Welcome to my first blog post! Hello Dad, probably the only person reading this. Except maybe Mum- Hi Mum. Yes I know the colour scheme is crap- I'll sort it!
The premise of this blog will be me writing about restaurants I have been to, with a few (mostly rubbish) photos and some commentary that I will attempt to make slightly witty. They will mostly be in London but some will also be from my travels, because I'm obsessed with food whatever country I'm in. Hopefully this blog will be entertaining and even a bit helpful- I know I use blogs for inspiration when I'm wondering where to eat on a Friday night so perhaps my musings might do the same.
Anyway- to kick things off I'm going to go back into the archives. Basically I have wanted to start this blog for a while and am only now finally getting off my arse and doing it... meaning that my camera roll is full of poorly lit food photos from restaurants I never got round to writing about. So you might have to excuse the fact that a lot of my first posts might not be "current" as such, but my opinions won't have changed and I have a pretty good memory where food is concerned!
So first up, Hartwood, in Tulum. I went to Mexico in May and if you have never been to Tulum then book your flights now because it's amazing. Hartwood seems to be the "it" restaurant there, with a long queue present by 6.30pm most evenings. Considering the resort of Tulum is basically one long road with various beach cafes/restaurants/hotels/bars this is quite the achievement. Freddie and I joined the queue somewhat sheepishly, feeling slightly self conscious in that way that you do when you have to queue for a restaurant when there are plenty of others around (basically every weekend at Grangers).
The menu was limited and to soothe our sunburnt selves the first thing we did was get stuck into the cocktails...
They were pretty delicious.
It was an outdoor restaurant meaning I was at the mercy of the mozzies- luckily they had bug spray on hand. Which I applied liberally. The vibe was like this....
We both ordered the same thing (imaginatively) which was the ribs. I quite like when it's a short menu as it makes the ordering process a lot simpler and you'd hope if there's only a few items on the menu the restaurant is pretty confident they can do them well...which in the case of Hartwood seemed true. The food was good and the portions generous....the meat literally fell off the bone.
Now this wasn't the cheapest place... from memory the whole meal was between $100-$150. If I'm 100% honest I've had better and cheaper food in London but comparing a beach resort with a huge city probably isn't a fair comparison. I think part of it was being "in the know" and the trendy vibe of the place. However if you do go to Tulum, I would recommend visiting for a "treat/special occasion meal". The rest of the time just go wild on the gaucamole!!
I'll leave you with a photo of the beach just because it is that incredible....
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