• Added: 9th of March 2007
• Area: Ravenscourt Park
• Category: Restaurants

London W6 0RA
020 8748 5058

Kake said

Rather good Japanese restaurant (although apparently actually run by Koreans) with a proper sushi bar (4 or 5 places) down at the front. Very good sushi, and an extensive menu besides.

• Added: 25th of February 2007
• Area: Bermondsey
• Category: Restaurants

London SE16 4RT
020 7237 9416

Kake said
Perfectly competent sushi at inexpensive prices.
Been here loads of times, and it only opened about five months ago. Well, it _is_ at the end of my street. Perfectly competent sushi at inexpensive prices. They're also super-fast at preparing takeaway orders; unfortunately they don't do delivery.

As others have said, it's _really_ close to Bermondsey station, which is easy to get to from most areas of London, thanks to being only one stop (or a half hour walk) from London Bridge.

I took a largeish group (11 people) here recently and they were a bit slow about getting the orders out, even though it wasn't particularly busy and I'd booked the table a few weeks in advance. For some reason they also brought out two of our group's orders quite a while before everyone else's. So if you're in a similar situation and in a hurry (we weren't, really), you might want to consider pre-ordering.

• Added: 25th of February 2007
• Area: Belgravia
• Category: Restaurants

London SW1V 2LP
020 7821 7456

Kake said

Been here several times, mainly for the mead and real cider. The atmosphere can definitely be a bit odd - odd as in strange rather than as in unpleasant though. If it wasn't for the drinks menu I probably wouldn't bother. Excellent for cider lovers though!

• Added: 25th of February 2007
• Area: Islington
• Category: Restaurants

London N1 1QY
020 7354 4088

Kake said

I've not been here for a while, I'm afraid, so I hope I'm not out of date. Anyway, I really liked it here. The food was good and the prices were very reasonable. The review I wrote at the time is here (I hope the URL comes out OK): http://london.openguides.org/index.cgi?Le_Mercury,_N1_1QY

• Added: 25th of February 2007
• Area: Holborn
• Category: Bars and Pubs

London WC1V 6BS
020 7242 7670

Kake said

This being a Sam Smith's pub, some people will love the beer and others will hate it.

The cellar bar has an unusual curved roof, which makes for rather "interesting" acoustics; possibly not the best place for a private conversation.

• Added: 25th of February 2007
• Area: Leicester Square
• Category: Bars and Pubs

London W1D 5BW
020 7437 2494

Kake said

Great place to get Belgian beer; they usually have something interesting (e.g. Kriek) on tap, as well as lots more in bottles. As others have said, it's usually pretty crowded. Quite dark inside too. In the summer they open up the front wall to let the air in. There's a bookable upstairs room which used to (possibly still does) host comedy nights.