Imogen McGuigan reviewed Black Bear Burger Restaurant Shoreditch
Can. Not. Speak highly enough about Black Bear burger. My partner and I first discovered them a couple of years ago on a date night at box park. We'd had a couple of beers and fancied a burger that tasted half as good as the aroma coming from black bear smelled. We met Stew and Katie who were so lovely and spent a good 10 minutes having a natter while we did a couple of ski shots... may have been Canadian club with maple syrup? Absolutely delicious. Well, we thought it might have been the booze that made it so so tasty but how wrong we were.. we've Been back 4 or 5 times and been served by other staff members and every time we've enjoyed that same consistent burger, as high quality as the last. We always mix it up a bit, a brisket burger or the beef shim nuggets (to die for) but you cannot beat the classic so when lockdown came around and we had to take our date night's at home, I was delighted to see BBB were offering DIY kits and they didn't disappoint. I can guarantee you will not find a better burger in London. Bleecker is a close second but why settle for second? Love love loved it, see you next time when we hope to visit the Brixton restaurant x
Shunai Music reviewed Restaurant Papaya
I really enjoy the food at Papaya. First of all the location of the restaurant is ideally calm. And the terrasse is facing a small and quiet parking lot. The terrasse is totally covered and you have a feeling of being outside without having to cope with the harsh sun or... The sudden rain.
The meals now are delicious, from the starters to the deserts it a pleasure to savor each meal.
They have Chinese, Japanese and Thai cuisine. And their menus at lunch time are at 13.50e which is very affordable.
I just regret that the service was not quick enough as I was having lunch in between work shifts and we also had for some reason quite an amount of flies at our table that bothered us as well, maybe due to the season.
I do recommend trying out this restaurant.
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