Month: June 2014

The Provincial

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Address: 21 Market Row, Brixton SW9

Provincial has been known as the place where you do not know when or if you will get the food you ordered. We decided to test this again after we had a recommendation to try their ceviche. Now we know a little something about ceviche having learnt how to prepare it on the Amazon and eating in the best ceviche restaurant in Peru – showing off I know but we wanted you to know that we have got some expertise in judging this dish and its authenticity.

Provincial opens its doors so that it flows into Market Row. With its colourful orange interior and the wall mural of Peruvian life it does have the feeling of a South American restaurant down to the rickety chairs and tables. They can take larger groups as we saw on the Saturday night that we visited. The waiting staff were all women overlooked by the manager who pops into the restaurant from the kitchen to deliver food directly to the tables.

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Salon – Upstairs at Cannon and Cannon

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address   – 18 Market Row, Brixton, SW98LD

telephone: 020 7501 9152

email:  info@salonbrixton.co.uk

http://www.cannonandcannon.com/restaurant/

We reviewed Salon at Cannon and Cannon last year and decided it was time to give it another go when our original restaurant choice turned out to have no food on a Friday night. We were not that hungry and only wanted a snack, so we chose Salon given its reputation for small interesting dishes. The décor hasn’t changed since our last visit, although the tables were arranged slightly differently. This was a distinct improvement as we remember our anxiety about having our chairs brushed by waiters balancing full plates. However, it is still a bit disconcerting to realise that you have just pressed down the treadle for a sewing machine on some of the smaller tables. You can now see into the kitchen from some of the tables and it is larger and much improved.

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Koi Ramen Bar

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Brixton Station Road

Telephone: 07796 463 972

email:  info@koiramenbar.co.uk 

http://www.koiramenbar.co.uk/

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On Friday and Saturday you will find a thriving set of food stall in Brixton Station Road. All sell food to take away but there are now some tables and chairs and the odd stool so you can sit and enjoy the sun. Finding ourselves a bit peckish and with the sun streaming through the clouds we decided to try out this stall – the Koi Ramen Bar.

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Bad Boys Bakery

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http://www.badboysbakery.org/

Bad Boys’ Bakery is a social enterprise based inside HM Prison Brixton. Their website gives the full history. It was set up by Gordon Ramsay in 2012 to train bakers on the inside so they might find work on their release from prison. Every Saturday since February they have been selling their wares in Brixton. They didn’t have a full setoff things when we arrived at 2.30pm because they sell out fast. But if you get there early enough you will see cakes and pastries such as Lemon Treacle Slice, Lemon Treacle Tart, Chocolate Pecan Nut Brownie, Marbled Chocolate Chip Brownie, Caramel Pecan Pie, Carrot Cake Loaf, Raspberry and White Chocolate Cheesecake, Lemon Drizzle Loaf and Banana Bread. Our favourite is the Lemon Treacle Tart as the acidity of the lemon makes the breadcrumbs and syrup less cloying. One goes a long way at 510 calories but delicious all the way through. They also produce bread with seeds or without, white, wholemeal and the usual sourdough. If you want to know all the ingredients then look up their website and you will see the .

Their cakes are not cheap but they are well worth it – £7.50 for a cake loaf but there are loads of slices in it. There is also the warm glow from contributing to a worthwhile outfit – although that may be the golden syrup.