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Banger Bros – Fast Food Review

April 7th, 2009 · No Comments

If you’re ever down at the Portobello Market and feeling a bit peckish but don’t feel like spending a fortune I can only recommend Banger Bros. The name says it all. They specialise in the finest sausages the UK has to offer, between a bun.  The result is a burger like sausage sandwich which out-strips [...]

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Simpson’s In The Strand – Quality British!!

March 10th, 2009 · No Comments

Located on The Strand a few hundred metres from Trafalgar Square Simpson’s In The Strand promised something special. Traditional British ingredients prepared in a traditional British manner (no not Donner kebabs after downing 1 or 10 too many!). The carvery at this establishment is famous and lessons are available so punters like you and me [...]

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Fear & Loathing in Gaucho Grill, Piccadilly

March 3rd, 2009 · No Comments

Posh night out? Bring it on! Having found Gaucho Grill on Swallow Street a nice little alley off of Regent Street we entered already salivating at our prospective feast. A good friend had recommended the food if we weren’t scared of breaking the bank. Greeted at the door by the porter. Nice touch. Led from [...]

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Franco Manca – Best Pizza in London…

February 27th, 2009 · 4 Comments

Before I start I must confess that I’m not the first to rave about this. It’s so good The Guardian did a 2 page write up. Real Italians with real Italian pizza at real Italian prices. What more could you ask for? These guys really know how to make pizza. Nestled deep in Brixton (last [...]

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Stansted Express – Some sort of sick joke!

February 27th, 2009 · 1 Comment

Flying into London, the self professed ‘best city in the world’ (I love London, but really?), I’m always glad to escape the clutches of the direct selling personnel until I remember what comes next. Airports aren’t my type of place. Paranoid and expensive, if I’m lucky enough to land on-time and before the last train [...]

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Tags: London · Travel