Latest reviews in Euston, London, United Kingdom

Primrose Bakery - by tomaplaw

tomaplaw — Wed, 25 Nov 2009 11:50:29 +0000

Review by tomaplaw

Rating: 5.00

Yummy Victoria Sponge goes down well with their tea. My girlfriend always has the Carrot cake cupcake which is really good too!Yummy Victoria Sponge goes down well with their tea. My girlfriend always has the Carrot cake cupcake which is really good too!

Diwana Bhelpoori House - Jolly, cosy vegetarian restaurant by Angella

Angella — Thu, 12 Nov 2009 00:59:56 +0000

Review by Angella

Rating: 4.00

Phone: 020 7387 5556

Tags: indian, vegetarian, cheap eat

Very near Euston station. Great starters. Mine contained chickpeas. Lovely flavours. My main course was masala dosai. The 'pancake' was too crisp for me but the potato filling was good and it was so big that I had half of it wrapped up to take home. They offered as I sat 'playing' with the second half. I was really pleased, because when you are somebody else's guest you don't like to ask to have food wrapped up. I'd already filled up on the starter. And the mango lassi.

Drinks? Good choice of non-alcoholic. I was told that you always get given tap water automatically in Indian restaurants. The other Indian drink I tried was the Faluda with glass noodles and rose water. It tasted very pleasant.

Slurping any kind of noodle in public can be a disaster for those of a delicate disposition. You look hideous, like Dracula in drag - with strings of pink hanging from your mouth or - draped down a beard.

Desserts included gulub jamun which was home made and warm and wonderful. We ordered one portion of the sweet syrupy gulub jamun and one of fruit. The fruit was cut fine like tinned cubed salad, in order to fit in a sundae glass. But it tasted fresh. We were also given a small square platter of complimentary fresh fruit including something in strips of yellow which turned out to be jackfruit.

Toilets down a dingy corridor, generally rather soiled and seedy.

Restaurant very jolly with a happy crowd of intellectual couples of all ages. Plenty of nooks to sit in so you feel private although surrounded by people. Tables for two or four. Coloured fairy lights, either for diwali or Xmas added to festive feel. Ended our meal with masala tea. An acquired taste but I've acquired it. Waiters rush about but quite pleasant. The place is open until midnight. Very handy. Busy in the evening on a wet Wednesday. Service is brisk, from waiters who rush around and as in most restaurants nowadays want to grab the menu back to give it to others - hence the people who want to occupy a table indefinitely have complained elsewhere on this site - but you could go to a pub in the same street if you want to sit all afternoon or evening. The trouble is, the sort of people who want wholesome food don't want to sit and drink. One couple had a bottle of sparkling wine - maybe they had brought in their own. I never found out. Maybe other diners or the owners could enlighten me. Would I recommend it to family and friends? I already have.Very near Euston station. Great starters. Mine contained chickpeas. Lovely flavours. My main course was masala dosai. The 'pancake' was too crisp for me but the potato filling was good and it was so big that I had half of it wrapped up to take home. They offered as I sat 'playing' with the second half. I was really pleased, because when you are somebody else's guest you don't like to ask to have food wrapped up. I'd already filled up on the starter. And the mango lassi.

Drinks? Good choice of non-alcoholic. I was told that you always get given tap water automatically in Indian restaurants. The other Indian drink I tried was the Faluda with glass noodles and rose water. It tasted very pleasant.

Slurping any kind of noodle in public can be a disaster for those of a delicate disposition. You look hideous, like Dracula in drag - with strings of pink hanging from your mouth or - draped down a beard.

Desserts included gulub jamun which was home made and warm and wonderful. We ordered one portion of the sweet syrupy gulub jamun and one of fruit. The fruit was cut fine like tinned cubed salad, in order to fit in a sundae glass. But it tasted fresh. We were also given a small square platter of complimentary fresh fruit including something in strips of yellow which turned out to be jackfruit.

