I Visited London's Viral Restaurants

Today I am on the hunt to find London's most viable restaurants and test them out to see if they're overrated or underrated. I have a feeling a lot of them will be very overhyped, we're going to be the judge of that and you're going to come along with me. It's also like 31 degrees in London so if my makeup is dripping off my face that's none of your business, let's go to the first place. Me and Charlotte have come to the first brunch spot on the list which is called Abuelo and this is normally so popular but there's actually two strikes today. It's dead, the whole of London is dead. Oh that sounds really like walking to sleep. The whole of London is empty, I even walked through Covent Garden, Oxford Circus, there's no one here and it is currently 11 o'clock on Thursday. Who would have guessed it? Charlotte's from before but it's really popular. There's normally queues out the door, you can never get a seat and this is one of their famous coffees. So this is Abuelo's dulce de leche, iced coffee. Just look at that, it's literally phenomenal. That's what I mean, I love when something looks nice like this because I want to just drink the whole thing. Whoa look how gloopy it is. That looks so good, it's like a thick cream on top. Definitely needs a mix, that is this hot at the bottom. Good coffee though, not burnt so that tastes good. I love the texture of stuff like that. Thank you so much. You know what, the cream isn't that sweet. It's nice but it's more double cream than it's just I'm sure. It's a little sour. Yeah try. It looks like it would be so sweet but it's kind of sour. Are you getting that? Yeah you're right, it's like creamier. Yeah I can't decide if I like it. I mean it doesn't taste like dulce de leche. No it doesn't taste like dulce de leche and I have mixed that bad boy together. Have you just tried the cream on top? Just tastes like sour cream, maybe the cream's off. Would you say it's the same? I'm not the type of person to say that. I'll just be like that's so good. Yeah it looks really nice, it's very packed. However this was like sour. Salted maple matcha. Okay again I think I just need a bit of a mix. It's very matcha and it's the maple's very heated. It's quite shocking actually after how good they are. I was actually going to have some of these myself after but if it's not worth it I don't know. I do like the cream. Yeah I like the texture. It's not very mapley but it is a matcha matcha which is quite nice actually. It's more pleasant especially because the coffee's got that weird. I don't know if you want to share them I'm very hungry. No no I will finish the coffee. Thank you. The salted maple ice matcha which is what you have that was £6.90. Yeah I know £6.90. That's extreme. That is extreme to say it's in a small little thing as well. Then the dulce de leche ice coffee which says it's Argentinian milk caramel which is dulce de leche. I never know how to say that but I've always said dulce de leche. I don't know how you say it. It's also got double cream on top of a cold brew coffee. You're only getting 370 ml of your drink for £6.90 because the coffee is also £6.90. It was pretty spenny. If any of you watch the matcha video you know that we got some banging ones for a lot to look at. So this was £14.50 for this. If you look at it in comparison to the size of my head it's not very big but you know it is what it is. And yours was. Huevos. I can't remember the rest of the egg. Huevos is eggs in Spanish. Charlotte's just been to. Charlotte's just been. To Barcelona. Barcelona. Yeah period in bilingual queue. And yours was £15.00. Some toast. Yeah you've got four sizes of toast, two eggs and then you've obviously got the nice little concoction. Yeah it's a big like a big portion. Yeah. Than I was expecting. I mean. And I will probably smash it all because I'm starving. Smash it all. 50p more you've got what looks like more in my opinion. But we'll do a taste test. I'm going to have to cut it I think because I don't know if I can bite into it. I'm going to be polite darlings. This is a thick bit of bread. I'll tell you that. Tasty. It's very similar to like a tuna mayo. I guess it is all the same ingredients but it just doesn't have the fishy flavour. It's like. No it's a chicken mayo. We're just waiting for the toilet. It's kind of hard to walk through because like it's not it's not very easy. Okay we've just come around the corner. We've paid the bill. I am not impressed. Only because they're not very attentive there. Like the staff don't really come over and see how you are or. It took a while for them to even come over and take our order. I think we were sat there for about half an hour. We weren't looking like we were busy. We looked like you know we had the menus there. We were ready to order and it was only until I said to Charlotte actually. I said they're not very attentive here. Like the staff don't really speak to you. She then came over like within that minute. I think she must have heard me and that makes me really nervous. Food I think was also overpriced. The drinks I didn't rate. My coffee was sour. I don't know what that was all about. I had almond milk. Maybe the almond milk was a little bit off or maybe the cream was off. The cream kept sitting really weirdly on the top of the matcha and the coffee actually. I don't know. I just don't think it was a very good combination. Seven pound for a drink. Yeah it's so expensive and the food that I had was 15 pounds. Yours was 14 pound 50. I think it's a bit expensive. The location granted it's Covent Garden. They do also have another one in Oxford Circus. They're also very central but I don't know. I feel like it is definitely over height. I don't think I'd be returning back there which is really sad but I think overall I'd probably give it a three out of five. That's actually really low. I just wasn't impressed. The food was edible. I didn't think the drinks were drinkable though. That's