Spanish Food In London - Casa Brindisa

Andy and I are lovers of all things Spanish, the country, the wine, the language and especially the food. So it only made sense that we should finally get our acts together and stop trying to make last minute reservations and score a booking at the highly popular Spanish tapas restaurant in South Kensington Casa Brindisa.. and so we did!! And we weren't disappointed!

We've tried many tapas restaurants in London and only a select few are worth going back to or even worth lining up for 45 minutes at a no reservation policy venue (we're crazy I know, for good food that is).. Casa Brindisa is now one of our high contenders. We've actually been to one of their other restaurants in Soho, Tapas Brindisa but don't remember it being this good.

En route to our amazing Spanish feast we stopped off at a couple of favourite local bars, the first stop was Brinkley's which is just off Fulham Road. Brinkley's deserves it's own post so I won't go into too much information just yet but what I can tell you is that the bartender made me a mean Cosmopolitan and since we were there between 5pm and 7pm happy hour it cost a whole £5.50. Great huh?? As you can tell Andy opted for a manly beer.

The next stop was Eclipse on Walton Street, another favourite spot which deserves it's own post.. but if you are familiar with Eclipse you will know that they are famous for their Watermelon Martinis.. if you're not familiar with Eclipse I recommend you get acquainted ASAP. It's a super cute cocktail bar in South Kensington, right around the corner from our final destination. As you can see, this time Andy opted for a more fruity drink.. a Watermelon Martini is irresistible. 

Welcome to Andy & Tanya's table at Casa Brindisa..

With a missing Andy..

Cheers!!

Pan De Coca.. Traditional Catalan flatbread with tomato and side of alioli. DELISH!

Catalan Spinach with pine nuts and raisins

Padron peppers and Tortilla De Corizo

Making sure no alioli gets missed

Gambas Al Ajillo

Corn Fed Chicken Leg

Butifarra Con Mongetes - The super tasty Catalan sausage and beans with alioli

We can't wait to go back when the weather is warm to take advantage of outdoor seating and the Creperie directly across.

Casa Brindisa
7 - 9 Exhibition Road
London
SW7 2HE

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Cupcakes & Tea at The Chelsea Teapot

We just couldn't help ourselves.. after our delicious breakfast at Toms Kitchen Chelsea and our effort to find the Nespresso store in the freezing cold, we just happened to walk past The Chelsea Teapot on our way home and felt the urge to pop in and sample some of the goodies that were tempting us from the window. It's always been one of those places I stop and stare in the window or do double takes as I'm walking past.. it just looks too good not to visit, so we finally made it happen.



Not only do their cakes, cupcakes and other goodies look colourful and delicious but they also pride themselves on offering organic and wheat free options which taste equally as good. As the massive sweet tooth I am, I opted for a red velvet gluten free cupcake and a pot of English Breakfast.. Andy went for a savoury option and had a grilled chicken salad roll.



The vintage interior and decorations are so homely and sweet with my cupcake and tea served on vintage fine bone china, it is definitely a cute local spot I would love to return to with the girls especially to sample the afternoon tea.

Conveniently located on the King's Road, this charming independent cafe not only serves you 'breakfast, lunch and tea-time treats' but can also cater for private parties including; children's parties, baby showers, christening parties, hens parties and vintage afternoon tea parties etc. Well worth a visit, whether it be for breakfast, lunch or just a treat.




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Are there any other afternoon tea hot spots I should know of?

T x

A delicious breakfast at Tom's Kitchen Chelsea

Andy and I loooooove our breakfasts, it's the most fun meal of the day. We usually go for a long walk, settle in at one of our favourite locals or enjoy trying somewhere new (which is always a bit risky but.. if you don't give it a go, you'll never know). Recently we haven't been able to find a morning that suits both of us, that is until yesterday.. Yay! And what better way to get back into the breakFEAST spirit than at Tom's Kitchen.

I wasn't going to blog about lifestyle stuff and life in London, at first I thought it would be best to stick to the theme of weddings but we just do too much fun stuff in this amazing city that it's hard not to share it with you.

We decided to make the 35 minute walk to Tom's Kitchen on the journey to finding the big Nespresso store I thought I saw close by one day, in order to refill our caffeine supplies for our lovely new coffee machine. It turns out I had no idea what I was talking about, I swore black and blue I knew were it was but it was nowhere to be found. What we did find, conquer and demolish was a Tom's Kitchen breakfast.



This was the second time I have been for breakfast and I just love the layout and atmosphere of the restaurant, the first time I had the blueberry pancake and O M G was it UHMazing! A huge fluffy, tasty, round breakfast of delishinous that was the size of the entire plate. Ordering a pancake is usually a rare affair for moi and this time I went for my usual.. an egg white omelette (w/ spinach, tomatoes, avocado & mushrooms). But not without ordering coffee's first which were also a hit, strong in flavour and nice and hot.

  

I usually make my omelette's with the extras mixed into the eggs so I thoroughly enjoyed this omelette which was a thin tasty layer of eggs wrapped around the fillings.

  

For breakfast it's a bit on the pricey side but the food and coffee is quality and well worth a visit.. or two.. or more. Their lunch and dinner menus also sound incredible but we're yet to trial them. Tom's Kitchen is definitely one of our favourite breakfast spots in London and I'd happily recommend it to any friends, family or visitors.

27 Cale St, Chelsea

London SW3 3QP

020 7349 0202

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What are some of your favourite breakfast spots in London? 

T xx