It's all 30th birthdays, weddings and baby showers in my world right now - no complaints mind, any excuse to hang with the girls, gossip and

down

 drink Prosecco gets a guaranteed attendance from me.

I was OK about turning 30, in fact, I've loved being 30. I still have the mental age of an 18-year-old, so maybe that's why? Slowly but surely my friends are joining the 30 club too - again, all the more excuse to celebrate. So, this week saw me and one of my oldest pals head to

Leicester Square Kitchen

for cocktails, catch-ups and some seriously tasty food.

We sat outside as it was a lovely balmy evening (sweaty and muggy in reality) and perused the interesting contemporary

Mexican and Peruvian menu

. Obvs, we started with a bellini, which were DIVINE (I said I was only having one, I had 4...) and then - thanks to the lovely Rahel's recommendations - choose 5 dishes from the mouth-watering menu.

They twisted our arm and advised nibbling on some nachos and guacamole whilst we waited for our mains. Absolutely worth it, that guac was something else. Also, did I mention the bellinis were DIVINE! 

We devoured tender scallops, a heavenly duck salad, melt-in-your-mouth trout, soft tacos and seriously flavourful smoked paprika ribs. Dear god, I am salivating just writing this - the food was honestly so lovely. Perfectly proportioned too - I love sharing smaller plates, it just feels a little more relaxed and intimate.

I know you're all thinking it... is Abbie's friend a hand model? Well, yes, yes she was (once), just look how precise her hand is whilst scooping up that salad. Absolutely no direction from me either. A great eating (and drinking) companion if I must say.

OK,

 so this calamari really needs its own blog post 

because

IT IS INCREDIBLE. The lime dip is something else. I basically ate them all. If you ever go here (which you should) then you MUST order these. 

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Leicester Square Kitchen

. The enthusiasm for the amazing food and service is 100% genuine, as are the overzealous feelings for their bellinis and calamari.