Every year my mum and I head to London for a girl's trip away together involving a lot of shopping, gossiping and, of course, food. This year was no exception.
We both arrived at Euston Station on Thursday afternoon and, after finding our accommodation and checking in to the apartment in Borough, we were ravenous! To the point where conversation is difficult and choosing somewhere to eat is even harder. For that reason we headed straight over to Southbank in order to fill our bellies with mid-afternoon nourishment in the form of a Wagamama's.
We both started with the Blueberry Spice Juice. A blend of blueberries, apple, carrot and ginger. This recipe was pleasant but definitely not my favourite of their juices and the ginger was undetectable leaving the whole thing a tad on the bland side.
Due to our rumbling tummies and need for warm, stodgy comfort food we both ordered the firm favourite of Chicken Katsu Curry. A mound of sticky rice, abundance of succulent fried chicken all drenched in curry sauce.
We devoured it all.
Nursing swollen but happy bellies we decided to skip pudding and take a stroll down the South Bank whilst the sun was setting, turning the sky all manner of pinks and blues.
With the sun now set, and the temperature dropping rapidly, we decided to vacate the riverside which was gradually getting busier with commuters, runners and tourists being thrown out of the galleries and theatres for the night. As we headed back towards Borough Market we decided to grab a drink and some dessert at a place that we had stumbled upon during our previous trip to London.
Rabot 1745 is located right in the heart of the Market and is a restaurant owned by Hotel Chocolat. If you, like me, love ALL things chocolate then this place is heaven.
Downstairs consists of bar/cafe/chocolate shop and is crammed full of high wooden tables and chairs that are always occupied (be prepared to scootch up and share your table with people - it's that popular).
Nearly everything has some form of cocoa or cacao in it to enhance and enrich the flavour.
We settled ourselves in the window seats and placed our first orders...
...Mum began with a Long Dark Cocoa. Do not be fooled into thinking that this is a hot chocolate because it is far from it. Made with 100% dark chocolate that is simply boiled in water; this drink was strong, bitter and not for the faint hearted. It will blow your socks off faster than a double shot of espresso.
I chose something slightly less bitter but equally as savage. The Praline Soother is a combination of hazelnut liqueur, coconut cream, vodka, praline and white chocolate served with crushed cocoa nibs and a slick of melted dark chocolate along the rim of the glass. It is sweet, rich and devilishly good but make sure you drink it slowly because that alcohol creeps up on you out of nowhere.
We sat in our window seats chatting, drinking and enjoying watching all the thirsty punters going in and out of The Globe pub opposite.
With Mum now craving something sweeter, and me willing to continue the little buzz I had going on, we ordered another round of drinks as well as grabbing some 70% dark chocolate buttons from the shop to munch on.
This time I went for the Pretty Pink which it certainly was (this picture does not do justice to how intensely pink this cocktail actually is). A potent concoction of cocoa gin, lemon, rose water, honey and prosecco it was sweet, tangy and perfect for any gin lover.
Mum went for a Classic Hot Chocolate which is made with 70% dark chocolate and milk so not too sweet but rich and indulgent.
Warm, satisfied and, in my case, a little bit woozy, we wended our way home through the chilly streets and back to our apartment to get early nights before continuing our adventures the following day.
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