Toilets down a dingy corridor, generally rather soiled and seedy.

Restaurant very jolly with a happy crowd of intellectual couples of all ages. Plenty of nooks to sit in so you feel private although surrounded by people. Tables for two or four. Coloured fairy lights, either for diwali or Xmas added to festive feel. Ended our meal with masala tea. An acquired taste but I've acquired it. Waiters rush about but quite pleasant. The place is open until midnight. Very handy. Busy in the evening on a wet Wednesday. Service is brisk, from waiters who rush around and as in most restaurants nowadays want to grab the menu back to give it to others - hence the people who want to occupy a table indefinitely have complained elsewhere on this site - but you could go to a pub in the same street if you want to sit all afternoon or evening. The trouble is, the sort of people who want wholesome food don't want to sit and drink. One couple had a bottle of sparkling wine - maybe they had brought in their own. I never found out. Maybe other diners or the owners could enlighten me. Would I recommend it to family and friends? I already have.

Bar Gansa - How disappointing by vallerfish

vallerfish — Fri, 23 Oct 2009 20:56:31 +0000

Review by vallerfish

Rating: 1.00

Phone: 020 7267 8909

Tags: spanish, good value, lively

I went to Bar Ganza this Thursday with other 5 friends. I was really disappointed because of the reviews here - our expectation was so high.

The food was cold and no flavour including Paella. Easily can guess they use microwave. I do not understand why they get such a good reviews here. Probably the chef has been changed since July.....I don't know. will never come back.I went to Bar Ganza this Thursday with other 5 friends. I was really disappointed because of the reviews here - our expectation was so high.

The food was cold and no flavour including Paella. Easily can guess they use microwave. I do not understand why they get such a good reviews here. Probably the chef has been changed since July.....I don't know. will never come back.

Zensai - Zensai is back!! by unknown123

unknown123 — Fri, 23 Oct 2009 12:09:35 +0000

Review by unknown123

Rating: 5.00

Phone: 020 7424 9527

Website: http://www.zensaibar.com

Tags: good value, lively, malaysian

Zensai is back! With more brilliance than before!! A must go!Zensai is back! With more brilliance than before!! A must go!

Asakusa - positive feedback loop by andybrown

andybrown — Thu, 22 Oct 2009 01:13:43 +0000

Review by andybrown

Rating: 5.00

Phone: 020 7388 8399

Tags: japanese, good value, crowded

This is how the universe operates, on a good day.

A friend, (let's call her Cassie, not just because it's her name but because she's my friend and deserves a mention due to her pivotal role in the entire episode) texts to see if I'm free for dinner, is seeking sushi, asks me to recommend somewhere because YO! SHITHOLE! isn't very good and she doesn't have an awful lot of money and she knows I'm a fussy curmudgeon who won't eat somewhere awful, much less allow my friends to do so.

And I have to admit that I don't know where to go, don't have the first idea, so I look up the sites that I trust (this being one, there are others, but they don't matter right now, you're wishing you skipped this bit between the brackets aren't you, yes so am I) and come up with one name that seems to be at the top of everyone's list.

Asakusa.
It ticks all my boxes in terms of a good evening in prospect -
1) it is situated somewhere extremely unlikely, in this case round the back of Mornington Crescent
2) it has a reputation of always being full. of Japanese people. who presumably know their stuff
3) everyone mentions how crap it looks, how the menus are illegible, how the downstairs smells of toilet, and how these things didn't matter at all once the food arrives
4) it's cheap.

I called. They didn't answer. They aren't even open till 6.
And here's where the virtuous circle of restaurant reviewing comes into play - someone had written that you can probably get a table if you turn up really early. Someone else had written that you should make sure you get a table upstairs. Someone else had written that you should order a mixed selection from the dazzlingly long and complicated menu, get some hot sake, and kick back. Needless to say, it was invaluable advice, and we followed it to the letter.

