Today, L, Sarah (our workmate) & I were working in London. We'd already noted a few places to eat should we have to look, quite serendipitously we were minutes away from the Kensington branch of Saf, located in the Wholefoods market.
Lol, we took loads of photos but L and I had both forgotten that we hadn't put the memory card back in. So unfortunately you're just going to have to rely on our description of the food!
Service was great, the food arrived quickly and it wasn't too busy, which was fab because we were sooo hungry!!
L ordered the detox salad for £6.49, basically it was a mix of cabbage, sprouted mung beans, lentils and sunflower seeds, seaweed, radish, cucumber and avocado, with an omega oil and pure-xp superfoods dressing.
L says: It was lovely, the flavour combination was good and the serving side was on the large side. I have to admit that I did sneak taste some of Sarah's Mushroom farinata which was delish!!
As you've guessed, Sarah had the Mushroom farinata for £8.49. This was a cooked dish comprising of a chickpea crepe, with caramelised onions, mushrooms, sun-dried tomatoes, mixed peppers and a vegan garlic aioli served with a very small bit of salad.
Sarah says: It was light but filling, the portion size was good but the salad was so small that it seemed unnecessary. The farinata was delicious, but the piece de resistance was the garlic aioli. I feel that the price was good, rivalling places like wagamamas.
And finally, I had the Saf bowl for £13.49. A bit steep but I've been really funny with foods recently and this seemed to be the only dish that was safe for me. It comprised of parsnip rice, courgette sesame noodles, cured chili mushrooms, avocado and homemade pickles.
I say: It was yummy, the parsnip rice was made with what seemed like marcona almonds (which were a little unexpected) and black sesame seeds. The homemade pickles were similar to a mild cabbage kimchi and the courgette sesame noodles had a vinegar based dressing. All in all it was lovely, and the portion size was good. But they were a little heavy on the homemade pickles, nice as they were it didn't necessarily add to the dish.
sooo...to dessert, we ummd and ahhd and then thought that since we were there we may as well....We ordered the Berry Cheesecake for £8.39 (described as nutmeg creme, fresh berries and coconut crust) and the Chocolate and Orange Cake for £8.39 (described as ginger emulsion, orange zest, raw cacao nibs).
First thoughts: Way too sweet and way too small. The berry cheesecake came in 3 teensy slices on a massive plate, and the chocolate orange cake came as a decentish size but was put on a massive plate. What is the obsession with accentuating how small the dessert is?
The chocolate and orange cake flavour was disguised by the ginger emulsion which gave it a pretty funny taste. That coupled with the sweetness made the chocolate taste disappear and the orange flavour was a result of a teaspoon of cured orange zest placed atop the cake.
the berry cake remained true to it's berry flavour, but again, it was just too sweet. There was an initial berry flavour followed by a taste-bud-overwhelming agave flavour. If the portion had come out as a whole piece it would have been too much to get through.
We'd definitely go again, but we wouldn't order dessert.
TBT Total rating: 8/10.
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