Imelda May at the Albert Hall

4 May & its Imelda May, what a brilliant concert, two whole hours, she and her band were fantastic. Mayhem & Kentish Town are top favourite songs. Skiffle band Severed Limb in support weren't bad either.

We went for an early dinner at Giraffe in Kensington High Street. This UK restaurant and cafe chain has been around since 1998, it has 46 locations.

At first it is tricky to work out whether Giraffe is for burgers, Mexican or Asian. Then I realised it is all these and more.  "Feel-good food and music" is the theme.

We shared a Nachos Nirvana £6.95 to start. For main we both chose from chefs seasonal dishes.
Miso -Lime Salmon (picture below) £12.95, roasted salmon marinated in miso, soy & lime, with wasabi rice. The salmon was good and perfectly cooked.  The dish well balanced although a bit more of a wasabi kick would have been good.

The Chilli Beef Enchilada £10.95 was tasty but needed more chilli.

However, we do like our food well spiced, many people do not and Giraffe is a restaurant targeting a wide audience.  It has impressive information to hand (and on its web site) entitled "what is in our food". A chart gives dish by dish information about nuts, dairy, gluten and other ingredients which interestingly include celery (certainly disliked  by most men I know)

The drinks menu matched the varied menu, smoothies, gourmet coffees, beers, ciders, wine and wide range of cocktails which were certainly popular. We opted for a Sauvignon Blanc from Chile which was very good

Try Giraffe it has something for everyone and is good value

www.giraffe.net/