if anyone works near pitt cue, the take-out pulled pork sandwich is jaw-droppingly good. i can't stress this enough.
in other vaguely gastronomical news, anyone been drinking the brodies beers? never thought pump ale could taste so good.
― ooooiiiioooooooooooooooaaaaaaaaoooooh un - bi - leevable! (LocalGarda), Sunday, 6 May 2012 23:30 (1 year ago) Permalink
I still haven't been to pitt cue (either for carry-oot or sit in) - seriously need to scratch that itch.
I went to meat market, the covent garden branch of meat -wagon/-easy/-liquor, this eve. It just opened on fri, and I assume they're doing a pretty soft launch because at eightish it was really empty (and a pal of mine got turned away from the queue at meatliquor just last week). It's a funny place - basically a really wee gallery overlooking the jubilee market. Probably not room to seat more than 30, I wouldn't have thought, but then I'm a very bad judge of these things. It had a sort of 80s-wimpy-in-a-bowling-alley decor, and defo seemed to be more geared towards 'fast food' than the one behind debenhams; we had our food within a couple of minutes of ordering, I think. The burger was reliably great (I had a dead hippy again, as well as some jalapeno-cheese things, which were nice enough but a bit hot) but felt if anything even greasier than before. Maybe a product of quicker production?
One lolsome moment: when trying to find it we went a floor too far up the stairs and emerged into an aerobics class with hot gym people brushing around us. Felt a bit like the god I don't believe in saying "haw, chunkybaws, mebbes you should go here instead?"
― sktsh, Tuesday, 8 May 2012 22:14 (1 year ago) Permalink
I went to MEATmarket on Sunday around noon, and I must have been amongst the first lot of people to get there. Like the fact that it's easy to grab a whole table and didn't have to wait too long. Though the ease of getting a burger there might be a bad thing for my health.
Thought the burger wasn't as good as the ones I had back in Meateasy, but that's just being particularly picky.
Wished they had onion rings on sale though.
― Moon Fuxx (Jill), Tuesday, 8 May 2012 22:23 (1 year ago) Permalink
Ah, yes! And no bacon on any of the burgers either.
― sktsh, Tuesday, 8 May 2012 22:29 (1 year ago) Permalink
going to these guys' thing on sunday, looks like fun:
https://twitter.com/#!/BurntEnz
― ooooiiiioooooooooooooooaaaaaaaaoooooh un - bi - leevable! (LocalGarda), Friday, 1 June 2012 09:01 (11 months ago) Permalink
that looks great! i might head down to
― just sayin, Friday, 1 June 2012 09:14 (11 months ago) Permalink
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yeah it's their opening, they're teamed up with 259 hackney road, that new wine shop. certainly worth a try anyway. going to bodyhammer that night so lining the stomach may be wise.
― ooooiiiioooooooooooooooaaaaaaaaoooooh un - bi - leevable! (LocalGarda), Friday, 1 June 2012 09:34 (11 months ago) Permalink
and so are they going to be at that arch from now on? i live pretty close to there so it'd be nice if the food is good...
― just sayin, Friday, 1 June 2012 09:40 (11 months ago) Permalink
and has anyone been to that place on chatsworth rd? i saw they got a pretty good review in time out
think they will be there all summer tho unsure how often.
not been to the chatsworth road place but yeah, it's meant to be very good.
― ooooiiiioooooooooooooooaaaaaaaaoooooh un - bi - leevable! (LocalGarda), Friday, 1 June 2012 09:51 (11 months ago) Permalink
my housemates and i have been discussing this for weeks but getting all 4 of us to a location literally one minute from our front door is apparently beyond our organisational powers
― kanye kardashian (lex pretend), Friday, 1 June 2012 10:10 (11 months ago) Permalink
what's the chatsworth road place? (i am an utter idiot and after eight months here only just realised that the very nice chatsworth road is about three minutes walk from my house, i had kind of assumed everything in that direction was straight suburbia.)
― Merdeyeux, Friday, 1 June 2012 15:25 (11 months ago) Permalink
it's called shane's
― ooooiiiioooooooooooooooaaaaaaaaoooooh un - bi - leevable! (LocalGarda), Friday, 1 June 2012 15:26 (11 months ago) Permalink
burnt enz was quite cool last night, did you go just sayin? i didn't get any food but it was a nice venue and was fun. london fields brewery also had a party pretty much next door, and they had their warehouse looking fantastic, really fun.
― ooooiiiioooooooooooooooaaaaaaaaoooooh un - bi - leevable! (LocalGarda), Monday, 4 June 2012 13:22 (11 months ago) Permalink
Probably not the best thread for this question, but are there any restaurants or pubs with decent food that will serve food and show football in the same room?
I rarely watch football, but am entertaining some visitors who want to watch the football. Any suggestions?
― Moon Fuxx (Jill), Wednesday, 13 June 2012 21:54 (11 months ago) Permalink
should add that burnt enz is really fun btw, not too busy, great beers, good music, and the food is nice, if a little expensive for small portions.
