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La Casa del Abuelo - review by Jimbo

Rating: 5.0

Location: Calle Victoria, 12, 28102, Madrid, Spain

Phone: +34-915-21231

Website: http://www.lacasadelabuelo.es/

Tags: lively, shrimp, prawn, seafood, cheap eat, good value, spanish, crowded

La Casa del Abuelo or Grandpa's place was founded in 1906. Prawns is the speciality of the house: a la plancha (grilled in their shells) or al ajillo (fried in oil and garlic). I cannot begin to describe how tasty they are.

There are no seats, of course. You walk in, order, eat and leave for another bar. All within 10 minutes or so. Exactly how a good tapas bar should be.

If you're in Madrid, this place is a must.

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La Casa del Abuelo - review by Jimbo

Rating: 5.0

Location: Calle Victoria, 12, 28102, Madrid, Spain

Phone: +34-915-21231

Website: http://www.lacasadelabuelo.es/

Tags: lively, shrimp, prawn, seafood, cheap eat, good value, spanish, crowded

La Casa del Abuelo or Grandpa's place was founded in 1906. Prawns is the speciality of the house: a la plancha (grilled in their shells) or al ajillo (fried in oil and garlic). I cannot begin to describe how tasty they are.

There are no seats, of course. You walk in, order, eat and leave for another bar. All within 10 minutes or so. Exactly how a good tapas bar should be.

If you're in Madrid, this place is a must.

]]> Wed, 03 Dec 2008 16:33:54 +0000 /review/spain/madrid/restaurant/132at89/la-casa-del-abuelo97190831 lively shrimp prawn seafood cheap eat good value spanish crowded 42.8579602 -2.6609235 La Casa del Abuelo - review by Jimbo http://trustedplaces.com/review/spain/madrid/restaurant/132at89/la-casa-del-abuelo
La Casa del Abuelo - review by Jimbo

Rating: 5.0

Location: Calle Victoria, 12, 28102, Madrid, Spain

Phone: +34-915-21231

Website: http://www.lacasadelabuelo.es/

Tags: lively, shrimp, prawn, seafood, cheap eat, good value, spanish, crowded

La Casa del Abuelo or Grandpa's place was founded in 1906. Prawns is the speciality of the house: a la plancha (grilled in their shells) or al ajillo (fried in oil and garlic). I cannot begin to describe how tasty they are.

There are no seats, of course. You walk in, order, eat and leave for another bar. All within 10 minutes or so. Exactly how a good tapas bar should be.

If you're in Madrid, this place is a must.

]]> Wed, 03 Dec 2008 16:33:54 +0000 /review/spain/madrid/restaurant/132at89/la-casa-del-abuelo866897901 lively shrimp prawn seafood cheap eat good value spanish crowded 42.8579602 -2.6609235 La Casa del Abuelo - review by Jimbo http://trustedplaces.com/review/spain/madrid/restaurant/132at89/la-casa-del-abuelo
La Casa del Abuelo - review by Jimbo

Rating: 5.0

Location: Calle Victoria, 12, 28102, Madrid, Spain

Phone: +34-915-21231

Website: http://www.lacasadelabuelo.es/

Tags: lively, shrimp, prawn, seafood, cheap eat, good value, spanish, crowded

La Casa del Abuelo or Grandpa's place was founded in 1906. Prawns is the speciality of the house: a la plancha (grilled in their shells) or al ajillo (fried in oil and garlic). I cannot begin to describe how tasty they are.

There are no seats, of course. You walk in, order, eat and leave for another bar. All within 10 minutes or so. Exactly how a good tapas bar should be.

If you're in Madrid, this place is a must.

