My favourite though was the sweetcorn chowder with a popcorn crumb so so unusual and it just worked out perfectly!"

Uncle Lim's Kitchen

Uncle Lim's Kitchen

1123-1124 Whitgift Centre, Croydon, United Kingdom

Meat • Cafés • Curry • Kitchen


"I was with my Malay wife in Croydon to visit the UK govt visa/residency offices. Afterwards we strolled about to look for somewhere to have lunch and were really surprised to find this place in the Whitgift Centre. It 's laid out like a genuine Malay/Singapore food court/coffee-shop. A counter area and then tables and chairs in front. I had a fried chicken kuay teow and my wife fried prawn mee siam. She also had a freshly made hot lemongrass drink which was nice a refreshing. All very authentic indeed and good amounts of chicken, prawns, tofu and so on so filling. They weren 't serving from pre-cooked tureens at the counter but instead cooking to order. So the counter looks pretty bare. Also, not serving on plates within the premises but take away and also served up in the same containers to diners at the 6 or so tables in front on the quiet shopping centre walkway. My wife knows the cuisine inside-out and I lived out there for years too and I can say the cooking is very well done. We 'd ordered 'spicy ' dishes and it enough spice for us both for lunchtime. Another nice point, it was cooked to be quite low-salt. Salt can always be added so low-salt is a better starting point in these most health conscious days. They also do fresh made 'cook in ' sauces to take home. We bought three, 1) curry, for the classic Malay chicken curry with potato. 2) rendang (for beef or chicken) and 3) sambal (chicken mostly IME, but fish etc also, it 's versatile). We ordered those while having lunch and they were ready and packed within 10 or so minutes. ps. You might want to take some bag/container to carry the packs upright as they were in lidded plastic tubs, not screw-cap or similarly secure. Friendly service. Quite quiet while there at c2.30pm. The shopping centre was so much quieter than I recall from years ago but this retaurant deserves to fully re-open and thrive again as it 's the real deal and with each main about £7-7.50 good value as the portions were deceptively big in their tubs! I suprised myself my totally cleaning up with hardly a pause. Point#2 re: healthier style it was nice to see there was zero sign of any residual frying oil in the pot. I nearly bought the laksa noodle soup, another favourite. I saw a bowl being taken to the adjacent table and that looked spot on, from the big bowl used to the chunks of tofu and garnish on top. Almost worth visiting again from central London just to give that one a go."