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If you ever find yourself with some extra money, Gareth, go to Gaudi on Clerkenwell in EC1. It was one of my favorite meals ever. And the decor is nice too. If you go for lunch, you won't have to get too dressed up.

― Aaron Grossman (aajjgg), Friday, 6 December 2002 18:16 (twenty-three years ago)

one month passes...

revive!

― gareth (gareth), Monday, 27 January 2003 12:54 (twenty-three years ago)

ok im out with some people to try this Pollo place out

but then im with some other people later in the week and we need another recommendation.

― gareth (gareth), Monday, 27 January 2003 17:25 (twenty-three years ago)

The new brisket and ribs place in soho looks good. I can't remember the name though.

― Ed (dali), Monday, 27 January 2003 18:10 (twenty-three years ago)

After a friends glowing review, I'm pondering trekking to Willesden Green (!) to go to Sushi-Say...

― Sarah (starry), Monday, 27 January 2003 18:13 (twenty-three years ago)

Bah, murasaki has closed. http://www.murasaki.co.uk/

They recommend the place you mention sarah

― Alan (Alan), Monday, 27 January 2003 18:19 (twenty-three years ago)

sushi-say is closed at the mo. actually maybe it reopens tomorrow? we were going to go there a couple of weeks ago but went to cafe japan in golders green, which was pretty good.

sushi-say is like 15mins walk from my house...

― toby (tsg20), Monday, 27 January 2003 18:21 (twenty-three years ago)

pollo was good! but the wine was bizarre, it had like flakes of something in it when you got to the bottom. luckily i was drinking beer

― gareth (gareth), Thursday, 6 February 2003 13:24 (twenty-three years ago)

Ed was thinking of Bodean's and their pulled Pork.

Sarah, sushi-say is fantastic, and the chef thre is very very cool.

― chris (chris), Thursday, 6 February 2003 13:29 (twenty-three years ago)

Pollo? That's the place my friend found a large chunk of metal in her pasta and the staff seemed to regard as her fault. I've never been back. Loathe as I am to recommend anything whatsoever about our already overpublicised capital, the best London meal I've had recently was Gallipoli in Islington. Fantastic Turkish food and very amiable staff.

― Tag, Thursday, 6 February 2003 13:40 (twenty-three years ago)

mmm, Gallipoli is lovely.

I've heard far too many stories about Pollo ever to go back there, which is a shame as I used to like it.

― chris (chris), Thursday, 6 February 2003 13:49 (twenty-three years ago)

I've only been to Pollo once. Friendly staff, fast service, a lengthy menu, cheap, and better food than you have a right to expect at the price. I'll go again.

― Martin Skidmore (Martin Skidmore), Thursday, 6 February 2003 18:22 (twenty-three years ago)

Gallipoli is grebt and I've never had anything that wasn't lovely at Pollo either.

― RickyT (RickyT), Thursday, 6 February 2003 18:25 (twenty-three years ago)

We're trying Bodean's tonight, I'll report back.

― Ed (dali), Thursday, 6 February 2003 19:20 (twenty-three years ago)

Bodean's is great. We sat in the upstairs fast food/order at the counter bit. We ate ribs and chicken wing. The food was perfect. Nice smoky taste good marinade an sauce, great beans and pickles on the side. Let down by poor beer selection, Becks, Budvar, Miller G Draft. Downstairs looks nice but upstairs sets the right mood, Food is served on plastic trays with a greaseproof sheet no ceremony. Quality fast food.

― Ed (dali), Thursday, 6 February 2003 22:03 (twenty-three years ago)

I was quite a regular visitor to Pollo on my London jaunts up until a couple of years back and found it cheap and cheerful. But sharp metal objects in pasta tend to spoil an appetite. Besides, it was my idea to go there that day and they made me look bad in front of two Swedish laydeez and I can't forgive them for that.

― Tag, Friday, 7 February 2003 13:44 (twenty-three years ago)

I heard about the cockroach crawling over the ceiling and decided not to go back.

― chris (chris), Friday, 7 February 2003 13:48 (twenty-three years ago)

Just down the street from Pollo is Derek Jarman's old haunt, Presto. You will be served by nice down to Earth staff and will not find anything in your order but what you ordered.

― suzy (suzy), Friday, 7 February 2003 14:10 (twenty-three years ago)

six months pass...

Any recs for me? Anna's goth luncheon? I like the more veg and Asian side of the spectrum.

How is Cafe Grove? Has anyone tried Viet Hoa? What about Goddards Ye Olde Pie Shop?

― Mary (Mary), Thursday, 21 August 2003 04:17 (twenty-two years ago)

Has anyone tried Viet Hoa?

