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Los Toreros - review by phillipazevedo

Mon, 20 Oct 2008 17:32:19 +0000

Los Toreros - review by phillipazevedo

Rating: 2.0

Location: 35 Westow St, SE19 3RW, London, United Kingdom

Phone: 020 8771 0087

Below average food and service, but overpriced. Horrible.

Tamnag Thai - review by jdesa

Sun, 12 Oct 2008 16:56:07 +0000

Tamnag Thai - review by jdesa

Rating: 3.3

Location: 50 Westow Hill, SE19 1RX, London, United Kingdom

Phone: 020 8761 5959

Website: http://www.tamnagthai.com/

Tags: lively, oriental, seafood, family & home feel, good value, romantic

In my opinion the Tamnag Thai serves some of the best Thai food in London (and possibly the UK) - It is on par with my other favourite Thai restaurants The Blue Elephant and the The Crazy Bear.

We tend to go to the Tamnag Thai for all our important events such as Birthdays, Anniversaries and even Valentines Day - And before you ask the Tamnag does not rip you off on this day with elevated prices (well not too much).

The food as I said is excellent. We tend to start off with the house special, the Tamnag Thai Platter - an assortment of starters, followed by Pud Thai noodles, Chicken in Red Curry, Jasmine Rice and either a Prawn or a Beef dish.

The service is a bit hit or miss, so we tend to go in for the early evening sitting to avoid the rush and ensure we have the place mostly to ourselves.

Great Food, Great Food, Great Food. What more can you want from a restaurant.

Lorenzo - review by Snowy

Wed, 03 Sep 2008 16:29:22 +0000

Lorenzo - review by Snowy

Rating: 4.7

Location: 73 Westow Hill, SE19 1TX, London, United Kingdom

We went here for lunch and it was recommended by a friend as they do a cheap lunch which is great value for a fiver. The lunch includes one dish and either garlic bread or salad. We hoped to take my mum and dad there as well but went another time on a Sunday and the lunch special oddly isn't offered then. The staff were friendly and helpful and we enjoyed watching a waiter taking a pint of lager to a table and jokingly placing it down in front of the a boy before moving it to his dad. The boys face was a complete picture! Would go back a lot.

Lorenzo - review by me123

Tue, 02 Sep 2008 11:00:39 +0000

Lorenzo - review by me123

Rating: 4.7

Location: 73 Westow Hill, SE19 1TX, London, United Kingdom

A lovely traditional italian restaurant set in the heart of Crystal Palace. I have been to this restarant a few times and the service has always been very good. Staff are willing to help.One of their specials at Lorenzos is one of their selected dishes for Â£3.95 which is an absolute bargain considering what you're getting! The restaurant s decorated to a very high standard with traditional italian plates on the wall. I would reccomend this restaurant to anyone especially if they are considering odering the specials. There is a lovely desert list to choose from including ice cream and tiramasu. A definate visit if you are in the area.

Los Toreros - review by Ferran

Wed, 21 May 2008 01:45:56 +0000

Los Toreros - review by Ferran

Rating: 2.0

Location: 35 Westow St, SE19 3RW, London, United Kingdom

Phone: 020 8771 0087

Observing their logo of a picture with a bull and matador the name of this place looks wrong ,as a matador in spanish is spelled "torero" with one R and not double, unless the owner consumed too much Rioja at the moment of ordering the name to be printed or either he or she is not a genuine spaniard. In this case is written in plural so the bullfighters should be "Los toreros". I better have a double amontillado now before I get gored. Adios.

Domali Cafe - review by calamitycaz

Wed, 23 Apr 2008 15:51:41 +0000

Domali Cafe - review by calamitycaz

Rating: 4.0

Location: 38 Westow Street, SE19 3AH, London, United Kingdom

Phone: 020 8768 0096

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

Tags: cultured, amazing brew, quiet & relaxed, quick bite

Domali is a little gem of a place - a charming arty rustic veggie restaurant/cafe. It has a great atmosphere - very relaxing and chilled without being too "quiet". Best coffee/choc ever, good beer & wine, good food = mainly veggie chunky chips, salads, fish. It also has yummy desserts and cakes - you have to try the rich chocolate torte.
Most importantly of all, is it serves lovely coffee, and HOT WHITE CHOCOLATE which is DIVINE!! So go there immediately and order one!
There's a lovely sunny garden at the back which is great in summer.
The service is a bit "hit and miss" so don't go there if you're in a hurry!!