― ooooiiiioooooooooooooooaaaaaaaaoooooh un - bi - leevable! (LocalGarda), Sunday, 17 June 2012 09:03 (11 months ago) Permalink
i see i mentioned it above too, but hadn't tried the food last time, it's open most weekends now i think.
― ooooiiiioooooooooooooooaaaaaaaaoooooh un - bi - leevable! (LocalGarda), Sunday, 17 June 2012 09:04 (11 months ago) Permalink
went for the first time yesterday and yeah totally agree abt everything... think they should bring the prices of the food down slightly? it was really tasty tho
― just sayin, Sunday, 17 June 2012 09:17 (11 months ago) Permalink
anyway, fun spot. hope they keep doing stuff
― just sayin, Sunday, 17 June 2012 09:18 (11 months ago) Permalink
yeah defo. when were you there, we must have crossed paths i'd say. i was there from about 4pm till... the end. drinking 7.5% kernels all night is amazing but also means i genuinely don't know what happened after i left there at midnight.
― ooooiiiioooooooooooooooaaaaaaaaoooooh un - bi - leevable! (LocalGarda), Sunday, 17 June 2012 09:20 (11 months ago) Permalink
i had the quail early on then one of the sandwiches later. for £7 the sandwich was tiny, bordering on ridiculous, but it was v good. the quail with sriracha was awesome. nice being able to get oysters in somewhere so informal too.
― ooooiiiioooooooooooooooaaaaaaaaoooooh un - bi - leevable! (LocalGarda), Sunday, 17 June 2012 09:21 (11 months ago) Permalink
ha yeah we must have definitely crossed paths, we were from abt 5ish til 9 i think? sitting inside in the back corner. i had the sandwich and yeah it was definitely tasty but so tiny - one of the girls we were with asked for it to be done on the sourdough which made it quite a bit more substantial. i liked being able to get jugs of beer
― just sayin, Sunday, 17 June 2012 09:32 (11 months ago) Permalink
went to asakusa (japanese restaurant) right by mornington crescent tube last night. best japanese i've had in london and japanese food is prob the one thing i actually know my shit abt.
― hardhouse banter (tpp), Sunday, 17 June 2012 09:41 (11 months ago) Permalink
that place is great - and so cheap!
― just sayin, Sunday, 17 June 2012 09:46 (11 months ago) Permalink
i was initially sitting on the last table on your left as you walk into the bar, then standing near the toilets (only way to describe location) one other guy and two girls.
those beers are brewed at dukes brew and que, which i think i forgot to post about here, a bit overrated in my view, partly because pitt que is untouchable.
gonna check out netil market today, some good new pop-ups starting a sunday thing that'll run for the summer.
― ooooiiiioooooooooooooooaaaaaaaaoooooh un - bi - leevable! (LocalGarda), Sunday, 17 June 2012 09:48 (11 months ago) Permalink
also in the neighbourhood, i saw this yesterday - http://fatfoodtaxi.com/lardo-the-restaurant/
― just sayin, Sunday, 17 June 2012 09:50 (11 months ago) Permalink
<3 asakusa
― star-spangled david banner (lex pretend), Sunday, 17 June 2012 09:51 (11 months ago) Permalink
ah that lardo looks interesting. the food in the london fields brewery is crap btw... burnt enz just kinda better on every level, if they weren't next door it wouldn't be so stark a contrast.
― ooooiiiioooooooooooooooaaaaaaaaoooooh un - bi - leevable! (LocalGarda), Sunday, 17 June 2012 09:52 (11 months ago) Permalink
for anyone thinking of trying pitt cue, i kinda think the initial madness as died down. walked in tonight and was served v quickly, and same thing happened me the sat of the jubilee weekend.
and if anything it's improved.
― ooooiiiioooooooooooooooaaaaaaaaoooooh un - bi - leevable! (LocalGarda), Tuesday, 19 June 2012 21:39 (11 months ago) Permalink
I still haven't been to the restaurant, but the van reopened on hungerford bridge a couple of weeks ago and that was A+++
― sktsh, Tuesday, 19 June 2012 21:58 (11 months ago) Permalink
guys
TONKOTSU RAMEN
apparently in soft open for the next few days, i.e. 50% off: http://londontheinsideswag.blogspot.co.uk/2012/06/50-off-food_16.html
― ䷡ (c sharp major), Wednesday, 20 June 2012 15:38 (11 months ago) Permalink
think it's likely me and some mates will be doing some djing stuff at burnt enz... more to follow. would be good to see some of you coming along.
― Know how Roo feel (LocalGarda), Tuesday, 26 June 2012 19:54 (10 months ago) Permalink
hackney ppl this place is now open + is 50% for mon, tue & wed - http://fatfoodtaxi.com/lardo-the-restaurant/
― just sayin, Monday, 9 July 2012 09:29 (10 months ago) Permalink
*off
― just sayin, Monday, 9 July 2012 09:31 (10 months ago) Permalink
guysTONKOTSU RAMENapparently in soft open for the next few days, i.e. 50% off: http://londontheinsideswag.blogspot.co.uk/2012/06/50-off-food_16.html― ䷡ (c sharp major), Wednesday, 20 June 2012 15:38 (2 weeks ago) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink
did you go? i went to their trials thing a while ago at the tsuru place but thought it was not so special, but half price would have been a nice bargain.
