So after a very dismal experience at Cafe Ciao I headed down the Charing Cross Road and happened upon a little ice cream cart. After forcing down a bowl of rather bad gelato only ten minutes earlier I first walked past the cart thinking it would be greedy to have another ice cream. But it was so cute and inviting and the gluttonous voice in my head was so loud that I turned back and bought one.
Store: Not much of a store but a lovely pink and white cart. Just outside the National Dining Rooms on the corner of Trafalger Square it is perfectly located for passing trade.
On offer: A selection of four flavours that change daily. All made in house by the chef at the National Dining Rooms. On offer when I visited was: honeycomb ice cream, strawberry ice cream, vanilla ice cream and blood orange sorbet.
What I had: Just one small scoop of honeycomb ice cream. Any more really would have been piggish. It tasted home made and I’m not sure it had been churned properly as it melted very fast, but you could taste that they use good ingredients. Nice crunchy bits of home made honeycomb and a delicate milky flavour.
Verdict: A great summer time pop up in London. Don’t think I would make a special trip there for ice cream, but well worth a visit if you’re in the area.
The National Dining Rooms Sainsbury Wing The National Gallery, Trafalgar Square WC2N 5DN 020 7747 2525
http://www.nationalgallery.org.uk/visiting/eat-and-drink
