I can't say enough good things about Farmdrop -- the food is excellent, the commitment to…read moresustainability is so strong and the customer service is exceptional. Highly encourage anyone to give it a try.

From the owner: The freshest food straight from small and local farms and food makers, delivered the same day it…read moreleaves the farm.

One night when i was reallly craving some good chinese food, my friend mentioned this place called…read moreTop Taste, I checked out the menu and was SOLD! I am usually a fan of Ruby Blue Chinese take away when it comes to getting chinese food in my area, mostly because they're open till 1, but Top Taste's food is so much better. I got the sweet and sour pork and it was so delicious along with the rice and chow mein which i ate the following day as well and was still quite amazing. One of the best things about Top Taste is the fact that you can order online so you can pay with card and just type in your phone number and address so there is little confusion or miscommunications. It's wonderful. So far so good Top Taste, keep up the good work :]

As it happens, looking at real estate makes me hungry. Thankfully our rammed itinerary had a coffee…read morebreak built in and we came here to Absolutely Starving (because I almost was, having skipped breakfast!) The table by the door was heaving with sweets and included a delectable looking oversize chocolate chip that all but whispered my name. It was my first time in an outpost of this chain and everything I encountered gave off good vibes, from the large selection of teapigs to the smell of chorizo being grilled for lunch and the airy, light-filled space. Oh and that massive chocolate chip cookie? I ate it over the course of two days and can surely say it was faultless.

Wow, what a selection! Who would go to Eat or Pret when there's this? Everything just looks so…read morefresh and everything just looks so delicious. Tables of yummy looking pastries and coolers full of salads and sandwich makings and all sorts of other hot and cold foods. I was spoiled for choice! Decent seating areas with power outlets nearby and a working free wi-fi system, which are always big bonuses in my eye. I thought the bookshelves were an interesting and unique idea. Is it a lending library or are they for sale or what? I didn't think to ask.

This is possibly the best Chinese eatery in the Hackney area. I strongly recommend the egg fried…read morerice with satay sauce or the fried fish with rice or the roast duck and plum sauce. It's located literally seconds away from Hackney downs station or 3 minutes from Hackney Central.

Appalling. Crispy seaweed cold and soggy, not crispy. Wontons and mini spring rolls totally…read moretasteless. Crispy duck arrived shredded and devoid of taste. Pancakes tasteless. All these items I believe to be pre-bought in a Chinese food supplier, that's why the duck was shredded and the pancakes so uniform and wrapped in plastic. I don't believe any of it could be cooked fresh - I challenged the 'chef' to show me the preparation. And greatly overpriced for such horrid food.

Some of the best burgers I've had! I even tried the tandoori burger (I don't usually like tandoori…read morechicken but I got curious) and it was so good! Wish there was one in West London too so I don't have to go all the way to East London to have one, even though it is worth the journey. I'm going to try the fish burger next. I hear that's good too. To summarise, one of the best halal gourmet burger places around

My wife and I just recently moved to London three days ago and one thing that we were excited about…read morewas delivery Indian food that we heard was common in London. So after we found our place in Hackney we were very excited when we found this place. Last night we wandered in and talked for a little while with the folks working there. Everyone there was very nice and helpful even when it took us ten minutes to decide what we wanted. Their everyday special (one starter, main dish, side dish, and rice or naan) was a feast for one person even by American standards. My wife got the vegetarian special and got vegetarian curry, mixed veges, and garlic naan (no extra charge!). I got the chicken tikka masala. The mixed veges and vegetarian curry were practically identical and the chicken tikka masala was sweeter than I was used to. A few helpful notes: the frequent flyer card they have set up is pretty forgiving (a free starter after three meals, a free main dish after 6 meals, and a full special after 10 meals) and they deliver within a 5 mile radius for free for totals above 10 pounds. Overall we had our first filling dinner in London and are planning many more deliveries from this place!

If this website doesn't work (as it didn't for me...) if you just google the address then click on…read moreTHAT link, it works, and there is a full menu and online ordering system. This place is TAKE AWAY and DELIVERY ONLY. Now, the food is 4 if not 5 stars. Really delicious, plus pretty affordable (Most entrees under £8). The special Haryali Chicken Tikka Massala was especially coconutty and yummy. The tikka is bright green, which I had never seen before! Also got aubergine and chapati and naan, all were really good. The chutney assortment, at .50p, is a good deal. When I first tried them, I used the online system. Um... yea, didn't work so well. After an hour, we called to see where our food was, and they say they only got it 10 min ago, and it would still take 20 minutes... Also, be aware they have a sneaky way of delivery charge in that they give you a 10% "discount" for collection... When the delivery guy (finally!) arrived, the total was more than I thought it would be because I had checked out with a 10% discount (the online ordering system isn't that clear), but luckily, the guy called his boss because I didn't want to run back up 6 floors to go get another £3... thankfully they let me have the discount, otherwise I probably wouldn't order from them again. BUT! Since they did end up being reasonable and apologetic, I will certainly give them another try since the food was quite tasty. I just suggest calling in your order or clicking the "call to confirm" button on the online ordering system.