― Rosie 47 (ken c), Monday, 9 July 2012 11:27 (10 months ago) Permalink
i am v keen to try that place.
was at frank's last night, really nice atmosphere, not too busy.
― Know how Roo feel (LocalGarda), Saturday, 14 July 2012 11:28 (10 months ago) Permalink
v interested in this: http://www.hot-dinners.com/Gastroblog/Latest-news/ritas-dining-evolved-chicken-and-waffles-place-opens-in-dalston
and this: http://tuck-uk.blogspot.co.uk/2012/07/ben-spalding-stripped-back.html
― Know how Roo feel (LocalGarda), Saturday, 14 July 2012 11:29 (10 months ago) Permalink
i've been to tonkotsu twice: it is good but it doesn't deserve quite the weight of hype it's getting. People seem to be raving about the karaage but the time I had it it was fatty in the wrong way. The tonkotsu broth could be more flavourful imo; though it's a less interesting flavour, the 'tokyo spicy' broth is better made. Mind you, the shiitake gyoza are super delicious.
I would go back - it's definitely the best ramen i've had in the uk - but it's not a saviour of anything, yknow.
otoh i just heard that the udon at Koya are really good, am interested in trying that
― swaggy dog story (c sharp major), Saturday, 14 July 2012 11:45 (10 months ago) Permalink
Went to The Tramshed the other day. Absolutely amazing chips. Steak was good, but still steak. Room is very echoey - hard to converse in a large group. And service was fucking terrible. Two courses took us two and a half hours.
― Manfred Mann meets Man Parrish (ithappens), Saturday, 14 July 2012 12:44 (10 months ago) Permalink
Chai Roti last week. The upper street food - gaaaaaah - room. Had chapattis and lamb curry, and a saffron rice pudding. Oh and a coconut arrack and something cocktail that was very nice. It was all very good in fact, and yet, I'm not sure in the end that I wdn't just prefer a dosai at Ragam in Fitzrovia. Something to do with the expense to portion size ratio maybe.
― If you live in Thanet and fancy doing some creative knitting (Fizzles), Saturday, 14 July 2012 14:28 (10 months ago) Permalink
I'm no kind of expert in udon but I certainly adore the udon at Koya.
― Tim, Saturday, 14 July 2012 15:28 (10 months ago) Permalink
burnt enz gets better each week. food there is amazing. beef tartare with sriracha the last two weeks, incredibly good. and great barbecued fish plus steak at 30 per kilo which i've seen friends have, and by all accounts is amazing, and dirt cheap at the price.
that plus great disco/house music till midnight and loads of good beers. it's my favourite place at the moment.
― Know how Roo feel (LocalGarda), Sunday, 15 July 2012 00:52 (10 months ago) Permalink
What is the best Japanese in London? My new office mate just moved from Tokyo and is keen to find some familiar food...
― recordbreaking transfer to Lucknow FC (seandalai), Sunday, 15 July 2012 01:31 (10 months ago) Permalink
I love Koya, as just mentioned upthread, which specialises in home-made udon but also does "small plates" which I don' tthink I've ever seen anyone eating.
For sushi, I can't recommend Sushi of Shiori highly enough - it's tiny (like 6 covers tiny) and the way to eat there is to tell them how much you want to spend (£30 - £60 per head before drinks is the limit, I heard from a valued former ILXor that £50 was maybe the sweet spot...?) and they generate an amazingly delicious set menu for you. It's on Drummond Street.
― Tim, Sunday, 15 July 2012 08:01 (10 months ago) Permalink
Hmm..thinking of a 'how much do you usually spend per head in restaurants?' poll.
£50 before drinks seems ridiculous to me, given that London has such a good range of cheaper restaurants and you can eat well on half that figure. But if good food is a high interest I can see how you might do that once in a while.
― Bob Six, Sunday, 15 July 2012 08:17 (10 months ago) Permalink
Kansai rather than Tokyo but Abeno (near Russell Square) does excellent okonomiyaki, cooked on the table in front of you.
― if, Sunday, 15 July 2012 09:31 (10 months ago) Permalink
Asakusa in mornington crescent always gets the authenticity recommendations, too. (and is great, though i haven't been for like five years)
there is a new place in camden called Shimogamo that's really quite good (kyoto rather than tokyo, standard modern washoku) - haven't been for the evening menu yet.
― swaggy dog story (c sharp major), Sunday, 15 July 2012 10:12 (10 months ago) Permalink
So where does Tokyo Diner stand in the list of authenticity? Obv it's near the cheap n cheerful end but it usually works for me.
― ledge, Sunday, 15 July 2012 10:28 (10 months ago) Permalink
Yeah Bob the £50 per head was a birthday treat. Though, in the interests of full disclosure and not-pretenting-to-be-streetier-than-I-really-am, we do (very rarely) eat in places substantially more expensive than £50ph. Sometimes it's worth it, sometimes not so much.
― Tim, Sunday, 15 July 2012 11:08 (10 months ago) Permalink