Jamaica Patty Company - Leicester Square(ish)

Good grief, is it Christmas again? How quickly do the seasons change as here we are again, mobilising the family into a weekend of Christmas cheer that usually kicks off our Holiday season. We are a little early and a little thrifty this year due to the packed nature of our December 2014 but nevertheless, we were determined to have as much Christmas Spirit as possible.

As ever, we attended a West End Show (Billy Elliot this year - a little unexpectedly sweary perhaps but thankfully that went straight over the Childs head), but unfortunately that left no cash left for proper grubs (boo!). Not to be dismissed from our annual trip without any new experience however, I took a stand and dived into the Jamaica Patty Company for some Jerk chicken to warm up the cold afternoon.

Despite being a very disconcerting colour and a suspiciously familiar shape, the patty was really rather good. The colour clearly came from some kind of sweet potato which had been blended into the pastry in some kind of diabolical alliance but which was totally delicious. The chicken filling was warming but not hot and the taste of the jerk was certainly there even if it wasn't as fiery as I would have preferred. That said, the spice blend was still punchy and so tasty that Mrs P and the Child both had a few bites as the pasty-ahem-patty was passed around.

Their menu isn't exactly busting at the seams but there were quite a few options including curried goat or ackee and saltfish which I would like to try although that said,I've had saltfish before and found it very... salty. I have no idea if there are any more of these (a quick Google says not) or if any more are planned but I can certainly recommend having a go at this one. for 4 quid in central London, this is a decent snack to keep you on the go.

http://www.jamaicapatty.co.uk