The Good Life Eatery - Review

My rating out of 5: 4.5

I think it's safe to say that this new healthy eating craze has hit London hard. It's not uncommon to be confronted by a paparazzi shot of a trendy celeb sipping from the straw of an ultra green hulk-like coloured smoothie as they walk to the gym. Just a quick trip to M&S will further this newfound health craze where you can easily grab a bag of salt and pepper kale or vinaigrette and beetroot crisps. Am I complaining? Absolutely not, I love it! Forget about Crocs and UGG boots, this is the best trend that has hit the UK in a very long time.

 Situated on 59 Sloane Avenue, The Good Life Eatery is a little gem bursting full of health and happiness. After walking through the tiny entrance, you're instantly hit by the overwhelming popularity of the place. This little eatery is buzzing with young energy and enthusiasm about all things healthy. Everywhere you look, there are beautiful, young (monied) ladies filling up the limited 25 seats, having their weekly gossip or planning which exotic holiday they intend to experience next. Funnily enough, on the table next to me, there sat a well dressed French male catching up with a slender American lady who (of course) came with her overly spoilt precious pooch which sat quietly beneath the table.

Entering the café, it wasn't clear at all if you're meant to find your own table, order your own food straight away or whether someone is meant to come to you. This was a little confusing at first, but in no way spoilt our overall experience of the eatery. Yet, for future reference, do try and find your own seat, go up to the till and see the menu to order your food and drinks. 

The sense of 'organicness' runs throughout this café. From the earthly wooden entrance sign, to the nutshell interior with exposed brick walls, ricketty wooden tables and metal stools. This organic feel is accomplished terrifically and is only the tip of the iceberg of what this eatery has to offer. Now onto the important bit - the food and drinks.

It serves delicious food which leaves you filling perfectly satisfied, guilt-free and not bloated. The lunch menu is scribbled in a school-like manner on a blackboard behind the counter and consists of a mixture of salads, sandwiches and smaller plates such as avocado chilli toast.  The salad prices range from £10.50-£11.25 and the sandwiches from £7.10-£9.00 (plus a little more £'s for optional 'extra protein.')My friend Annabel and myself wanted to have a protein shake and a lighter dish for lunch and trust me, it was incredibly fulfilling. I had the beautiful sweet potato and dukkah dip (£3.75) with spelt crispbread and Annabel had the avocado chilli (wheat free) toast (£5.50). Both were absolutely delicious, the generous serving of sweet potato dip was seductively smooth with a hint of spice and worked terrifically with the crunchy crispbread pieces. I would have preferred it being served warm rather than fridge cool, but that's just me being picky! Annabel's avocado dish both looked and tasted amazing. The avocado was the perfectly ripe and the eatery was not stingy on its portion sizes.  I recommend that if you visit this eatery, you can not leave without trying one of their raw pressed juices or superfood protein shakes. At £6.55 each, they aren't cheap but they're totally worth it! If you're the tropical type, why not try the Coco Verde or the Pineapple Immunity pressed juice but if you're into the green health kick, the Drink Your Salad looks like the juice to get. However, the crème de la crème was the superfood protein shakes. There are four mouth-watering shakes to choose from and each one is contains 15g of protein powder plus the added protein from the nutritious ingredients. I have listed below the shakes so that you can have an idea of their incredible nutritious qualities.

Incredible Hulk

Sun Warrior Vegan Brown Rice Protein, Wheatgrass, Spirulina, Raw Almonds, Coconut milk, Pineapple, Banana, Madagascar vanilla, Fresh Basil GF/DF

Berry Sunrise

Sun Warrior Vegan Brown Rice Protein, Blackberry, Blueberry, Banana, Almond, Milk, Raw Almonds, Honey GF/DF *high in anti-oxidants*

Choc Norris

Sun Warrior Vegan Brown Rice Protein, Almond/Hazelnut Milk, Avocado, Cacao, Cacao Nibs, Maca Powder, Banana GF/DF

Ninja Turtle

Sun Warrior Vegan Brown Rice Protein, Kale, Spinach, Coriander, Avocado, Cucumber, Ginger, Vanilla, Lime, Almond Milk, Chia Seeds GF/DF/SF

It was not an easy decision, but I had the Choc Norris after a recommendation from a regular standing in the queue. Annabel had the gorgeous Berry Sunrise. Both smoothies were absolutely delicious and really did keep us full throughout the afternoon. When (not if) I go again, I think I'll give the Incredible Hulk a try as that was another recommendation and one of their most popular shakes. 

All in all The Good Life Eatery is a fantastic place to visit for that on-the-go smoothie/juice or a fantastic health kick lunch. The eatery closes at 8pm on weekdays so if you're wanting to visit for dinner, then go at at least 6:30/7 to avoid disappointment. The lack in space and confusion of what to do upon arrival was the only reason for my 0.5 rating drop, but given it's popularity, no doubt it'll be upscaling or have some new larger eateries popping up some time in the near future. I simply can not wait to visit again.