london restaurants

did anyone know that gourmet san has a sister restaurant on middlesex st? havent been there so i dont know if the menu is any different

can someone recommend a good café type place in shoredicth, suitable for a wkend lunch? my default is the rochelle canteen but it's closed at weekends. don't want vietnamese food or anything too heavy...

you could go along to spitalfields + go to st john bread + wine, which has the same sort of food as rochelle canteen?

want something a bit less pricy than that, ideally...

bread + wine's pretty reasonable! i seem to remember it being pretty close to rochelle canteen's prices? but i havent been to rc for a while.

apart from that, yea i dont know, i dont eat in shoreditch v often

i guess i want something a bit more casual too! though i've never done lunch @ st john...

you shld do it, it's really really good. and if yr comparing it to the st john in spitalfields, it's definitely more casual + cheaper.

(prob my fav place to eat in london)

(obv i meant comparing it to the st john in smithfield)

oh yeah i know how great it is! been for dinner there many a time

In Spitalfields: the other 'Canteen' in the market annexe is worth visiting for a Sunday brunch option. Bread and Wine is like RC in that it's as cheap or expensive as you want ti to be.

might be too far out of your way and might also not be what you are looking for and also I have never been

but...Pellucci's on Bethnal Green Rd?

is s+m cafe still there?

last visit to s+m (in angel) was disappointed to find a new gourmet burger-like aesthetic, poorer sausage selection.

What? That diner is listed, as Alfredo's it was in Quadrophenia. S&M are not supposed to fuck with it.

E Pellici is closed on Sunday.

Didn't know it was listed so didn't pay too much attention, but it felt like it had had a new paint job at least, and window decor (big tacky letters). Could be wrong.

E Pellici is also listed, FWIW.

what's a good spot for a valentine's day dinner in London with my boyfriend? the date approaches and we're going to be in London that week- I'd like to make a reservation but I bet things are getting fully booked right about now . . .

we eat anything, no dietary restrictions, and we're willing to be a bit spend-y since it is Valentine's day and all . . . come on people!

http://www.stjohnrestaurant.co.uk/
http://www.pasha-restaurant.co.uk/

http://www.deanstreettownhouse.com

http://www.momoresto.com/restaurant/london/momo/

worst night of the year to eat out...but Veeraswamy on Regent Street.

What's Veeraswamy like Bob? I mean, obviously you rate it, otherwise you wouldn't have recommended it (er, I hope), but I'd always kind of avoided it as being well past its heyday.

http://www.matsuri-restaurant.com/

http://www.moro.co.uk/moro/restaurant/default.asp

prob mad hard to get a table mind you...

www.waterhouserestaurant.co.uk

my favorite restaurant in London, easy to get a table, most expensive main is £12

seriously this place is THE BOMB

xpost No, Moro easier than you'd think - and if you can't get in there, Medcalf and The Ambassador nearby will certainly accommodate. Medcalf is an especially good Plan B.

if you're willing to eat at the bar or wait for 20 mins you get a table at Moro ime

Veeraswamy is an 'occasion' restaurant I think. I've only been there once, celebrating someone's birthday, and don't remember the food that well, but the surroundings and ambience were quite interesting, colorful and pleasant.

anyone been anywhere good recently? we went here the other week + it was really good -

http://www.squaremeal.co.uk/restaurants/london/view/101378/Chilli_Cool

better than gourmet san imo

went to palmer's in bethnal green and it was amazing - the owner is really nice, funny guy too. interior not exactly sophisitcated but man the food is great and v reasonably priced as well (for what it is)

i think i saw something abt that in the time out? will have to check it out, that's not too far from where i live

http://www.latiumrestaurant.com/

Best ravioli I've ever eaten, seriously. And that includes in Italy.

place called Trullo opened a month or two ago just round the corner from Highbury & Islington tube, really delicious, simple italian food. they make good use of a big charcoal grill and their pasta is gorgeous. pretty reasonable prices, especially on the wine, really nice and max mark-up of a tenner according to our waiter. its getting harder to get a table off the street so best to book, i really recommend it.

I had my birthday dinner at Chili Cool this year; that place is amazing and I try to go at least once a month.

Good Vietnamese in Theobald's Road: Banh Mi Bay - the reviews I've read seem to be hacked by Cafe VN advocates - I think it's fine. The latter is the place that's sucked the life out of the old Potemkin space, avoid.

I went to Chilli Cool for the first time the other week, it's delicious and extremely reasonable.

Huge portions as well.

Yeah, if you're in a group of four and not drinking booze, it's hard to spend £20 a head.

Went to L'Absinthe for a birthday meal recently. It's in Primrose Hill, but don't let that put you off (if indeed it does). The French bistro food is excellent (it's normally done so badly), and it's extremely unstuffy, although I find the proprietor's Gallic sallies slightly tiresome, everyone else seems to love them. Not horrifically expensive either.

Yeah, that's a good place. Very tasty unpretentious food, which is more than can be said for the owner. I wouldn't be surprised if at the end of the night the little beret comes off and his natural thick Huddersfield accent comes out.

The Sardinian restaurant near me is nice.

http://www.viewlondon.co.uk/restaurants/nuraghe-info-18798.html

BUMP

Anyone know where I might find London's tastiest cottage pie? Or to widen it a bit...general amazing new discoveries in and around town?

Just thought Tayyabs in Whitechapel deserves a mention - their lamb chops really are very good. And Relais de Venise in Marylebone, although I think there's another one in the city. No menu, just steak. Always full and really decent.

But all this is just an excuse to tell people to go to Gelupo in Soho - seriously the best ice creams I've had, including Italy. Had their pear, cinnamon and ricotta last night and it was absolutely amazing. Astonishing in fact. Opposite the apparently excellent but expensive Boca di Lupo restaurant - their chef likes experimenting with ice cream apparently.

tayyabs is ace. relais de venise is ace too, had a great time! second helpings!

i live in covent garden and have never been to gelupo's before, gonna remedy that now as i fancy some ice cream. cheers!

yeah i went to gelupo and got some of their sour cherry granita + it was the bomb

Anybody ever been to the Wolseley? Cecconi's?

wolseley pretty popular, v busy, good eggs benedict kinda thing