So when we turned up at 6, it was empty, but every single table was reserved. We were given the option of leaving at 7:45 and we took it.

And it was incredible. The sake was warm and dangerous, the mixed selection of maki and nigiri was delicate and wonderful and just insane.
The food was so good, in fact, that even when we ordered some more bits, and Cassie chose something that had the mouthfeel of a nuclear snot eclair and tasted worse, I still loved it. And then the chicken hearts. Oh, the chicken hearts! And the service was quick, unobtrusive and kind.

And then, all too soon, we had to go. Had we stayed, perhaps the bill would have crept up to somewhere more damaging, but as it was, we were pretty much full, a little bit tipsy and genuinely delighted for Â£27. Between two people!

So thank you to everyone who wrote useful things. Here's my contribution - after you've had your fill of Japanese loveliness, stroll up Camden High Street to the Blues Kitchen, and blow all the extra money you saved on bourbons with silly names and yummy cocktails. That there is a good night out, that is.This is how the universe operates, on a good day.

A friend, (let's call her Cassie, not just because it's her name but because she's my friend and deserves a mention due to her pivotal role in the entire episode) texts to see if I'm free for dinner, is seeking sushi, asks me to recommend somewhere because YO! SHITHOLE! isn't very good and she doesn't have an awful lot of money and she knows I'm a fussy curmudgeon who won't eat somewhere awful, much less allow my friends to do so.

And I have to admit that I don't know where to go, don't have the first idea, so I look up the sites that I trust (this being one, there are others, but they don't matter right now, you're wishing you skipped this bit between the brackets aren't you, yes so am I) and come up with one name that seems to be at the top of everyone's list.

Asakusa.
It ticks all my boxes in terms of a good evening in prospect -
1) it is situated somewhere extremely unlikely, in this case round the back of Mornington Crescent
2) it has a reputation of always being full. of Japanese people. who presumably know their stuff
3) everyone mentions how crap it looks, how the menus are illegible, how the downstairs smells of toilet, and how these things didn't matter at all once the food arrives
4) it's cheap.

I called. They didn't answer. They aren't even open till 6.
And here's where the virtuous circle of restaurant reviewing comes into play - someone had written that you can probably get a table if you turn up really early. Someone else had written that you should make sure you get a table upstairs. Someone else had written that you should order a mixed selection from the dazzlingly long and complicated menu, get some hot sake, and kick back. Needless to say, it was invaluable advice, and we followed it to the letter.

So when we turned up at 6, it was empty, but every single table was reserved. We were given the option of leaving at 7:45 and we took it.

And it was incredible. The sake was warm and dangerous, the mixed selection of maki and nigiri was delicate and wonderful and just insane.
The food was so good, in fact, that even when we ordered some more bits, and Cassie chose something that had the mouthfeel of a nuclear snot eclair and tasted worse, I still loved it. And then the chicken hearts. Oh, the chicken hearts! And the service was quick, unobtrusive and kind.

And then, all too soon, we had to go. Had we stayed, perhaps the bill would have crept up to somewhere more damaging, but as it was, we were pretty much full, a little bit tipsy and genuinely delighted for Â£27. Between two people!

So thank you to everyone who wrote useful things. Here's my contribution - after you've had your fill of Japanese loveliness, stroll up Camden High Street to the Blues Kitchen, and blow all the extra money you saved on bourbons with silly names and yummy cocktails. That there is a good night out, that is.

Sardo Canale - by AlexWoods

AlexWoods — Mon, 12 Oct 2009 15:38:49 +0000

Review by AlexWoods

Rating: 5.00

Phone: 020 7722 2800

Website: http://www.sardocanale.com

Tags: romantic, sardinian, vegetarian dishes

This place looks fantastic, it has fantastic reviews and has been in the Michelin Guide every year since about 1586. I'm not rich enough to eat here and don't suppose that I ever will be, but just as soon as I've snatched enough handbags and sold enough crack to the children of Camden Town I'm going to brush off my best boots and go.