that's my crossing. So yeah three out of five. Sorry. On to the next. So next up is behind me. This is 40 Dean Street. It's a classic Italian. It's rated a 4.3 so I've got very high hopes. I've actually not seen anyone say anything bad about this place so I'm fingers crossed that it's going to be really good and everyone in this building right now is staring at me filming this and I'm feeling very embarrassed so let's head inside. Me and Aaliyah have just got here and we've sat down. We've ordered a drink but me and Aaliyah are going to a show late this evening and I'm not really a drinker before going to a show so we've opted for some mocktails. So this is a mango mule mocktail. I've not tried it yet but it looks divine. It comes with like lovely little garnish. We'll be nibbling on that in a minute. I think it's ginger. We're sucking the mango. Oh my gosh that's like a thick mango puree at the bottom of that. And you can really taste the ginger. That is so refreshing. As I said at the start of this video it's 31 degrees so this is very needed. And Aaliyah's got a pineapple refresher. I think that's what it's called. She's yet to try because bless her she's waiting for me to film but please do go ahead. I really like this. This is so refreshing. Oh both of them are £7. So if you were to get a house cocktail they do martinis, negronis, very classic. If you've got a coconut and pineapple cooler it's £13. So it's not too much more for a bit of alcohol. That is probably just London prices though. So around £12-£13 is what you're looking for. £7 for a yummy drink like that I'm happy to have especially on this hot day. We were going to get a bottle of wine but as I said going to the theatre we don't want to do that. But also reasonably priced bottles as well. Like between £27-£50. So for starters I've ordered the burrata. Aaliyah went for the mozzarella garlic bread which sounds so good. And we both can't wait to just blow our little hearts out because neither of us should be eating this. Intolerant queen. Globineeria. And then for mains I actually got the lobster ravioli which I'm so ecstatic about. Burger and Lobster's ravioli that they do there is my favourite thing in the world and I'm going to compare it to that because in my opinion that is the best ravioli I've ever had. Aaliyah went for the chicken melanin that also comes with like a spaghetti pomodoro. Sounds divine. Can't wait to try. Starters have just arrived. This is the burrata. We have some sun-dried tomatoes I believe. Some burrata. We have like a mustard sauce. Salmon bed of rocket. Aaliyah's mozzarella bread came. No garlic bread. And we can't believe the sheer size of it. Insane. £8 for that. It's basically like a pizza. I know. It's huge. I could eat that for my main. Dehydrated sun-dried tomatoes. They're more intense with flavour. And the mustard sauce on top is nice. It's not overpowering. That balsamic glaze is fantastic. Oh my nose. How's everything ladies? Lovely thank you. Thank you so much. And they refill your water when it's low. Extra points for that. This looks so good. It's got a nice charm underneath. From what I assume is from the pizza revenue. And here's £8 with cheese. £8 with cheese. That's like a pizza with a mozza. Yeah. And you could share that. I also love this location because proper in Soho. But also they have like these doors that open. It's so beautiful. Definitely sat outside. The mains have just come. They smell incredible. They look incredible. Presentation is top notch. Can't believe the sheer portion sizes as well. So good. So good. Okay so quite like a seafood bisque. Came over with parmesan and black pepper. With the lobster ravioli as well. So I'll try the sauce first. Is that lovely? It's got like little pieces of seafood in as well. How's everything ladies? Lovely thank you. Thank you. Thank you so much. Jigs. I don't even need to season that. Cut into one of the raviolis. Oh wow. Tomatoes as well. So much tomatoes in there. Oh cheers. Pasta's quite al dente as well which is nice. These are so nice and packed as well. I think that's a whole chunk of lobster. How is the food ladies? Enjoy. Thank you. Thank you so much. I love when owners or like the general manager of the place comes to check in on you. I feel like it's a really nice personal touch. Definitely. Okay divas. We are actually now in Canary Wharf. It's been a while because I couldn't physically talk to you after that meal. I haven't ate that much in such a long time. The portion sizes were just crazy. Loved 40 Dean Street. It's a beautiful setting. I actually think it's a perfect place to go. Free theatre show. I think it's pretty good. Obviously it is in Soho so it's very theatre central. We are just in Canary Wharf to see Hunger Games so it's a bit of a trek but it's not too far. I think the starters were great. As I said I mentioned about the burrata with the outer layer. It was a little bit too hard in my opinion but it was fine. It's not the worst burrata I've ever had. The dried like sun-dried tomatoes when they dehydrated them or did something to them. Loved that. Loved the balsamic glaze. Loved the mustard dressing as well. Top points for that. Moving on to the mains. I had the lobster ravioli. I still have a dry mouth from just how salty that was. That was something else. I needed water immediately but it was a bit of a weird one because the ravioli with the lobster in was dry. Quite al dente. Whereas the sauce was so rich and salty that I don't know it wasn't really a good in my opinion. We then didn't have dessert because we were just too full but still the staff were nice. They were really attentive actually and really lovely. They kept topping up the water and everything and I do think it's a really beautiful location. I wouldn't say it should be viral. I wouldn't say that it's overhyped either though. I would say it's a good gaffe and it's got a good selection of food and it's a good setting and I think it's nice as I said