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»LJ Rich : Technology, TV, music«
40-41 Great Castle St, London W1W 8LU
ljrich
last updated on 06-04-2009:
This is one of my off peak haunts, and is most definitely better if you sample its charms outside the lunch hour (12-2).
Apostrophe GCS (as it’s known on the free wi-fi) is round the back of Oxford St and does a roaring trade in yummy fresh french fancies such as flaky croissants, coquettish cakes and my new favourite, pain au chocolat filled with sliced pears and toasted in a panini toaster.
The long wooden tables are laptop-friendly, although the wooden stools are not derriere-friendly, this is no place to spend the whole day, unless you’re OK with parts of you going numb when you check your email for 2 hours.
I will certainly return (perhaps with a cushion in my bag) as the mere act of typing “pain au chocolat filled with sliced pears” has triggered yet another unreasonable craving.
Pain au chocolat/Pear thing: £2.30
Latte: around £2.00
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73 Brick Lane, London E1 6QL
ljrich
last updated on 18-01-2009:
Prepare to delight in finding tasty indian food in a street packed with many alternative eating destinations. Ignore the polite hawkers on Brick Lane with their promise of free booze with your meal, and continue on your pilgrimage to one of the gems of the East (End of London).
Muhib manages to separate itself from the crowd by having a delicious attitude toward spicing, which means that each dish tastes different from the next. For veggies, prepare to enjoy the most fantastic Paneer Shaslik - that’s not on the menu by the way, you’ll have to ask.
While it’s certainly not the cheapest restaurant on the strip, Muhib offers good quality, well made dishes in decent portion sizes and a conversation-friendly environment.
I’d recommend brightly-lit Muhib for group meals as opposed to romantic dinners, and get dishes for sharing to enjoy diverse curry flavours.
Price: roughly around £20-£25 per person
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4 Market Place, London W1W 8AD
ljrich
last updated on 19-09-2008:
Bagel, Tea, thanks very much.
I popped in here yesterday with no time and an empty stomach. Perfectly toasted, generously filled.
Quick and easy, just like this review.
Bagels: from £0.89
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Units 12 and 13 Festival Walk, , Royal Festival Hall,, London SE1 8XX
ljrich
last updated on 13-09-2008:
Le Pain Quotidien seems to be more suited to snacks, breakfasts and desserts as opposed to a full evening blow-out, and their cakes and open sandwiches always have that fresh, “just-made”, continental feel about them. The rustic feel of the place calmed us, even on a typical vibrant London evening, and the staff seemed relaxed and friendly too, which made for a good start on our entrance.
We ended up here for coffee and dessert, and what a treat that was! My tarte tatin was pretty good, as tartes go, and the staff were kind enough to offer a non-dairy fruit salad alternative to our lactose-averse friend, who in the end opted for the Blueberry and Apple crumble, which also went down very well.
Best of all, my Latte was perfect, not too hot, not too frothy, and with a decent shot of espresso, all served in a (requested) long glass - as a caffeine connoisseur (some might say “addict”), these touches are definitely not lost on me… I’ll definitely be returning for another dose of caffeine and cake in future.
Coffee and Cake on a Friday night: under a tenner.
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Royal Festival Hall Belvedere Road, Waterloo, London SE1 8XX
ljrich
last updated on 13-09-2008:
This place is SO loud inside on the weekends, you’re better off asking to sit at the outside tables if you fancy a conversation without shouting everything twice. Nevertheless, Wagamama’s trademark “you know what you’re getting” menu still satisfies, with my Yasai (Vegetable) Katsu curry going down nicely with lots of free green tea.
With so many places to choose from in this area, we ended up at Wagamama’s as the queue for tables at peak time was one of the shortest due to the quick customer turnaround. We only had to wait for 10 minutes at 8.15pm, which was fantastic as we were absolutely ravenous.
Dinner costs around £10 per head. Bear in mind that food is served as it’s cooked, so your dining partner may get their dinner before you do - not a problem if you don’t mind sharing.
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