Last early November, I visited Anabella's in Ruislip. It had just opened up, and I had visited Duck Pond Market on the Sunday; Duck Pond Market is a local market that visits Ruislip on the first and third Sundays of each month. After visiting the market and buying a few items, I headed to Anabella's on Ruislip High Street. As the cafe had just opened, it was busy. I liked the decor and quirky style of the cafe. This spot is mainly for breakfast, coffee, and brunch instead of late night entertainment and meals.
So, I wanted to try a few things. At the time I visited, the menu was slimmed down. I can see that they have added more options now. I had the chai, halloumi sandwich, a pastry, and a cocktail.
The pastries sold are the same ones sold at Arens, which is a sister company. These are delicious. I had one of the vanilla Danish pastries. (You can see one of my posts about Arens here: Arens Festive Bottomless Brunch.)
The halloumi sandwich was alright, but it was a little bit too filling as the bread was thicker than the filling. I also did not like that they put an additional cheese spread in the sandwich, and this was not on the menu. (I have a little bit of an issue with texture, and the flavour ruined it.)
I really wanted a frozen margarita as I love them and can only get them in America where they are mainly sold in Mexican restaurants. However, they did not have the cocktail. Instead, I ordered the passionfruit martini.
I purchased some chocolates at the Duck Pond Market, not Anabella's. These were delicious. They came in different flavours, and I was able to mix and match the flavours that I wanted. They also look so pretty, but they tasted amazing and I'll purchase more next time they are at the market.
I liked the decor and atmosphere or the restaurant, but I found the food to be very expensive for what you received. Also, the ordering is a little odd. Visitors have to go to order at the counter and then food is delivered to the table. There was a very long queue. I can see that there's more on the menu now, but the cost is very high.
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