for pre-theatre but they don't advertise themselves as pre-theatre and I think they should be. What do I rate 40 Dean Street? I'm going to disagree with the Google rating of a 4.3 and I'm going to go to a 4.1. I think if I was passing and everywhere else was full I would go to 40 Dean Street. I would definitely go back. The food was still really great. I also haven't even asked the ladies opinion. What do you think? Was your food good? Yeah. They don't want you to go hungry which is why I actually said to the waitress as we left I was like your portion sizes are fantastic but I couldn't eat all of it and I felt so bad. The only reason I am bringing it down to a 4.1 is because I'm going to insert the photo on the screen. There was a bit of lobster shell in my pasta and there was a little bit of a crunch and you know when anyone who eats seafood if they've had like mussels or anything when you have had that one bite of shell and it just crunches in your mouth it just puts you off your food and that is how I felt in that moment but still everything else was really good and I loved it so yeah I'm gonna sit at 4.1. I will see you at the next place let's go. Last but definitely hopefully not least is Honest Greens. So this place actually opened in 2017 in various different countries. This is the first one in Soho and it's the only branch here. Charlotte who is behind the camera has told me a lot of things about this place so I actually cannot wait to try this. It's a healthier kind of restaurant, everything is sustainably led, you know they have goodness in mind that kind of vibe. I thought I'd put it in the video to give a little bit of variation but yeah I'm starving and I cannot wait to go inside so let's head in. Thank you so much. Say goodbye for the day. Oh lovely, I'm glad it's us then. Can't wait for you to experience this for the first time. I actually really like it though. Thank you, oh wow, it looks so good. It's good, the aglio e olio is there. Is there somewhere to get cutlery? Oh do you not have cutlery? Sorry, thank you. Did you just see that? That just flew across the table because there's a dip here, look. I'm so sorry about that. No, no, that's not your fault, thank you so much. Is that all the food you're waiting on? I believe so yeah because that's the potatoes. Yeah, yeah. Thank you so much. I can't believe how good this is. Charlotte, you're the big fan of cutlery. This is great. So we've just sat down, hopefully you can hear me because there is very loud music over my head but I got the tuna tataki bowl with a side of truffle mayo crispy potatoes. I also got a garlic aioli. Here is really cool because you can opt for bread and salad or grains and salad or bread and bread and salad and salad. You can just pick whatever you want, kind of create your own bowl which I think is fantastic. The meat choices and the fish choices as well and the vegetarian choices were so vast. I was a little bit overwhelmed but luckily I have Charlotte with me who's been a million times for it, she loves it. I opted for the tuna tataki, it literally looks insane. I can't wait to eat this. This is 14.95. I thought it was 18 because of the added on pieces but it's 14.95. What in the world? Where in London are you going to get this for 14.95? This is technically a side as well. I cannot believe it. I'm so excited. This has been really bigged up in my head and I cannot wait to eat this. I've heard multiple people say great things. We forgot to get our own knives and forks and they apologised to us for us not getting our knives and forks. I was like what? Everyone is so lovely here. I cannot wait to dig into this. Charlotte got the spicy feta bowl. She added chicken on the side with a gorgeous glaze. I mean just look at the hummus spread around the bowl like that. The presentation is fantastic and this came to oh 16.90 also. I mean portion sizing as well and we both got a pilsner. Lovely, period. Okay let's dig in and see what the hype's all about. There's so many different flavours as well and it works and it's not too much like everything's cream. Incredible insane. That was insane. Wow. The hummus as well they make their own. Wow. Oh my god every bite is getting better. I just can't. I'm never going anywhere else. They're going to be sick of me. The potatoes as well. How are they so soft on the inside but kind of crisp. Yeah. I just don't understand. Someone's doing some crazy ---- in this kitchen. I'm scared of the apple because it's so good. Yeah. Is it better than the other food in the world? We are done. That was possibly the best food I've ever had in my life. I don't know if the camera would have picked it up but there was a time where I said anything I've ever given a five out of five to, forget it. This is now my five out of five. This is my top of all top. This is my death row meal. This is my everything. It's now about to become my whole personality and my dream in life is to get a black card for this place. I need it. I want to eat this every single day. It's perfect for work. It's perfect for meeting up with friends. It's perfect for sitting by yourself and having an incredibly delicious nutritious meal. The variations they do is incredible. It's affordable. It's sustainable. Everything about this place I love. I was even sat there researching like everything about it because I'm just obsessed with it. It is their only one in London and I've heard everyone talk about it on their screens but I've still never been. I will be coming back. This is a five out of five. Definitely not overrated in my opinion. I think this is underrated. I don't actually hear too many people talking about it and I don't see too many TikToks about it either. It's just like the odd one. So I'm going to say it's underrated. You have to come here and what a way to end the video as well. As I said ending the video here. I love you all so so much. Thank you so much for watching and I'll see you next Saturday for a brand new video.