Le Pain Quotidien, Borough, Part 2

 The other day when I went to Le Pain Quotidien in Borough, I sat near the kitchen, so I could see the food coming out of the kitchen. One thing I saw was the chicken pot pie. It looks golden and delicious, so I thought I would give it a try. Not a cheap meal for only £11!! It came as pictured. The white plate looked huge and the pie looked a little lonely against the chicken pot pie. What it needed was a garnish, maybe some steamed veggies or some mashed potato.
The pie its had chunks of chicken which looked like they had been grilled. The sauce was creamy and tasted strongly of leeks. It had been seasoned with salty liberally, however needed more pepper to counterbalance the strong taste and sweetness of the leeks.
Lifting the pastry lid, it looked as though the pie sauce was cooked separately, heated in the oven/grill once ordered then a disc of puff pastry placed on top to assemble the dish together. The pastry topping was light and fluffy, it was as you would expect from bakery/restaurant.
It was tasty, however it just felt like it was missing something else, the portion size was adequate if you're planning to get a dessert as well. However for that pie there are many other places out there you can get a tasty pie and mash included. I don't think I would get this again, it wasn't anything spectacular for me to justify spending that much on a pie.

The pie left me feeling a little peckish, so I decided to get a Normandy apple tart.
The tart came cold, it had been in the refrigerated display cabinet. I wish I had asked for it warmed up, that would have brought out more of the buttery pastry taste. The tart also looked a little lonely, perhaps needing some cream; whipped or pouring in a little jug would have gone down well. The tart doesn't look like much when it arrived, it didn't look like anything special, but as soon as you take the first bite of apple and pastry, it's delicious. The buttery pastry melts in the mouth. It was such a surprise to me that something so little and looking so uninspiring would taste so yummy.

Perhaps Le Pain Quotidien is a place for pastries, cakes and bread rather than main meals, however as I thought this I looked over at the table next to me, and a lady had a kale Caesar salad. It looked delicious! The was piled high full of salad leaves, big crunchy looking croutons and hard boiled eggs. Maybe next time I go here, I'll stick to the basics; pastries, cakes and bread.