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Hi! I'm planning to comb through the thread soon, but I thought I'd just go ahead and post. We're going to be in town from the 29th through the 6th and we're wondering if there's anything Christmas-oriented were should try to catch while we're in town. This will be our second trip, and I don't totally remember where we ate, although I could probably work it out. I do remember not really being impressed by Hawksmoor, so I'm wondering if maybe I picked a bad one or did something wrong? I had steak IIRC. Another place that only sold food made of stuff native to Britain went out of business. They were pretty tasty. Flat Iron was one I liked.
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If you had a bad time at Hawksmoor, it was almost certainly a one off. The one time I had a bad steak there, I told the waiter, and it was whisked away, and replaced with a new one not long after, and we got our drinks for free. If you’ve got time on the 2nd, I’d recommend trying their Sunday roast. It’s very reasonable, and very good. Also, Yorkshire pudding the size of your head. As for Christmassy stuff... avoid Winter Wonderland, go to the Christmas market on South Bank, by the Royal Festival Hall.
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Nov 13, 2018 11:02
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I liked the hawksmoor Sunday roast a lot more than the regular steaks. The regular ones are not bad but the style is not for me. I went to a few steak houses across UK and they are alright but not spectacular. The Sunday roasts in hawksmoor do deliver and the Yorkshire pudding is good. Regency cafe is good for breakfast. Cheap no thrills good black puddings. Claireridges make drat good sandwiches and tea but it’s expensive. Sandwiches are unlimited refill which I didn’t know and regret not having more. Savoy is fancy pants dining but I was too underdressed, oh well. The beef Wellington isn’t too great for the price and decor. Try else where I realized I went to 2 of Gordon Ramsay’s properties but he’s actually a decent celebrity chef for a change
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Nov 13, 2018 12:16
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I live in Manchester and every time I've been to the Hawksmoor it's been top notch. I'm at the theatre {in London} this weekend and have the opportunity to spend a lot of money enjoying myself, any ideas for a pre theatre saturday?
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Nov 14, 2018 23:17
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Restaurant Gordon Ramsay  Or a robuchon
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Nov 15, 2018 00:35
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Okay what's the best burrito in London since I'm here for the weekend and have a powerful urge.
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Nov 24, 2018 11:10
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Spuckuk posted:Okay what's the best burrito in London since I'm here for the weekend and have a powerful urge. Ehhh. London's not great for Mexican/tex mex, unless someone wants to correct me. Please someone correct me
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Nov 24, 2018 11:54
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tarbrush posted:Ehhh. London's not great for Mexican/tex mex, unless someone wants to correct me. I'm aware I live in the UK,but I'm still craving. There was an amazing place near Victoria that was at least as good as the ones I had in the mission District, sadly closed a few years back. Help
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Nov 24, 2018 12:00
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tarbrush posted:Ehhh. London's not great for Mexican/tex mex, unless someone wants to correct me. You are not wrong.
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Nov 24, 2018 12:29
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There is Santo Remedio on Tooley Street, but it's very much modern Mexican and sit down stuff rather than burritos
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Nov 24, 2018 12:34
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Ended up going to Homies in the tiny wood Street market and getting a sack of conchita pibil tacos, definitely recommend if you're up this way
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Nov 24, 2018 13:47
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tarbrush posted:Ehhh. London's not great for Mexican/tex mex, unless someone wants to correct me. You are correct.
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Nov 24, 2018 14:24
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Spuckuk posted:I'm aware I live in the UK,but I'm still craving. There was an amazing place near Victoria that was at least as good as the ones I had in the mission District, sadly closed a few years back. Piccante! It was great. Gutted when they closed. I think the same owners have a place near Blackfriars still.
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Nov 24, 2018 21:56
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Yeah there's Cheeky Chicos near Blackfriars, it's not as good as I remember Piccante being, but it kind of hits the spot. For authentic Mexican rather than Tex-Mex there's Santo Remidio, Breddos and El Pastor.
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Nov 26, 2018 14:11
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We did just get a taco bell in hammersmith, with more coming this/next week! Yay for horrible pseudo texmex
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Nov 26, 2018 14:21
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tentish klown posted:We did just get a taco bell in hammersmith, with more coming this/next week! Yay for horrible pseudo texmex Oh poo poo, Taco Bells in London, just as I move to Berlin? 
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Nov 26, 2018 15:46
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Berlin's got a Pret now. I really don't know if I'm going with this as a potential consolation or
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Nov 26, 2018 16:14
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My Lovely Horse posted:Berlin's got a Pret now. I never went into Pret when I lived in London, except for the cheap coffee.
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Nov 26, 2018 17:15
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The_Doctor posted:Oh poo poo, Taco Bells in London, just as I move to Berlin? Taco Bell is poo poo.
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Nov 27, 2018 06:51
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Steakandchips posted:Taco Bell is poo poo. I acknowledge this, but also really love it.
