Latest reviews in Honor Oak, London, United Kingdom

Forest Hill Station Kebab - Never again! by FoodCritic

FoodCritic — Wed, 03 Sep 2008 16:42:03 +0000

Review by FoodCritic

Rating: 1.00

Phone: 020 86999454

Tags: kebab disgusting forest hill station

As a journalist and food critic for a number of publications, I am often asked to review resturaunts ranging from the most ingenuitive in cultural combination to more traditional fast food outlets. When I had the misfortune to enter this particular kebab shop, I was on my own time after a busy day doing paperwork and research and craved something that would keep me going for a while. What I got was a small, greasy looking man who tried to 'chat me up' whilst looking down my top and a ill-flavoured kebab. The food was as greasy as the service and lacked enough taste to be worth the following dodgy tummy. I feel that even offering one star is too generous in this situation. AVOID AT ALL COSTS!As a journalist and food critic for a number of publications, I am often asked to review resturaunts ranging from the most ingenuitive in cultural combination to more traditional fast food outlets. When I had the misfortune to enter this particular kebab shop, I was on my own time after a busy day doing paperwork and research and craved something that would keep me going for a while. What I got was a small, greasy looking man who tried to 'chat me up' whilst looking down my top and a ill-flavoured kebab. The food was as greasy as the service and lacked enough taste to be worth the following dodgy tummy. I feel that even offering one star is too generous in this situation. AVOID AT ALL COSTS!

Pizza Hut - well all know what PH is like by larkin

larkin — Sat, 30 Aug 2008 22:52:10 +0000

Review by larkin

Rating: 3.00

Tags: bargain

well, I don't know why I'm writing this review, mainly because I'm bored, anyway, we all know what pizza hut is like.
its mediocre pizza for a good price, with tasty nachos wedges and BBQ sauce.
But it IS good, no matter how commmercial, bad for you, busineess destroying it is, its still tasty.
I would definately recommend the vegetarian, which is loaded with vegetables, and I would recommend adding olives.
Most meals come with a free 2 litre bottle of fizzy drink. I would recommend the potato wedges which are extremely tasty with BBQ sauce.
All in all, bargain food for a bargain price, the kind of place you go to when you cant be bothered to cookwell, I don't know why I'm writing this review, mainly because I'm bored, anyway, we all know what pizza hut is like.
its mediocre pizza for a good price, with tasty nachos wedges and BBQ sauce.
But it IS good, no matter how commmercial, bad for you, busineess destroying it is, its still tasty.
I would definately recommend the vegetarian, which is loaded with vegetables, and I would recommend adding olives.
Most meals come with a free 2 litre bottle of fizzy drink. I would recommend the potato wedges which are extremely tasty with BBQ sauce.
All in all, bargain food for a bargain price, the kind of place you go to when you cant be bothered to cook

Wok Express - I like this place by larkin

larkin — Sat, 30 Aug 2008 22:22:47 +0000

Review by larkin

Rating: 4.00I go to Wok Express alot for a take away.
Their food is very good, lots of tasty dishes, and all the noodle dishes are fantastic. They offer a variety of dishes from noodles to duck to prawn balls.
Nice tasty sweet and sour dip.
I have to say that their dishes arent exactly authentic, but thats not what this place is about. its about fast delivery and good grub at bargain prices, and on all of those aspects they deliver.
Also, like all chinese restaurants, you get free prawn crackers and free delivery.
I would recommend this place for anyone looking for a quick decent meal.I go to Wok Express alot for a take away.
Their food is very good, lots of tasty dishes, and all the noodle dishes are fantastic. They offer a variety of dishes from noodles to duck to prawn balls.
Nice tasty sweet and sour dip.
I have to say that their dishes arent exactly authentic, but thats not what this place is about. its about fast delivery and good grub at bargain prices, and on all of those aspects they deliver.
Also, like all chinese restaurants, you get free prawn crackers and free delivery.
I would recommend this place for anyone looking for a quick decent meal.

Barcelona Tapas Bar & Restaurant - Barcelona This Is Not by Litro_K

Litro_K — Fri, 16 May 2008 16:53:57 +0000

Review by Litro_K

Rating: 2.00

Phone: 020 8693 5111

Website: http://www.barcelona-tapas.com

Tags: spanish, toptable

On the last night of the (sadly missed) hot weather this week, I had a sudden craving when I got home from work and stared feebly at the cooker. It came to me as a vague memory of being in a hot land, once, before I moved to England, and eating something lovely outside, watching the sunset. Ah! Tapas, I thought. Little morsels of deliciousness. Easy on the waistline. Fun to share. Easy on the wallet. All washed down with a nice cold cerveza, I thought. Que bueno.

