The Little Yellow Door (Notting Hill)

• S about time you made some friends with better stamina
• The concept is based around a fictional flat share that will see you entering with one mate and leaving with ten
• Lego to fiddle with and present to your new pals as a symbol of your creative dexterity
• The personal touch is more of a full on embrace
• Think a mini Sunday roast with all the trimmings
• Arrived in a tea cup with a nostalgic jammy dodger perched on the saucer
• Thursdays will gear you up for the weekend when the real house party vibe is ramped up to full volume whereas on Fridays the room is transformed into a dinner party setting
• Founders Jamie and Lalie are intent on creating a truly immersive experience to thrill
• Let's keep all our fingers and toes crossed that their nine month lease is extended for ever and ever amen
• I was very much hoping to have a similar experience and felt like there was a lot of potential
• It was quite fun I did like the themed decor and the fact it was cosy and intimate
• Fictional flatmates possessions are dotted around and that is quite fun
• For my group (used as it is to immersive theatre and whatnot) it could have gone a lot further with the pretense
• What marked it down for us though was the service
• A big gripe for us all were the prices and the fact that service charge was included
• Tipping in advance for service that turns out to be poor is particularly grating
• In its place (from the same folk plus Press Play) is The Little Yellow Door
• Board games are strewn all over the place
• The Big Lebowski is playing silently in the background
• The Wandering Chef is of the real flatmates
• On our visit was the very drinkable Libertine Earl Grey gin sour
• 20) open to whoever is in the flat and feeling peckish
• Smoked Beef Carpaccio with Mustard Dressing
• Arancini of Mushroom and Asparagus with Truffle &
• Egg Tagliatelle with Spiced Duck Ragu
• Sicilian Cannoli with Pistachios
• A sweet Espresso Martini was a fine way to seal the meal before we made our way back over to the bar for a bit of house punch
• A blender of booze known is the Towering Inferno was impressively set on fire
• The Little Yellow Door is a charming concept
• I highly recommend going along for the full dinner party experience with a few friends
• Is there a better way to spend an evening than with Mario Kart
• Upon entering is the cloakroom
• It turns out the place was a former bar
• We started with welcoming drinks
• S theme was Italian and we enjoyed a multicourse meal with great varieties
• The following courses were served more of the family cooked meal way
• Big trays of egg tagliatelle with spiced duck ragu waiting to be scooped into bowls and big bowl of belly porchetta with baby vegetables
• The Little Yellow Door (number 68) is unassuming
• Beef carpaccio and duck ragu with tagliatelle are the highlights
• By far the best pop up in a while
• Windiest Wednesday for a while and was practically blown up the stairs when the door opened
• My coat was taken and I was given a block of lego in return which would be exchanged for my first drink of the evening
• The Little Yellow Door is a licensed premises
• Gomme and egg white cocktail served in a china teacup that was a strong as it was sharp
• This was swiftly followed with a house punch
• Last Wednesday's was a fruity and refreshing concoction
• The Little Yellow Door is open Thursday
• Where drinks are served and food is a feast of a meal at the tables
• Before the room is transformed for the after party
• You need to book in advance to eat there and tickets are available here
• The Italian feast we were served went something like this
• Starters were platters of burrata with mint pesto
• Arancini of mushroom and asparagus with truffle and porcini mayonnaise
• Next was the first course of egg tagliatelle with spiced duck ragu
• Main course was belly porcetta with caponata
• The balance of sweet and sour was excellent with the rich pork that was cooked to perfection and I loved the fact that it was served without carbs we'd had our fill of those with the duck ragu
• With just a tiny bit of room left it was pudding time a trio of mini sweets Sicilian cannelloni with fruit peel and pistachios
• Pine nut caramel tart with Marsala raisins
• Loved all the puddings but I think my favourite of these was the pine nut tart a brilliant take on treacle tart
• Last but not least was coffee and cigarettes an espresso martini made with Grand Brulot
• Went down particularly well with me as I think I was the only smoker there
• As there was a mishap with the booking and I had somehow been booked in for the wrong date (not a big deal
• Welcoming us with glasses of colourful punch
• The whole concept is something you might not expect in Notting Hill East London
• Maybe in that the pop up is essentially made to look like a lived in room of a flat
• The newest flatmate is the one cooking the food
• You'll be seated at the long tables with everyone else
• Safe to say that I was genuinely impressed
• I should mention that the waiters and waitresses were extremely friendly and nice
• We got to try it all and they were pretty good
• We were spoilt with two impressive and unusual cocktails Tamsin asked for something with gin and fruit
• Got a fishbowl of a cocktail that was as delicious as it was lethal
• They came up with a cocktail in a teacup accompanied by a Jammy Dodger (love it)
• They told us that they are hoping to open different coloured doors around London so watch this space
• I think it's something unique you could try with your friends and probably make new ones while you're there and the food won't disappoint
• Went here for my birthday in December and it was just perfect
• The music is excellent if you like old school cheese
• The latter of which was more like a camembert dip)
• The focus however is more on drinking cocktails are absolutely divine as are the signature passion fruit shots
• TLYD offers a bar food menu so a lot of the dishes on offer are shareable nibbles suitable for a group
• The dishes are inspired by the eclectic mix of people you would expect to bump into at a house party
• Is a dip selection with crudité
• Including Lentil Hummus with Mint and Pine Nuts
• Taramasalata with Confit Onions and Pork Scratchings
• There's nothing more fun than eating at a pop up every time is something different so you never quite know what to expect
• They're the best friends you still don't have but think you do
• There is a wicked vibe and the staff are absolutely brilliant
• A lot of it was personal choice
• We knocked on the yellow door and made our way up some steep steps to be greeted and welcomed into a quirky and intimate living room with long tables set for a feast
• My inbox is flooded with newsletters filled with news of a new restaurant concept
• One such place is The Little Yellow Door
• Then a couple of weeks ago I was invited to a housewarming party to welcome in their newest American housemate
• The drinks are amazing and really strong
• The atmosphere is incredible seem to be in a house party and is friendly
• A short walk from Notting Hill Gate station is a little yellow door
• Notting Hill Gate (what a superb coincidentally rhyming address) is home to a few friendly flatmates who have transformed their flat share into a now permanent pop up restaurant and bar
• The Little Yellow Door is open to anyone up for an informal bite to eat in a casual
• Drinks quite expensive with service charge on top too
• It really did have a flatmate house party vibe to it with cheesy old school music (good cheese) which suited everyone

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