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Rating: 4.0

Location: 15 Kingly Street, W1B 5PS, London, United Kingdom

Phone: 020 7734 1974

Tags: lively, japanese, expensive

Great sushi!Learning Japanese would be advantageous because of the menu hanging from the walls, but in the end Donzoko has been the best sushi I've ever found in London.
The location is pretty and the food is fantastic, even if you have to wait a little bit to receive it. At lunchtime finding a free table is not this hard, but during the evenings the same thing can be trickier...

If you love sushi, this is a place you Have to try!]]> Mon, 02 Jul 2007 08:56:12 +0000 /review/uk/london/restaurant/1h61q6y/donzoko569065255 carlonicora lively japanese expensive 51.512772 -0.139511 Hard Rock Cafe http://trustedplaces.com/review/uk/london/restaurant/1p02u73/hard-rock-cafe

Rating: 3.8

Location: 150 Old Park Lane, W1K 1QZ, London, United Kingdom

Phone: 020 7629 0382

Website: http://www.hardrock.com

Tags: lively, gastro pub, good value, good music, music

Great Food in Unique EnvironmentWhy should this be a place for tourists only?
The Hard Rock Cafe is a great pub, a little crowded sometimes, but what you get is good indeed! The food is really good, perfectly served, and the setting is great!
If you love music you will find plenty. The music videos run continuously, and the volume is perfect: enough to listen to the music, but not enough to block the conversations.
The people inside have always a smile for everyone, and they are very careful with the customers. It's nice to feel yourself cuddled!

Not the cheapest pub in town... but you get a lot!]]> Thu, 21 Jun 2007 13:14:58 +0000 /review/uk/london/restaurant/1p02u73/hard-rock-cafe937716835 carlonicora lively gastro pub good value good music music 51.504717 -0.149775 Nando's Chickenland http://trustedplaces.com/review/uk/london/restaurant/1v52k8x/nando-s-chickenland

Rating: 3.0

Location: 10 Frith Street, W1D 3JF, London, United Kingdom

Phone: 020 7494 0932

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

Tags: portuguese, peri-peri, chicken, family & home feel, good value

Call the Fire Brigade, this chicken set my mouth on fire!Finally a place where "HOT'n'SPICY" means your mouth on flame!
Nando's is the best place to eat a chicken, especially if you like spicy sauces. The Peri-Peri is a typical Portuguese spicy sauce that is perfect with your chicken! But if you do not like the hot dishes you can order everything you want grilled in the "Lemon & Herb" way, just to preserve your mouth.
The chicken is cooked perfectly, never too dry, always tasty.

If you like olives, don't miss them near the till: they are delicious!

The red wine is good and the soft drinks bottomless.

A good solution for a dinner out in good company.]]> Tue, 19 Jun 2007 12:13:56 +0000 /review/uk/london/restaurant/1v52k8x/nando-s-chickenland2005607649 carlonicora portuguese peri-peri chicken family & home feel good value 51.513891471791 -0.13225005524244 Santa Maria del Sur http://trustedplaces.com/review/uk/london/restaurant/1o22t80/santa-maria-del-sur

Rating: 4.0

Location: 129 Queenstown Rd, SW8 3RH, London, United Kingdom

Phone: 020 7622 2088

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

Tags: romantic, argentinian, family & home feel, good value, steaks

Fantastic SteakIf you love those big juicy steaks, this is the place for you!
The food is really good and the place is very nice indeed! Good for a nice dinner for two!

Rare, Medium or Well Cooked, the meat is very good, with a good choice of wines.]]> Sat, 16 Jun 2007 13:59:29 +0000 /review/uk/london/restaurant/1o22t80/santa-maria-del-sur1621570580 carlonicora romantic argentinian family & home feel good value steaks 51.470235 -0.149524 The King's Head http://trustedplaces.com/review/uk/london/bar-pub/1d2s17/the-king-s-head

Rating: 4.0

Location: 10 Stafford St, W1S 4RX, London, United Kingdom

Tags: traditional pub, standard pub food

Beer and Chit-chat!On the summer friday nights the street around the Kings Head are full of people drinking and chit-chatting, but inside there is always a lot of space available (the same can't be told during the winter nights!)
The atmosphere is good, the people are nice, the beers and wines are good and the prices are fair!
Can you ask for more?

