Latest reviews by greedoe

Aziz & Delaziz

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

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

GroovyGroovy 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.

Subway

greedoe — Wed, 23 Jul 2008 13:23:22 +0000

Rating: 3.0

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

Phone: 020 7404 7300

Website: http://www.subway.com

Tags: lunch, sub, takeaway

What you expectLike 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

greedoe — Wed, 23 Jul 2008 13:20:33 +0000

Rating: 4.0

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

Phone: 020 7837 6207

Website: http://www.squarepie.com

Tags: lunch, pie

Decent feedThey 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

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

Rating: 4.0

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

Phone: 020 7405 8816

Tags: friendly, pub chain, glamorous

Wonderful old school pubThis 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

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

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

Not a place for foodIt'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

greedoe — Thu, 10 Jul 2008 10:20:13 +0000

Rating: 3.0

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

Phone: 01737 841666

Tags: steak, country and western, tex-mex

Enjoyable country ambianceIt'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

greedoe — Fri, 09 May 2008 14:36:53 +0000

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

ShockingHad 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

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

Rating: 4.0

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

Phone: 020 86470940

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

Lovely experienceAccording 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

greedoe — Fri, 04 Apr 2008 15:58:57 +0000

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

That's good grub!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

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

Rating: 2.7

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

Phone: 020 7242 7469

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

Tags: belgian

Service? What service?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

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

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

Fantastic 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

greedoe — Thu, 06 Mar 2008 17:32:50 +0000

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

Not that impressive for the amount of time I spentHaving 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.

Forbidden Planet

greedoe — Thu, 06 Mar 2008 17:27:20 +0000

Rating: 4.2

Location: 179 Shaftesbury Ave, WC2H 8JR, London, United Kingdom

Phone: 020 7420 3666

Website: http://www.forbiddenplanet.com

Tags: cult, figures, comics

Cool shop!The comic area in the basement is unrivalled and it's always a pleasure to spend a lunch time checking out the new releases and specials. The main floor has all the action figures and tv/movie tie in stuff including life-like busts etc.

I tend to buy my graphic novels online now due to savings etc, but to find out what's come out I look no further than "the Planet"

Monmouth Coffee Company

greedoe — Thu, 06 Mar 2008 17:24:41 +0000

Rating: 4.6

Location: 2 Park Street, SE1 9AB, London, United Kingdom

Phone: 020 7645 3562

Website: http://www.monmouthcoffee.co.uk/ourshops.htm#theborough

Tags: quick bite, amazing brew, crowded

Great coffee houseI go to the one on Monmouth Street more now because it's closer to work, but this is the first location I went to way back when.

You still get the great, cheap cup of coffee, and here, unlike Monmouth Street, you can sit on the wooden benches around the tables and eat jam and bread for an extra Â£2.50! Pretty good value, considering.

Great place to take a break from a hectic weekend Borough Market shop as well.

Design Museum

greedoe — Fri, 22 Feb 2008 15:00:44 +0000

Rating: 4.0

Location: 26 Shad Thames, SE1 2YD, London, United Kingdom

Phone: 020 7403 6933

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

Tags: museum

Great venue with wonderful exhibitsI've been here a couple of times for some wonderful and varied exhibits. First time was for the Peter Saville exhibit, showcasing the work he did for Factory Records and some Japanese design magazine among other things. They had samples of materials he used for his shoots, including the leaf from the True Faith 12" and some of the materials that inspired the early Factory sleeves.

I've also seen a Saul Bass exhibit there, showcasing the man who did most of Hitchcock's opening title sequences among other things.

They also have more off the wall exhibits, like the chair exhibit I saw, as well as an exhibit that was basically the history of video games, complete with then-current consoles available to play on.

They also have a shop where you can buy design related books, as well as merchandise related to current exhibitions. They also have a nice little cafe.