Eating out

[Thenadish]

I am really struggling with restaurant menus at the moment! I'm 17 weeks and a mix of pg picky and cautious which is making finding somewhere decent to go for my upcoming big birthday rather tricky.

London based, and seeking somewhere south east to south west/ central. My ideal is excellent British or French (smoked salmon to start, with delicious steak or beef or fish as a main...but I seem to be drawn to places with plenty of goats cheese, pate and oysters.

Where have other pregnant ladies gone for special or celebratory meals?

Ideas gratefully received x

I don't find eating out restrictive really.

The only things I would actively avoid are pate and soft blue cheese / soft cheese with rind (although these are fine if cooked eg goats cheese on a pizza). Wouldn't eat liver anyway yuck.

People seem to think you can't have smoked salmon, prawns, scallops etc but you can. Ditto for peanuts.

I had a steak at home tonight which I did cook more than I would normally but it wasn't quite cardboard (which would have been a total waste!).

I do eat eggs with a runny yolk.

I am not a picky eater which makes things easier!

What things would you normally choose that is making you feel limited?

I'm fine with smoked salmon, nuts, prawns etc... Most places we've look at have had starters of pate or runny duck egg (which I won't have runny out), goats cheese cold in a salad, gravadlax which I'm told is a no no...I'd love a steak but cannot stand it over cooked 😳 Cheeseboards tend to be out of the question as are chocolate fondants (raw egg)...maybe it's just what I like?!

I know many people will disagree with me, and it's up to you what you eat but I would avoid the smoked salmon. I work at a food testing laboratory and it's common for it to contain Listeria.

This is a great French place - I hate jazz and even I love it!

quecumbar.co.uk

Skylon on the south bank is nice:

www.skylon-restaurant.co.uk

If you would do Victoria, Kazan is amazing - monkfish and prawn kebabs, grilled lamb and chicken etc

kazan-restaurant.com

If you wanted something a bit fancy,
there's a lovely chop house on butlers wharf if you like shad thames:

www.chophouse-restaurant.co.uk

and of course this place:

www.lepontdelatour.co.uk

I can vouch for chop house and pont de la tour. Yummy.

Awwww thank you!