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Ran - review by Solarpanels

Rating: 3.7

Location: 58-59 Great Marlborough Street, W1F 7JY, London, United Kingdom

Phone: 020 7434 1650

Tags: expensive, korean, crowded

The meet was ok, but very poor value for the price. The deco was not great either. For this price, you would either expect bigger portion or a better atmosphere. The whole place looked a bit tired. Surprisingly crowded and that's why we thought this might be a place for good value and good food from outside! Not quite so. There was never enough meet on the table and we had to keep ordering £7-8 worth portions. Never felt satisfied after spending quite a lot and had to fill up with rice.]]> Tue, 02 Dec 2008 21:16:37 +0000 /review/uk/london/restaurant/1r52p7y/ran1932923044 expensive korean crowded 51.514359 -0.138992 Ran - review by Solarpanels http://trustedplaces.com/review/uk/london/restaurant/1r52p7y/ran
Ran - review by Solarpanels

Rating: 3.7

Location: 58-59 Great Marlborough Street, W1F 7JY, London, United Kingdom

Phone: 020 7434 1650

Tags: expensive, korean, crowded

The meet was ok, but very poor value for the price. The deco was not great either. For this price, you would either expect bigger portion or a better atmosphere. The whole place looked a bit tired. Surprisingly crowded and that's why we thought this might be a place for good value and good food from outside! Not quite so. There was never enough meet on the table and we had to keep ordering £7-8 worth portions. Never felt satisfied after spending quite a lot and had to fill up with rice.]]> Tue, 02 Dec 2008 21:16:37 +0000 /review/uk/london/restaurant/1r52p7y/ran2050461136 expensive korean crowded 51.514359 -0.138992 Ran - review by Solarpanels http://trustedplaces.com/review/uk/london/restaurant/1r52p7y/ran
Ran - review by Solarpanels

Rating: 3.7

Location: 58-59 Great Marlborough Street, W1F 7JY, London, United Kingdom

Phone: 020 7434 1650

Tags: expensive, korean, crowded

The meet was ok, but very poor value for the price. The deco was not great either. For this price, you would either expect bigger portion or a better atmosphere. The whole place looked a bit tired. Surprisingly crowded and that's why we thought this might be a place for good value and good food from outside! Not quite so. There was never enough meet on the table and we had to keep ordering £7-8 worth portions. Never felt satisfied after spending quite a lot and had to fill up with rice.]]> Tue, 02 Dec 2008 21:16:37 +0000 /review/uk/london/restaurant/1r52p7y/ran935276073 expensive korean crowded 51.514359 -0.138992 Ran - review by Solarpanels http://trustedplaces.com/review/uk/london/restaurant/1r52p7y/ran
Ran - review by Solarpanels

Rating: 3.7

Location: 58-59 Great Marlborough Street, W1F 7JY, London, United Kingdom

Phone: 020 7434 1650

Tags: expensive, korean, crowded

The meet was ok, but very poor value for the price. The deco was not great either. For this price, you would either expect bigger portion or a better atmosphere. The whole place looked a bit tired. Surprisingly crowded and that's why we thought this might be a place for good value and good food from outside! Not quite so. There was never enough meet on the table and we had to keep ordering £7-8 worth portions. Never felt satisfied after spending quite a lot and had to fill up with rice.]]> Tue, 02 Dec 2008 21:16:37 +0000 /review/uk/london/restaurant/1r52p7y/ran934228707 expensive korean crowded 51.514359 -0.138992 Mai Sushi - review by linjoshi http://trustedplaces.com/review/uk/london/restaurant/1d66y7o/mai-sushi
Mai Sushi - review by linjoshi

Rating: 4.4

Location: 36-38 Chalton Street, NW1 1JB, London, United Kingdom

Phone: 0207 3837444

Tags: japanese, good value

Check out their new website: www.maisushi.co.uk
It's a really nice restaurant near Kings Cross- so convenient just to pop by before traveling!


