Eating in London...

[Brianamal]

What is your favourite place to eat in London..? Or favourite thing to do..? Will be hanging around there a bit coming up and would like some "insiders" recommendations Will be doing some roaming/sightseeing by myself, some with the boyfriend, and one of the days will be spent with boyfriend's lovely and fun mum.

Cheers!

[Wadeski]

Broadway Market on a saturday (East London) with dinner in either Gourmet San, Buen Ayre or Tayyabs...

Borough Market with a pint at The George Inn...

Jerk Chicken at Carnival in August...

Sichuan chinese food at Angeles in Kilburn...

Dim Sum on sunday morning at Phoenix Palace in Baker St...

[Brianamal]

Wow! Fantastic - thank you!

[Plotloss]

thegavster said:

Tell me more! Is that part of the South Bank festival?

Notting Hill Carnival, one imagines, given jerk chicken's roots.

[grumbledoak]

If I had to pick one restaurant it would be Maze, though obviously there are many others.

The London Eye is worth a visit. The Millenium Tent is not.

The Natural History Museum would be my pick of our museums.

Borough Market is worth a visit, but Saturdays are best avoided; it really is 'Hell of a Billion Tourists' by lunchtime.

hth

[sleep envy]

Plotloss said:

thegavster said:

Tell me more! Is that part of the South Bank festival?

Notting Hill Carnival, one imagines, given jerk chicken's roots.

I'd avoid all food at NHC - you're likely to get the sts

[ewenm]

Le Mercury on Upper Street, Islington for a good meal, good atmosphere and good value. Then on to any one (or more) of the many pubs around there, from "cool" bars to traditional London pubs.

[Wadeski]

sleep envy said:

Plotloss said:

thegavster said:

Tell me more! Is that part of the South Bank festival?

Notting Hill Carnival, one imagines, given jerk chicken's roots.

I'd avoid all food at NHC - you're likely to get the sts

had goat curry and jerk chicken there every year for about 8 years, never been ill once....just ask for a "well done" piece off the BBQ to be sure

Edited by Wadeski on Thursday 23 April 12:52

[Romanymagic]

Can recommend "Roast" restaurant in Borough market for either breakfast or lunch http://www.roast-restaurant.com/home.cfm

[Brianamal]

sounds good to me! you guys are fantastic - thank you!

[thehawk]

Simpsons near Bank station is good for lunch (38 Cornhill)

[Glassman]

Wadeski said:

had goat curry

Curry goat

[Digger]

Wadeski said:

Dim Sum on sunday morning at Phoenix Palace in Baker St...

Pray tell more. . .live near by and often wondered as I walked past. . .

[Wadeski]

Umm...not a lot to say other than its very good dim sum, and reasonably priced (compared to Royal China et al). However, expect to wait half an hour unless you turn up early (i.e. noon).

Like many chinese restaurants, staff can be "brusque", but order quickly and loudly like the Chinese do and they are efficient enough. Check the specials card in teh dim sum menu for some interesting stuff, and order bravely - lots of tasty things aren't particularly elegantly described.

don't order the "three treasures" or shanghai buns, they are pretty much the only things on the menu that were dissapointing.

The restaurant also does a very good dinner (not dimsum). again, order off the specials menu.