Viet Hoa is very reliable (and popular) but since the opening of about a dozen Vietnamese restaurants next to it, of course there are one or two of these that are better than Viet Hoa, like Song Que a few blocks up and the Viet community centre on the Dalston end of Englefield Road.

― suzy (suzy), Thursday, 21 August 2003 04:31 (twenty-two years ago)

two months pass...

I think the best Indian food in London by far is the Muhib Indian Cuisine at 71 Brick Lane. Blinding Dansak and the best Onion Bajia since Star Of India on Old Brompton road was still trendy.

― Steven Burke, Friday, 31 October 2003 19:24 (twenty-two years ago)

sorry that's 73 Brick Lane

― Steven Burke, Friday, 31 October 2003 19:25 (twenty-two years ago)

one year passes...

a sushi place seems to have popped up on seven sisters road, (i think its called Hana, or something), its between hornsey road and finsbury park. i am...tempted

― charltonlido (gareth), Tuesday, 10 May 2005 11:50 (twenty-one years ago)

wow that sounds awesome.

― ken c (ken c), Tuesday, 10 May 2005 11:52 (twenty-one years ago)

there's one on 7 sisters near to holloway road that's great - maybe colette remembers the name? fantastic raw tuna salad and tempura rolls, mmm.

― toby (tsg20), Tuesday, 10 May 2005 11:56 (twenty-one years ago)

which side, the camden or the finsbury park side?

― charltonlido (gareth), Tuesday, 10 May 2005 12:15 (twenty-one years ago)

Finsbury Park side. I've seen it too and been tempted. Though round there I am usually about the Caribbean.

― Pete (Pete), Tuesday, 10 May 2005 12:37 (twenty-one years ago)

Sushi? In FINSBURY PARK?! Blimey. Must be gunning for the Highbury type clientele but keeping rent down by keeping north.

― Liz :x (Liz :x), Tuesday, 10 May 2005 12:49 (twenty-one years ago)

yeah, i think the one we went to is called hana. very good. any other good restaurants i've been to lately have been in chicago, so not so helpful in this thread!

― colette (a2lette), Tuesday, 10 May 2005 13:08 (twenty-one years ago)

ah, ok, was the outside kind of red? i think i shall go there soon

― charltonlido (gareth), Tuesday, 10 May 2005 13:10 (twenty-one years ago)

can't remember the color, but it was between hornsey road and finsbury park on seven sisters, and it's pretty nice, so pretty unique along that stretch of road! toby and i have been meaning to go again soon, want to have a sushi* party?

*ok, i don't eat sushi, but i like loads of their food.

― colette (a2lette), Tuesday, 10 May 2005 13:12 (twenty-one years ago)

maybe it was pink?! i can search for the email when i get home and check...

― toby (tsg20), Tuesday, 10 May 2005 13:15 (twenty-one years ago)

FAF(ish)?

― Liz :x (Liz :x), Tuesday, 10 May 2005 13:16 (twenty-one years ago)

We tried to hve a FAF before, but it seemed impossible to organise. People would not commit.

― Pete (Pete), Tuesday, 10 May 2005 13:18 (twenty-one years ago)

they were always faffing about, then?

― colette (a2lette), Tuesday, 10 May 2005 14:34 (twenty-one years ago)

World Cup Dining Club lives again?

― Lucretia My Reflection (Lucretia My Reflection), Tuesday, 10 May 2005 14:36 (twenty-one years ago)

email research confirms it is indeed hana. it also suggests it's number 50, but i'm 99% sure that turned out not to be true...

― toby (tsg20), Tuesday, 10 May 2005 18:49 (twenty-one years ago)

its 150, not 50

― charltonlido (gareth), Thursday, 12 May 2005 09:23 (twenty-one years ago)

I'm game for sushi.

― $V£N! (blueski), Thursday, 12 May 2005 09:25 (twenty-one years ago)

Are you also sushi for game? I know I am.

― Liz :x (Liz :x), Thursday, 12 May 2005 14:33 (twenty-one years ago)

the last time i checked there isn't a camden side of seven sisters road.

― ken c (ken c), Thursday, 12 May 2005 15:16 (twenty-one years ago)

did you check behind the sofa?

― charltonlido (gareth), Thursday, 12 May 2005 16:17 (twenty-one years ago)

there was a big article in the new york times recently about how CLERKENWELL is now the place for GREBT RESTAURANTS.

― Tracer Hand (tracerhand), Thursday, 12 May 2005 17:59 (twenty-one years ago)

They mentioned the naff looking placing near The Eagle (Little Bay), but not the phenomenal little narrow place on Exmouth Mkt that makes their own oatcakes. (can't remember name off top of head; suzy or Ed could help me out here)

― Tracer Hand (tracerhand), Thursday, 12 May 2005 18:08 (twenty-one years ago)

http://travel2.nytimes.com/2005/05/08/travel/08clerk.html

― Tracer Hand (tracerhand), Thursday, 12 May 2005 18:09 (twenty-one years ago)

i want to go to st. john. where else combines authenticity and quality?