]]> Tue, 25 Nov 2008 18:49:40 +0000 /review/uk/london/restaurant/1d66y7o/mai-sushi631219345 japanese good value 51.529146126905 -0.13018397809555 The Rock & Sole Plaice - review by KateGreat http://trustedplaces.com/review/uk/london/restaurant/1051m7g/the-rock-and-sole-plaice
The Rock & Sole Plaice - review by KateGreat

Rating: 4.0

Location: 45-47 Endell Street, WC2H 9AJ, London, United Kingdom

Phone: 020 7836 3785

Tags: cheap eat, british

I went in for a take away full of hope and came away disappointed. Maybe they were having a bad fry day.

The chips are an old shape- not the original chunky fish and chip shop variety that my local Chinese Take Away manages to perfect, not sure if it's the oil, potato or shape, somehow they rendered the chips inedible.

The batter is soggy and oily. I didn't enjoy the meal.

If you are after good fish and chips look else where, it's fair to say that there aren't many around central London, however just a few minutes walk away on Theobald Road is the best one for miles around, and it offers better value for money and atmosphere.
]]> Mon, 24 Nov 2008 13:07:23 +0000 /review/uk/london/restaurant/1051m7g/the-rock-and-sole-plaice1669533711 cheap eat british 51.513926 -0.123706 The Rock & Sole Plaice - review by KateGreat http://trustedplaces.com/review/uk/london/restaurant/1051m7g/the-rock-and-sole-plaice
The Rock & Sole Plaice - review by KateGreat

Rating: 4.0

Location: 45-47 Endell Street, WC2H 9AJ, London, United Kingdom

Phone: 020 7836 3785

Tags: cheap eat, british

I went in for a take away full of hope and came away disappointed. Maybe they were having a bad fry day.

The chips are an old shape- not the original chunky fish and chip shop variety that my local Chinese Take Away manages to perfect, not sure if it's the oil, potato or shape, somehow they rendered the chips inedible.

The batter is soggy and oily. I didn't enjoy the meal.

If you are after good fish and chips look else where, it's fair to say that there aren't many around central London, however just a few minutes walk away on Theobald Road is the best one for miles around, and it offers better value for money and atmosphere.
]]> Mon, 24 Nov 2008 13:07:23 +0000 /review/uk/london/restaurant/1051m7g/the-rock-and-sole-plaice1130207808 cheap eat british 51.513926 -0.123706 The Rock & Sole Plaice - review by KateGreat http://trustedplaces.com/review/uk/london/restaurant/1051m7g/the-rock-and-sole-plaice
The Rock & Sole Plaice - review by KateGreat

Rating: 4.0

Location: 45-47 Endell Street, WC2H 9AJ, London, United Kingdom

Phone: 020 7836 3785

Tags: cheap eat, british

I went in for a take away full of hope and came away disappointed. Maybe they were having a bad fry day.

The chips are an old shape- not the original chunky fish and chip shop variety that my local Chinese Take Away manages to perfect, not sure if it's the oil, potato or shape, somehow they rendered the chips inedible.

The batter is soggy and oily. I didn't enjoy the meal.

If you are after good fish and chips look else where, it's fair to say that there aren't many around central London, however just a few minutes walk away on Theobald Road is the best one for miles around, and it offers better value for money and atmosphere.
]]> Mon, 24 Nov 2008 13:07:23 +0000 /review/uk/london/restaurant/1051m7g/the-rock-and-sole-plaice215288862 cheap eat british 51.513926 -0.123706 The Rock & Sole Plaice - review by KateGreat http://trustedplaces.com/review/uk/london/restaurant/1051m7g/the-rock-and-sole-plaice
The Rock & Sole Plaice - review by KateGreat

Rating: 4.0

Location: 45-47 Endell Street, WC2H 9AJ, London, United Kingdom

Phone: 020 7836 3785

Tags: cheap eat, british

I went in for a take away full of hope and came away disappointed. Maybe they were having a bad fry day.

The chips are an old shape- not the original chunky fish and chip shop variety that my local Chinese Take Away manages to perfect, not sure if it's the oil, potato or shape, somehow they rendered the chips inedible.

The batter is soggy and oily. I didn't enjoy the meal.

