Le Pot Lyonnais

Absolute perfect little restaurant. Amazing food and service (rare to find both in London) with great personality. Will definetly come back!

Monday, January 05, 2009

Melam

We were searching for masala dosa local to hounslow on New Years 2008 and strayed from our usual because it was shut...their loss our gain because we discovered an excellent experience and food at Melam. The masala dosa was great, and the desserts menu would put other indian restaurants to shame. Service with a smile throughout and very friendly staff. Good atmosphere, confortable seating, i couldnt fault it, though as a fusser eater i did try hard!!

Price was about the same for masala dosa everywhere else.

masala muncher - Monday, January 05, 2009

Kyoto

After extensive searching on London Eating for a good Japanese restaurant, to hopefully rival Nobu, I booked Kyoto. We understood by the reviews that the food was going to be excellent, and having tried unsuccessfully to book Roca and Zuma, we took the plunge. We were a little taken aback however on our arrival, the restaurant is actually a cafe! All dressed up for a night on the town but feeling we were being shoved into this very informal back room was a little surreal but we tried to get into the mood. The food was pretty good though, the sushi was excellent, as was the tempura prawns. The curry was a little dissappointing but on the whole we enjoyed it and it was really good value for money. The service was great and we were made to feel really welcome. I suppose the whole point to this review is just to let future diners know that this is not a showy venue, just turn up in your jeans and jumper and you'll fit right in - for something more special, try Nobu - if the budget allows!

Charlotte Grice - Monday, January 05, 2009

One O One

being a restauranteur myself, i must say i came to one o one to check out the competition. My God! i will be out of business in weeks if the food here continues to excel in quality and flavour, granted the service is slow, not due to the waiters but to the kitchen where if every dish they send out is not perfect, they will not send it. To put it simply, the food is worth the wait! it is a shame however that they are no longer doing the london-eating or toptable deals because that starts to get a little out of my price range without those deals. I will still be coming back but not as often, unless it is an anniversary or birthday.

The Fat Londoner - Monday, January 05, 2009

Cafe des Amis

As regular diners at Café des Amis we expected a glorious evening of food and atmosphere, alas our party had the worst experience ever for our Christmas celebration on 12th December 2008! What an embarrassment to the organiser and our colleagues who expected top quality service and cuisine.

Having arrived punctually at 9pm, it took 45mins to be served with an aperitif. The starters came after 1 hour and others had to wait a further 15 minutes to be served - some told that the crab was no longer on the menu despite pre-ordering on the set menu! A stray French onion soup eventually found it's way to our table at some point. The main course came after 1 hour 50 minutes. There was a terrible confusion serving the wine as well. A Christmas celebration it was not - friends eating at different times to ensure the food remained warm! As members of our party had to leave to catch the last trains home, we agreed to leave the dessert course. The maitre d’ agreed for the bill to be substantially reduced for the drinks only and settled as discussed. Imagine our surprise when the outstanding amount was taken without consultation and agreement from our booking credit card some 10 days later. A definite sign of reneging on an agreement!

Sadly the days of visiting Café des Amis will be avoided - observations of an ill-managed establishment and that nothing good lasts forever!

Monday, January 05, 2009

The Hand & Flowers

Just eaten at the Hand and Flowers Marlow. What a refreshing change to have superb food at such amazing prices. Lunch was £10 for two courses on their new set lunch menu. Outstanding! Simple but tasty. It is lovely to have quality in the comfort of a pub. Wonderful.

BEA - Monday, January 05, 2009

Mary Janes

Never had a bad meal here. Service has always been good and timely. The cocktails are very good and pretty good value for London - and I love this quirky venue, so not "CITY" boring.

Jo - Monday, January 05, 2009

The Bolingbroke

Just read the previous review and I have to disagree whole-heartedly. I was there in a group on New Year's Eve, we were given a limited menu as expected although still pretty wide in choice, and all of the food was very good quality (the beef in the wellington was rare which may be a personal pleasure, I give you). What stood out the entire evening though was the service. Everyone was attentive, several bodies moving around and conversing with each other - I hate restaurants where I am unable to ask a passing waiter/waitress for something as we are "someone else's" - and we were all looked after very well. There was a notice up that the staff would also be having a drink at the stroke of midnight and therefore the bar was going to be shut, but one of the waitresses came by and took an advance drinks order at a quarter to to ensure that we had all we needed, a great detail.

