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it's v laid back there really, more of a bar for the day part of it then as it gets later they move away a few tables and there's a good little space for dancing. even in the evening it will only touch on house late on... maybe disco and stuff before that.

it is really nice, basically my favourite place to hang out all summer, i'd say we'll be doing another day too if it goes well tomorrow, before their license ends at the end of august.

Ronan, don't be like that - my interjection wasn't pointless at all. I know saddle is expensive. So why is saddle priced the same as super-cheap 'onglet'? FYI if your UK butcher isn't calling that cut SKIRT and charging £9/kilo, your butcher is levelling a wanker tax.

cos all beef is exactly the same, everywhere.

i think largely burnt enz is pretty good value, having been there.

I don't think food brings out the best in people.

Alba, our neighbourhood butcher (supplier to Moro, Cigala, the Eagle etc) is amazing and undercuts Ginger Pig's prices by roughly half. If you go there early Saturday mornings, there might not be a ten-person queue.

May be in Green Lanes tomorrow. Any Turkish/Cypriot recommendations?

Harran just north of Green Lanes Harringay station? I'm assuming you're closer to the Newington Green end of green Lanes than the N21 end?

Friend's family live about two minutes from Turnpike Lane. Thanks, YMOF.

Used to live near Green Lanes (Carlingford Rd nr Turnpike Lane station) and eating regularly at the Turkish places there was a definite high point. Is that magnificent bakery still there?

Also, where's Alba, suzy? A cheaper version of the Ginger Pig wd be great.

is the burnt enz dj m4n0 l3 t0ugh

we didn't ask in time for him to bring records, he is coming to hang tho.

Alba lives near me, and I live near Russell Square. The butcher is called McKenna's and it is opposite Lamb's Conduit Street police station, next to the Fryer's Delight. Everything's quality, and they try to suit most pockets. Large organic eggs are £1.60 for six, they have a dozen different kinds of sausage, game birds, whole legs of Parma and Serrano ham, herbs, charcuterie, cheeses and regular amazing specials eg. black-leg chickens for £6. Once they bought in a big box of Whitstable oysters on a whim and sold them for 30p a pop. They'll sharpen knives for a few quid each and all the guys working there will gracefully answer even the stupidest questions. I cannot recommend the place highly enough.

fantastic, thanks suzy. that's not far from me either and I shall use them from now on.

McDonalds is good

heard great things about them

how was saturday?

awesome actually, it was incredibly busy even before friends etc came down, i played at the end and the place was full, most fun i've had djing in a long time.

i'd say we'll do another one, i also hear talk that their license has been extended until the end of sept.

i saw something about that! hope its true, i'm definitely keen to eat more meals there and i'm busy for the next few weekends

sorry for being a dick in this thread, im just envious of all y'all who get to eat at these nice places.

i was sickened by how good burnt enz looked via instagram pics, was stuck in the house prepping videos of fish and being harangued down to set up early at 8pm in a club that was still a building site

Where can I get some classic British food done well and suitably expensive to go along with the quality?

St John is your friend here, depending on what you mean by "classic British food".

well I see kedgeree is on the menu so that looks perfect

Hawksmoor's Breakfast is unfuckwithable. Also features espresso martinis!

http://www.thedelaunay.com/

not billed as classic british but i think you'll enjoy. fairly sure they do kedgeree too.

thanks ronan that is exactly what I am looking for

Best <£4 i have spent on food in London in forever: the "sun-dried Spinach" at Meraz Cafe on Hanbury Street. Ridiculously delicious, I could eat this by the crispy kilo.

Finding a curry house in the environs of Brick Lane where I'm excited to eat is a genuinely amazing thing.

I've barely mentioned it and then up pops a cute little van selling korean barbecue pork tacos in SE22. Well done them, they were delicious. Think the van was called Arbiente but I might have got that wrong. Short menu too (3 types of taco + patatas bravas + agua fresca and that's it).

Finally made it to Meat Liquor last night, ten years after everyone else stopped caring about it. Could have done with the music being turned down a tad - though it was kinda cool to hear Rock and Roll Part One being blasted loud and proud at half 6 in the evening - and the beer price is fucking HORRIFIC (£4.20 for a can of Vedett?!), but got-damn the burgers have somehow gotten even better than they were when it was Meat Easy in New Cross. Loved watching the people around us order waaaaaaaay more food than they could handle/anyone could ever want. Will go back, seeing as it was cheaper than a shitty Nandos, which is where my girlfriend normally drags me.

