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Aziz & Delaziz - review by greedoe

Wed, 19 Nov 2008 12:28:25 +0000

Aziz & Delaziz - review by greedoe

Rating: 4.4

Location: 24-32 Vanston Place, SW6 1AX, London, United Kingdom

Phone: 020 7386 0086

Website: http://www.delaziz.com/

Tags: funky, cakes, delicatessen, mediterranean

Groovy little bakery / eatery that has to be seen to be believed. The cakes are simply amazing.

I ended up having a chicken kebab which was really really nice. The brownie a fellow eater had wasn't so good, but still tasty.

The vibe of the place was really funky and not at all what I expected in Fulham.

Aziz & Delaziz - review by greedoe

Wed, 19 Nov 2008 12:28:25 +0000

Aziz & Delaziz - review by greedoe

Rating: 4.4

Location: 24-32 Vanston Place, SW6 1AX, London, United Kingdom

Phone: 020 7386 0086

Website: http://www.delaziz.com/

Tags: funky, cakes, delicatessen, mediterranean

Aziz & Delaziz - review by greedoe

Wed, 19 Nov 2008 12:28:25 +0000

Aziz & Delaziz - review by greedoe

Rating: 4.4

Location: 24-32 Vanston Place, SW6 1AX, London, United Kingdom

Phone: 020 7386 0086

Website: http://www.delaziz.com/

Tags: funky, cakes, delicatessen, mediterranean

Aziz & Delaziz - review by greedoe

Wed, 19 Nov 2008 12:28:25 +0000

Aziz & Delaziz - review by greedoe

Rating: 4.4

Location: 24-32 Vanston Place, SW6 1AX, London, United Kingdom

Phone: 020 7386 0086

Website: http://www.delaziz.com/

Tags: funky, cakes, delicatessen, mediterranean

Subway - review by greedoe

Wed, 23 Jul 2008 13:23:23 +0000

Subway - review by greedoe

Rating: 3.0

Location: Procter St, WC1V 6NX, London, United Kingdom

Phone: 020 7404 7300

Website: http://www.subway.com

Tags: lunch, sub, takeaway

Like every other Subway - they serve subs, cookies, watered down fountain drinks and crisps.

You won't find anything more or less than any of the others.

There's usually a guy standing nearby with coupons for various Subway promotions, so chances are you won't have to pay full whack.

Square Pie - review by greedoe

Wed, 23 Jul 2008 13:20:34 +0000

Square Pie - review by greedoe

Rating: 4.0

Location: 9 Brunswick Centre, WC1N 1AE, London, United Kingdom

Phone: 020 7837 6207

Website: http://www.squarepie.com

Tags: lunch, pie

They do pies, mash, peas and gravy.

All sorts of pies, really nice mash (with the skins on) and nice thick gravy.

Not the cheapest place for lunch - it'll set you back a tenner with drink - but you're pretty much guaranteed not to need anything else to eat for the rest of the day.

Princess Louise - review by greedoe

Thu, 10 Jul 2008 17:25:37 +0000

Princess Louise - review by greedoe

Rating: 4.0

Location: 208-209 High Holborn, WC1V 7BW, London, United Kingdom

Phone: 020 7405 8816

Tags: friendly, pub chain, glamorous

This place is awesome. All chrome and glass and cheap drink.

The fact that there are three bars you need to go onto the street to change between is awesome.

Davy's Bung Hole Cellars - review by greedoe

Thu, 10 Jul 2008 10:23:44 +0000

Davy's Bung Hole Cellars - review by greedoe

Rating: 1.0

Location: 57 High Holborn, WC1V 6DX, London, United Kingdom

Phone: 020 7242 4318

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

Tags: overpriced, winebar

It's a wine bar called The Bunghole and we went there for comedy effect only. Should have left right after that, but instead we ate.

Had a salmon sandwich for Â£5.75 expecting something other than two pieces of bread with a small bit of smoked salmon in between, cut into four.

I guess if you're going here for wine you only want small overpriced bits of food to accompany your wine.

Mistake made, will not be going back.

Smith & Western - review by greedoe

Thu, 10 Jul 2008 10:20:14 +0000

Smith & Western - review by greedoe

Rating: 3.0

Location: Boxhill Road, KT20 7JZ, Tadworth, United Kingdom

Phone: 01737 841666

Tags: steak, country and western, tex-mex

It's Tex-Mex done with an English twist.

Had my birthday meal here recently and the sirloin I was served was tough as boot leather. Upon complaining, they upgraded me to a melt in the mouth fillet which was lovely. They also gave me a completely new meal - refill on the chips, coleslaw and roast tomato - which was a nice surprise (most places just replace the meat and serve your old plate back).

The rib appetiser was a bit dry and rough, and not very meaty and they don't do pints - either 1/2 pints or 2 pint jugs, which was odd.

They also serve tortilla chips as a freebie starter, but these are out of a bag and not made on premises... and were rather stale.

The main course was excellent and they were very apologetic about the steak being tough.

Would definitely go back again, but avoid the sirloin, the starters and the stale tortilla chips.

