We decided to meet up at The roof terrace gardens at Babylon for a late lunch. Now I had heard good things about this restaurant especially the location.
I was not disappointed the location is stunning, perched a 100 feet above Kensington high street this restaurant is situated above a terrace garden complete with a small pond and orange flamingos.This beautiful exotic garden is spread over 1.5 acres of the roof terrace with a Spanish, Tudor and English woodland section. There was a wedding party in process when we arrived and so we could not explore the gardens which was disappointing but we got to sit above it in the outdoor section of their restaurant.
The menu is classic British fare which changes with seasons, which initially got me skeptical.The food was pricey but as we had settled for the set menu it was more reasonable. The food was surprisingly delicious but there's nothing classic British about it. I had a delicious black truffle risotto, followed by a perfectly baked sea bass and rum cake to satiate that sweet tooth of mine. The service was impeccable, we were seated inside but on requesting them for outdoor seats we were accommodated. To compensate for their reasonably priced set menu the cocktails are priced on the higher side. We had mojitos which were not up to scratch but the mango margaritas were delicious. It was an afternoon well spent, we all had a good laugh while watching a wedding party taking place in the gardens below.The sun was bathing us on this perfect august day. We were pampered by our attentive staff inspite of two small accidents involving spilt food. We left feeling well fed and well cared for.
After this lovely meal with the girls I headed out to watch Kaminey (Bollywood Flick) with another friend at the Trocadero. Thanks to the temperamental tube service from Kensington I reached a little late and the theatre was packed. We got seats quite close to the screen which was a bummer,the movie was what I would call Eh!. It was watchable, some of the songs were great,the camera work was stylish and tarantinoesque at moments,but it was still eh!
We then headed out to Benito's Hat a small Mexican joint at Goodge Street.The weather was perfect and London was bustling so we decided to leg it to Goodge street. Benito's was a small colourful place with minimal seating. We settled for burritos which were very generously sized and at 5£ a piece very generously priced.We had steak marinated in chipotle chillies and chicken burritos packed with rice, refried beans,cheese, salsa verde and guacamole. The food tasted as good as it looked, we sat for hours working our way through their generous portions,catching up on life in general.
I enjoyed the conversation as much as my meals through this day. It was all about us girls we moaned, laughed, gossiped , exchanged interesting blogs, promised to make this a monthly event and generally acted silly at moments. I got to try two completely different restaurants and some great food. Sometimes a girl just wants to have fun!