On a similar top, is Dukes Brew & Que worth visiting?

dukes is okay/good, but go to pitt cue co first if you can.

has anyone been to this bright field on cambridge heath road? sounds good.

also i'm waiting for duck and waffle to go 24-hour so i can go there at 4am or something.

where's good around southbank? pubs or restaurants. i am meeting my brother there later to go the cinema but we a lot of time beforehand.

could easily just go to pitt cue trailer or the anchor and hope if it's back open, but if anyone has any other ideas that'd be good.

there's the wahaca popup - both a burrito/taco truck and a sit-in place. canteen is decent, the bfi bar (on the riverside) also perfectly acceptable food wise. the national theatre prop store popup bar does bar food.

I quite like that Propstore bar in a festivally kinda way but it's expensive IIRC. Probably no more so than anywhere else in the area though, except maybe Concrete at the Hayward Gallery if there's a happy hour on.

If it's nice weather just go to one of the trailers for food and drink beer on the bank itself I reckon. Most of the actual restaurants are really chainy or touristy.

nothing particularly wrong with yo sushi except a bit mainstream

yeah been to propstore, nice spot. i wasn't crazy on the wahaca place when i went, tho my only other wahaca experience was pretty good.

If you fancy something restauranty then I heartily recommend RSJ http://www.rsj.uk.com/Home.htm - they would have been cutting edge 20 years ago, now they're just really tasty / good.

Ate at Rita's last night and really enjoyed it. The service was great and it was novel to be able to eat some good food and then head straight downstairs for the Cass McCombs gig.

Shared a bunch of dishes with a mate; ox heart tacos, green chilli mac & cheese, patty melt, fried chicken sandwich and pig neck & chicken skin nachos. All excellent. We probably ordered one too many things, judging by how stuffed we both were by the end. But it was too difficult not to...

so this is the last weekend for burnt enz :(

I am DJing the last day on Monday actually. Kinda weird, they're paying me more in bar tab than cash so I can't account for how drunk/full of steak I'll be.

awesome

also my friend was just now saying they may be trying to get an extended license, with the idea to change the place a bit i guess if it went on into winter.

that cock tavern on mare street is brilliant now, imo. went last night and just thought it had a lovely dingy feel, like a pub in dublin, and their beer selection is incredibly good, ridiculous amount of choice and really helpful and friendly staff. can see it becoming my favourite spot.

have you guys been to dinner by heston? (any good?)

haven't been to fat duck either but seems like it'd be impossible to book for a particular day.

suggestion for somewhere fancyish to go for a nice dinner would be welcome!

I really want to! It's possible to book either but only way way in advance aiui.

Fancy: Viajante is my favourite, I love it completely.

I did accidentally go to 10 Greek Street last night and it was very good indeed, better than I'd expected.

that cock tavern on mare street is brilliant now, imo. went last night and just thought it had a lovely dingy feel, like a pub in dublin, and their beer selection is incredibly good, ridiculous amount of choice and really helpful and friendly staff. can see it becoming my favourite spot.

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just saw this, totally agree. have sat the bar a few times w/ a friend and talked to the bartenders... seems like its doing well too

oh and ken - my favourite fancy restaurant is the ledbury, would definitely recommend.

I've been to Dinner by Heston, it was lovely! And the man himself was there. We did book at the start of December for a place at the end of January, mind (and may have benefited from January blues).

Yeah I've been to Dinner, it is excellent but don't expect a Fat Duck kind of experience.

I keep bottling it with Viajante, the idea of not having a choice what ends up on my plate puts me off somewhat, and I've heard decidedly mixed reports about it, along the lines of "always interesting but not always actually pleasant to eat".

would rather go to corner room than viajante but fuuuuuuuucking no-bookings policy. THAT DOESN'T FIT INTO MY LIFESTYLE.

my inability to plan more than a week in advance ABSOLUTE MAXIMUM ensures i cannot eat at so many nice restaurants :(