Date Night

On Tuesday, I was planning to go & see The Artist, as it's cheap as chips on a Tuesday. Because it's such a fancy film, Adam & I thought it'd be fun to dress up all fancy too...

(Old photo, but I was wearing this dress)

Unfortunately it seemed that everyone else had the same idea & both showings were sold out :( 

But all was not lost...after a cheeky beverage in a bar over the road from the ridiculously packed out cinema, we went for a wander & found an uh-mazing Mexican restaurant!  

It's called Taqueria - London's authentic Mexican Taco café.

It's not huge (but we did have decent elbow room), and it's not super fancy (I'm pretty sure our cutlery holder was Ikea's finest...), but the staff were lovely & Mexican & so was the amazing food! 

We got a couple of dishes each & proceeded to share - the only way to do Mexican in my opinion; 

Limes, guacamole & another dip on the left, Enchiladitas Suizas de Poblano (aka cheesy goodness) on the right.

Caldo tlalpeño

& the remains of our Quesadillas & Gringas! 

All washed down with this beauty

Michelada
Pacífico, lime juice, Worcester sauce with hot sauce and a salted rim. 

Yum.

Definitely worth a visit if you're hungry & in the Notting Hill Gate area!

A trip to the movies

I went to the Coronet cinema at Notting Hill Gate last Monday night to see The Ides of March (which was a pretty good film - always nice to see people like Clooney & Gosling doing a 'thinker'). 

The cinema itself is beautiful! 

It totally feels like you're going to the theater to see a play. We sat up on the balcony, but there were seats in the 'stalls' too. 

To be honest, I think sitting up top was probably best, because the seats are all tiered ensuring a really great view (because there's nothing more annoying than sitting through a film & watching the back of someone's head...)

And what really sold it to me in the first place, was the fact it's only £3.50 on a Tuesday - any film, any time. Amazing. 

Currently making plans to go back & see The Rum Diary, which looks pretty epic!