Valentine's Day was recent, wasn't it?

In spite of the horrid flu (non-bird!) or whatever it was that attacked me recently we were loathe to cancel the booking at Whitebait & Kale for our romantic Valentine's meal of fear of losing a deposit or even the entire cost of the "all-in" booking. So I was dragged from my sick bed (I won't say kicking and screaming, since I was very keen to go) and dressed up to look almost human; and we set off to the delightful W&K, which funnily enough is on the ground floor of the Camden Medical Centre, where I had been only a few hours earlier for chest X-rays.

We had only recently been to the place for the first time for a Sunday brunch, led there by my liking for whitebait, and when we saw the special V'Day menu we immediately booked. On whitebait, I have to say that the Brewerkz whitebait although interesting, with the extra batter and touch of heat, is not quite so good. Having said that it is a good place to try, but remember to book or the Amex discount is given extremely grudgingly. However, getting back to Whitebait and Kale, we were most impressed, the meal was a delight, the lady's gift more substantial than many, the rose was a treat, service was great and the food superb; thus generally providing a very successful evening.

We had specifically booked the window table, where on leaving I dropped the leg of my chair down into the stones adjacent to the glass, exactly as I had on our previous visit. And, as then, I unfortunately gave a very good impression of a fat old drunk incapable of getting up safely. However the staff rescued me and I am quite prepared to book the same table again, when no doubt I will repeat the escapade. Old dogs and new tricks, I suppose.

Unfortunately, because I was somewhat brought down by illness, our photos are not the best I have ever been seen in, however this is no reflection on the restaurant which provided an experience that was well worth the cost, together with the effort of getting slightly dressed up, not that Alice requires dressing up, which may be gilding the lily!