I decided to try out a new place for lunch and was recommended by my colleague to try this healthy…read morefood venture. They offer an online lunch ordering service where you collect it from a contemporary food bike on Brushfield Street. What can I say the Vegetarian Roasted Carrot Salad with Avocado & Omega 3 Seeds was oh so flavoursome. It was certainly filling and is a great example of how healthy and nutritious food can taste amazing! The only qualm I have was it was a little bit pricey, but was worth every penny. I will be collecting my lunch from here again very soon.

Fine pizza place but nothing exceptional. I had a rather…read moregood Margherita but it wasn't cooked that evenly (looking around most of the pizzas coming out had quite big parts of the crust burned). However, the worst is the sheet of paper over the plate that you end up eating, awful. Service is good and the restaurant itself is pretty nice.

I've been patiently waiting for a good, non-frightening/dodgy pizza joint for the area. And…read morethis-is-it!! From the people who run the Coffee Room just a few doors down comes the Pizza Room. This is GOOD pizza. Really really good! The crust is solid. Sauce is really nice. And thank god the cheese is not only great but they don't skimp on it. The toppings they use are both authentic Italian and a tad on the exotic side. The interior of the place is small and cozy with about 6 or so tables for 4-6 people per table. The people working are really nice and chatty. And more is to come. Apparently we can expect some salad, soups, and deserts to appear in the near future. I also asked about some pasta dishes and they said they've received similar interest and that perhaps some day but not sure how it can be done with their kitchen size (so keep pressing the issue Yelpers to help show interest!) The only downside I have is the interiors needs just a few more tweaks (such as some nice music and a couple more decorations) and the price. Not that £10 is a rip off for this pizza but I feel a pound or so less would be right on the money for value. These are by no mean deal breakers though. Either way let's rejoice and hope the proprietors continue to take over the whole street with similar considerate establishments.

'Asta' (as I like to simply call it) - I have no idea of the '3' moniker, or indeed where the first…read moretwo went - is as genuine a Japanese canteen as you'll find in London. I was lucky enough to, along with a colleague, be taken here on several occasions for a quick lunch by a client (indicative of how welcoming the Japanese are!) By 'genuine' I mean no dumbed-down menus, no super-slick interiors to detract from potentially average food, and no gimmicks of any kind. The place is staffed and run by Japanese nationals as any self-respecting Japanese restaurant should be - and perhaps more importantly, frequented by them regularly, too. Service is smiling and attentive and no more that it needs to be. The food is inexpensive (~£6-8 for a bento, £7-11 for ramen, udon or donburi) and so tasty. On my most recent trip I had beef ramen with tan tan (sesame paste) soup base, and my brother had salmon teriyaki on brown rice. Both dishes had generous proportions of meat/fish, and the donburi came with a side salad and pickles. The unagi (eel) is also lovely, and the place does an extensive line in pick-your-soup base noodle bowl dishes where you have the option of shoyu, miso, and sesame as mentioned above, among others. I can't speak for the takeaway bento, but they looked pretty solid and of a decent quality. Drinks come in the familiar (Coke etc) and the more, um, 'traditional' - aloe vera juice, Pocari, cold bottled green and black teas and others. This place is rather hidden away on the fringes of the City, behind Aldgate station on the Petticoat Lane side. In many ways it's a great location as it's very much a local haunt, and in others a little frustrating as even if you're working in the City it can be a fair walk to get there and back! My advice would also be to get there early (between midday and half-past) to ensure a seat, as well as before some of the more popular items on the menu disappear. In brief summary, I couldn't really recommend this place enough if you're in the area. You'll get multi-kudos from any friends Nippon friends (or appreciators of their incredible cuisine) and have a lunch to beat the hell out of an uninspired sandwich / soft-drink combo whilst spending a similarly scant amount of your hard-earned cash. As your fellow diners would say: "itedakimas!"

I wish I could give this place 10 stars because it is simply amazing. For lunch I got a chicken…read moreteriyaki be to box. Their rice is so delicious I could eat it alone without any other dish. The chicken was tender and flavourful and I really liked the fried potato thing that came with the side. Another great thing about Asta is that with bento boxes you can pick a variety of cold side dishes. I recommend the cucumbers and the rice noodles. Will be back!!