We may have been living in London's Shepherds Bush for around 3 months now (though to be honest, it feels like much longer), but there's still many drinking hotspots and culinary gems to be discovered. One of the latter is Tatra on Goldhawk Road, a Polish/Russian restaurant set in a gorgeous, white-pillared building, standing out against the grungy off-licenses that surround it.
There seemed to be some sort of wedding/ formal gathering going on while we were there, with the men cheering and downing vodka shots on one side, and the women twittering over their wine on the other side of the restaurant. Despite this slight chaos, I still felt quite relaxed while chewing on my Russian pierogies, and delighting in my pan-fried trout with fennel salad. We managed to find the same meal as when we were in Sohren, that tiny village just by Frankfurt Hahn airport- duck, red cabbage and dumplings.
It's always nice to go out looking for something- in our case, Italian food- and come back having tried something new. That's probably the way the last three years have gone, actually...gone out looking for some fun travels, come back having tried things I never would have dreamed of.
Anyway, let's veer from that slight tangent. I was already excited to visit Eastern Europe sometime this year for its mostly untouched beauty, but this restaurant has just reiterated that the region also has fantastic cuisine. If you're in the Shepherds Bush area, tear yourself away from Westfield for a second (I know its hard) to try something new, hearty and delicious.
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| Tatra, 24 Goldhawk Road, Shepherds Bush, London. Nearest tube: Goldhawk Road (Hammersmith and City) |
There seemed to be some sort of wedding/ formal gathering going on while we were there, with the men cheering and downing vodka shots on one side, and the women twittering over their wine on the other side of the restaurant. Despite this slight chaos, I still felt quite relaxed while chewing on my Russian pierogies, and delighting in my pan-fried trout with fennel salad. We managed to find the same meal as when we were in Sohren, that tiny village just by Frankfurt Hahn airport- duck, red cabbage and dumplings.
It's always nice to go out looking for something- in our case, Italian food- and come back having tried something new. That's probably the way the last three years have gone, actually...gone out looking for some fun travels, come back having tried things I never would have dreamed of.
Anyway, let's veer from that slight tangent. I was already excited to visit Eastern Europe sometime this year for its mostly untouched beauty, but this restaurant has just reiterated that the region also has fantastic cuisine. If you're in the Shepherds Bush area, tear yourself away from Westfield for a second (I know its hard) to try something new, hearty and delicious.
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