I found a gem of a restaurant the last time I was at Seven Dials/Covent Garden in London - Flesh & Buns. Flesh & Buns is a Japanese restaurant with a Peruvian twist based in London. Their first restaurant is based in Covent Garden, near Seven Dials, but they launched a new and larger one near Oxford Circus with a "push for pisco" button (a slightly different take off of the "push for champagne" button that other restaurants have). The first Flesh & Buns has been a popular restaurant for Londoners. I visited alone for lunch during the week. So, what did I have?
To start, I ordered a grapefruit-based cocktail, which was very refreshing. Then, I ordered a main meal, which had the option of coming with two buns for a slight additional cost. Now, I expected these main meals to be smaller portions to fit into a couple of buns. So, I ordered a side of steamed rice as well.
So, the main meal comes out, and it's huge. I had ordered the Japanese fried chicken. This came battered in buttermilk with green chilli, and it had a wonderful blend of spices. Some of the chicken is on-the-bone, and some of it is chunks of breast meat. The chicken was delicious, but there is a little too much for one person here.
The buns are the traditional Japanese style milk buns, which are very light.
The restaurant also offers desserts, but after the amount of chicken received that I couldn't finish (along with the rice), I did not bother with dessert. I found that the rice and main that I had would certainly serve two people. However, the S'mores are a popular option and the option that I would have had. But, since the meal was so good, I hope to return and maybe to check out the new branch. Bottomless brunch is available on weekends, so I'd be tempted to try this with friends.
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