• Added: 13th of December 2006
• Area: Clerkenwell
• Category: Restaurants

London EC1N 8UH
020 7430 1503

nighthawkdiner said
Trusted Places Christmas Party
As Walid says: one of those places you walk past every day without noticing. I did exactly that for a year when I worked round the corner.

But then that's what this website is all about!

A fine venue for the Trusted Places Christmas Party 2006

• Added: 6th of December 2006
• Area: Soho
• Category: Restaurants

London W1D 4RG
020 7437 0723

nighthawkdiner said
English Fayre and then some
I know that English food isn't exactly revered around the world, but we have got a couple of dishes that fit the bill like sausage and mash, toad in the hole, a full roast dinner, steak and ale pie with chunky chips and ketchupthe list goes on. Certainly our food is not complicated like Thai or Indian (my favourites), not fresh and cleverly simple like Italian, nor rich and sumptuous like French. Just good, nutritious, tasty, filling, hearty and honest.

If you want that old nostalgic home-cooked kind of food then this place always does it just right, in a great location - it's not quite cheap as chips...but very reasonable none-the-less. It probably maintains it's character by being family-run, so it's the real McCoy.

It's also got some International favourites on the menu, but again, the type you grew up with like Lasagne.

• Added: 30th of November 2006
• Area: Shoreditch
• Category: Bars and Pubs

London E1 6JE
020 7739 8700

nighthawkdiner said
Foosball Mecca
This is the hub of all Bonzini (French-style foosball tables) activity in the UK. On a Thursday night you'll find all the best players (sometimes even me!) showing off their skills; and it's a cool French-style bar with good cocktails, nice sitting around areas, tasty food, good music and did I mention the foosball? - if it's full, hop in a cab and go to Cafe Kick for a dinkier version of the same...

• Added: 19th of November 2006
• Area: Mayfair
• Category: Bars and Pubs

London W1B 4BN
020 7287 9192

nighthawkdiner said
Big Chill
It's a bar that is set at minus 5. You get kitted up with a fetching silver poncho to stay warm and you're given 40 minutes to drink cocktails from a glass made of ice. It's an over-priced gimmick bar, sure, but hey - there are only a few of these things in the world.

My question is - how do they clean up spills? surely they freeze?

• Added: 19th of November 2006
• Area: Lambeth
• Category: Sightseeing and Attractions

London SE1 7PB
0870 500 0600

nighthawkdiner said
Everyone's favourite landmark
It takes 30 mins a revolution - you may want to aim to have sunset occur 10 mins after you start...

http://www.britishinformation.com/sunrise-and-sunset-times/

• Added: 15th of November 2006
• Area: Soho
• Category: Nightlife

London W1B 5PZ
020 7287 0514

nighthawkdiner said
Woke up this morning...ringing in my ears...
The Ronnie Scott's of the Blues - and it's not just the slow 12-bar my-cat-ran-off-with-the-milkman stuff - you are just as likely to hear the more hard-edged, rock-y, Jimi Hendrix-y stuff as well. One night I went in with some music-loving buddies; it was packed to the hilt, the band was on top form and the crowd were in party mode - the joint, as they say in Bluesville, was literally jumping.

If you know of it's better then please feel free to tell me.

• Added: 15th of November 2006
• Area: Shepherds Bush
• Category: Events and Entertainment

London W12 8TT
0870 771 2000

nighthawkdiner said
Gig Antics
Just a great place for music-lovers; here's where you catch the next best thing just when they are well-reviewed enough to fill this 2000-person venue (and you can get really close up) - but not so famous yet that they can play less intimate venues...if you were lucky enough to see Sigur Ros there in 2001, you'll know what I'm saying

• Added: 15th of November 2006
• Area: Lambeth
• Category: Sightseeing and Attractions

London SE1 7PB
020 7967 8000

nighthawkdiner said
Fish fingers
Not the best aquarium in the world (try Sydney) and not the worst (try Nha Trang) - but what makes it great is the ray pool where you can tickle sting rays to your hearts content - and they love it - I once had two...one on each hand, Matron

• Added: 15th of November 2006
• Area: Soho
• Category: Sightseeing and Attractions

London W1D 7ER
020 7439 1791

nighthawkdiner said
Wait! bear with me a second...
This place is a shocker, except for - two words - Air Hockey.

If you're meeting someone for a night out in town, then by the Air Hockey tables at the Trocadero is better than Eros (and it's warm in the winter) and you can start the evening off with an Air Hockey tournament and maybe throw in a little Daytona. Just be sure to leave as soon as you're done, don't buy anything, don't speak to anyone, don't tell anyone you went there and - for the love of god! - please don't eat anything there.

• Added: 15th of November 2006
• Area: Maida Vale
• Category: Bars and Pubs

London W9 2AF
020 7432 1341

nighthawkdiner said
My local
Used to be an old Irish alcoholics pub, then the kids moved in and scared them away by snorting coke off the bar and shouting racial abuse at the barman, then they closed it, completely refurbished it, stuck two bouncers on the door so the bad people didn't come back and now it's quite nice...you know, like a typical, yet slightly trendy, local pub should be. I miss the old Irish alcoholics though. My Top Tip: eat your Sunday roast somewhere else.

(by the way the map's not accurate - it's on the corner of Elgin Avenue and Chippenham Road W9)