Cuisine: Indonesian

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Where?: 56, Lavender Hill, London. SW11 5RQ.

Closest station(s): Queenstown Road, Battersea Park, Clapham Junction,

Telephone: 0207 924 3148

Website: www.nancylam.com

I can’t say that I have seen Nancy Lam on television for a long time, I am not sure this is a bad thing as I remember having to turn the volume down every time she came on as her presentation style generally involved screaming at high pitch. I certainly felt sorry for dogs sitting near televisions when she appeared.

Following its 2004 refurbishment Enak Enak (yummy yummy in Indonesian) reopened much larger and allegedly more modern. Having walked in I can’t imagine what it looked like pre-2004 as it looks decidedly dated now.

The food took quite a while to arrive and the service was generally poor, I don’t mind waiting if I have a drink to help me through the time however it took an age for wine and water to be brought to the table. The portions were not massive, however with hindsight I think they are pleasantly sized – having finished the meal I left satisfied however not horrendously full as I often seem to find when eating in a high street Chinese restaurant.

The food throughout was good but little more, the meat certainly tasted fresher than it often does when eating dishes such as satay or an Oriental curry; however the whole thing just seemed a little dull. The presentation is straight from the 1990s and lacked anything to make it memorable.

It certainly isn’t somewhere to avoid at all costs, however it all just seems to be to stuck in a time warp – luckily the prices a relatively low at £8 for starters and £10 for mains. I have heard from many others that it has lost a magic that it used to have back in the 1990s.