Streetfeast - Central Dr, Hornchurch

Just great for many reasons. Firstly it's so well organised and curated. The selection of street food vendors is good (they are all good) and the offerings are varied and quiet exciting. My favourite go to spot is Yum Bun. The chicken and the pork are the best. Consistently good. Also like the Korean burritos and Bleecker St burger (sadly no longer seems to be at this site now). If you arrive before 7 it's free entry. The bars are good and they all take contactless payment so it's fast. The venue itself is perfect. Car park during the week, street food at the weekend with some covered areas if there is a shower. I like the wood barrel fires for an outdoor smokey atmosphere. The toilets are good and well organised and they have a team of people constantly clearing up so it never looks tawdry. Last summer they told me it was probably going to be the last one under threat of developers as every open space in London seems to be right now but I am happy it's back for summer 2016. Great crowd and mix of people and ages which is good too. Music but not too loud although I think they turn the volume up a bit later but I go for the early shift usually. Prices are a little on the high side but I will let that go since the organisation and staffing is so well done. I've been to the sister market at Dinerama but Dalston is my favourite.

Came here with my friend for the Time Out preview on Thursday, it wasn't massively busy which was nice and free entry and we got a free gin cocktail and a free craft beer, free is always a win but both drinks were really good, gin cocktail was really refreshing and the beer was quite light (since I'm not a lager drinker this was a bonus). Now the good bit, the food. So we shared the pizza sliders, we got one of each (mushroom, pepperoni and goats cheese and beetroot), they were delicious, I loved the beetroot and goats cheese, they put the beetroot in the pizza base so you get a purple pizza, it was great, fun, pretty and flavoursome. The mushroom was a fairly average topping but the bases were really good, just the right amount of bread to soak up the alcohol (I am veggie so didn't try the pepperoni but it looked good). However, the best part was definitely the salted caramel brownie from Bad Brownie, I think I will dream about this brownie forever, it was HUGE and it had gold on it! It was the perfect texture, dense moist with a layer of salted caramel in the middle. As it wasn't very busy the atmosphere was a little lacking, but the variety of food options was great, they had good veggie choices, they had fires and heaters in areas, helping people to keep a little warmer in the April wintry cold (lol British weather). I felt the pricing was quite fair similar to other street food places, I'm not sure I would pay the £3 entry fee though, it seems a little unnecessary to pay to stand in a car park in Dalston when you are paying for all the stalls.

Came here on the first Saturday reopening so it was probably a lot busier than usual. There were queues to get in, queues for a the bar, and queues for the food which is quite different from my dinerama experience. Having hardly any space to move combined with the fact that we didn't have any food that was truly delicious/worth waiting for means that I'm going to have to give this place an average 3 star rating.

Fun and yummy food!! I was visiting London, and my cousin mentioned this place, I was very excited to do more local stuff while in London. Open only during the summer, its a closed area with lots of food trucks, stands, and bars. If you come before 7pm its free, otherwise charge you £3 to enter. Lots of great food options while we were here from pizza, several bbq options, modern Indian, gourmet burgers, hot dogs, cupcakes and sweet treats, lots of bars selling great drinks to quench your thirst!! Try the mojitos, at £10 a pop pricey but tasty! For dinner we had BBO pork ribs from Hot box, it was nice came with a slaw and help your self pickled condiments. The ribs were very tasty, I wanted the sauce to have a little more kick but the meat was tender so thats all that matters. We picked up some cupcakes for some sweets at Kooky Bakes, large cupcakes!! Icing was very yummy! At about 8ish the place was packed good luck trying to find seating. Its a pretty happening place, lots of locals, food, and drinks what else can you ask for.

Street Feast's Dalston Yard incarnation is back for a fourth glorious year, this time boasting 17 traders and 13 bars and promoting itself as the International Capital of street food. A visit to this spacious outdoor market will offer visitors the opportunity to gorge on Mexican fish tacos, Venezuelan arepas and Taiwanese gua bao- all congregated in one place. Bars offer craft beer and cocktails as standard, but some specialise in wine, award-winning whiskeys or gin. Frontier is heavily peddled at the large bars, but there is a smaller, well-stocked craft beer kiosk replete with examples from local breweries including Beavertown and Fourpure. Camden Town Brewery is also represented, pouring their brews in the Camden Town Pump Station. Whether afternoon or evening, the atmosphere at Dalston Yard is electric- people are always jostling around for delicious food and most vendors will require queuing, especially at busy times, where the call of Smokestak has previously warranted a 40 minute wait for their extolled ribs. Seating is communal- think minimal wooden tables and benches- and there are scattered ledges for those predisposed to leaning. Most revellers barely travel a few feet from the venders, unable to contain themselves and immediately tucking into their prize. This is a street market, so expect dribbling juices, sticky fingers and gooey cheese messes. Leave your table manners at the gate. All of the vendors are seriously top-notch behemoths on the street food scene and we were able to sample this year's selection- nothing disappointed, but I can vouch for Yum Bum's pork belly steamed buns: little pillows of chewy delight that are stuffed with shredded succulent pork, dosed in sticky hoisin sauce and topped with crispy cucumber slices and zingy pickled cabbage. These are dangerously addictive, so never opt for a single helping because, frankly, you'll find yourself back in the queue before you've finished your lone bun. Another unmissable event is Breddo's tacos, which are heavily represented on foodie Instagram feeds with good reason: they are simply wonderful. I tried the fried chicken- a moist piece of poultry that was battered in a crispy golden shell and served with creamy chipotle mayo- and the Baja fish- which were lightly fried but fell apart in the mouth, topped with freshly chopped jalapeno, coriander leaves, radish slices, a lime wedge and wrapped in a black corn tortilla. If you have a hankering for something sweet, eking out Bad Brownie is worth your while. Offering brownie bowls and the now infamous Freakshake- you can spend £9 for the most indulgent treat that is a milkshake and brownie hybrid, packed with hunks of brownie and whipped cream and chopped nuts spilling out of a mason jar- it's a gloriously beautiful specimen of indulgence. The only question is: spoon or straw? You'll want to visit Dalston Yard for the chilled Dalston vibes, good music and exemplary food. On a sunny day, this is a literal urban oasis, but make sure you eat early and often to sample everything on offer. It's not exactly cheap, so choose wisely, but I haven't been let down yet. Drop in mid-afternoon and you can wander around for free, but to access the serious night vibes, you will have to pay £3 on the door after 7pm. Now if only the weather would cooperate, I know where you can find me throughout the summer.