sushi-say is like 15mins walk from my house...
― toby (tsg20), Monday, 27 January 2003 18:21 (twenty-one years ago) link
― gareth (gareth), Thursday, 6 February 2003 13:24 (twenty-one years ago) link
Sarah, sushi-say is fantastic, and the chef thre is very very cool.
― chris (chris), Thursday, 6 February 2003 13:29 (twenty-one years ago) link
― Tag, Thursday, 6 February 2003 13:40 (twenty-one years ago) link
I've heard far too many stories about Pollo ever to go back there, which is a shame as I used to like it.
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― suzy (suzy), Friday, 7 February 2003 14:10 (twenty-one years ago) link
How is Cafe Grove? Has anyone tried Viet Hoa? What about Goddards Ye Olde Pie Shop?
― Mary (Mary), Thursday, 21 August 2003 04:17 (twenty years ago) link
Viet Hoa is very reliable (and popular) but since the opening of about a dozen Vietnamese restaurants next to it, of course there are one or two of these that are better than Viet Hoa, like Song Que a few blocks up and the Viet community centre on the Dalston end of Englefield Road.
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― charltonlido (gareth), Tuesday, 10 May 2005 13:10 (eighteen years ago) link
*ok, i don't eat sushi, but i like loads of their food.
― colette (a2lette), Tuesday, 10 May 2005 13:12 (eighteen years ago) link
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― Tracer Hand (tracerhand), Thursday, 12 May 2005 18:49 (eighteen years ago) link
so, when should we FAH? (fancy a hana?)
― colette (a2lette), Thursday, 12 May 2005 20:11 (eighteen years ago) link
Apparently the little bay is meant to be really good, but I've not been in. I've also heard that the quality chophouse has gone downhill.
Moro on exmouth market is absolutely fantastic, if a little pricey, but the service in Sofra, the turkish place, is absolutely dire. We didn't even wait to order, having seen everyone else suffering while we waited 10-15 mins without a waiter coming near us. They even tried to give us someone elses starter!
― Porkpie (porkpie), Thursday, 12 May 2005 21:17 (eighteen years ago) link
London def needs some cheap sushi although given how expensive even normal restaurants are, is there any hope for that?
― Tracer Hand (tracerhand), Thursday, 12 May 2005 21:24 (eighteen years ago) link
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― charltonlido (gareth), Saturday, 14 May 2005 09:11 (eighteen years ago) link
Clerkenwell trufax: it's not that the Chophouse has gone downhill, it's just been kicked into touch by Moro/Metcalf and the ever-reliable Eagle. You can still have a nice meal there. I'm glad the NYT didn't discover Metcalf, and it can KEEP the Little Bay - part of a chain of restaurants with cheap three-course meals where one of the courses is always bitty and one of the puddings offered is always banoffee pie. It has a few branches and although it offers the same meals at every one, the EC1 branch is more expensive.
Colette, veggies don't do well in Clerkenwell because of the Smithfield factor but at least Edible, the restaurant where they served BUGS, has closed. All the same, I'd still rather eat chocolate-covered scorpions than ever go to the Exmouth Market Sofra (which might, ironically, be your best bet for a veggie dinner).
― suzy (suzy), Saturday, 14 May 2005 10:03 (eighteen years ago) link
i regret not having the sea urchin though.
i'd go again for sure
― charltonlido (gareth), Thursday, 19 May 2005 04:09 (eighteen years ago) link
Shire Tory not right tbh. East Anglian lower middle class protestant snobbery mutating into a sort of irritable hodge-podge of it's-nobody's-business liberalism, social conservatism (ie doesn't like people or says she doesn't, turns out she has a good time if she forgets this) and odd outcrops of socialism: fervent supporter of council housing, loathes the police, public transport and cycling infra stan. idk, when you get old you just accumulate a load of incompatible shit and become cranky i guess. would never happen to me ofc.
anyway *we get on* and like a gossip and as long as we steer clear of politics and don't get too twatted actually have a serviceable relationship, so i'll stick with that. Anchor and Hope booked up, unless we want to eat at 12:30. Tempting tho as I've been meaning to go for ages and it seems perfect.
― Fizzles, Thursday, 25 January 2024 16:08 (three months ago) link
Go to Elliott’s and get the cheesecake
― Roman Anthony gets on his horse (gyac), Thursday, 25 January 2024 17:17 (three months ago) link
it’s the leading option rn.
― Fizzles, Thursday, 25 January 2024 17:20 (three months ago) link
Anchor and Hope a great success. we had a lovely time. good atmosphere and drinks were all excellent. thanks everyone for seeing it over the line.
― Fizzles, Sunday, 28 January 2024 15:50 (three months ago) link
Really enjoyed the food at Honey & Co (Lamb's Conduit Street) last week. Had a sharing menu of mezze then a main and would have been happy with just the former, to be honest. Not as special as Ottolenghi, I don't think ... and felt a bit squeezed in to the venue but would still recommend. Had *bonus wine* across the road at Noble Rot (there's scope to have a relatively priced drink as much as a hideously expensive one). They had a set menu that seemed decent/highly reasonable (but wasn't vegetarian, so no good for me). Seemed a venue where people were happy to dip in for a glass of wine with their book.
― djh, Sunday, 28 January 2024 20:04 (three months ago) link
Holloway Road people
Have you eaten at Sambal Shiok? Newspaper, Time Out etc reviews seem to contradict user ratings. Google Maps rating is suspiciously low.
There's also a Mexican place nearby that was foisted onto me by the Instagram algorithm, and i'm weighing up the two for drinks with a friend next week. It's called 'Proper Tacos' which is alarm bells, but i think(?) the owner/chef is legit Mexican, and tacos look good, so who knows.
― ionjusit (P. Flick), Tuesday, 30 April 2024 22:05 (one week ago) link
I haven’t eaten there yet, but that’s a big disparity between reviewers and punters. If you want fire in soup form nearby there’s Xi’an Impression but I’m not sure about their licensing situation
― steely flan (suzy), Tuesday, 30 April 2024 22:42 (one week ago) link
I've been to Sambal Shiok, thought it was really good (though I'm no kind of connoisseur of Malaysian food). Not certain I'd choose it as a place to go to for drinks with a friend, it's not necessarily the kind of spot I'd choose to take a lot of time over a meal and relax into having a few drinks before, during and after a delicious laksa.
This is probably not relevant to your decision but is interesting: https://www.theguardian.com/business/2024/mar/09/costs-independent-restaurants-prices-sambal-shiok-ditto-coffee
― Tim, Wednesday, 1 May 2024 10:39 (one week ago) link
If you're looking for great Mexican food in London may I recommend this place...
https://lachingada.co.uk/
Only been to the one in Surrey Quays but just noticed they've open one in Euston...really great authentic food and not too far from Holloway
― X-Prince Protégé (sonnyboy), Wednesday, 1 May 2024 13:39 (one week ago) link