Topic: Visiting London

[GM]

Recommendations for a restaurant for this weekend? Looking for somewhere that does nice food at not too ridiculous a price...yeah, I know, London but...

[FrenchWilliam]

Any preference as to location or type of food?

[Disco]

Santa Maria del Sur - Argentine Parilla (Battersea)
Wahaca - Mexican street food (Covent Garden)

failing that Urban Spoon (http://www.urbanspoon.com/c/52/London-restaurants.html) is useful as f***.

[GM]

Any preference as to location or type of food?

Not really, just want a few choices in a sort of mid-range price bracket, in the city centre.

Santa Maria del Sur - Argentine Parilla (Battersea)
Wahaca - Mexican street food (Covent Garden)

failing that Urban Spoon (http://www.urbanspoon.com/c/52/London-restaurants.html) is useful as f***.

Cheers.

[FrenchWilliam]

Could also have a look around on here: http://www.tastecard.co.uk/search.php

They're doing a free 30 day trial at the minute, so you wouldn't have to pay and just use it once. There's shitloads of restaurants on there, better deals during the week, but still lots at weekends.

[GM]

Cheers William.

[Interpolic]

We went to that restaurant where you eat in the pitch black the other week for anniversary, it was ace (cheers for suggesting it, indi).

http://www.danslenoir.com/london/

[BarackObama]

We went to that restaurant where you eat in the pitch black the other week for anniversary, it was ace (cheers for suggesting it, indi).

http://www.danslenoir.com/london/

I've just thought, do you not end up getting food all over your clothes/face? Or do they give you bibs or some s***?

[Domokunwins]

Santa Maria del Sur - Argentine Parilla (Battersea)
Wahaca - Mexican street food (Covent Garden)

failing that Urban Spoon (http://www.urbanspoon.com/c/52/London-restaurants.html) is useful as f***.

Co-sign both but be warned, Battersea is a bit of a schlep if you're planning on staying fairly central.

[Interpolic]

We went to that restaurant where you eat in the pitch black the other week for anniversary, it was ace (cheers for suggesting it, indi).

http://www.danslenoir.com/london/

I've just thought, do you not end up getting food all over your clothes/face? Or do they give you bibs or some s***?

You're just extremely careful.  And you end up using your fingers to put stuff on your fork once you remember that no f***er can see you.

[BarackObama]

I see.

[Ronaldo]

We went to that restaurant where you eat in the pitch black the other week for anniversary, it was ace (cheers for suggesting it, indi).

http://www.danslenoir.com/london/

Thanks for that (you too indi). Really, really want to do this now. Even if it means a trip to to London.

[LucaAltieri]

The Preto Brazilian steakhouses are quite nice and reasonably priced.

[looneytoon]

Il Bordello's in Wapping if you like Italian. Huge portions, not that pricey. And the food is well tasty.

[Ian W]

Taro in Soho is an awesome cheap Japanese place. Very friendly and does those bento box things where you get a little bit of a load of dishes... very good.

There's two but I've only been to the Brewer St one:

http://www.tarorestaurants.co.uk/

[Stu]

Taro in Soho is an awesome cheap Japanese place. Very friendly and does those bento box things where you get a little bit of a load of dishes... very good.

There's two but I've only been to the Brewer St one:

http://www.tarorestaurants.co.uk/

Went there, wasn't massively impressed heard there's a place in the O2 (not central, I know) where you pay £25 a head and they offer you plate after plate of different types of exotic meat (ostrich, shark, giraffe, etc.). Seems worth a visit.

[Stu]

Taro in Soho is an awesome cheap Japanese place. Very friendly and does those bento box things where you get a little bit of a load of dishes... very good.

There's two but I've only been to the Brewer St one:

http://www.tarorestaurants.co.uk/

Went there, wasn't massively impressed heard there's a place in the O2 (not central, I know) where you pay £25 a head and they offer you plate after plate of different types of exotic meat (ostrich, shark, giraffe, etc.). Seems worth a visit.

[Colocho]

Taro in Soho is an awesome cheap Japanese place. Very friendly and does those bento box things where you get a little bit of a load of dishes... very good.

There's two but I've only been to the Brewer St one:

http://www.tarorestaurants.co.uk/

Went there, wasn't massively impressed heard there's a place in the O2 (not central, I know) where you pay £25 a head and they offer you plate after plate of different types of exotic meat (ostrich, shark, giraffe, etc.). Seems worth a visit.

Such a great point, you had to make it twice ...

Recommendations for a restaurant for this weekend? Looking for somewhere that does nice food at not too ridiculous a price...yeah, I know, London but...

Quite a vague question tbh, London is a pretty big city. Would recommend this place: http://www.mpwsteakandalehouse.org/index.php?h=1

[Ian W]

Taro in Soho is an awesome cheap Japanese place. Very friendly and does those bento box things where you get a little bit of a load of dishes... very good.

There's two but I've only been to the Brewer St one:

http://www.tarorestaurants.co.uk/

Went there, wasn't massively impressed heard there's a place in the O2 (not central, I know) where you pay £25 a head and they offer you plate after plate of different types of exotic meat (ostrich, shark, giraffe, etc.). Seems worth a visit.

Interesting, I've been loads of times and always liked it. Not that I have very gourmet tastes! It's closer to £10 a head than £25 like, in its defence.

[macphisto]

Taro in Soho is an awesome cheap Japanese place. Very friendly and does those bento box things where you get a little bit of a load of dishes... very good.

There's two but I've only been to the Brewer St one:

http://www.tarorestaurants.co.uk/

Went there, wasn't massively impressed heard there's a place in the O2 (not central, I know) where you pay £25 a head and they offer you plate after plate of different types of exotic meat (ostrich, shark, giraffe, etc.). Seems worth a visit.

Interesting, I've been loads of times and always liked it. Not that I have very gourmet tastes! It's closer to £10 a head than £25 like, in its defence.

I've been to the O2 a few times but never seen this place, what is it called?

I would recomend trying a Malaysian restaurant called Melati for good food at a good price. Bit confusing as there is two of them independent of each other, one in Soho and one on Great Windmill Street. I've been to the one on Great Windmill Street and really enjoyed the food: http://www.london-eating.co.uk/3114.htm

This place is a bit more pricier but it's fantastic: http://momoresto.com/restaurant/london/momo/restaurant/

If you want to go a little outside of the centre then you can't go wrong by taking a trip to Brick Lane for a good curry!

[Ian W]

When I said "I'd always liked it", I meant Taro. Never been to the 02.

[Ian W]

Actually, on the subject of Brick Lane I went to a place called Sweet and Spicy the other night.

Very basic but quite tasty Indian food at cheap prices... no licence so you can buy alcohol from a off licence up the road and bring it in. Not a place to impress anyone but the food is good for the prices.

http://www.sweetandspicylondon.co.uk/ 

[Tisd09]

http://w3.hakkasan.com/mayfair/menu/wine

this is supposed to be s*** hot, I would imagine pricey but my old boss went there and swears by it.


If anyone recomends the Mango Tree don't bother, you'll pay something like £80 a head once you add drinks for something you can get in any town centre, its Thai by the way. Decent enough food like but prices are way way too much even for London!

[GM]

Cheers for all the suggestions. Only there for a weekend, like...but it's good to see the suggestions keep rolling in.

[Greg]

http://www.melarestaurant.co.uk/

Best Indian I've been to and reasonably priced for London, the food was excellent.