Location & Ambience
Paddington Inn has modern interiors and nice atrium in the middle of the establishment. There is lots of natural light in the Paddington bistro so quite pleasant to sit around and chillout for awhile.
Food
The one thing that stands out in this establishment is the food quality. I had the saffron rice with chorizo, chicken, cod, prawns, mussels, tomato, chilli ($25), which if you like seafood was delicious. The seafood was definitely fresh as there was no fishy smell. It tasted like a seafood paella but texture was closer to a risotto. Nice comfort food for a cold, rainy weekend.
Paddington Inn bistro has a good menu selection but also check out their specials too which is on the board just near the kitchen.
Drinks
Paddington Inn also has an interesting cocktail list. You can choose from:
garden martini
beefeater 24 gin, st germain elderflower liqueur, cloudy apple & lime shaken with dash of egg white
pink paddo lady
belvedere citrus, havana blanco, apricot brandy, guava, cloudy apple & lime juices & passionfruit
blueberry and vanilla mojito
havana especial, blueberry liqueur & citrus shaken with fresh blueberries & vanilla
taking the pisco
stolen white rum, encanto pisco shaken with pineapple juice, lemon & sugar
the beachbum
calle 23 blanco tequila, plymouth gin, yellow chartreuse shaken with passionfruit & lime
Service
Service was no frills. You order and pay at the counter and the food is delivered to your table within a reasonable timeframe.
Overall
Paddington Inn bistro is a great establishment to chillout for a good quality lunch on a weekend after boutique or market shopping in Paddington in the morning. Also check out their website for meal deals (for example, 2 for 1 meals on a Tuesday night).