(P.S. I haven't been. This is a musing not a review! I've only given it a rating because you have to to post anything about it. I've only given it a 5 because that's how much I want to go there. You can't hold it against me if you go and have only a 4 star experience, OK?)This place looks fantastic, it has fantastic reviews and has been in the Michelin Guide every year since about 1586. I'm not rich enough to eat here and don't suppose that I ever will be, but just as soon as I've snatched enough handbags and sold enough crack to the children of Camden Town I'm going to brush off my best boots and go.

(P.S. I haven't been. This is a musing not a review! I've only given it a rating because you have to to post anything about it. I've only given it a 5 because that's how much I want to go there. You can't hold it against me if you go and have only a 4 star experience, OK?)

Melrose & Morgan - by AlexWoods

AlexWoods — Mon, 12 Oct 2009 15:34:47 +0000

Review by AlexWoods

Rating: 3.00

Phone: 020 7722 0011

Tags: delicatessen

Wow! This place is expensive! Good quality but way too expensive!Wow! This place is expensive! Good quality but way too expensive!

Wagamama - by AlexWoods

AlexWoods — Mon, 12 Oct 2009 15:33:34 +0000

Review by AlexWoods

Rating: 3.00

Phone: 020 7428 0800

Website: http://www.wagamama.com

Tags: lively, oriental, trendy

As generic chains go, Wagamama is the King! You can guaranteed more or less identical quality of food and service at any I have been to all across the country. The one in Camden is no better or worse than any other anywhere else and I frequently eat here - it's a great, safe fall back option. It's also at the end of my road and that's why we love it so.As generic chains go, Wagamama is the King! You can guaranteed more or less identical quality of food and service at any I have been to all across the country. The one in Camden is no better or worse than any other anywhere else and I frequently eat here - it's a great, safe fall back option. It's also at the end of my road and that's why we love it so.

Strada - by AlexWoods

AlexWoods — Mon, 12 Oct 2009 15:25:10 +0000

Review by AlexWoods

Rating: 3.00

Phone: 020 7428 9124

Website: http://www.strada.co.uk

Tags: italian, lively, romantic

A Strada is a Strada is a Strada, no? This one isn't bad, I've always enjoyed good food and decent service. But it's still just a Strada and nothing really makes it stand out.A Strada is a Strada is a Strada, no? This one isn't bad, I've always enjoyed good food and decent service. But it's still just a Strada and nothing really makes it stand out.

The Ice Wharf - by AlexWoods

AlexWoods — Mon, 12 Oct 2009 15:22:18 +0000

Review by AlexWoods

Rating: 1.00

Phone: 020 7428 3770

Website: http://www.jdwetherspoon.co.uk/pubs/pub-details.php?PubNumber=2450

Tags: pub chain, live music, standard pub food

As Weatherspoons go, this one is particularly grim and soulless. Capacity for a variety of beer, rarely delivers. Staff are generally surly and unpleasant but so would I be if I had to work there.As Weatherspoons go, this one is particularly grim and soulless. Capacity for a variety of beer, rarely delivers. Staff are generally surly and unpleasant but so would I be if I had to work there.

The Dublin Castle - by AlexWoods

AlexWoods — Mon, 12 Oct 2009 15:20:27 +0000

Review by AlexWoods

Rating: 3.00

Phone: 020 7485 1773

Tags: live music, relaxed, friendly

Meh. Good for a cheesy boogie or if you want to see a band. Gets very crowded, very sweaty and full of very, very "cool" people...Meh. Good for a cheesy boogie or if you want to see a band. Gets very crowded, very sweaty and full of very, very "cool" people...

Camden Market - by AlexWoods

AlexWoods — Mon, 12 Oct 2009 15:19:48 +0000

Review by AlexWoods

Rating: 4.00

Phone: 020 7485 5473

Website: http://www.camdenlock.net

Tags: second hand, helpful staff, vintage clothing

Horrible at the weekends! Full of grotty kids and tourists. That includes you - you know who you are!

