Thanksgiving at The Blues Cafe, Camden

Firstly, I'm not American. Not even a little bit, but that's not to say I don't enjoy an excuse to have a Turkey dinner in advance of Christmas and I also love any reason to hop on the back of another country's Holiday to enjoy some decent grub.
Last night I met my (half American) friend for Thanksgiving dinner at The Blues Kitchen, Camden. My first visit to Camden in a long while and every time I do go to Camden I wonder why I don't come here more often. I think it's mainly that the night bus provision from there is pretty crap back to East London... unless there's a new one I don't know about.
The Thanksgiving fair was a set menu of two courses for £20 and it was fantastic. Heaps of stuffing underneath 3 great chunks of turkey that was deliciously moist accompaned by sweet potato mash and runner beans with some kind of yummy nut on them. I think they were cobnuts. All of this came with gravy and your own pot of cranberry sauce (of course) and a little muffin of cornbread. The gravy was a little bland for my liking, almost generic but it did the job it was meant to do and that's bring all those tasty pieces together to make one delicious plate of nom. The cornbread is not something I've had before that I remember and I found it a little dry but by the time I got to it was so full that it was a bit of a struggle.
The waitress gave us a suitable time for a break before bringing us a desert where we had one of each of what was on offer, Pecan Pie for me and Pumpkin Pie for my demi-yank friend. Both were delicious, though the pumpkin pie could have done with a little more spice. The Pecan pie though was so delicious, the best I've had.
The service was also excellent, with happy and friendly waitresses being attentive throughout the evening. All our food was washed down with a deliciously fruity Tio Vito Rioja from Spain that our waitress recommended.
As we left the bands were getting ready to set up for the entertainment portion of the evening but with our bellies full of Turkey we were feeling increasingly somnambulant so decided to give it a miss this time. All in all, an excellent choice for Thanksgiving to remember. Especially great to catch up with my mate, a great atmosphere and a nice evening of reflecting for all those things I'm thankful for, living in London to name just one.

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