Tamnag Thai - review by Dragonfly

Tue, 12 Feb 2008 21:01:59 +0000

Tamnag Thai - review by Dragonfly

Rating: 3.3

Location: 50 Westow Hill, SE19 1RX, London, United Kingdom

Phone: 020 8761 5959

Website: http://www.tamnagthai.com/

Tags: thai

I went to Tamnag Thai last night and ate one of the best Thai meals I have ever had. It can even rival the best Thai restaurants in Thailand. The food was served quickly and presented beautifully (many dishes are decorated with carved vegetables). The staff were very attentive. Six of us shared a platter of mixed starters and giant grilled king prawns, both of which were delicious. For the main course I had the Chilli Crispy Duck with noodles and lemon grass with rice. WOW! It was delicious and perfectly cooked! I can't think of a bad word to say about it. It was a perfect evening! I couldn't believe how busy it was, even on a monday night. It was one of our friends birthdays so I went to the bar and spoke to Sam (one of the waiters) and he organised a surprise desert for us. It was very touching and it really completed an already perfect evening. Just before we left, the waitress presented a hand painted silk parasol as a birthday present to our friend.

We had a wonderful night and will definitely come back.

Thank you Tamnag Thai!

Tamnag Thai - review by Miss_Piggy

Wed, 23 Jan 2008 11:48:20 +0000

Tamnag Thai - review by Miss_Piggy

Rating: 3.3

Location: 50 Westow Hill, SE19 1RX, London, United Kingdom

Phone: 020 8761 5959

Website: http://www.tamnagthai.com/

Tags: expensive, oriental, crowded, thai

I love Thai food and thought I would introduce it to my partner as there is a wide selection of food. I should say rather too much of a selection with no speciality dishes! Well not special to the restaurant...

The table was sticky and rickety, we were in a small corner of a conservatory (or add on)and the staff had to squeeze past tables to get through. We choose a selection of mains and a rice and noodle dish.

We were suprised at the price of the noodles and rice and believed for the price we would get a good size portion... nope it was a tiny bowl!

They provided us with warm towels at the end like it was special....

The staff were good (except for the lack of cleaning), polite and all said goodbye (which was nice). Sadly the food was nothing special....and for the amount we paid we expect good food...

Tamnag Thai - review by ToodlePip

Wed, 07 Nov 2007 13:00:41 +0000

Tamnag Thai - review by ToodlePip

Rating: 3.3

Location: 50 Westow Hill, SE19 1RX, London, United Kingdom

Phone: 020 8761 5959

Website: http://www.tamnagthai.com/

Tags: thai, good value, crowded

Food is ok veering on very nice on a good night.

Service is very hit and miss - some days they actually look away as you give them your order in complete disinterest, others they can be charming.

Delivery time of food is mostly fine.

Last time we eat there last Saturday however, they tried the old "let's not bring the change back and wait for them to get bored and leave" trick. Given that they slap on a service charge and the change amounted to Â£10, we felt this was tantamount to petty theft. To add insult to injury, after demanding quite loudly that our change arrive sharpish as we wanted to leave, it then took them another 15mns to come back, demand our bill copy in a huffy manner, then another 10mns to return once again to ask US how much the change was as they didn't know. We were honest but wish we hadn't been.

Domali Cafe - review by ONscotland

Mon, 29 Oct 2007 10:27:36 +0000

Domali Cafe - review by ONscotland

Rating: 4.0

Location: 38 Westow Street, SE19 3AH, London, United Kingdom

Phone: 020 8768 0096

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

Tags: cultured, poetry readings, proper food, amazing brew, crowded, quick bite

Domali (the exotic name comes from the names of the owners - Dominic and Alison!) is a great place, and serves the nicest hot chocolate I have ever tasted (ask for the Koko Deluxe!).

I had a FEB sanwich - Fried Egg and Bacon, however they insist on offering only Vegetarian Sausages and Bacon. Which is odd, when salmon, cod and eggs were on the menu! I can cope with veggie sausages, but veggie bacon just looks and feels wrong. The sandwich was served in massive doorstep slices, which was great, and I also had a side order of lovely chunky chips. My friend had scrambled eggs with salmon and sill, and he felt that the dill was too overpowering for the fish.

