One of the benefits of moving around for work is discovering new venues for eating (something which apparently is high on the 2008 agenda for me.) Ealing has a surprisingly wealth of restaurants and eateries to sample – my only concern was not having enough days there to try it all out!

Today’s choice was the English/French restaurant Charlotte’s Place which had an amazng deal of 50% of their lunch menu – so you could effectively have a pretty high quality 2-course meal for £6 or 3-courses for £7.50! Unfortunately we were kind of pressed for time so could only fit in time for the 2-course meal. The course options (or the Quick Lunch Meal) change on a daily basis so you can never be guaranteed the same dishes two days in a row.

We were lucky enough to get a Pork Belly dish (one of my all time favourites as everyone knows) and a crumble option for dessert (again one of my all time favourites!) I guess this was kind of a reward for braving the hail storm which appeared from nowhere to fall upon us as we made it to the restaurant.

I was quite pleased with my selections. Although the serving for the main dish wasn’t huge the quality and taste could not be faulted. The crumble too was delicious though I would have welcomed a scoop of ice cream over the slightly watery custard that came with it.

Service was very friendly and helpful if absent at times. The owner Alex Wrethman even had a little chat to us on the way out. The location was closer to Ealing Common than Ealing Broadway and is a little bit off the main street and seemingly in the middle of a residential area. But according to Alex there are plans afoot to move the restaurant more towards the Broadway which I think can only help it out.