Sean - Monday, January 05, 2009

Lahore Karahi

The first time I discover Lahore it became like an addiction OH !!!!!!! that lamb curry. The place is basic but the food is excellent, its a quick turnover and its always crowded. I don't know what all the moaning is about.

Cuga - Monday, January 05, 2009

The Medieval Banquet

NOOOO.. I cant let you other eaters say this! I broght my American friends to this very Orthentic place and we had a great time. Pretty cheap and filling Jolee FAYRE (its catching!) and the wine and bear was great. The medeeval jugglers were just fantastic. A lot of songs i thougt were modern were actually old as hills and it was great. we linged arms and sang what shall we do with the drunken sailor.

Henry the 8 looked just like in a book or film. My Americans said they felt like the film A Yank in King Arthurs court.! high praise indeed.

They said they hadnt had such great grub or a time in years and cant wait to come back

david Miller - Monday, January 05, 2009

Wahaca (Westfield)

Went to Wahaca Saturday night and it was the most terrible experience I have ever experienced. The food was bland and cold.

We had to wait for a table for ages whist an annoying manager kept trying to be funny but just wasn’t amusing at all.

Our waitress was grumpy and slow and we didn’t get our food until 20mins after our drinks and it was cold.

All together a disgusting experience and I won’t be going back.

layla - Monday, January 05, 2009

C & R Cafe Restaurant

Thumbs up for starter. HOWEVER... The restaurant was awfully cold and all food were serve in cold plates. The main course was desaster and when we made a complain, the manager seems to prioritise his lunch, walking around with toothpicks in his mouth after. No member of staff put any effort to resolve our complains about the stale and sour taste vegetables and the weird taste in our noodles. We paid and left the restaurant very cold and hungry. I was very embarass and will never bring friends around there ever again!

Monday, January 05, 2009

Milk and Honey

i've now been to this bar twice in the last couple of months as a non-member.

on the first visit the ambience took a little getting used to - quiet, dark, calm - but what stood out were the excellent cocktails and the polite, friendly and very helpful barman who really knew his stuff.

on the second visit the bar was much busier, and it felt as we were being rushed to place orders by the waitress, who also didn't appear to really listen or be bothered when were were asking for her guidance on certain cocktails. after a few drinks we were invited to the members only red-room, where the atmosphere was very relaxed and the cocktails equally as good. overall i recommend this bar if you want great cocktails in a quiet, relaxed and 'refined' atmosphere.

Bal - Monday, January 05, 2009

Royal China (Baker Street)

Met up with some friends at the Royal China Baker st for a Sunday Dim Sum feast and we weren't dissapointed. The food is as good as always. There were 7 of us plus a little baby and we were really looked after. We were given a nice table towards the back of the restaurant and had a great 2 hour meal which only set us back £20 each. we tried some nice new dishes as well. We did like Bayswater but Baker street really is the jewel in the crown.

david ginsberg - Monday, January 05, 2009

Windmill Tapas Restaurant

This restaurant just keeps on giving! After staying away for a few months as I was getting seriously addicted to the Piri Piri prawns, my partner and I visited the Windmill again last Friday. What a lovely surprise to see new additions to the menus (may I recommend the sweet spare ribs - pure melt in the mouth heaven), and a great new cocktail list. The house Rose was sublime, and at £2.90 fo a glass you can't go wrong. We were utterly full after ordering 6 tapas dishes (always order the sardines - they are cooked to perfection!).

The bill came to £15 each - unbelievable value!!! The owners are always attentive and truly appreciate feedback - no wonder they can do no wrong! This is the best Portuguese restaurant in London - a true gem for East London!

Jan Scantle - Monday, January 05, 2009