Service was friendly, although at the start we felt like we were being served by a school teacher who would give us lines if we didn't clear our plate! This was reinforced by the menu which stated 'NO SUBSTITUTIONS' on the full English breakfast option, which I felt was unncessary. (I remember being told in a Littlewoods cafe years ago that the breakfast was 5 items for Â£1.49, and if I wanted Item 5, a tomato, removed -not substituted- I would be charged extra, so maybe I am just sensitive to these kind of rules!) I am sure they have their reasons, but if it's such as issue then just price the items separately. NO SUBSTITUTIONS just made the place seem regimented. As I say, I'm probably too sensitive and in reality, this is just a minor niggle, and Domali is well worth a try. Sipping rich, hot chocolate on a wet Sunday afternoon in October, as the daylight fades and the streetlights come on, is one of life's simple pleasures,and I will definitely be back.

Tamnag Thai - review by Shinykatie

Tue, 02 Oct 2007 14:38:39 +0000

Tamnag Thai - review by Shinykatie

Rating: 3.3

Location: 50 Westow Hill, SE19 1RX, London, United Kingdom

Phone: 020 8761 5959

Website: http://www.tamnagthai.com/

Tags: thai, bargain

Tamnag Thai has a reputation as the best Thai restaurant in the triangle (and there are many!). The food is excellent, the decor includes as much gold as you could ever hope for, and there's a very good lunch menu with cheap deals.

Despite having such a good reputation for its fresh and tasty food, Tamnag has suffered in the past with complaints about the grumpy waiting staff. Either I'm so used to it that I just don't notice anymore, or the staff have bucked up their ideas, because I haven't had any reason to grumble for a long time.

Domali Cafe - review by MichalD

Tue, 17 Jul 2007 22:43:09 +0000

Domali Cafe - review by MichalD

Rating: 4.0

Location: 38 Westow Street, SE19 3AH, London, United Kingdom

Phone: 020 8768 0096

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

Ideal for a chilled Sunday afternoon with papers and some fantastic organic food. But then again I once had my birthday party there, so you can safely assume it'll live up to your expectations whatever they might be.

They used to have DJs at weekends, playing anything from 70s soul to modern chill-out, but I haven't been there recently, so can't really say whether this is still the case.

The garden is a bit poky, but since we don't have summers in this country any more, this shouldn't be much of a problem.

The Duke Of Wellington - review by helenlauralewis

Mon, 25 Jun 2007 08:33:27 +0000

The Duke Of Wellington - review by helenlauralewis

Rating: 4.0

Location: 48 High Street, CF71 7AG, Cowbridge, United Kingdom

Warm, welcoming, and delicious pub grub in huge portions! In a fantastic part of the world, this pub has it all with a great mix of pub grub and Welsh specialities, as well as a good range of wines and ales. There is usually a mixed crowd in here with the younger people towards the front of the bar. The pub is cavernous - there are two big rooms out the back where food is also served - as well as a large function room. Enjoy!

Tamnag Thai - review by helenlauralewis

Wed, 06 Jun 2007 15:20:25 +0000

Tamnag Thai - review by helenlauralewis

Rating: 3.3

Location: 50 Westow Hill, SE19 1RX, London, United Kingdom

Phone: 020 8761 5959

Website: http://www.tamnagthai.com/

Tags: thai, lunch deal, decent portion sizes, ornate, good value, Authentic, crowded

Tamnag Thai is one of a selection of Asian restaurants in the Crystal Palace triangle but its reputation with the locals is that it's the best by far. It gets so busy now on Thursday, Friday and Saturday nights that it's necessary to book, or wait in line and munch on the free prawn crackers.
A special offer is available at lunchtime with a glass of wine, starter and main for less than a tenner. The food is always extremely well presented and authentic in flavour and appearance, and it's a great place for Thai fans or those looking for an introduction to the cuisine.
Oh, yes, the spiral staircase always gives me a case of the eeby-jeebys when I go there but I'm a strange person with a stairphobia so it may not be that bad for normal people!

Domali Cafe - review by helenlauralewis

Tue, 05 Jun 2007 11:56:48 +0000

Domali Cafe - review by helenlauralewis

Rating: 4.0

Location: 38 Westow Street, SE19 3AH, London, United Kingdom

Phone: 020 8768 0096

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

Tags: cultured, veggie, arty, good brew, fish, quick bite, chilled

I go to Domali at least twice a month for lunch. I work from home and it is a tasty treat for all my hard work. Lunchtimes is the preference for food as the specials such as the salmon bruschetta (wow) are half price. I'm not a cheapskate but I wouldn't pay full price for the same meal a few hours later. However, the happy (2) hours are worth checking out - half price cocktails etc and I love their Champagne Cocktails. Lovely little garden and one of the only places in Crystal Palace that has table service, huge chunks of cheese on toast, freshly made detox juices and the chance of catching some rays on a sunny day!