The Jam Cupboard - Rydges Kensington (South Kensington)

• It is is tough to find a reasonably priced restaurant/cafe in Gloucester Road that isn't crowded with tourists and students
• My Gourmet Society membership allowed me 50% off at The Jam Cupboard and I was instantly intrigued by the unique name of the restaurant and their menu so we decided to give it a go
• I loved the sleek decor and the restaurant is small but very quiet and elegant
• Rocket and Tomato sandwich and my friend went with the Tagliatelle with Slow cooked plum tomatoes
• The waitress didn't offer the standard black pepper/parmesan with the pasta dish (a big no
• The service was polite but extremely slow
• We were presented with the set menu
• I was immediately drawn to the Pumpkin risotto with sage and thyme infused olive oil
• The pumpkin risotto was presented beautifully on a large white plate garnished with watercress on top
• All of these flavours and textures were hit the right places satisfying my tongue
• Was pleasantly surprised with the Black pudding croquettes with herb mayonnaise
• Filled with black pudding the herb mayonnaise was creamy and paired well
• Mains I went for Pan roasted salmon with warm butterbean and garlic cassoulet and &ldquo
• Had Confit of chicken with grain mustard sauce
• The salmon was arranged on top of the bed of butterbeans
• Bright pink with a crispy skin
• The inner child in me had my eyes on the Sticky toffee pudding with vanilla ice cream and &ldquo
• Had Chocolate mousse with winterberry compote &
• The sticky toffee was presented in a small square portion
• The vanilla ice cream was laid on top of breaded ginger biscuit crumbs
• The toffee was runny and didn&rsquo
• I just wished there was more of the ginger biscuits

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