Greenberry Cafe, London UK | ytTastes | Yvanne Teo

LOCAL CAFE IN PRIMROSE HILL, LONDON, UK

GREENBERRY CAFE



So apparently the name Greenberry comes from the name Greenberry Hill which was what Primrose Hill was known as before.

And before Greenberry Cafe, this was Trojka a Russian Tea Room and Restaurant which I do remember frequenting, especially after a long cold walk in winter.

Greenberry Cafe is an all day dining local cafe established since 2012 by Morfudd Richards which is a very friendly place, dog and children friendly, and so an obvious choice to meet up at with a friend who lives close by who has both dog and child.

The relaxed atmosphere and all day opening is a big plus for me (especially for those with a more lax time keeping habit), as you know you can just pop by... though I guess it depends if you can get a table as well.

(the image on the left has been taken from their website)

My dining companion on this occasion had in his mind the lamb chops that he had on a previous occasion, so I readily agreed to accompany him as it had been a while since I had been here.

A slightly unusual time which seems to be my norm of late, it was late afternoon and we were a bit too late for lunch but too early for dinner.  Additionally we had just caught the kitchen on their break before dinner service, so we settled for some cocktails/mocktails and a chat till we could order for dinner.

It is mentioned on their website, they are a friendly, casual but with great service venue.  They didn't disappoint in that and I do like that the staff chat and banter with their clientele. 

And in no time, we could place our order.


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Espresso Martini

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Cocktails/Mocktails

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Courgette Tempura

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Burrata

As starters, we opted for the Tempura Courgette with goat cheese bon bon, truffle mayo and the Burrata with peach, heirloom tomatoes, balsamic.

Super thinly sliced courgettes in tempura batter was delicious though slightly greasy for my taste - it filled me up more than I had intended as I was interested in the risotto which I predicted would be much heavier.

The Burrata was lovely and soft, with firm peaches which for us, we preferred if the peaches were softer as well to match the consistency of the tomatoes. Other than that, perfect choice for starters.

For mains we went for Jerusalem artichoke risotto with walnut & spinach pesto, and the Lamb Rump with Cauliflower tabouleh, baba ghanoush, pomegranate, mint yoghurt. A side of greens was also ordered.

Loved the risotto! And predictably it was heavy - I needed the side of greens to help! The lamb rump equally as good, both dishes demolished completely and my dining companion had to help me with the risotto in the end.

As we couldn't decide on the which wine to accompany our meal with, we were given a small tasting of the wines that we were considering. Though the Greek white wine was very interesting,  a Pouilly-Fumé was decided on... my choice would have been a white Cotes du Rhone for it's very specific taste, which for me would be strong enough for the lamb.

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Lamb rump

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Jerusalem artichoke risotto

Despite feeling full, a little taste of sweetness to end the meal was definitely required - sharing one would be the answer!

We opted for the Lemon tart with fresh raspberries and creme fraiche.  From the pic on the right, we were debating the colour orange in a lemon tarte...

Coffee and fresh mint infusion to end the meal with, and an early meal turned out to be a lovely long and leisurely one.

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Lemon tart with fresh raspberries

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ADDRESS



GREENBERRY CAFE
101 Regent's Park Rd,
London NW1 8UR


Open

Sunday - Monday  09:00 – 15:00
Tuesday - Saturday 09:00 – 22:00

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