When planning our trip to London, I checked out all the guidebooks in the Vancouver Public Library and found Fodor's Essential England most useful. It included ten must-try food and drinks in London (#2 is fish & chips, and #8 is a full English breakfast).
I actually could have done better planning on where to try what. We started Sunday at Warner Bros. Studio Tour London for The Making of Harry Potter. I took a nap on our way back to London, where we did a walking tour, which I created based on places I wanted us to see: Trafalgar Square, 10 Downing Street, Big Ben, London Eye, Buckingham Palace, and so much more.
After our walking tour, we walked to the heart of the catholic faith in London, Westminster Cathedral, where we attended the 7:00 PM Sunday Mass. I am so grateful to God for the chance to participate in Mass in London for the first time in Europe.
At the end of the Mass, we were unsure what to have for dinner, then I remember making a note from Fodor's Essential England. I searched "Sunday Roast" (#5 on the list) in Google Maps and sorted it by distance with any restaurant with a rating of higher than 4.0. We initially found Queens Arms, but they're closed for a private event, so we walked to The Warwick Pimlico GastroPub and Dining Room nearby.
I ordered the special roast for the night, pork, while hubby went for the leg of lamb with mint sauce. Both Sunday roasts came with roast potatoes (yes, it's not mashed), maple-glazed carrots, caramelized shallot, seasonal greens, and Yorkshire pudding.
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| Roast Pork Sunday Roast from The Warwick Pimlico GastroPub and Dining Room |
The roast pork perfectly balances crunchy skin, soft, fatty section, and tender meat. However, the lamb is more flavourful.
I was so surprised that the potatoes came roasted, too, because I was expecting mashed. I love the addition of the maple glazed carrots because it provided a different flavour profile from everything else, which is rich and heavy. Of course, I absolutely adore the Yorkshire pudding, especially when it is soaked in gravy.
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| Leg of Lamb with Mint Sauce from The Warwick Pimlico GastroPub and Dining Room |
For dessert, we ordered the classic British dessert Sticky Toffee Pudding. It was perfect. The warm pudding is covered with cold, sweet and melted vanilla ice cream. I need more.
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| Sticky Toffee Pudding from The Warwick Pimlico GastroPub and Dining Room |
Yay! We're on day 2 of our trip and ticked off 3 of the 10 items on Fodor's list.