― gabbneb (gabbneb), Thursday, 12 May 2005 18:31 (twenty-one years ago)

NOWHERE IN THE WORLD.

― Tracer Hand (tracerhand), Thursday, 12 May 2005 18:37 (twenty-one years ago)

*cries*

― gabbneb (gabbneb), Thursday, 12 May 2005 18:44 (twenty-one years ago)

If they loved St John's they would have loved the Quality Chophouse, too, but maybe they saw the "Working Class Restaurant" frosted glass on the Farringdon shopfront and moved on, taking it literally.

― Tracer Hand (tracerhand), Thursday, 12 May 2005 18:49 (twenty-one years ago)

yeah, we saw that article on the way back here...i wasn't impressed with the choices, as a vegetarian.

so, when should we FAH? (fancy a hana?)

― colette (a2lette), Thursday, 12 May 2005 20:11 (twenty-one years ago)

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Any recommends for veggie friendly restaurants around South Ken?

― xyzzzz__, Thursday, 24 July 2025 08:37 (eleven months ago)

three months pass...

Just popped into Lò Bánh Mì in Borough on a whim cos the pub I was going to wasn't serving food. Goddamn

― mog AI (imago), Monday, 27 October 2025 19:01 (eight months ago)

Went to DanDan the other week during a late notice course in Southwark and I'm prepared to believe the hype. It probably helped I had pigs ears and the blood/offal bowl rather than something more touristy but it did exactly the sort of numbing I wanted.

― Overtoun House windows (aldo), Monday, 27 October 2025 20:16 (eight months ago)

pigs ears and the blood/offal bowl

I'd been led to believe that english cuisine had improved somewhat?.. it might have been a michael caine interview

― Andy the Grasshopper, Tuesday, 28 October 2025 18:41 (eight months ago)

DanDan is a Szechuan restaurant, but in any case, offal is popular in most traditional European cuisines!

― LocalGarda, Tuesday, 28 October 2025 19:05 (eight months ago)

okay, I was just kidding a bit

― Andy the Grasshopper, Tuesday, 28 October 2025 19:11 (eight months ago)

Case in point - just down the road from DanDan - Camille does glorious offal. Recently had excellent calves brain, gimmicky but delicious udder schnitzel and a stunning Cou de Canard Farci complete with head/beak garnish.

― crisp, Tuesday, 28 October 2025 19:12 (eight months ago)

michael caine said the smell of cooking garlic still freaks him out a little, as it reminds him of chinese soldiers cooking in the distance when he was fighting in the korean war

― Andy the Grasshopper, Tuesday, 28 October 2025 19:18 (eight months ago)

camille was brilliant the one time i went.

― LocalGarda, Tuesday, 28 October 2025 19:40 (eight months ago)

Useful discussion, I work around Southwark/Borough. Meaning to try dandan but can't settle on what I'd want bc the menu is a tome

Colleagues were raving about Yun Gui Chuan noodle place today, for another Southwark option

― salsa shark, Tuesday, 28 October 2025 23:02 (eight months ago)

I think I went fairly standard with twice-cooked pork at DanDan, but it was really good. I've eaten at the one in Aldgate also and it's nice.

Not tried Yun Gui Chuan tho I think they have one nearer me on Brick Lane or similar also.

I ate at One Rice on Brick Lane a couple of weeks ago, it's Teochew food which was new to me. The place itself is a bit sparse and was kind of cold but the food was nice, fairly simple, not spicy, more hearty.

― LocalGarda, Wednesday, 29 October 2025 08:02 (eight months ago)

six months pass...

s/o to Clara's Bistro in Shoreditch for filling my algorithm with influencers hyping it up as a "hidden gem" and thus making me aware that I should avoid it at all costs

― a ZX spectrum is haunting Europe (Daniel_Rf), Tuesday, 26 May 2026 13:35 (one month ago)

one month passes...

ISO kid-friendly spots in Marylebone?

also: sunday roast in Paddington area?

― imperial frfr (Steve Shasta), Thursday, 2 July 2026 00:27 (yesterday)

I like the Victoria in Paddington. It's 5 min walk from the station. It's a Fullers (big brewery) pub but the food has been good on the three times I've been in the last year. There's not a huge amount go prime seating so you may need to book in advance. Beware the steep steps to the W/Cs!

There's lots in Marylebone. My kids, both under 10, enjoyed Trishna (Indian) a couple of months ago. They were accommodating on spice levels.

― mmmm, Thursday, 2 July 2026 09:21 (yesterday)

'of' not 'go' prime seating.

― mmmm, Thursday, 2 July 2026 12:41 (yesterday)

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