Perfect Friday Night Food Fest

A foodie friend of mine - hola bro if you are reading this - always has the best suggestions for dinner and has long raved about StreetFeast so a few weeks ago he finally managed to round a group of us to Dalston Street Feast (no mean feat as it can be like herding cats with our busy schedules) and we were not disappointed.

Despite being a little out of the way (we made our way from all over London – I must sound so much like a Londoner right now, acting like its outside of the M25 or something – heaven forbid!) it’s actually quite easy to get to with Dalston Junction over ground station just opposite. Try and get there before 7pm to a) grab a good seating area if there are a group of you and b)avoid paying the £3 entry fee (after all that could well pay for your ice-cream).

Another tip is to make sure you have cash as I don’t think any of the stalls take card payment.

As for the food, it was a true culinary pleasure. I felt spoilt for choice and wanted to try everything. I just wish I had the cash and calorie allowance! Two of us ended up spending about £60 the whole evening but it’s well worth it I think, especially since it was a gloriously warm summer evening. 

Now for the food…I know people pooed pooed (*cough* husband *cough*) my idea of having pizza but I am so glad I did, Pizza Pilgrims was amazing. The truffle oil on it was so fragrant and the base was just how I like it, super thin and crispy. Carb and cheese at its best, I was in tastebud paradise. Even my sceptical husband who wanted to save space for other things loved it and ended up eating half. Other highlights were B.O.B's lobster roll, chicken wings, ribs, Bleecker St Burger and peanut butter and jelly ice cream. I even got to try my first ever whoopie pie but unfortunately I found it a bit odd, like the sponge was a bit too tough but I heard the brownie was amazing.

It was a fantastic evening, with everyone enjoying dinner al fresco for a change. The perfect place for a good meal and catch up with friends. Don’t believe me? Go see for yourself before it is too late!

The bar. There is also another cute pub / bar called The Gin Store round the back.

Wishing I went for a pimped up brownie but still at least I can say I have tried a Whoopie Pie.

Bleecker St Burger bacon cheese burger - save this for the end as it probably will finish you off. Worth it though!

Didn't have a chance to try one of these but I would have so gone for the Tempura Fish Burger.

First to arrive!! 

Go for the Portobello Mushroom & Truffle Oil!!

I am drooling just thinking about how tasty that pizza was!

For all you ceviche fans out there.

Left: Crab roll. Right: Bite sized lobster roll (£7). It literally was bite sized. If you have it go for the £13 one and split with a friend. 

PB and Jelly. Ummmm...Worked well in an ice cream. Now I have to try on toast.