Bun House, Lisle Street, London.

This is almost the start of our next holiday so, with any luck, there should be a few additions to our collection of eateries.

First up, Bun House, Lisle Street.

On a whim, we had booked tickets for a comedy play at the Garrick Theatre called 'Crown Jewels', starring Al Murray and others, so despite the train strikes we had set off from home in good time and made our way to London by using the Metropolitan line. Not as bad as I had feared. It delivered us to the West End in plenty of time and so we looked for a light lunch that would save us both from hunger throughout the play and also from the risk of needing a post-lunch nap.

Lisle Street runs parallel to the northern edge of Leicester Square and is famous for being part of London's China Town (assuming one is still allowed to call it that? What else could it be called? 'London's area full of restaurants serving cuisine influenced by that of a region found a way of in the East'?) where street food is becoming popular. Bun House is a small, mostly takeaway, shop with half a dozen tables catering for those of us who prefer to eat seated.

We chose one pork bun each and one other of our own preference. One beef and one chicken.

The 'Bao' buns we excellent. Very fresh with a smooth round spongey case, filled with just the right amount of tasty filling. We both preferred the pork buns, possibly because they were reminiscent of some we had eaten on a holiday in Japan four years ago.

Not haut-cuisine, but perfect for the occasion.

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