Mishkin's, London

About two months after we last saw each other, and even more months after Mishkin's was put on our list, Clare and I managed to meet up for another great evening of overeating.

Mishkin's is near Covent Garden which meant I got to see lots of nice Christmas lights on my way there

Mishkin's has a really cool New York diner style interior, complete with booths for bigger groups. Our waiter was really nice and friendly and it was generally a nice atmosphere.

But let's cut to the chase and talk about the food. As avid perusers of the menu ever since it got added to our list, it wasn't tough to decide what to have.

I went for half a reuben

So meaty!

A 3oz beef slider with cheese and onions

And "Half and half" (half onion rings, half East End chips)

Clare went for the 6oz slider

And East End chips

And last but definitely not least, we shared a large portion of the macaroni cheese with salt beef and colman's

Everything I had was absolutely delicious, but the macaroni cheese was probably the best bit. It was rich and creamy with lots of cheese sauce and the breadcrumb topping added a lovely crunch. Neither of us could really taste the mustard, but to me that didn't really matter as I just added the old standby - French's!!

The Reuben was absolutely packed full of pastrami, and the sauerkraut added a nice acidity - also loved the gherkins on the side of the plate to have in combination with it. I just love gherkins! (They were good with the mac and cheese too!)

The slider was nice and pink in the middle and pretty juicy - Clare was a bit disappointed with her big version of the slider though as it was basically just two small patties on top of each other. We had both imagined it would be a bigger patty rather than two small ones; this way it was a bit more difficult to eat, and I think we both agreed that the half Reuben and the small slider was a better choice in the end!

The onion rings had an amazingly light batter and were so crunchy and way easier to eat than normal onion rings - I always end up having to eat the entire bit of onion in one go because it's too slimy to bite through properly, but there was no such problem here! The chips still had their skin on and they were so soft and delicious - Clare said they were her favourite part of the meal!!

For a wide selection of comfort food at its finest, definitely try Mishkin's. Just don't get the big burger - try Meat Liquor for that!