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Mildred

Mildred

I should have known better. So I say with hindsight.  Although, I should come to learn about suspicious signs. Like if the staff seem a bit too aloof.  Then again, maybe it is just my face. Or if the fellow customers tend to lean towards 

The Portman

The Portman

I could begin as many other posts I have read seem to do – by talking about the location, the premise and the décor of the restaurant.  Instead, I will start with a more intellectual introduction to The Portman.  When I initially heard the word 

Andina

Andina

So I seem to be enduring something of a run of South American food lately.  I managed to end up at Andina, a Peruvian restaurant in trendy Shoreditch.  Some would say that it is too trendy for me. Causa de Camarones – Nikkei prawn tartar, 

Coya

Coya

So I heard rumours that there was a fantastic place near Green Park.  So I just had to investigate things for myself. Not the usual type of food that I would eat, it was Peruvian.  It had quite sharp complex flavours on top of rawer