Beautiful Bahrain- Family fun and food

I recently spent some time in the Middle east. I have lots of family in Bahrain and hadn't been in over 8 years so thought it was time to show my face again. I had an amazing time seeing all my family and boy was there A LOT.
There is something so majestic about the Middle east. The culture, the traditions and the open armed hospitality. Of course the main part of my days were spent indulging in all sorts of foods.

I had amazing few weeks there and thought I would share my snaps of my trip with you guys, hope you enjoy..

Cafe Lilou

My favourite salad of the trip- so good I had it twice 

Fried oreo goodness

Monsoon restaurant

I went for the green chicken curry

The Ritz Bahrain

Virgin Mojito

Traders Vic at the Ritz Bahrain

Birthday fun in Madrid

Hi Guys! Last month I celebrated my birthday in Madrid with my friends, boyfriend and sister. I've been to Madrid many times as my sister has been living there this year. Such a beautiful city, especially in the summer.

Here are some snaps from my trip, enjoy..

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Hope you guy enjoyed. See you next time x

Where to eat in London? Brunch at the breakfast club

Hello!
I went out for a lovely brunch the other day so thought I would share my photos and thoughts with you guys.
The Breakfast Club chain is well known in London and with good reason. I had been once before and my experience was amazing both times.

I visited the one on D'Ardblay street. The staff are efficient, down to earth and always have a smile on their faces. The menu is full of choice and would definitely entice you to come back for more. Everything about the place is relaxed yet buzzing and an overall great place in central London for breakfast, brunch or dinner.
There is sometimes a 5-10 minutes wait but this can only be seen as a good thing.

Here are a few snaps of the inside and what I ate:

Fried potatoes-  delicious with a hint of rosemary.
Eggs Royale- Toasted English muffin, smoked salmon, poached eggs, and hollandaise sauce
Pancakes and Berries- AMAZING!! Pancakes, strawberries, blueberries, raspberries, maple syrup and tasty vanilla cream.

International visitors- postcards, pictures and random notes stuck up by customers from all over the world.

Smoothie time- Green is good and Pommy granny. Mine was Pommy granny and I would definitely recommend it. It's made with pomegranate, raspberries, blueberries, apple and ginger. Absolutely delicious!

The all American- Pancakes, fried potatoes, crispy bacon, sausage and poached eggs. The pancakes were thick, sweet and I'm gonna say it again AMAZING! After this picture was taken I also poured A LOT of maple syrup over them. I loved the combination of sweet and savory of this dish.

The Breakfast Club branches in London:

33 D'Arblay St
London
020 7434 2571
2-4 Rufus St
London
020 7729 5252
12-16 Artillery Ln
London
020 7078 9633

Have you ever visited the Breakfast club before? Any other great places to eat breakfast in London that you would recommend?

See you next time guys x 

Lunch time. Roux at the Landau

Hi guys. I'm getting good at this ,more than one post a week thing' aren't I? haha.

So the other week me and my sister took my mum out for a special birthday lunch, and our place of choice was  Roux at the Landau. We knew our mum loved the Roux family of chefs, so were really excited for it.
We arrived for a 2pm lunch and were greeted at the reception with a lovely smile and our coats were taken.

I have to say when I stepped into the dining room my jaw dropped. It was simply elegant and everything was shiny, gold and classicly beautiful. After shown to our spacious table we drank our glass of champagne and scoured through the set menu. The waiters were polite and nothing about the atmosphere was pretentious or awkward.
After our orders were taken, some pre-starter nibbles arrived at the table and the feast had begun....

The dining room

A late lunch- almost had the dining room to ourselves.

Champagne time.

The set menu.

The amuse bouche- cheese bites.

My starter- 'Pressed potato and  fine herb ballontine with smoked duck and truffle dressing' this starter was lovely and light but heavy in flavour. The right amount of each element.

The main- 'Roast seabass, grilled aubergine puree and saffron cracked wheat'.  The seabass was cooked beautifully, it was lovely and soft. This was the first time I had tasted wheat like this and its safe to say the plate was clean by the time I was finished with it.

Dessert time- 'Light white chocolate and coconut pannacotta with mango and lime'. Possibly one of the best desserts I have ever tasted. It was a cold, rainy London day so this definitely gave me a taste of summer.

Roses- Pretty table decorations.

Outside.

Overall it was a great experience and a really tasty meal. I would highly recommend it as an occasion lunch or just to go and spoil yourself.

Have you ever been? And If you have what did you eat?

Hope you enjoyed the blog post guys. I'm going to be posting a lot more now.

See you next time x

My foody weekend in Madrid!

My sister moved to Madrid last year and of course I always find an excuse to visit. Not only is it just a 2 hour flight from London but it is such a beautiful city. I highly recommend visiting if you haven't already- the people are friendly, city is pretty and there is food galore.

This blog post is my picture diary of my foody finds. I will be posting a restaurant/bar recommendation in a blog post soon after this one so look out for that. 

(I am also going to be starting a travel blog, starting with my weekend in Madrid. So if like me you have the travel bug like me..have a read!)

Here's all the food I managed to scoff whilst there..enjoy! : 

Croquettes!  My absolute favorite- either as tapas or a main meal, I will always make sure I order some.

                       

Tinto de Verano- Similar to Sangria but a lighter version .

Tapas time! Patatas bravas, fried cuttlefish,, ham, russian salad and my beloved croquettes

Sangria- the tasty classic

Salmon and brie, tomato and cod on bread- light and refreshing!

The spanish classic- Tortilla. Essentially potato omlette. Loved by all, especially me!

Lunch time in Segovia (a town an hour out of Madrid) ham, cheese and egg sandwich.

Serano- A breakfast I've had many times in madrid. Tortilla, Sarano Ham and tomato on toast (another classic in Madrid)

Paella!- A must in Spain. Although not known to have the best in Madrid, this was exceptional (will feature in my next blog post)

Menu of the day- A beautifully cooked burger. Medium rare, just the way I like it.

Mojito Sorbet- delicious!

My last taste of tinto de Verano before I left .

I hope You all enjoyed. Restaurants and bar recommendations in the next post!