Yauatcha London - Go for the beancurd cheung fun, skip the desserts...

We went to Yautcha last time we were in London. We were a party of four and a baby. They don't have baby seats and lots of people come there for business but the staff was pretty friendly.

The entrance looks like a pastry shop with colorful sweets in the window. Inside it's a bit less colorful and pretty modern with a huge aquarium on one side.

We ate lots of dumplings, stir fried scallops and some fish and everything was very good. We wanted to order a couple of more dumplings so we asked the waitress. What would you recommend? She recommended the prawn and beancurd cheung fun. Well it was one of the best things I've ever eaten until today. You must go there, you must order it and eat it. It was so good that I think there might be a restaurant selling just that. The beancurd cheung fun place...

After the lovely, lovely prawn and beancurd cheung fun we ordered some dessert. I have to say that they looked great, all velvety and posh but they tasted really avarage. So no desserts might be a good policy in Yauatcha since everythingis quite pricy.

Ducksoup London

If you are in London you definitely have to visit Ducksoup, a nice and unpretentious place on Dean Street.

They make reservations for lunch but not for dinner. We went there around 14:00 and it was still packed. We had to wait a bit for our table but let me tell you, it was well worth the wait. The staff was really friendly and since we were 4 people we got a chance to taste different stuff.

The hand written menu was hard to read but once you crack it you can get ready for blissful deliciousness. Try the pumpkin mash with goat curd, the fried baby squid and the duck with pickles for sure. The lamb chops were also good but my favorite was black cabbage and beans if you are into healthy stuff that tastes great.

Our spanish and spicy red wine eas a blast too...

So if you're in London, give Ducksoup a try.