Picnic Smithdown

 Went to Picnic on Smithdown Road. I've been here before with Holly nearly 2 years ago. We were originally going to Bowl with was a few doors down but there seemed to only be 1 person working in the place. We were stood waiting for ages and this woman seen us but didn't acknowledge us. She just looked at the orders coming in then went back into the back. She did it twice then another girl came out and asked if we had been served. We said no and said she would be with us in a second. After a long wait she eventually served us. I seen they had a poke bowl so went to order that but said they had no salmon. Just left it then because the menu is very limited and we seen the portion size someone got and it was tiny. Also the service was rubbish as we just weren't being seen to so left to go to Picnic. 

We actually had to walk past it to go to Bowl and there was a few people sat inside. When we went back it was empty.

Cappuccino - £4

Matcha Latte with Coconut Milk - £4.80

It was a good matcha. The use 92° for their hot drinks which I've been to before. They have a cafe on Jamaica Street in the Baltic Triangle.

SNP Peri Pasta Bowl - Chicken, Warm Fusilli Pasta Twists in a Homemade Creamy Salt and Pepper Peri Mayo Sauce

Comes with Lettuce, Tomato, Cucumber, Grilled Peppers & Onions Topped with Vegan Peri Mayo Sauce - £12.95 (Extra Chicken +£2)

Teriyaki Stir Fry - Pasta, Sugar Snap Peas, Tenderstem Broccoli, Peppers, Cabbage, Onions Beansprouts, Picked Onions, Spring Onions, Sesame Seeds & Homemade teriyaki Dressing. Grilled Salmon - £15.95 (I got grilled salmon +£3 and changed the rice noodles to pasta)

I got the Teriyaki stir fry with salmon which was nice. The salmon wasn't over cooked and the sauce was nice. The only thing was the sugar snap peas were very uncooked and the pickles were so strong! Also would have preferred the cabbage and onions cooked not really a fan of them raw. Food was nice and was better than last time. I did think I probably should have kept the rice noodles instead of changing it to pasta though.

It was definitely the better option than going to Bowl as the portions are a lot bigger and a lot more choice. Bowl has changed it's name as it was called All Day Poke which only opened last year and didn't last long at all and has now change its name. I guess it wasn't doing well. But it was annoying as it was shut at 4pm everyday so I just didn't get the chance to go. Guessing it still won't do well now since their customer service is rubbish and a very limited menu with only a few sandwiches, acai bowl, porridge, make your own and some pasta dishes.

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Picnic

Today's lunch date with Holly to Picnic on Smithdown Road. It's been open for a while and just haven't got round to trying it. They call it Healthy Fast Food - salad bowls, buddha bowls, pasta, rice, smoothies and juices. It's only small and on the corner with 5 tables. They had a lot of take outs while we were there.

Holly got

Shredfast Bowl - Grilled chicken, no carb (extra kale and sugar snap peas) avocado, broccoli, grilled spinach, kale, pineapple, beetroot & ginger garlic chilli dressing - £11.95

I also got the Shredfast bowl 

Shredfast Bowl - Grilled chicken, special pasta (pasta in tomato sauce), avocado, broccoli, grilled spinach, kale, pineapple, beetroot & ginger garlic chilli dressing - £11.95

I got the sauce on the side which was a smart move as it was spicy and I didn't like it.

The bowl was way too small for all the food. Was struggling to cut the food without it all coming out and going everywhere! Good portion size but the bowl needed to be bigger. The chicken wasn't hot, dry, a bit rubbery and bland - had no seasoning was just grilled - I guess that's their version of healthy but could have done with some salt or pepper. My spinach wasn't grilled was definitely just raw. The food came out quick but think everything is already cooked and just reheated.

The idea is good but the food could definitely have been better - more seasoning and a bigger bowl if you're gonna give me this much food! They do have a good menu and a lot of choice of food.

After we went to Lark Lane. Went to Press Bros - Holly got a cappuccino and I got a matcha latte. We then walked down to Lunko the bakery which has been on the list for ages. They have pastries from The Butterholic and always has a queue because the place is only small. They never used to stock that much stuff and would be sold out before the afternoon but they have upped their stock now so they don't sell out as fast. They had a bit of a queue when we got there.

I got a pistachio croissant which cost me £4.20! Last time I got one from Duke Street Market which was also from The Butterholic cost me £3.50 which I thought was expensive. This was a proper rip off though and I was had off as there was about a teaspoon of pistachio in the middle of it! I was so disappointed by it. It was really dry as well - was not worth the £4.20 at all. The croissants in Lidl bakery are better for less than half the price (sadly they don't do pistachio croissants though!)

Was a nice catch up, shame the food wasn't that good but I've ticked Picnic and Lunko off the list now.

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