]]> Wed, 03 Dec 2008 16:33:54 +0000 /review/spain/madrid/restaurant/132at89/la-casa-del-abuelo2015814978 lively shrimp prawn seafood cheap eat good value spanish crowded 42.8579602 -2.6609235 TGI Fridays - review by Jimbo http://trustedplaces.com/review/uk/guildford/restaurant/1193v7c/tgi-fridays
TGI Fridays - review by Jimbo

Rating: 2.4

Location: 2 North Street, GU1 4AA, Guildford, United Kingdom

Phone: 01483 300133

Website: http://www.tgifridays.com

Tags: american, junk food, family & home feel, expensive, lively

The only reason I go to TGI Guildford at least once a year is their Mojito and not the deep fried/over cooked tasteless junk they serve.]]> Wed, 03 Dec 2008 16:02:08 +0000 /review/uk/guildford/restaurant/1193v7c/tgi-fridays1911270439 american junk food family & home feel expensive lively 51.236805745305 -0.57182399018477 TGI Fridays - review by Jimbo http://trustedplaces.com/review/uk/guildford/restaurant/1193v7c/tgi-fridays
TGI Fridays - review by Jimbo

Rating: 2.4

Location: 2 North Street, GU1 4AA, Guildford, United Kingdom

Phone: 01483 300133

Website: http://www.tgifridays.com

Tags: american, junk food, family & home feel, expensive, lively

The only reason I go to TGI Guildford at least once a year is their Mojito and not the deep fried/over cooked tasteless junk they serve.]]> Wed, 03 Dec 2008 16:02:08 +0000 /review/uk/guildford/restaurant/1193v7c/tgi-fridays831675772 american junk food family & home feel expensive lively 51.236805745305 -0.57182399018477 TGI Fridays - review by Jimbo http://trustedplaces.com/review/uk/guildford/restaurant/1193v7c/tgi-fridays
TGI Fridays - review by Jimbo

Rating: 2.4

Location: 2 North Street, GU1 4AA, Guildford, United Kingdom

Phone: 01483 300133

Website: http://www.tgifridays.com

Tags: american, junk food, family & home feel, expensive, lively

The only reason I go to TGI Guildford at least once a year is their Mojito and not the deep fried/over cooked tasteless junk they serve.]]> Wed, 03 Dec 2008 16:53:42 +0000 /review/uk/guildford/restaurant/1193v7c/tgi-fridays681344067 american junk food family & home feel expensive lively 51.236805745305 -0.57182399018477 TGI Fridays - review by Jimbo http://trustedplaces.com/review/uk/guildford/restaurant/1193v7c/tgi-fridays
TGI Fridays - review by Jimbo

Rating: 2.4

Location: 2 North Street, GU1 4AA, Guildford, United Kingdom

Phone: 01483 300133

Website: http://www.tgifridays.com

Tags: american, junk food, family & home feel, expensive, lively

The only reason I go to TGI Guildford at least once a year is their Mojito and not the deep fried/over cooked tasteless junk they serve.]]> Wed, 03 Dec 2008 16:02:08 +0000 /review/uk/guildford/restaurant/1193v7c/tgi-fridays1361191055 american junk food family & home feel expensive lively 51.236805745305 -0.57182399018477 Byron - review by Jimbo http://trustedplaces.com/review/uk/guildford/restaurant/133at88/byron
Byron - review by Jimbo

Rating: 3.0

Location: 244/246 High Stre, GU1 3JF, Guildford, United Kingdom

Phone: +44-1483-535059

Website: http://www.byronhamburgers.com/

Tags: american, beefburger, hamburger, family & home feel, good value, burger, vegetarian, lively

Byron replaced Jo Shmo's a couple of months ago.

"Proper burgers" is the only main course on the menu accompanied by the usual side dishes such as onion rings, French fries, coleslaw, etc.

Food quality is great. In fact, I can assure you, if you like burgers, this is the place to go in Guildford (the other options are TGI and some other place I can't remember its name!!!).

Service is friendly and quick.

If you had been to Jo Shmo's before, the place still looks more or less the same, only with brighter colours.