If you are after good fish and chips look else where, it's fair to say that there aren't many around central London, however just a few minutes walk away on Theobald Road is the best one for miles around, and it offers better value for money and atmosphere.
]]> Mon, 24 Nov 2008 13:07:23 +0000 /review/uk/london/restaurant/1051m7g/the-rock-and-sole-plaice1637291999 cheap eat british 51.513926 -0.123706 Belgo Centraal - review by Hmm http://trustedplaces.com/review/uk/london/restaurant/1g71h7w/belgo-centraal
Belgo Centraal - review by Hmm

Rating: 3.9

Location: 50 Earlham Street, WC2H 9LJ, London, United Kingdom

Phone: 020 7813 2233

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

Tags: lively, good value

I've been coming back time after time when in London. Great atmosphere and good food.]]> Tue, 11 Nov 2008 11:14:03 +0000 /review/uk/london/restaurant/1g71h7w/belgo-centraal239058488 lively good value 51.512900890762 -0.12652567992051 Belgo Centraal - review by slagdog http://trustedplaces.com/review/uk/london/restaurant/1g71h7w/belgo-centraal
Belgo Centraal - review by slagdog

Rating: 3.9

Location: 50 Earlham Street, WC2H 9LJ, London, United Kingdom

Phone: 020 7813 2233

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

Tags: lively, good value

Throughout October, the four Belgo restaurants - all in London - are celebrating Oktoberfeast with a food and beer matching menu. This is a great opportunity to sample the wonderful world of Belgian beer beyond the likes of Stella Artois.

We had the rich and smooth Chicken Terrine with raspberry beer chutney with a glass of DeKoninck, and asparagus with a Brugs white beer & chive sauce and the delicious Vedett Extra Blond beer.

For mains, the pork belly is to die for - must be the best crackling i've ever had - and it is paired with the unusual Rodenbach Grand Cru which is aged in wine casks to give it a delicious sour edge. Mussels are a speciality at Belgo, and the ones on this menu are steamed in beer - pure heaven for mussel lovers.

And puddings don't escape the beer matching magic - the the Leffe Ice Cream is a must, with its delicious syrup and praline.

This is a menu that will make you see (or should that be drink) beer in a whole new light...

]]> Thu, 02 Oct 2008 22:33:41 +0000 /review/uk/london/restaurant/1g71h7w/belgo-centraal1066199582 lively good value 51.512900890762 -0.12652567992051 Mai Sushi - review by messydesk http://trustedplaces.com/review/uk/london/restaurant/1d66y7o/mai-sushi
Mai Sushi - review by messydesk

Rating: 4.4

Location: 36-38 Chalton Street, NW1 1JB, London, United Kingdom

Phone: 0207 3837444

Tags: japanese, good value

Mai Sushi is a small family restaurant in a quiet, but central location. The place itself has a very basic décor, more like a cafe than a restaurant really but it's plain, clean and unfussy which is no bad thing really. The staff are really very lovely, they seem genuinely friendly and are both helpful and knowledgeable. They've recently started putting a few tables outside on the pavement under their awning which we really enjoyed. The street is wide and there seems to be a lot of interesting stuff going on.
Food wise, the sushi is excellent, there's a wide range of to choose from and it's made fresh and delicious. One slight downside is that the non-sushi dishes I've had there are really quite awful, the noodles are bland and tasteless for example but if you stick to the sushi and it is, of course, a sushi restaurant you'll be more than fine. Particularly good are the bento boxes where you get a huge amount of different types of fish for a very reasonable £12. My partner was really knocked out by the soft shell crab. That brings me to one of the most excellent things about Mai Sushi - the price. It really is very reasonable, particularly for the area and the quality of the cooking.
If you're stuck at Kings Cross or Euston and don't fancy any of the over priced corparate fare on offer, just pop a couple of street over to Mai Sushhi, it's a really lovely, simple and unpretentious place.]]> Fri, 26 Sep 2008 19:18:11 +0000 /review/uk/london/restaurant/1d66y7o/mai-sushi1567304961 japanese good value 51.529146126905 -0.13018397809555 Mai Sushi - review by Nonvegeterian http://trustedplaces.com/review/uk/london/restaurant/1d66y7o/mai-sushi
Mai Sushi - review by Nonvegeterian

