I had a wonderful birthday last year Alhamdulillah. I woke up early in the morning and responded to sweet messages from my friends. I then got ready, wore this beautiful pink feminine dress from Shein, and also did my makeup and hair. After getting ready, I had a photoshoot outside with my sister taking photos of me and then my sister and I went to the cake shop to buy myself a birthday cake. Whilst carrying the cake with us, we went to Wood and Flames where my two friends were waiting to start the birthday party! The rest of the afternoon was spent with my friends, and after I left the restaurant, I went home, freshened up, opened my gifts and had a lovely time!

Now, we will go on to review Wood and Flames and how they treated me on my birthday!

What is Wood and Flames?

Wood and Flames is a restaurant in Leyton where they are mostly known for their pizzas but they also sell burgers, sides and chicken and much more!

What I Ordered And My Opinions On It:

Pizzas

I don’t remember the exact pizzas I tried but they are shown above. Altogether, I loved that they looked stunning with the colours and the toppings being shown very clearly in the pizza. The toppings were also nicely distributed. It was executed nicely and I liked how they provided us with a wide selection of toppings, yet I felt that they were not the authentic Italian pizza I was looking for. It still tasted pretty delicious. I mostly enjoyed the pre-made pizza, rather than the one selected with the toppings. 

We also had a side of chips, which were your regular chips.

Overall, I would rate this a ⅗.

The Place:

The place was quite medium in size with nice lighting. I am pretty sure we were the only customers and we occupied the largest table. Also, I liked the decor as the tables were made of wood, as suggested in the name of the restaurant and I felt that I could comfortably chat to my friends and my sister.

The Service:

The service overall was good. The staff members were nice and they let us stay and sit down for the whole time and served the food nicely. When I had given them a phone call previously, they also were nice, and we didn’t need to book the table.

Would I Recommend It?

I would say that overall, based on my previous experiences, I would recommend coming here only once just to try the wide selection of toppings. The service, experience and decor is nice for a little birthday party with family and friends if you wish, but I would probably not come back here again because the pizza wasn’t authentically Italian. Thank you Wood and Flames!

My Rating: 3/5

My Rating System:

⅕ – was below average and would not recommend even trying once

⅖ – the food was average and would not recommend trying

⅗ – the food was delicious but would recommend trying maximum once

⅘ – the food was really good and would recommend trying here

5/5 – the food was outstanding and is one of my favourites!

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This is one of my articles on my series of ‘Restaurant Reviews’. In this series, I review some of the restaurants, takeaways and food chains, either from UberEats or I go to the actual place.

On Sunday 21st February 2020, my sister and I ordered from Villa Lebanese through UberEats. We ordered an array of foods. Was it worth the money?

What is Villa Lebanese?

Villa Lebaneseis a Lebanese restaurant in Walthamstow. It sells foods such as shawarma, wraps and more.

What I Ordered And My Opinions On It:

• Firstly, I ordered a ‘Mixed Shawarma Platter.’ I chose a side of ‘Tabbouleh’, free of charge. I really loved the plating of this – it was like a school lunchbox as shown in the photo above. This was absolutely delicious! The shawarma (chicken and lamb) was nice and warm (quite oily though), the tabbouleh was so unique and tasty and the houmous was very creamy. This is a must try!
• My sister ordered a ‘Mixed Shawarma’. This contained shawarma (chicken and lamb), chips and a normal salad. My sister quoted it as ‘healthy and fresh’. The salad, according to her, was very different and altogether, it was a 4.5/5.
• With a 25% off discount and including the delivery and service fee, the total came to £20.90.

The Service:

UberEats took about 30-45 minutes to deliver the food to our house. This was an average amount of time to arrive. 

Would I Recommend It?

I would highly recommend this place as the shawarma was very different, and the tabbouleh and hummus for me was very good. If you don’t like oily food, then don’t try the shawarma and it was a bit pricey but I would still recommend it.

My Rating: 4.2/5

This was my short review or diary entry about Villa Lebanese . These are my opinions about this place. Make sure to check out my other restaurant reviews.

Thank you for reading, and have a lovely day!

This is one of my articles on my series of ‘Restaurant Reviews’. In this series, I review some of the restaurants, takeaways and food chains, either from UberEats or I go to the actual place.

On Saturday 13th February 2020, my sister and I ordered from Maxi Grill Walthamstow through UberEats. We ordered an array of foods. Was it worth the money?

What is Maxi Grill Walthamstow?

Maxi Grill Walthamstow is a fast food restaurant in Walthamstow. It sells foods such as burgers, chicken, wings, and pizzas.

What I Ordered And My Opinions On It:

• Firstly, I ordered a ‘Combinado Peri Peri Burger Meal.’ This burger has peri peri chicken fillet, peri peri lam patty, and 2 slice cheese with a can of drink and chips. There was a wide selection to make your one personalised burger so I got a burger with ‘sweetcorn salad’ and ‘black olives salad’, ‘burger sauce’ and the spice level was Hot. This burger was one of the best burgers I had as it had a burst of flavour and the spice kicked in.
• My sister ordered a ‘Combinado Burger Meal’ too. She chose to have a burger with ‘jalapeno pepper salad’ and ‘fresh tomato salad’, ‘burger sauce’ and the spice level was Hot. My sister quoted this burger to be ‘juicy, spicy and unique’. 
• We also ordered ‘6 Hot and Spicy Wings’ which were normal but had quite a spice in it.
• We also ordered ‘Half Peri Peri Chicken Meal’. I found the grilled chicken to be pretty good.
• With a 50% off discount and including the delivery and service fee, the total came to £19.87.

The Service:

UberEats took about 30-45 minutes to deliver the food to our house. This was an average amount of time to arrive. 

Would I Recommend It?

I would recommend this place as the burgers were quite unique. If you are not very spice tolerant, then I would not recommend taking Hot, ensure to take mild.

My Rating: 3.9/5

This was my short review or diary entry about Maxi Grill Walthamstow. These are my opinions about this place. Make sure to check out my other restaurant reviews.

Thank you for reading, and have a lovely day!