Bam Boo Lark Lane

Went to Bam Boo on Easter Monday. I'd booked a table the night before for 1pm as the last time I went we were super lucky to get a seat so thought it was best to book a table with it being bank holiday.

Sefton Park and Lark Lane were super busy and struggled to get a parking space.

The place wasn't full when we go there. Still a few empty seats but was fully booked online with the next available times at 3:45pm and 4pm. 

It took over half an hour for the food to come and we got no updates or apology for the food taking so long. We'd finished our drinks before the food even came.

Matcha Latte with Coconut Milk

Cappuccino

Short Rib Shakshuka - Rich tomato ragu, confit tomatoes, peppers, served with toasted semolina - £15.95

The Pesky Full English is nice but I've had it twice so wanted to try something different.. The shakshuka was bland and had no seasoning. Was just rib put in some tomato sauce. The poached eggs were over cooked and crazy amount of butter on the bread.

Bam Boo Full English - 2 Butcher sausages, streaky bacon, black pud, fried egg, beans, cherry vine tomatoes, hashbrown and toasted semolina bread - £14.95

The full English also looked better last time

Raspberry Ripple Souffle Pancake - Raspberry chantilly, raspberry coulis, white chocolate sauce, fresh raspberries served with vanilla ice cream - £16.50

 

The pancakes were nice. Slowly going through the different flavours.

We asked for the bill 3 times before we eventually got it and had to ask a different member of staff who did take the optional service charge off which I would have asked for anyway.

I won't be rushing to go back any time soon after Monday.

After we went for a walk round Sefton Park and we seen the fluffiest corgi. He is exactly what I want but wasn't able to ask to pet him :(

Corgi watch in Sefton Park continues..

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La Parrilla Lark Lane

Went to La Parrilla on Lark Lane on Wednesday night for dinner. I've had it on my list for a while as the one on Bold Street was voted one of the best restaurants a few years ago.

It seemed to be run by a 1 man band the manager was just on his own serving, taking orders and making drinks then whoever was in the back cooking.

I asked if there was coriander in the food as it seemed inevitable that it was a Mexican which means of course there's coriander but he said he's the manager and he hates it so they don't have it. Said the chefs were using it as a garnish and he just said no, and it's one less thing for him to have to buy and order.

It's quite big inside with a lot of sombreros everywhere. Was a few people in there when we went. We got there just before 6pm and they have an early bird menu - 2 courses for £15.95 from things that are green on the menu.

Starters

Spicy BBQ Chicken Wings - served with peppers and onions

Authentic Mini Basket - Served a top Mexican rice,  beef chilli, chips in its own edible bowl topped with cheese and sour cream

The wings were super spicy the BBQ sauce was not a fan. The basket was alright but wish I got the nachos instead

La Parrilla Fajitas - Marinated Chicken Breast - hot from the grill on a sizzling skillet - on a bed of sauteed onions & peppers with with rice, lettuce, flour tortilla wraps, salsa, guacamole and sour cream

The chicken was nice but quite salty. The guacamole was really spicy as it had actual chunks of chilli chopped into it which I didn't notice and ate!

Enchiladas - Wrapped in a corn tortilla, beef chilli. Coated in spicy salsa smothered in cheese and baked in the oven the traditional way. Served with rice, sour cream and refined beans

Didn't like this, felt like the tortilla wasn't cooked properly. Was just like toasted and didn't taste nice.

The food came out super quick when we ordered so feel like everything is already pre cooked and then just reheated for when it comes out.

The food wasn't great but the service was actually good even if it was run by a 1 man band. Wouldn't be going back and glad to say I've finally tried so it's now taken off my list of places to go to.

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