Rating: 4.4

Location: 36-38 Chalton Street, NW1 1JB, London, United Kingdom

Phone: 0207 3837444

Tags: lively, good value, japanese

The place is set in modest surroundings and does not have much visual appeal. Do not be fooled by that, this is the best sushi-sashimi-teryaki-tempura-yakitori place around, unlike those fantasist sushi places in the area. If they manage to add shabu-shabu, suki-yaki, and other 'upper-end' rounds to the menu, their chefs will end up with a really nice Japanese restaurant. Exceptionally good value for money.]]> Thu, 18 Sep 2008 14:42:16 +0000 /review/uk/london/restaurant/1d66y7o/mai-sushi307827963 lively good value japanese 51.529146126905 -0.13018397809555 Belgo Centraal - review by Alsation http://trustedplaces.com/review/uk/london/restaurant/1g71h7w/belgo-centraal
Belgo Centraal - review by Alsation

Rating: 3.9

Location: 50 Earlham Street, WC2H 9LJ, London, United Kingdom

Phone: 020 7813 2233

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

Tags: lively, good value, crowded

This is the original Belgo Restaurant in London, still going strong after more than 10 years.
Located in the basement of a big, former market warehouse, just off the Seven Dials, this place is unique.
The menu is fairly straightforward and includes some Belgian delicacies well worth trying. But the main reason for coming here is that you can eat mussels ⬠good quality, well developed mussels and cooked to perfection.
The choice of different sauces and flavours is enormous. I still remember my first visit here, when I tried the curried mussels. The chips are â¬Üfritesâ¬" and the beer is just lush. The combination of the large pot of mussels, a plate full of small chips and a large, bulbous glass of dark beer is irresistible.
One half of the restaurant is set out with small tables and chairs, whilst the other half have lots of long benches ⬠a kind of communal picnic. The waiting staff are dressed in monkâ¬"s outfits, which is good fun but must be incredibly hot to rush around in in this basement hothouse.
Whatever you do, donâ¬"t look at the back door in Shelton St where the rubbish is cleared out ⬠you might see more than you bargained for.
]]> Mon, 15 Sep 2008 15:21:55 +0000 /review/uk/london/restaurant/1g71h7w/belgo-centraal767205632 lively good value crowded 51.512900890762 -0.12652567992051 The Rock & Sole Plaice - review by Alsation http://trustedplaces.com/review/uk/london/restaurant/1051m7g/the-rock-and-sole-plaice
The Rock & Sole Plaice - review by Alsation

Rating: 4.0

Location: 45-47 Endell Street, WC2H 9AJ, London, United Kingdom

Phone: 020 7836 3785

Tags: crowded, british, family & home feel, good value

Imagine cheap outdoor light, lots of them, with row upon row of benches and tables. Then, once youâ¬"re seated and look up, your mouth drops open in unbelief. Between the trees and the tacky lights is a huge shark, strung up from its nose to its tail fin.
Unfortunately, these occasions are rare, as the elderly Cypriot has handed over to his son, who seems less inclined to do something bold and imaginative.
There is plenty of space inside, but the big attraction of the Rock & Sole Plaice is the outdoor seating. Some of the seats are uncomfortably close to the endless row of taxis speeding down this narrow street, but generally speaking you can find a better or quieter place to sit.
One of the more annoying â¬Ütreatsâ¬" is the troupe of street musicians that tours the surrounding area. They are quite pushy and must be making a small fortune on a warm summerâ¬"s evening!
The fish is generally fresh and well cooked. The chips are big and chunky and tend to be cut on the premises by one of Ishmaelâ¬"s many assistants.
This is a great, traditional chippie in an unlikely location. Go and touch that sharkâ¬"s skin ⬠it feels amazing!
]]> Mon, 15 Sep 2008 15:20:24 +0000 /review/uk/london/restaurant/1051m7g/the-rock-and-sole-plaice43322268 crowded british family & home feel good value 51.513926 -0.123706