The Lamb - review by greedoe

Fri, 09 May 2008 14:36:54 +0000

The Lamb - review by greedoe

Rating: 3.6

Location: 94 Lambs Conduit Street, WC1N 3LZ, London, United Kingdom

Phone: 020 7405 0713

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

Tags: traditional pub, pub chain

Had probably the worst pub experience for a long while here.

They decided about 15 minutes after we placed our order that the kitchen was backed up. Thus, instead of getting our lunch in a timely manner we got one meal quickly and then waited about 30 minutes for the rest.

The fish was bland, tasted like frozen and was sent back. The burgers were burnt, and nuclear hot in the middle.

Bad, just bad.

El Nido Restaurant - review by greedoe

Mon, 14 Apr 2008 15:07:27 +0000

El Nido Restaurant - review by greedoe

Rating: 4.0

Location: 79 Manor Road, SM6 0DE, Wallington, United Kingdom

Phone: 020 86470940

Tags: lively, family & home feel, good value, spanish, expensive

According to the sign-age, El Nido is a Spanish restaurant. Maybe it's my ignorance, but I was expecting more dishes that you'd find on a tapas menu.

Having said that, the Â£14.95 set priced 3 course menu was a delight. My starter of scrambled eggs and smoked salmon was really tasty. The trout with butter and parsley sauce which followed was also very very nice. The chocolate cake that finished off the evening was light and moussy.

We quaffed back a 1/2 bottle of Rioja with the meal, which was really the only Spanish thing we had all night.

The place seems to be family run and had a wonderfully inviting, lively atmosphere.

If you don't enjoy the set menu, your bill could get very expensive very quickly, as the cheapest main course is around Â£12 alone.

Saffron - review by greedoe

Fri, 04 Apr 2008 15:58:58 +0000

Saffron - review by greedoe

Rating: 4.0

Location: 11 Sicilian Av, WC1A 2QH, London, United Kingdom

Phone: 020 7402 9992

Website: http://www.saffroncafe.com

Tags: cosy, good value, crowded, quick bite, lebanese

This place comes rather recommended. The grub is traditional Lebanese and the atmosphere is cosy if not a tad cramped.

The mixed grill contained enough different meats from enough different species to be a manly enough feed.

The mixed meze is a nice dish too - you get 5 (small portions) different things off the menu for under Â£8. Have some falafel, hummus, chicken, rice and potatoes.

Good grub, good value and nicely filling. Can't wait to go back.

Bierodrome - review by greedoe

Fri, 04 Apr 2008 15:56:07 +0000

Bierodrome - review by greedoe

Rating: 2.7

Location: 67 Kingsway, WC2B 6TD, London, United Kingdom

Phone: 020 7242 7469

Website: http://www.belgo-restaurants.com

Tags: belgian

We've been there for drinks before and as far as a place that plies you with odd Belgian beers goes, it ok.

Having trundled there for lunch the other day, well that was a different matter.

Deciding to take them up on the Â£6.50 lunch special, I was immediately taken by the fact that the only thing that was Â£6.50 on the lunch menu was what amounted to starters - crab cakes, and the like. The 1/2 roast chicken came with a Â£1.50 supplementary charge.

Fair enough. And it was really really tasty.

The chips tasted like they were cooked the night before, not sold and then refried that morning. They were so hard they could have been used as weapons.

The service was pretty abysmal as well. The cry from a fellow eater of "salt, please" was unheard by enough people that he had to go to the bar to get it. Similarly, getting the cheque at the end took ages.

I'd recommend the place for a beer in the evening that's off the usual lager / ale track, but as far as lunchtime grub, me and my Â£10 will continue to go elsewhere.

Latymers - review by greedoe

Thu, 06 Mar 2008 17:37:53 +0000

Latymers - review by greedoe

Rating: 4.5

Location: 157 Hammersmith Road, W14 0QL, London, United Kingdom

Phone: 020 8741 2507

Tags: lively, cheap eat, business, good value, crowded, thai

The pub I can take or leave, but the thai restaurant was a God send when I work down the road. A mixed, spicy #19 and a pint of London Pride made Friday afternoons go so much easier.

I wish I knew what the hell I was eating was named (it was fried noodles) because I haven't found similar anywhere yet... and I wish I could.

Great place, cheap lunch at Â£5.50, but really busy if you go at the wrong time.

Cumberland Arms - review by greedoe

Thu, 06 Mar 2008 17:33:36 +0000

Cumberland Arms - review by greedoe

Rating: 3.5

Location: 29 North End Road, W14 8SZ, London, United Kingdom

Phone: 020 7371 6806

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

Tags: trendy, gastro pub, standard pub food, beer garden, pretentious

Having worked around the corner, this ended up being our local, and it's not priced as a local. It's quite a pricey gastropub, which could easily make your lunch top out at nearly Â£15.

If you're there for a quick pint and fancy a snack, better bring them along, because the mixed nuts were invariably a bit stale. Not too bad at Â£2 a cup, but you ended up feeling a bit sick after too many.

The grub's ok, you get a little bowl with salt and pepper to sprinkle on your meal, and the menu changes daily according to a blackboard.

It's pretty much gastropub by numbers, with a seating area to the side that made it a bit easier to navigate the inside during warm months.