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Bulgarian cafe and bakery in [[Locale Barking|Barking]], part of a small chain.

It's quite small, with seating for around 20 people inside and four more just under the overhang of the building at the front.  The fully-glazed frontage offers a rather uninspiring view onto a roundabout (though bus-watchers will be well satisfied).  Terracotta tiles cover the floor, and the walls are painted in orange, grey, and cream.

Hot food options are displayed at the counter; these change frequently but examples include chicken and rice, lamb with potatoes, moussaka, and tripe soup.  They also do various savoury pastries, cold or heated in a microwave, plus a couple of sweet ones.  The selection of pastries available at any given time varies, with freshly baked items being brought out throughout the day.

Coffee and tea are available, and a fridge holds imported soft drinks such as ayran (a fermented yoghurt drink) and boza (a fermented wheat/millet drink).  The bar in one corner is unused, left over from [[Bongo East, IG11 8RW|the previous occupant]].

[[Kake]] has visited several times now.  On a Friday morning in November 2015, there were six other customers in when I arrived around 11:30am, all engaged in lively conversation.  A flatscreen was showing a TV drama in the wrong aspect ratio; when this ended, it was switched over to music videos with the sound on, though not too loud.  On a Sunday afternoon in September 2016, there were four people inside and four outside at 3:45pm, as well as a steady stream of takeaway customers.  The flatscreen was again playing music videos, not too loud.

A takeaway cheese and leek banitsa (&pound;1.60 in October 2015) <small>[https://www.flickr.com/photos/kake_pugh/21865844158/ photo whole]</small>, <small>[https://www.flickr.com/photos/kake_pugh/22041335712/ photo cut up]</small> tasted freshly-baked, with soft layers of pastry enclosing salty white cheese and leeks cooked to a gentle sweetness.  There was a good balance of leeks to cheese.

Ham and cheese banitsa (&pound;1.80 in November 2015) again tasted fresh, but was unevenly reheated, with a big cold bit in the middle.  Despite being eat-in, it was served in disposable packaging, as was a cup of tea (70p).

Zelevi sarmi (&pound;1.50 in September 2015) <small>[https://www.flickr.com/photos/kake_pugh/29464229753/ photo]</small> consisted of a large leaf of pickled cabbage rolled around a filling of rice and minced pork, coated with a thin tomato sauce.  It was served at room temperature, which made the filling a little claggy &#8212; it'd have been much nicer hot.  The filling was bland on its own, but just right when eaten with the slightly sour pickled cabbage wrapper.  This came with a bread basket containing three generous slices of fairly uninteresting bread (at no extra charge).

[[Kake]]'s verdict: Fine for a quick bite if you're in the area, though it's probably worth making sure your food is heated properly.

Accessibility: A step to get in.  Once you're in, it's step-free to the toilet.

<div class="last_verified">Last visited by [[Kake]], September 2016.</div>

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