But full of wonderful stores, stalls, bar et al. Give yourself a lot of time (and patience) to explore, find your favourites, pick up a bargain.

Note, the stall holders will haggle. Never attempt to pay full price for anything! I'm a very tight young man.Horrible at the weekends! Full of grotty kids and tourists. That includes you - you know who you are!

But full of wonderful stores, stalls, bar et al. Give yourself a lot of time (and patience) to explore, find your favourites, pick up a bargain.

Note, the stall holders will haggle. Never attempt to pay full price for anything! I'm a very tight young man.

Hache Burger Connoisseurs - by AlexWoods

AlexWoods — Mon, 12 Oct 2009 15:17:39 +0000

Review by AlexWoods

Rating: 4.00

Phone: 020 7485 9100

Tags: good value, american, lively

Best burgers in town. Hands down. No competition.Best burgers in town. Hands down. No competition.

Secrets 5 - AVOID THIS PLACE or LOSE THOUSANDS OF POUNDS!! by Jonny212

Jonny212 — Thu, 01 Oct 2009 15:25:41 +0000

Review by Jonny212

Rating: 1.00

Phone: 020 7388 6487

Website: http://www.secrets-clubs.com

Tags: thieves, hole in pocket

Me and some friends went to this club 2 weeks ago and 2 lads were spiked and do not remember being there and then found that nearly Â£10K (TEN THOUSAND POUNDS) had been stolen from their bank account for fake Champage and entertainment they have not even received. Avoid this place at all costs, on informing the Police we found that the club is under investigation, so hopefully will be closed soon and the thieves locked up for stealing money. DO NOT GO TO THIS PLACE or you lose thousands of poundsMe and some friends went to this club 2 weeks ago and 2 lads were spiked and do not remember being there and then found that nearly Â£10K (TEN THOUSAND POUNDS) had been stolen from their bank account for fake Champage and entertainment they have not even received. Avoid this place at all costs, on informing the Police we found that the club is under investigation, so hopefully will be closed soon and the thieves locked up for stealing money. DO NOT GO TO THIS PLACE or you lose thousands of pounds

St Pancras Grand, St Pancras International Station - Go for the decor, not for the food by paolaenergya

paolaenergya — Tue, 29 Sep 2009 09:47:02 +0000

Review by paolaenergya

Rating: 3.00

Tags: romantic, expensive, brasserie

I went to the Grand last Friday for a business networking lunch. We had a set menu and I chose betroot salad and pigeon in a port sauce with celery and chestnuts.
The salad was miser and the pigeon was a dark colour on the outside and raw on the inside. A few differently chopped pieces of celery accompanied the pigeon and I think I counted 3 small chestnuts with it.
I would go back for the decor as I find it's a beautiful place but I would eat elsewhere.I went to the Grand last Friday for a business networking lunch. We had a set menu and I chose betroot salad and pigeon in a port sauce with celery and chestnuts.
The salad was miser and the pigeon was a dark colour on the outside and raw on the inside. A few differently chopped pieces of celery accompanied the pigeon and I think I counted 3 small chestnuts with it.
I would go back for the decor as I find it's a beautiful place but I would eat elsewhere.

The Fitzroy Patisserie - Avoid this place by jmd

jmd — Fri, 25 Sep 2009 14:18:50 +0000

Review by jmd

Rating: 1.00

Phone: 020 7388 7928

Tags: cafe

The most ridiculously over priced cafe in the area. Â£5 for toast & coffee ! Cheap & nasty ingredients & sour service at the tills. Plenty of much better places on the surrounding side streetsThe most ridiculously over priced cafe in the area. Â£5 for toast & coffee ! Cheap & nasty ingredients & sour service at the tills. Plenty of much better places on the surrounding side streets

Bree Louise - Wonderful pub! by AlexWoods

AlexWoods — Wed, 09 Sep 2009 16:59:24 +0000

Review by AlexWoods

Rating: 5.00

Phone: 020 7383 2141

Tags: relaxed, friendly, real ale

Damn straight, this is a great pub! I could be a little wasted on you if you're after a polished, slick city bar and you don't like beer (in which case I feel very sorry for you for many reasons) but this is a Beer Mecca!

