I really love the idea of special Chef pop up restaurants held in varying locations, however on this occasion the experience felt overpriced and underprepared.We visited Blighty Cafe in Highbury (Finsbury Park really, London) for Part 2: Ni Hao Ciao by Marta Sandini - Chinese Italian fusion, with wine pairings.It was a hot day, during a well established heat wave, but no attempt had been made to cool the cafe (ie fans), so it was unpleasantly hot - we had to blow the candle out. The wine pairings were not very exciting, no one explained them to us (what we were drinking, why it was paired, where it was sourced from) and the servings were meagre - certainly not the 4 x 100ml advertised.The food itself was ok, not particularly interesting or satisfying. The best item was actually the extra we bought - the Prawn Choux Bun, which had a recommended wine to pair with it but we were not offered this. The staff were friendly enough but not particularly attentive, they really just delivered the food and drinks and then requested a 10% service charge at the end, which we paid just so we could leave without fuss and get some fresh air. All in all it cost us around £250 (for 2) which definitely felt high for what we received.
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