Shaftesbury Avenue eating recommendations.
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Hi Guys,
Coming down to London early next week for our biannual theatre trip. Going to be watching Fawlty Towers at the Apollo Theatre on Shaftesbury Avenue and we are looking for food recommendations. We want to be able to eat around 5.30pm, nowhere too fancy or massively expensive (OK, I know we will pay the London premium), Italian, Pizza or Mexican would be ideal.
All positive recommendations gratefully received.
Coming down to London early next week for our biannual theatre trip. Going to be watching Fawlty Towers at the Apollo Theatre on Shaftesbury Avenue and we are looking for food recommendations. We want to be able to eat around 5.30pm, nowhere too fancy or massively expensive (OK, I know we will pay the London premium), Italian, Pizza or Mexican would be ideal.
All positive recommendations gratefully received.
The Vietnamese place, Pho & Bun in Shaftesbury Avenue is quite nice.
It's small and very popular, so worth booking:
https://phoandbun.com/
It's small and very popular, so worth booking:
https://phoandbun.com/
BlackTails said:
You’re bang opposite Chinatown, so unless you have an aversion to Chinese food, pick anywhere in there (apart from Wong Kei).
I have good news re Wong Kei. My Chinese friend convinced me to go there after a gap of 20 years, and the food is good. Her son, half Chinese, lives in Amsterdam loves it. I've been there a few times over the last few months. I give it my blessing too. Service is actually friendly-adjacent, rather than the hostile schtick I remembered.
Still cash only.
kevinon said:
I have good news re Wong Kei. My Chinese friend convinced me to go there after a gap of 20 years, and the food is good. Her son, half Chinese, lives in Amsterdam loves it. I've been there a few times over the last few months. I give it my blessing too.
Service is actually friendly-adjacent, rather than the hostile schtick I remembered.
Still cash only.
Indeed, the service is friendly enough, but they are trying to churn people through, so it’s efficient and brisk, they won’t be fawning over you, ideal for pre-event meals as the meal itself is not the night out.Service is actually friendly-adjacent, rather than the hostile schtick I remembered.
Still cash only.
kevinon said:
BlackTails said:
You’re bang opposite Chinatown, so unless you have an aversion to Chinese food, pick anywhere in there (apart from Wong Kei).
I have good news re Wong Kei. My Chinese friend convinced me to go there after a gap of 20 years, and the food is good. Her son, half Chinese, lives in Amsterdam loves it. I've been there a few times over the last few months. I give it my blessing too. Service is actually friendly-adjacent, rather than the hostile schtick I remembered.
Still cash only.
If Indian sounds good, how about Masala Zone, right on Picadilly Circus. It's a mini-chain, but great food. Also, the room is beautiful, from 1873. But with tasteful Indian art. https://www.masalazone.com/locations/piccadilly-ci...
If French-ish brasserie makes sense, and want a pre-theatre value meal, (Prix Fixe / Formula) I'd recommend Brasserie Zedel just off Picadilly Circus. I make do with the 'deals' but I am not a powerfully build director type. It's a full-on foodie place too.
Again, big deal is the beautiful room. It was the Atlantic Bar & Grill 20 or more years ago. If anything it's now more beautiful and 'special'.
https://www.brasseriezedel.com
HTH
If French-ish brasserie makes sense, and want a pre-theatre value meal, (Prix Fixe / Formula) I'd recommend Brasserie Zedel just off Picadilly Circus. I make do with the 'deals' but I am not a powerfully build director type. It's a full-on foodie place too.
Again, big deal is the beautiful room. It was the Atlantic Bar & Grill 20 or more years ago. If anything it's now more beautiful and 'special'.
https://www.brasseriezedel.com
HTH
kevinon said:
If French-ish brasserie makes sense, and want a pre-theatre value meal, (Prix Fixe / Formula) I'd recommend Brasserie Zedel just off Picadilly Circus. I make do with the 'deals' but I am not a powerfully build director type. It's a full-on foodie place too.
Again, big deal is the beautiful room. It was the Atlantic Bar & Grill 20 or more years ago. If anything it's now more beautiful and 'special'.
https://www.brasseriezedel.com
HTH
That looks good (sorry to hijack)Again, big deal is the beautiful room. It was the Atlantic Bar & Grill 20 or more years ago. If anything it's now more beautiful and 'special'.
https://www.brasseriezedel.com
HTH
CHLEMCBC said:
kevinon said:
BlackTails said:
You’re bang opposite Chinatown, so unless you have an aversion to Chinese food, pick anywhere in there (apart from Wong Kei).
I have good news re Wong Kei. My Chinese friend convinced me to go there after a gap of 20 years, and the food is good. Her son, half Chinese, lives in Amsterdam loves it. I've been there a few times over the last few months. I give it my blessing too. Service is actually friendly-adjacent, rather than the hostile schtick I remembered.
Still cash only.
“Upstairs, upstairs!”
“What you want?”
Being served something that might have been a part of an intestine of a land mammal, or might have been part of a cephalopod. I really could not tell.
Cash only seems positively prehistoric.
nikaiyo2 said:
I just came on here to post exactly this. The food is fabulous. It's not expensive and it's also like nowhere else you'll ever have been in the UK.You'll have no issues getting a table at 5:30, and it's on Rupert St, which is just off Shaftesbury Avenue.
The fermented pork fried rice is my favourite thing on the menu. The first time my Wife and I went there we ordered a portion to share, ate that and ordered a 2nd portion, ate that and ordered a 3rd.
The only thing that lets it down is the wine is pretty ropey. If you stick to beer, you'll be fine.
An absolute hoot. Great fun, our most enjoyable meal this year, we went after reading Grace Dent's review.
https://albertsschloss.com/location/london/
https://albertsschloss.com/location/london/
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