Prices are surprisingly low: Around £30 for two (including appetisers, drinks and side dishes)


- Photographs are courtesy of Su-lin; Shared under BY/NC/ND CC3.0 license.]]> Wed, 03 Dec 2008 15:55:11 +0000 /review/uk/guildford/restaurant/133at88/byron1624605153 american beefburger hamburger family & home feel good value burger vegetarian lively 51.236770760012 -0.56896006392333 Byron - review by Jimbo http://trustedplaces.com/review/uk/guildford/restaurant/133at88/byron
Byron - review by Jimbo

Rating: 3.0

Location: 244/246 High Stre, GU1 3JF, Guildford, United Kingdom

Phone: +44-1483-535059

Website: http://www.byronhamburgers.com/

Tags: american, beefburger, hamburger, family & home feel, good value, burger, vegetarian, lively

Byron replaced Jo Shmo's a couple of months ago.

"Proper burgers" is the only main course on the menu accompanied by the usual side dishes such as onion rings, French fries, coleslaw, etc.

Food quality is great. In fact, I can assure you, if you like burgers, this is the place to go in Guildford (the other options are TGI and some other place I can't remember its name!!!).

Service is friendly and quick.

If you had been to Jo Shmo's before, the place still looks more or less the same, only with brighter colours.

Prices are surprisingly low: Around £30 for two (including appetisers, drinks and side dishes)


- Photographs are courtesy of Su-lin; Shared under BY/NC/ND CC3.0 license.]]> Wed, 03 Dec 2008 15:55:11 +0000 /review/uk/guildford/restaurant/133at88/byron674090095 american beefburger hamburger family & home feel good value burger vegetarian lively 51.236770760012 -0.56896006392333 Byron - review by Jimbo http://trustedplaces.com/review/uk/guildford/restaurant/133at88/byron
Byron - review by Jimbo

Rating: 3.0

Location: 244/246 High Stre, GU1 3JF, Guildford, United Kingdom

Phone: +44-1483-535059

Website: http://www.byronhamburgers.com/

Tags: american, beefburger, hamburger, family & home feel, good value, burger, vegetarian, lively

Byron replaced Jo Shmo's a couple of months ago.

"Proper burgers" is the only main course on the menu accompanied by the usual side dishes such as onion rings, French fries, coleslaw, etc.

Food quality is great. In fact, I can assure you, if you like burgers, this is the place to go in Guildford (the other options are TGI and some other place I can't remember its name!!!).

Service is friendly and quick.

If you had been to Jo Shmo's before, the place still looks more or less the same, only with brighter colours.

Prices are surprisingly low: Around £30 for two (including appetisers, drinks and side dishes)


- Photographs are courtesy of Su-lin; Shared under BY/NC/ND CC3.0 license.]]> Wed, 03 Dec 2008 15:55:11 +0000 /review/uk/guildford/restaurant/133at88/byron1362374966 american beefburger hamburger family & home feel good value burger vegetarian lively 51.236770760012 -0.56896006392333 Byron - review by Jimbo http://trustedplaces.com/review/uk/guildford/restaurant/133at88/byron
Byron - review by Jimbo

Rating: 3.0

Location: 244/246 High Stre, GU1 3JF, Guildford, United Kingdom

Phone: +44-1483-535059

Website: http://www.byronhamburgers.com/

Tags: american, beefburger, hamburger, family & home feel, good value, burger, vegetarian, lively

Byron replaced Jo Shmo's a couple of months ago.

"Proper burgers" is the only main course on the menu accompanied by the usual side dishes such as onion rings, French fries, coleslaw, etc.

Food quality is great. In fact, I can assure you, if you like burgers, this is the place to go in Guildford (the other options are TGI and some other place I can't remember its name!!!).

Service is friendly and quick.

If you had been to Jo Shmo's before, the place still looks more or less the same, only with brighter colours.