Capacity for 16 beers, most of them on gravity (last time there were only 15 on. The shame!) and 8 proper ciders means that you will be spoiled for choice. It's a decent price, even more so if you're a CAMRA member as you get a handsome discount.

They have a good food menu dominated by pies. Now, my steak and kidney wasn't the greatest steak and kidney pie I've ever had but it was still damnably good and about the size of my head. Monday to Thursday they feature a "Pie of the Week" for a fiver which is most pleasingly barginous. Unless you have a CAMRA card in which case all pies are Â£5 any day of the week!

Staff are as a rule charmingly inoffensive and efficient and there is a very friendly, buzzy atmosphere. You will inevitably get a smattering of Beardy Weirdys but that should offend no one (partly because of what I aspire to become maybe) and I would say that the demographic is pretty varied.

Big screens show some sporting events, sound off during civilised hours.

Very highly recommended!Damn straight, this is a great pub! I could be a little wasted on you if you're after a polished, slick city bar and you don't like beer (in which case I feel very sorry for you for many reasons) but this is a Beer Mecca!

Capacity for 16 beers, most of them on gravity (last time there were only 15 on. The shame!) and 8 proper ciders means that you will be spoiled for choice. It's a decent price, even more so if you're a CAMRA member as you get a handsome discount.

They have a good food menu dominated by pies. Now, my steak and kidney wasn't the greatest steak and kidney pie I've ever had but it was still damnably good and about the size of my head. Monday to Thursday they feature a "Pie of the Week" for a fiver which is most pleasingly barginous. Unless you have a CAMRA card in which case all pies are Â£5 any day of the week!

Staff are as a rule charmingly inoffensive and efficient and there is a very friendly, buzzy atmosphere. You will inevitably get a smattering of Beardy Weirdys but that should offend no one (partly because of what I aspire to become maybe) and I would say that the demographic is pretty varied.

Big screens show some sporting events, sound off during civilised hours.

Very highly recommended!

Natural Health - Jana Novotna by JillyD

JillyD — Wed, 09 Sep 2009 09:15:35 +0000

Review by JillyD

Rating: 5.00

Phone: 020 7281 7627

Tags: massage, reflexology

Thoroughly enjoyed my treatment with Jana. I felt like I was in very experienced hands and felt instantly relaxed and well looked after. Having had many treatments over the years, I now realise how things should be done and what I've been missing! Have no hesitation in recommending Jana.Thoroughly enjoyed my treatment with Jana. I felt like I was in very experienced hands and felt instantly relaxed and well looked after. Having had many treatments over the years, I now realise how things should be done and what I've been missing! Have no hesitation in recommending Jana.

Bar Vinyl - ... by Harris123

Harris123 — Wed, 26 Aug 2009 17:27:51 +0000

Review by Harris123

Rating: 5.00

Phone: 020 7681 7898

Website: http://www.vinyl-addiction.co.uk

Tags: inverness street, relaxed, friendly

Best bar in Camden - if you havent been there already, your missing out!Best bar in Camden - if you havent been there already, your missing out!

UnderSolo - best by smithB

smithB — Mon, 27 Jul 2009 16:39:45 +0000

Review by smithB

Rating: 5.00

Phone: 020 7428 9771

Tags: friendly, relaxed, electronica

venue in Camden!! With brilliant music and great cocktails! Ill definitely be going back!venue in Camden!! With brilliant music and great cocktails! Ill definitely be going back!