Kin

Almost next to BBC Broadcasting House, Kin is a plant based restaurant. During the day it's a café with vegan snacks. In the evening it transforms into a modern restaurant with plant based dishes.

On a warm evening, we decided to sit inside in a fairly cool and quiet space. There were a few other diners enjoying the fine weather, eating outside. We usually avoid sitting outside as smoking and vaping tends to spoil the experience.

To start our meal, we shared the Sticky Cashew Tofu, and the Mushroom Skewers (on toast). The tofu was flavourful, and crispy, and the carrot dip added a bit more creaminess — this was my wife's favourite starter. The Mushroom Skewers were made up of oyster mushrooms, which were a little chewy to create some texture, and were served with an artichoke dip spread. Heaps of spring onion and chilli were tossed on top.

For her main, my wife chose the Cauliflower and Butter Bean Curry — Thai flavours and with roasted cashew nuts for texture, which she very much enjoyed. I had the Miso-Glazed Aubergine, which was served with cauliflower purée. The flavours were great, and the aubergine worked well with the cauliflower, but I found it mono-textural, lacking something crunchy as a contrasting texture. I also thought it was too much portion wise, but that was perhaps because we also already had starters too, or maybe we have smaller appetites. We were really full, so pudding didn't appeal, and we left to walk the fairly short distance to the tube.

When we left, it was a lot busier inside, and also a lot louder — perhaps a little too loud for our general liking.

All-in-all, we enjoyed a flavourful meal, and although most of the dishes had some texture, I found the aubergine dish lacking. But it's a good place for plant-based cuisine.

Oyster Mushroom Skewers

Sticky Cashew Tofu

Miso-Glazed Aubergine

Cauliflower and Butter Bean Curry