Prices are surprisingly low: Around £30 for two (including appetisers, drinks and side dishes)


- Photographs are courtesy of Su-lin; Shared under BY/NC/ND CC3.0 license.]]> Wed, 03 Dec 2008 15:55:11 +0000 /review/uk/guildford/restaurant/133at88/byron1851686594 american beefburger hamburger family & home feel good value burger vegetarian lively 51.236770760012 -0.56896006392333 The Good Mixer - review by simwilliams http://trustedplaces.com/review/uk/london/bar-pub/1242e7q/the-good-mixer
The Good Mixer - review by simwilliams

Rating: 3.8

Location: 30 Inverness Street, NW1 7HJ, London, United Kingdom

Phone: 020 7916 7929

The two previous posters (blondie_wandie & papayoyo) have, at least, a sense of humour; but, to give The Good Mixer five stars is madness.

Its location in Camden Town, beside one of the largest mens' hostels in Europe, tells it all. It is the recreation room for that hostel which accommodates some very needy individuals who deserve help and pity, more than ridicule.

For years, service and hygiene standards have been very low - and sometimes, an effort is made to provide musical entertainment.

A busy fruit and vegetable market is just outside the pub; the traders are daily customers - less than articulate ones. One star is generous, really.

]]> Wed, 03 Sep 2008 10:12:36 +0000 /review/uk/london/bar-pub/1242e7q/the-good-mixer778820299 51.539260503317 -0.14418995847478 The Crown Inn - review by simwilliams http://trustedplaces.com/review/uk/dorking/bar-pub/1m1t27/the-crown-inn
The Crown Inn - review by simwilliams

Rating: 2.0

Location: Guildford Road, RH4 3QG, Dorking, United Kingdom

Less than two miles west of Dorking, this pub is well placed in the picturesque village of Westcott - on the A25. Friendly locals and plain food make it an ideal stop on a trip to Guildford.

In the 30's, Ingrid Bergman stayed at The Crown when visiting her friend Leslie Howard (Gone with the Wind), who lived in Westcott.

Sadly, the years have not been too kind to The Crown. Upgrades have been rare and the pub has been the victim of years of A25 roadworks - just at the entrance to the car park.

Popular with locals and walkers, The Crown has one of Surrey's longest serving landlords - Paul, a very pleasant chap. Compared to other 'chain pubs' on this road, this establishment is more the old style pub, with few frills.

Overall, its good for a quick break - but could do better. I hope it improves as the will is there to be different; there's a hog roast out front in Summer and a swinging blackboard outside providing proverbs and thought provoking witicisms for the traveller.]]> Wed, 27 Aug 2008 14:56:49 +0000 /review/uk/dorking/bar-pub/1m1t27/the-crown-inn367510551 51.225099360782 -0.3645236695895 Compasses Inn - review by simwilliams http://trustedplaces.com/review/uk/guildford/bar-pub/1s23u7s/compasses-inn
Compasses Inn - review by simwilliams

Rating: 3.0

Location: 50 Station Road, GU5 9LA, Guildford, United Kingdom

Phone: 01483 202506

Tags: three stars

On passing through Gomshall, my dog (Lycra) seemed in need of a comfort break - so I headed for the Compasses and Lycra for the Tillingbourne which flows through the pub's beer garden.

Although slightly dark inside, the Compasses is a pleasant sojourn (on the A25) with good food, beer, friendly staff and riverside parking.

Try saying 'God Encompasseth' after a pint or twelve and you will know why the name was soon corrupted to Goat and Compasses and eventually to just the Compasses. The 11th century Gomshall Mill [now a restaurant] is close by.

Whilst I was in the pub, Lycra encountered a delinquent duck; the Vet says she should stop limping by Christmas.]]> Mon, 11 Aug 2008 12:38:29 +0000 /review/uk/guildford/bar-pub/1s23u7s/compasses-inn199882399 three stars 51.220244245659 -0.4485297203064