Hey, amours! I'm such a dessert person, and I'm always on a look out for them. I question myself and my partner about when our last time was to have waffles/cookie dough things like that, and to be honest it's been a while. The main reason being, we spend most of our times at Baker St Cakes, and because there really aren't many amazing dessert places in Leicester when you think about it. Due to the lack of desserts, it was about time we visited Johnny Custard. 

 

We drove past the place many times, and me being me, kept telling the other half that we had to visit this place because I so wanted to see what it's about, and obviously whether it was good or not hehe. And we did. A couple of weeks ago, we arrived at the place around 12, and as you guys can see from the pictures, besides the workers, we were the only ones there, and I don't take that negative because it allows me to take pictures without having people in the way haha. 

 

About the set up of the place, I got to say I loved it. I mean having relatable quotes on the walls just makes it super good. The pictures speak for itself; the lights, colour themes, walls, all were pleasing to look at!

 

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On to the menu, which by the way I love the look of. So minimalist. After searching through each section, we ordered White Chocolate and Raspberry Cookie Dough, Ferrero Rocher Waffles, San Francisco Milkshake and Virgin Mojito.

 

I've never had a Virgin Mojito, so honestly, I don't have anything to compare with, but I did enjoy it. For a cold drink, the taste was there, and it wasn't too watery or icy. The mint and lime taste were distinctive, so it did come out well, and the ices did allow the drink to stay cold for quite a well which was lovely!

 

 

The other half ordered the San Fransico Milkshake. He said that overall he enjoyed the milkshake, it did get a bit too fruity for him half way through, but he did like it. The consistency and flavour were lovely, plus it was just like how a milkshake should be like.

 

 

(This spread just makes me want to go back. Kind of hard getting through this post without feeling hungry)

 

Ever since I had White Chocolate and Raspberry Cookie Dough from Fernandez Grillhouse, I've been wanting to have it again, because I'm slightly obsessed with them. So when I saw it on the menu, I had to order it, and just taste that goodness again (hopefully). 

 

And it was amazing! Personally, I loved it. The Cookie Dough was baked to perfection. Honestly taking the spoonful of Vanilla Ice Cream, with the Cookie Dough was just so delicious. The raspberry flavour came out well through the cookie dough, and the white chocolate was not too overwhelming. They pretty much got the balance right! <3

 

(So in love with the platings, boards, design, jars, everything. Can I have my own personalised ones too? hehe)

 

Now onto the last item. Ferrero Rocher Waffles. One thing I will definitely say is that it is filling, which I guess is good, but if you want a bit of everything, then you might want to go when you have a large appetite hehe. The waffles were just amazing, it was baked well, and they were so generous with the amount of Nutella they put! Thanks guys! Honestly, I can never have enough of Nutella, so I am glad they gave a lot, and them Ferrero Rocher's will forever be yummy to have! 

 

Just talking about this waffle, makes me want to go back for it again, because I repeat, I love my desserts. Overall the visit was great, personally, we had a lovely experience. I definitely do want to go back to try the other desserts and drinks on the menu, especially something custard related, because well it's called Johnny Custard for a reason.

 

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For our first visit, we ordered a Sharing Platter, which consists of; 5 dumplings, 4 spring rolls, and 4 prawn toasts. I love them all. Spring rolls are very familiar to me because we make it home for Ramadhan. The dumplings were just delicious. They were filled properly with meat, and the Prawn Toast was yummy too. One of the reasons why they all toasted delicious, will be mentioned below.

 

And the reason is this sauce. There's not much to say about it other than the fact that this chilli sauce is made by them, and is so bloody amazing to dip starters into. Seriously, guys, I'm telling, I love this sauce. I don't find it too spicy, but that hint of spiciness does come through when you have it with your prawn toast or dumplings etc.

 

Next thing we ordered was House Special Fried Noodles. Something you all need to know is that the other half and I love our prawns, and it's not easy finding places that do make them. However Karamay is filled with prawns, they honestly have such varieties that it makes us so happy! Since this Fried Noodles come with Chicken and Prawns, we just couldn't ignore it. Well, it was DELICIOUS. Firstly I would like to say is that the box the noodles are served in is so cool. It looks like a normal card box right? But really I think it is ceramic, so your noodles definitely stay warm for a long time. 

The food itself was like I said yummy. I would say that a box of this, is perfect for two people because it is really filling. If you are very hungry or have a huge appetite maybe you will be able to finish it all, but you do get a lot in this, so for two people sharing it is totally fine. Oh! And you can ask for chopsticks too if you know how to use it (proud user :D). You do get a fair amount of meat and vegetables, however, if you are a meat eater, and you pick all the meat first, well you will be left with vegetable noodles real quick hehe. 

Overall, the first visit was thumbs up! Let's go on to the second. 

 

For the second visit, the main dish we had was Spicy Prawn and Chips. You do get an option of whether you want the prawn with shell or without. The partner wanted without, so we went for that. At the moment this is my second favourite food at Karamay. The spicy/chilli flavour was on point, and with everything cooked perfectly, this food, in my eyes was amazing. If we had nothing else, we could have basically had two of these because that's how much we loved it. Next time we may just get it with shells because sometimes there is a difference when you have prawns with shells or without.

Second visit. Thumbs up again!

 

Now for our recent/third visit. For the starters, we ordered Fried Dumplings, which obviously came with the best chilli sauce. Just like the platter, these dumplings were made well. Loved the crispiness of the dumpling itself.

 

Next dish was the Sweet and Sour Cantonese Prawns. Let me just say, that gravy/sauce, the prawns and vegetables were covered in was amazing! Honestly, we didn't touch the vegetables and just had the prawns and sauce. Because we loved the sauce so much, we kept dipping our prawns in it, even though it was covered with it already.

Not just that we also ordered Shredded Chicken Fried Noodles, which were so delicious! The noodles like always were cooked properly, but the shredded chicken was just yummy. I mean like really yummy because it's so hard for me to express how delicious a food can be in words. On that day we had a big appetite somehow, that we didn't just stop there.

 

Originally we were going to order something from the Chicken Dishes section which contained Shredded Chicken, however, unfortunately, it couldn't be made or something (don't really remember the reason hehe), which is why we couldn't have it. But the server did suggest us the Szechwan Pepper Chicken, and we ordered that. When it arrived, that dish just looked appealing. You'd think that it would be damn spicy since it's literally covered with pepper, but it really isn't (although it could be for someone who isn't used to chilli). I picked a couple of them and just had it like that, because the heat/chilliness you get when you bite it, is niceeee! The chicken was cooked well and yummy to have too. It's like a popcorn chicken but with an Asian twist.

 

And Lastly, our top FAVOURITE food from Karamay. Grilled Prawns. I could eat this all day every day. The spices used on the prawns is perfect. I am being so honest about this. It's outstanding. We don't have our prawns with shells, so we took the shells out from these, and you would expect the spices to lessen down a lot because it's mainly spread on the shells. However, even without the shells, the spices remained in the prawns which made us soo happy, because it didn't lose flavour. That's what you call amazing chefs! 

Although it's been 3 visits, I know for definite, the partner and I will continue to visit this restaurant. Leicester doesn't have many Halal Chinese Resturants, and if I am right this might be the only one, and I so appreciate it. I love trying out new food, having parents with different cultures, opens me to having various cuisines, and Chinese is not new to me. But having a restaurant that caters for Chinese/Muslim's is amazing. This is Chinese food at it's finest! <3

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