For now downstairs you can find the smoking area (not for long, though).
The music is sometime loud, but not too much, perfect for some chat in the very comfortable armchairs... if you find them available!

PS: The Chili Nachos are fine, but not spicy!]]> Sat, 16 Jun 2007 12:16:16 +0000 /review/uk/london/bar-pub/1d2s17/the-king-s-head1322813830 carlonicora traditional pub standard pub food 51.508659473636 -0.14255168705598 Epoca Expresso Bar http://trustedplaces.com/review/uk/london/cafe/1j0p28/epoca-expresso-bar

Rating: 4.5

Location: 57 St Martins la, WC2N 4EA, London, United Kingdom

Phone: 020 7379 7299

Tags: coffee, Illy, amazing brew

Illy: the BEST coffee!Don't expect a fabulous place, where you want to spend some hours reading... no!
You can eat something if you want, but the REAL value of this "coffee club" is the quality of the coffee! You can take away (or drink in) the same thing you could have bought in a Starbucks or in a Caffe Nero, simply with a better coffee!
They sell Illy coffee, a real pleasure every single sip!

Exceptionally suitable for Italians and real coffee lover!]]> Thu, 14 Jun 2007 15:49:40 +0000 /review/uk/london/cafe/1j0p28/epoca-expresso-bar963311989 carlonicora coffee Illy amazing brew 51.510227842911 -0.12807649722566 Freud http://trustedplaces.com/review/uk/london/cafe/1n02c82/freud

Rating: 3.8

Location: 198 Shaftesbury Avenue, WC2H 8JL, London, United Kingdom

Phone: 020 7240 9933

Tags: excellent pub food, gastro pub

Not only during the nights...The Freud is not perfect exclusively during the nights: it is the perfect place to take a lunch break: the food is fantastic and well served.
This gloomy underground room between Soho and Covent Garden is Great and refreshing!]]> Thu, 14 Jun 2007 15:41:55 +0000 /review/uk/london/cafe/1n02c82/freud56402448 carlonicora excellent pub food gastro pub 51.513422 -0.128958 Souk Bazaar http://trustedplaces.com/review/uk/london/restaurant/1q31679/souk-bazaar

Rating: 4.2

Location: 27 Litchfield Street, WC2H 9NJ, London, United Kingdom

Phone: 020 7240 1796

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

Tags: romantic, shadow, morocco, african & caribbean, expensive

Romantic and HiddenVery nice place (for those who are not claustrophobic the underground area is fantastic) for some romantic dinner.
The food is really good and the wines are good.

Not very cheap, but a place to be, at least once!]]> Thu, 14 Jun 2007 15:32:31 +0000 /review/uk/london/restaurant/1q31679/souk-bazaar829468984 carlonicora romantic shadow morocco african & caribbean expensive 51.512791 -0.128626 Busaba Eathai http://trustedplaces.com/review/uk/london/restaurant/1t51m7g/busaba-eathai

Rating: 3.8

Location: 106 Wardour St, W1F 0TR, London, United Kingdom

Phone: 020 7255 8686

Website: http://www.busaba.com

Tags: Thai, good value, crowded

Nice Environment, Good FoodGood place for Thai food!
The service is very fast and the food is great!
Sometimes you have to wait a little bit outside in the queue, but the common tables are an interesting alternative!
Not suitable for romantic candlelight dinners, but perfect for good food in company for a reasonable price.]]> Thu, 14 Jun 2007 12:16:37 +0000 /review/uk/london/restaurant/1t51m7g/busaba-eathai1247117303 carlonicora Thai good value crowded 51.513038629194 -0.13516740034212