RAW - La Suite West (Bayswater)

• As my partner had just finished her 5 day juice diet we were looking for a restaurant to ease her back into solid food
• It has only been open for 4 months so we were keen to find out if it lives up to the high standard set by those now erstwhile others
• The outside was really nicely done and the garden part was welcoming
• We were early so it was quiet but it had a San Francisco feel to it
• As this is a raw and vegan restaurant there are innovative solutions to overcome the &lsquo
• It was good to see classic cocktails being done with innovation and without alcohol keeping with the theme
• What was missing however from both the drinks and food menu was a proper explanation about what you could order
• T 100% raw but it is good to know about the produce
• As you can see from the pictures it was colourful too
• It was so pretty and artistic which was such relief as so many vegan or raw places take the view that if you care about your health you don&rsquo
• It was flavour first which is always a good thing in my book
• My starter was beetroot falafel with a Thai basil BBQ sauce
• The sesame encrusted falafel were rich and hearty with good flavour and texture
• We also shared cauliflower samosas served on a bed of mango chutney with swirls of wasabi agave mustard
• As for trying them with the mustard forget any other flavours
• M not sure why it was there as it was way to powerful for this dish and I felt it just didn&rsquo
• The main I went for was green papaya &lsquo
• The papaya was cut to look like pasta and had a firm texture being just barely cooked
• It was subtle and I loved the flavours with the odd piece of shitake mushroom entering the mix
• I thought it was odd that they served you soda bread before your meal when they had spelt and sweet potato bread on the menu which would have been a better choice
• It was lovely and it was a hard choice as there was so much I wanted to try and wished they had a raw taster plate
• Maybe a tad too heavy for me with the almonds as I was coming off a juice fast and maybe a bit too sweet for a main
• I would order it again and recommend it so those factors were simply minor and probably to taste
• Was probably the weakest dish out of the lot as the cauliflower was tasteless and almost missing and way way too much pastry
• T all that enamoured with so it is a taste experience after all
• S main was probably the best of the lot
• The service was fine albeit a little slack considering there weren&rsquo
• I think in the absence of SAF which was my ultimate raw food restaurant this is a brilliant &lsquo
• Even though they probably were trying to be attentive
• T survive unless people use them and I think more of a fuss needs to be made of such a venue with such a wonderful delectable menu
• S refreshing to go somewhere that offers something different and raw restaurants are few and far between
• Whether you are vegan or raw or either
• S Raw restaurant (that is the name) because you will feel satiated and feel like you have been on a very stimulating food adventure
• So RAW at LA Suite West is a great new addition to the London food scene
• You could always catch me having tea somewhere cute with my girlfriends
• I am here to tell you that not only is it just as delicious
• La Suite West is a boutique hotel which is one of the latest designs of Anouska Hempel&rsquo
• We were greeted with welcoming smiles and escorted to the RAW restaurant which is where the afternoon tea is hosted
• The RAW restaurant was full of daylight and Japanese inspired
• It was so fragrant and delicate which was just like sipping a bouquet of jasmine (another thing I am slightly obsessed about
• Grilled Portobello mushroom with basil pesto and cherry tomato
• (they should have removed the intensity of the onions as it was a little overpowering)
• So as I took a bite I knew from that point I was going to have onion breath
• I then tried the not so tasty looking scrambled tofu with spicy guacamole
• The colourful red butternut squash with cream of artichoke and truffle which was sweet and filling
• I was happy with the portion and the size of the finger sandwiches
• The scones are flatter than the normal &ldquo
• We cut them in half and put a huge blob of whipped coconut cream inside with some fresh strawberries on top
• T finish all of them as I was already getting pretty stuffed at this point
• I knew there were still some raw cakes left to taste
• As we laughed and chatted away with endless top ups of jasmine tea we were presented with the last platter of our delicious and healthy afternoon tea which were the cakes
• That came beautifully presented with edible flowers sprinkled on top
• T too big nor was it too tall
• The texture was very much like the real cakes and had a hint of coconut in it and we couldn&rsquo
• The next little dessert which was beautifully presented
• They are made with nothing but some nuts
• The final mini slice was nutty and zesty
• The food was fresh and well made by a chef which you can tell takes pride in his work as the presentation was impeccable as I am a real fan of my food being Instagram picture worthy
• Yes I could have had more desserts as they were simply not enough
• It was safe to say we were very full and very satisfied with our experience at the Raw restaurant
• The papaya papardelle main and cauliflower samosa starter are delicious and yummy complimentary truffles to round off our meal make it even more enjoyable
• There are a few places in London but this was the only one who could offer dairy free options for a decent price
• ) posts and trying to stay somewhat on topic for the general public (although my Christmas recap is still not up
• When a lot of us are trying to balance out the December indulgences
• If you want to go for a meal out but are still digesting all that cheese and chocolate
• It's not exactly easy to spot and the atmosphere is a little quiet
• Others started to arrive and the place warmed up the service was very friendly and the menu quite extensive
• We chose the raw sushi with radish "
• The aubergine with wasabi cream
• The raw crackers with a kind of hummus
• We were quite impressed with everything I don't know whether it was because I was a little apprehensive
• Not too full for dessert though the warm chocolate fudge cake with coconut sorbet was seriously decadent without being sickly
• There are a couple of other similar places C and I are wanting to try out
• We weren't even sure it was a restaurant when we arrived the room is so weird
• They started setting up for breakfast while we were still there having dinner way to rush your customers out
• The restaurant is located in a hotel and we had to ask the staff where the restaurant was on three different occasions
• Only one other table was occupied on a Sat night and there was no waiter we literally waited 20 mins for the one single waiter to come and serve us
• Items were missing ingredients stated in the menu eg the mushroom soup was supposed to have buckwheat noodles
• Most appalling was the £
• Located inside boutique hotel La Suite West (just over the road from Bayswater tube station) visitors are greeted at the front desk with a complementary smoothie of the day &ndash
• The outside seating area is peaceful and relaxing
• The afternoon tea itself is priced at £
• My favourites were avocado chilli mousse with rocket and roast tomato with sunflower seed pesto
• The hummus on gluten free bread were surprisingly moreish
• I would never have guessed that the cheese in the filo pastry bites with asparagus was actually made of almonds
• It was unanimously agreed amongst my group that the highlight were the scones &ndash
• Homemade and served with strawberries and whipped coconut &lsquo
• The desserts were also surprisingly good &ndash
• The sticky toffee and chocolate fudge cake bites were decadent and as good as any dairy version I can think of
• The mini squares of lemon cake topped with cacao cream
• M going to kick it off with one that&rsquo
• This time around however it was a similar story
• I understand what a vegan is and actually I can see why people become one or are one &ndash

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