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Nov 27, 2018 08:18
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There's a little Indian curry burrito fusion place opposite Angel station which I really love for some reason. drat tasty curry, good burrito stuff.
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Nov 27, 2018 09:55
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Took some family to Tayyabs for the first time yesterday. They loved it. We had: Lamb chops Seekh kebabs Tandoori chicken Veg pakora Urud Daal Nihari Rice Nans Gulab Jamun Everything was spot on and hot and fresh.
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Nov 27, 2018 10:23
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The_Doctor posted:I acknowledge this, but also really love it. There's one in Chichester for some reason. The naked chicken taco was good, think it's still available. The special now is a three-level crunch wrap which is okay. The sharing platters look good and potentially soloable.
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Nov 27, 2018 11:44
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BizarroAzrael posted:There's one in Chichester for some reason. There is, and it’s really slow for some reason. My parents are about to move to that area, so when I found that out, it made me happy. Obviously the menu is only about 50% of what the US gets, but it’s decent as a stopgap.
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Nov 27, 2018 13:01
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After all my exposure to Taco Bell via American media/conversation I thought it was meant to be spicy, and my greatest disappointment is that the hottest sauce is still super mild. I think if I hadn't had spicy food in mind when I tried it I wouldn't have been quite so disappointed... We all know fast food isn't gourmet but I feel my expectations were mismanaged. 4/10
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Nov 27, 2018 13:42
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So my tabletop gaming club has a traditional Christmas curry each year, and as we’ve grown (from 4, to 8, now 17) we’ve found it harder to find places that will take bookings for a group our size. Last year we had a (pretty dreadful) Brick Lane curry and got moved around the tables three times by the management. This year some brave soul has identified ‘Hot Stuff’ in Vauxhall as the venue. I’ll be honest, I am not hopeful. Wish me luck...
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Nov 27, 2018 14:10
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My office is going to Simply Indian near Borough Station, which is apparently tiny (~25 seats) and byob with no corkage. They liked it enough to go back after last year, and it does a bunch of less seen South Indian stuff.
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Nov 27, 2018 14:29
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We used to go there! It was pretty great in my opinion. But without booking the whole place there simply wasn’t room for us all.
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Nov 27, 2018 15:50
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Hot Stuff is excellent. Or it was when I went about 8 years ago at least. It’s been around a fair long time and always had a reputation as one of the best local Indian restaurants in London. Here, Jay Rayner liked it in 2008: https://www.google.co.uk/amp/s/amp.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2008/jan/27/foodanddrink.restaurants
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Nov 27, 2018 16:01
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Awesome! Thanks for the tip
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Nov 27, 2018 20:35
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First night in London and we finally arrived after a ten hour flight, two hours in customs and an overly long black cab. We limped our way over to Dishoom King's Cross not knowing exactly what to expect but willing to try. So good. First of all, they're not afraid to hit you with a little spice over here. Ruby chicken was good. The black dal was better than any other dal I've had, but I must admit I was picturing it as being pitch black. The lamb chop was so incredible I wish I'd ordered more than one, but I'll be going back. I did not care for chefs special lamb stew. It's probably well prepared but just not for us. drat fine meal.
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Nov 30, 2018 01:47
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Is it bad manners here to show up a few minutes before your reservation? They keep giving us looks and having us sit or go to the bar. We don't mind either, except the looks.
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Beachcomber posted:Is it bad manners here to show up a few minutes before your reservation? They keep giving us looks and having us sit or go to the bar. No. The looks must be for some other reason. Were you wearing an obnoxious outfit/trying to put on a local accent?
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Yeah, that’s not a thing restaurants get weird about. I’m going to assume someone had a boob hanging out or something.
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Dec 7, 2018 00:26
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Dishoom is spicy  I’m totally not a spice head and chase mouth pain for pleasure
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Dec 7, 2018 00:41
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caberham posted:Dishoom is spicy At home we have to eat at restaurant multiple times before we can convince them to give us that level of spice. DoctorTristan posted:No. The looks must be for some other reason. Were you wearing an obnoxious outfit/trying to put on a local accent? Button up shirt (not Hawaiian), long pants, real shoes. Wife is in a t-shirt, would that do it? It's our last day, and my wife's team treated her to Mexican at Casa Pastor before we go back to California.
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Dec 7, 2018 00:59
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The_Doctor posted:Oh poo poo, Taco Bells in London, just as I move to Berlin? There's been one in the Manchester Arndale for ages 
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feedmegin posted:There's been one in the Manchester Arndale for ages There’s 4 between Dalston and Ipswich too. So not exactly hard to get to. But not in London, so don’t really count.
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Dec 8, 2018 15:39
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Beachcomber posted:At home we have to eat at restaurant multiple times before we can convince them to give us that level of spice. Were you being loud and American?
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The_Doctor posted:Oh poo poo, Taco Bells in London, just as I move to Berlin? We have Taco Bell in Liverpool, even. It's still as bad as I remember from the US, and doesn't even av the decency to be dirt cheap here.
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