A quick flick through my Time Out Cheap Eats guide found our nearest tapas bar, Barcelona. It said they did a good Sunday buffet, but I figured we wouldn't have much, and we could just check it out for the next time we felt like a Sunday all-you-can-eat tapas buffet. (!) So off we went on the bus.

The first disappointing thing I noticed was that the bar had some great big red umbrellas, which would have been a nice place to sit and watch the sun go down, but that they were awfully close to the main road (the upper end of Lordship Lane is not that attractive). Then we got inside, and although the decor was cute and the tables well-spaced, the place was empty, bar two sullen-looking couples who looked like they wished they'd turned around and gone home.

I kind of wished we had, too. But a strange politeness comes over me in restaurants. I watched as the podgy elderly Spanish gentleman waiter came to greet us. He looked so excited! So happy! He had customers! So we sat, and looked through the vast (seemingly authentic) menu. There was lots of offal on offer. Mmm.

In the end, we lazily decided to order the set tapas menu at Â£10.99 per person. It included albondigas, chorizo, patatas bravas, chipirones, champignones and bread. We had some olives on the side and a 100ml bottle of Mahou. Nothing was outstanding. The chorizo was oily and tough, the squids also tough and nearly inedible.

We paid Â£35 for this delightful evening (the restaurant empied very soon after we arrived). I really, really wanted to like it there. I wanted to like the podgy waiter, who smiled sweetly at us as we stumbled over ordering in Spanish. I even tried to imagine his history asked him where he was from, tried to imagine how a man from Galicia ended up in this sorry place in Dulwich. I tried, really I did.

Next time, I'm going to Brindisa.On the last night of the (sadly missed) hot weather this week, I had a sudden craving when I got home from work and stared feebly at the cooker. It came to me as a vague memory of being in a hot land, once, before I moved to England, and eating something lovely outside, watching the sunset. Ah! Tapas, I thought. Little morsels of deliciousness. Easy on the waistline. Fun to share. Easy on the wallet. All washed down with a nice cold cerveza, I thought. Que bueno.

A quick flick through my Time Out Cheap Eats guide found our nearest tapas bar, Barcelona. It said they did a good Sunday buffet, but I figured we wouldn't have much, and we could just check it out for the next time we felt like a Sunday all-you-can-eat tapas buffet. (!) So off we went on the bus.

The first disappointing thing I noticed was that the bar had some great big red umbrellas, which would have been a nice place to sit and watch the sun go down, but that they were awfully close to the main road (the upper end of Lordship Lane is not that attractive). Then we got inside, and although the decor was cute and the tables well-spaced, the place was empty, bar two sullen-looking couples who looked like they wished they'd turned around and gone home.

I kind of wished we had, too. But a strange politeness comes over me in restaurants. I watched as the podgy elderly Spanish gentleman waiter came to greet us. He looked so excited! So happy! He had customers! So we sat, and looked through the vast (seemingly authentic) menu. There was lots of offal on offer. Mmm.

In the end, we lazily decided to order the set tapas menu at Â£10.99 per person. It included albondigas, chorizo, patatas bravas, chipirones, champignones and bread. We had some olives on the side and a 100ml bottle of Mahou. Nothing was outstanding. The chorizo was oily and tough, the squids also tough and nearly inedible.

We paid Â£35 for this delightful evening (the restaurant empied very soon after we arrived). I really, really wanted to like it there. I wanted to like the podgy waiter, who smiled sweetly at us as we stumbled over ordering in Spanish. I even tried to imagine his history asked him where he was from, tried to imagine how a man from Galicia ended up in this sorry place in Dulwich. I tried, really I did.

Next time, I'm going to Brindisa.

Babur Restaurant - Babur restaurant by hopper

hopper — Sat, 15 Mar 2008 11:41:38 +0000

Review by hopper

Rating: 2.00

Phone: 020 8291 2400

Website: http://www.babur.info

Tags: indian, international, creative

I'm afraid I have to disagree with the previous reviewer. I went to Babur a couple of weeks ago. The decor is nice and staff are very helpful and attentive but the food is not up to the mark. All the dishes taste of flour and sugar, like cakes rather than curry! Not what I was expecting. I wouldn't go back which is a shame because they're obviously trying hard.

I'm afraid I have to disagree with the previous reviewer. I went to Babur a couple of weeks ago. The decor is nice and staff are very helpful and attentive but the food is not up to the mark. All the dishes taste of flour and sugar, like cakes rather than curry! Not what I was expecting. I wouldn't go back which is a shame because they're obviously trying hard.