• Added: 11th of September 2008
• Area: Southend On Sea
• Category: Restaurants

Southend On Sea SS1 2NE

faery81 said
Pizza Hut Southend
Cheap and cheerful Pizza Hut in Southend. We went there a week or so ago to try out their new menu, which was pretty good! Just a standard Pizza Hut really, so you can’t go wrong! The pizzas are always good, hot and filling. This branch is very central and so convenient to pop in after work when you just don’t feel like cooking.

The only problem is that they always seem to be out of something when we visit – last time they had no free refill fizzy drinks and a very limited range of desserts. Their ice cream factory is also very limited. Still, as long as you don’t expect five star food and service, this Pizza Hut is ideal for a quick buffet lunch or a late night dinner - they also do take-away if you’re too lazy to go out!

• Added: 11th of September 2008
• Area: Southend On Sea
• Category: Restaurants

Southend On Sea SS1 1PE
01702 435585

faery81 said
Pizza Express Southend
The Pizza Express in Southend (right in the centre of town) is clean, bright and always packed full of people. You can actually see into the kitchen and watch your pizzas being made while you wait! I’ve always had good service in this restaurant: the wait staff are always very attentive and not hard to get hold of if you want something else/need the bill, etc.

The food is delicious – especially the new Roma style pizzas, which are huge and covered in toppings. I would definitely recommend them. The prices are also relatively cheap considering the quality and they often seem to have offers eg. buy one get one free on main meals.

• Added: 11th of September 2008
• Area: Holborn
• Category: Restaurants

London WC1A 1JB
020 7323 9223

faery81 said
Healthy Japanese fast food
If you haven’t tried Wagamamas yet, do as soon as possible! They serve healthy, fresh, tasty, fast Japanese style food. The kitchens are all open plan so you can see your meal being cooked. Everything is done really quickly and put in front of you steaming hot!

The tables are long, bench styles and the atmosphere is really relaxed and informal. The idea is to order several side dishes to complement your meal so you can all share and try different things. I can recommend the gyoza and the chicken chilli men, and most of the other food on the menu as well. The portions are gigantic so definitely good value for money too.

• Added: 11th of September 2008
• Area: Monument
• Category: Restaurants

London EC3V 0BL
020 7626 5180

faery81 said
Steak!
Fantastic restaurant in the city. The decoration is cow hide, glass and sparkling chandeliers. It is very dark in the restaurant, though, particularly in the evenings so it can be hard to actually see what you’re trying to eat.

The waitresses were very attentive to our table: they remembered everyone’s orders and were always there when you needed something, without being intrusive.

The food was lovely: everyone chose steaks and they were very well cooked – our waitress showed the table the different cuts of meat before everyone made their selection.

The only downside to this place is that is was very very expensive and the side dishes you order with your steak (eg. chips) weren’t very big, especially for the price!

• Added: 11th of September 2008
• Area: Soho
• Category: Restaurants

London W1D 4RD
020 7734 9505

faery81 said
Garlic and Shots
Garlic and Shots is a fantastic themed bar and restaurant with quirky decoration. We went there last Halloween and it definitely didn’t disappoint. The food was fantastic: they have the best garlic bread in London, plus some pretty good steak. The garlic nachos were also amazing – everything on the menu is covered in garlic so don’t go here for a first date or anything like that! They have over 100 shots on the menu and some of them are very… interesting. The atmosphere is loud, laid back and friendly. Definitely a good place to go if you feel like trying something different.

• Added: 5th of September 2008
• Area: London
• Category: Bars and Pubs

London WC2B 5HZ

faery81 said
Dirty Martini
Great cocktail bar in the centre of Covent Garden on the main square. Prices are high as you would expect from this area but go before 9pm as it’s happy hour and you can get cheap cocktails! The cocktails are amazing – made with fresh fruit etc. The martinis are good but I definitely recommend the mojitos and the raspberry mojito. It’s quite crowded on a weekend and there aren’t many places to sit. The seating areas that there are can be hired out for a group or party. Also, the bar can get very busy and it may take 20 minutes or more to get served on a busy evening. Would definitely recommend visiting this bar early evening to start off your night with a classy cocktail!

• Added: 4th of September 2008
• Area: Southend On Sea
• Category: Bars and Pubs

Southend On Sea SS1 2RR

faery81 said

The Woodgrange pub has just recently been torn down and converted into lovely new modern flats and good riddance to it really! The pub was horrible, run down and badly in need of renovation. It also attracted a really awful class of customer: people would hang around outside smoking and drinking and generally making lots of noise and harassing passers by. I’m not sure if this had anything to do with the pub being sold but it may have! I wouldn’t have recommended anyone visit the Woodgrange for a drink – it would probably have been very cheap but it looked far too dangerous to actually go inside!

• Added: 4th of September 2008
• Area: Southend On Sea
• Category: Bars and Pubs

Southend On Sea SS1 2JY

faery81 said

Varsity is a really popular bar near the town centre, popular with lots of different people. The drinks are fairly cheap and they do quite good food too! I would recommend the cocktails – they are very good value (especially if you buy a jug or two to share!) considering how alcoholic they are. The bar has very comfortable bench seating around tables so that it’s easy to sit together if you are in a large group and there is also a dance floor for dancing later in the evening. The music is quite loud but if you are looking for a fun night out that shouldn’t matter.

• Added: 4th of September 2008
• Area: Southend On Sea
• Category: Bars and Pubs

Southend On Sea SS1 1BH
01702 392 153

faery81 said
Clarence Yard
Clarence Yard is quite a nice bar, (upmarket for Southend!) down a side road near the town centre so away from the main chaos on a weekend evening. I think the drinks prices were fairly reasonable. Nice decoration and seemed to attract a decent crowd of people – more young professionals. Very busy when I went as it was the holiday season but it may be quieter on a weekday – probably a nice place for a drink after work. Not a very big bar though, so may be some difficulty in getting a table. I don’t think they actually serve food though.

• Added: 4th of September 2008
• Area: Southend On Sea
• Category: Bars and Pubs

Southend On Sea SS1 1AS

faery81 said
Wetherspoons
The Last Post is a Wetherspoons pub so the food and drinks are very cheap with lots of drink offers available. Unfortunately the food isn’t great. The pub doesn’t play any music so it’s easy to have a conversation but it gets very busy on weekends and evenings so you may find it difficult to find a table or anywhere to sit. It can also take a long time to get served at the bar. The pub itself is not very well decorated and could use a bit of a make-over. However it is very central and easy to get to. Good for students on a cheap night out.