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Tom Cenci
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Hello, I'm Thomas! I have worked in a number of established restaurants throughout Europe and the World, from Michelin starred restaurants, to 5 star hotels and Gastro pubs. I graduated from the Academy of Culinary Arts before going on work in restaurants such as No.1 Lombard street, Harvey Nichols and Cliveden Hotel, all of which have given me a great knowledge and skill-base within the food world.
Although I have worked in a lot of fine-dining establishments, my foodie heart truly lies with cooking the rustic dishes which you would normally associate with gastro pubs.
I love to cook the food I enjoy eating the most, and hope that comes across in my food. I look forward to cooking for you and hope you enjoy what I have to offer; any suggestions or requests are welcome!
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My Meals
Beef Meatballs with Cheesy Polenta
Sea Bream Nicoise
Mixed Seafood with Coconut & Chili Broth
Beef & Guiness Stew
Venison Sausage Cassoulet
Sea Bream with Chilled Gazpacho Chowder
Fish Pie with Gratinated Cheese
Pan -seared Hake with Mustard Sauce
Sausage & Egg Muffin
Bacon & Egg Muffin
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My Reviews
Prompt delivery, generous portions and, of course, it tasted great. - Rohan, W14
Soup was excellent although not a generous serving. Pastry on the pie was a bit chewy. Boiled potatoes could have benefited with a little something else. Free ground coffee is a nice touch. - Dylan, W11
Meat balls were excellent! - Diana, SW6
The food arrived early and was very nice. A pudding was thrown in free and there was also a sample of some gourmet coffee to try. A nice change from the usual delivery options. - Robin, W14
Seafood pie was excellent, as was the salad. Bonus points for including new potatoes as an extra, and a coffee sample, and for delivering everything so fast - arrived ahead of schedule! - Govind, W14
All was very good and freshly prepared, however I did not like the tomato and white bean soup as it was too salty and it seemed to have as a base something containing preservatives (i.e. canned food...), sorry but I will not order that again.
The meatballs with tomato sauce were of excellent quality and so was the polenta.
The chocolate ganache with nut cruch was scrumptious and next time I will order extra portions as we all argued for it this time.
The banana bread with walnuts was star of the evening, well done! - Diana, SW6
A nice change from the usual disappointing Indian or Chinese take out...enjoyed the beef and guiness pie- seemed to travel well considering pastry topped.
Pudding tbc... Quick and efficient- we would do it again - Julie, SW18
Brilliant food, promptly delivered with a smile! Would definitely order from Tom again. - Rob, SW11
Chef Tom, you are through to the next round of Masterchef ;)
Absolutely delicious the Seafood Pie. Loved the Chocolate Ganache with a Nut Crunch, the chocolate was delicately light.
Thanks for the treat! Keep up the good work.
Daniel - Daniel, SW6
Great meal and exact on time delivery. I would recommend and order again - Sam, SW3
Plenty of food , portions bigger than expected ! All dishes tried were tasty. Delivery was on time and will definitely use Tom again ! Kathy . - Kathy, SW13
My wife convinced me to try housebites, as she is a regular customer. I loved the Feta salad, large portion and very fresh. The meat balls tasted great and the lemon posset desert finished it all off nicely. I would highly recommend housebites and Tom to my friends and family. - James, SW15
Absolutely delicious! Would definitely order both again, thank you - Augusta, W14
Exellent meal- seafood pie was very good as well as the fruit salad - Augusta, W14
The food was very tasty with good flavours coming through, rather than being over fussy or complicated. I particularly liked the notion of a seafood, as opposed to a straightforward fish, pie and I felt I should have ordered two possets so that I could have one tomorrow! Best to be hungry - the portions are generous. - Michaela, SW7
Squid in pie was tough. Main problem was that food arrived tepid, and no indication as to whether the containers were oven/microwave safe. This cancelled the pleasure of having it delivered, I might just as well have gone to Cook or M&S, Perhaps potato with pie was a bit much. The lemon posset was delicious but too many crumbs. Generally a bit disappointing. - Penelope, SW6
Fantastic fish pie - very generous portions and speedy delivery.
I cannot think of one thing that I could complain about. - Adrian, SW11
Very good food and timely delivery. - Marie, W8
This was my best Housebites meal yet! Excellent portion size, and seriously yummy! Will definitely book again! - Kitty, SW15
It was our first experience, and we'll order again soon as it had been really surprising,amazing very tasty, delivered on time by a really friendly chef.We will highly recommand this website and specially Tom, thanks a lot for this fantasric meal experience.
Dan & Chris - christine, W4
Tasty, appetising food. Helpings not enormous, but adequate. Would order from this chef again. - Suzanne, SW3
Finally, a Chef delivering to Fulham ! Great meal - I loved it. Price very good (no more expensive than a large pizza from Dominos). Dinner delivered hot and right on time by a polite and friendly delivery boy. Portions just right - everything was perfect - thanks again. Until next time... Robert - Robert, SW6
Everything arrived still hot, earlier than we thought. The mains were delicious, and really felt like home cooking. The portions were quite generous too, we could not finished everything. The dessert were very good too. Overall a very good experience for our first order, better than we expected. Very well done! - Raphael, SW7
As soon as I read about the concept , I gave it a try tonight. It's very convenient (all on-line and delivered right on time). Importantly the food was excellent....the bream was still warm enough and had retained its consistency and the potatoes and salad nicoise were also very good. Excellent pudding too: chocolate with crunchy white chocolate and nuts...and just a few calories! All in all , I'm hooked ! Great idea and very well executed. - preben, W8
Hi Tom, it was great to have a taste of your food, which we found very refreshing among all the take away options! The meatball sauce was made from fresh ingredients combining perfectly with cheese polenta, the Nicoise salad with lovely light dressing...and the whole dinner topped up with delicious lemony bite! You have changed my idea about take away! Thank you. - Malgorzata, SW6
