Bintang (Camden Town)

• Darkly lit and nicely decorated there are very few tables
• The main virtue of the place is that it's BYOB
• 10 for two courses but the a la carte is still very reasonable
• If you're planning a dinner for 10 or so people and are looking to drink
• I would probably say the food was mainly Korean
• Then again I generally don't really care about the origins of the tastes I'm experiencing wherever this stuff comes from it was quite good
• If I do go again I will probably just stick with more starters
• The beef in the signature dish I chose Beef Bintang noodles was grissly and they forgot to put any prawn in my friends prawn dish
• My husband and I liked the idea of trying bintang with it being halal
• It was about 10min walk from the tube station which wasn't a problem but is on quite a quiet street so I wouldn't really fancy that walk alone in the dark
• It certainly is quirky with its exposed brick walls and drinking out of a jar
• The mocktail was the nicer of the two
• I ordered the chicken pad Thai which was pleasant and my husband went with the waiters recommendation of beef bulgogi
• It was disappointing that it didn't come with any sides so we ordered some rice at £
• The beef bulgogi was very disappointing
• Not because we were full but because the beef bulgogi just wasn't very nice and the pad thai was just ok
• I must say though the waiter was lovely so that was one good point
• The mocktails were really good and at £
• A bit tough to eat but the sauce it was covered in was really good
• Is a very spicy and hot sauce made with mixed spices
• I had to wait another 10 mins for it to arrive again with no explanation or apology
• We could of left easily as there was no staff on the floor
• Other people were also waiting for drinks
• My evening meal at Bingtang was fundamentally a rather odd experience
• The sheer small ness of the space strikes you because there is hardly any room to wait for a seat at one of the few tables
• The tables themselves are small and the chairs slightly rickety
• Again can add to the charm of a place if the rest of the factors are up to scratch
• After having to wait too long to place an order when there was only one other table to cater
• There is considerable choice on the menu with different options including noodles
• Both dishes were edible there was nothing outstanding or exceptional about the taste
• Main courses are between £
• The main course includes dishes such as Chicken Bintang and Tofu and Aubergine Laksa and the portions on this menu are large and definitely worth the price
• T strange it was be this affordable pricing
• In fact it's more like a cafe with very few seats and a small garden
• Full of flavour with many selections in the menu
• I've been there 3 times already and tried different dishes and every time I was very pleased with the food
• The service is slow but the staff is friendly
• This is a shame as it is no longer serving authentic food
• Six of us has different dishes but all were of very poor quality
• Bintang in Kentish Town is the little spot with a big voice
• What first strikes you is just how down to earth the place is
• What remains is real and raw with an emphasis on practicality and comfort
• The restaurant opens onto Kentish Town Road so your entertainment is a mixture of your dining companions
• Kentish Town is very residential
• Bintang appears to follow the same theme with a diverse Asian menu covering places like Malaysia
• What they have done here is taken the best bits of what is the largest continent and put it in a pretty little package for you to enjoy near the comfort of your own home
• The off licence ticks that box with its machine which unfortunately charges £
• Now the basics are covered (and you have booked a table because it is popular)
• Now this gyoza was very interesting
• In that it was much slimmer and transparent than ones I have had before
• I really enjoyed it as the filling was as prominent as the sticky case holding it together
• Jacki had salt and pepper squid with taramind (Chinese)
• My original main was supposed to be the baby chicken inasal
• Is a pandan marinated dish from the Philippines with notes of lemongrass
• I know that this is the go to Asian option more most people
• Especially when one is writing a review
• This piece of meat was slow cooked on the bone
• I could understand why Jacki was prepared to go back in time to log her vote
• The staff are sweet with a very funny Irish waitress who had us in stitches with an anecdote about apple sauce and tomato ketchup
• The restaurant was pretty cosy and interesting
• Service was great as the waiters were warm and attentive

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