Saturday, January 1, 2000

South America - Brazil, Argentina and a bit of the Carribbean

Pork Loin @ Rodizio Preto

Caribbean Spice (Jerk/SE5/£10)

Preto (Brazilian)

Lima (Peruvian/W1T/££££)

Key - (Info/Location/Rough price per head with no alcohol)

Not made it yet (pics):
A La Cruz - Bloody brilliant Argentinian

Vietnamese Restaurants



Cafe East (SE16/£10-£20)
Song Que (E2/£10-£20)
Panda Panda (Banh mi/SE8/<£10)
Bam Bou (French Vietnamese/W1T/£30-£40)
Cafe Bay (Banh mi/SE5/<£10)
Cafe VN (EC1/£10-£20)
Viet (W1D/£10-£20)

Key - (Info/Location/Rough price per head with no alcohol)

Thai Restaurants

Dinner at Rosa's on Dean Street

Rosa's (W1D/£20-£30)
Mango Tree (SW1/£30-£40)
Suchard Pub (SE1/£10-£20)

Key - (Info/Location/Rough price per head with no alcohol)

Not made it yet (pics):
Suda - Definitely getting better
The Heron - The real deal

Italian food - Pizza, pasta and everything inbetween

Wild Mushroom Tagliatelle with truffles

Cheap and cheerful
Caravaggios (SE5/£)
Pepe (WC2N/£)
Franco Manca Brixton (SW9/££)
Franco Manca Chiswick (W4/££)
Rosso Pomodoro (WC2/££)
Maltings Cafe (SE1/££)
Pizza Pilgrims (Soho/£)

Reasonable
Bella Vista (SE3/£££)
Da Polpo (Bib Gourmand/WC2E/£££)
Polpo (W1F/£££)
La Famiglia (SW10/£££)
Anacapri (W1U/£££)
Valentina (SW15/£££)
Zucca (Bib Gourmand/SE1/£££)
Donna Margherita (SW11/£££)

Expensive
Trullo (N1/££££)
Murano (1*/W1J/££££)
Tinello (SW1W/££££)
Fifteen (N1/££££)
L'Anima (EC2A/£££££)
Bocca di Lupo (Bib Gourmand/W1D/£££££)
River Cafe (1*/W6/£££££)

Key - (Info/Location/Rough price per head with no alcohol)

Not made it yet, in 3 words (pics only):
Ristorante Semplice - Good, not great
Theo Randall - Ingredients sing through

Steak - Meat, meat, meat and more meat

Blokes eat Beef at Goodman

Gaucho (Multiple/£50)
Sophies (Multiple/£40)
Hawksmoor (Multiple/£50)
Goodman (Multiple/£50)

Key - (Info/Location/Rough price per head with no alcohol)

Not made it yet (pics):
Le Relais de Venise de L'Entrecote

Spanish Food - Jamon, sherry and small plates

Barrica, Goodge Street

Barrafina (W1D/££££)
Tapas Brindisa (SE1/£££)
Iberica (W1W/£££)
Angels and Gypsies (SE5/£££)
Fino (W1T/££££)
Pizarro (SE1/£££)
Jose (SE1/££)

Key - (Info/Location/Rough price per head with no alcohol)

Not made it yet, in 3 words (pics only):
Copita - Tiny tasty plates
Jose - I hate standing
Opera Tavern - Just stay downstairs
Barrica - Forgotten but loved

Japanese restaurants

Sushi of Shiori, Warren Street

New Fujiyama (SW9/££)
Taro (W1D/£)
Abeno (Okonomiyaki/WC1A/££)
Bincho (Yakitori/W1D/££)
Koya (Udon/W1D/££)
Sushi of Shiori (Sushi/NW1/££££)
Feng Sushi (Various/££)

Key - (Info/Location/Rough price per head with no alcohol)

Not made it yet (pics):
Yashin - Scorched sushi fireworks
Kirin Yatai - One off sticks

French Food - Classical techniques and flavours

Roast quail and broad bean risotto

La Brasserie (SW3/££££)
Le Petit Parisien (Closed/SE5/££)
Le Cassoulet (CR2/£££)
Bellevue Rendez-Vous (SW17/£££)
Cafe Luc (Closed/W1U/£££)
The French Table (Surbiton/KT6/£££)
La Trompette (1*/W4/£££)
Wild Honey  (1*/W1S/££££)
Galvin La Chapelle (1*, Set menu £25) (1*/E1/££££)
Hibiscus (2*/W1S/£££££)

Key - (Info/Location/Rough price per head with no alcohol)

Not made it yet, in 3 words (pics only):
Alain Ducasse at the Dorchester - Way too pricy
Bistro Bruno Loubet - Perfect bistro nosh

British Food - Odds, ends and all sorts

The Eagle, Clerkenwell
Inside the Eagle

PUB
The Bear (SE5/£££)
The Eagle (EC1/££)
The Red Lion and Sun (N6/££)
The Florence (SE24/££)
Great Queen Street (WC2/£££)
The Hinds Head (Out of town/SL6/££££)
The Ship (SW18/££)
The Admiral Codrington (SW3/£££)

A return to the Sportsman
Turbot, vin jaune and bacon @ The Sportsman

FISH (mainly)
The Chippy (Now Golden Union Fish bar) (W1/£)
Masters Superfish (SE1/£)
J Sheekey (WC2/££££)
The Sportsman (1* Out of town/CT5/££££)
Fish and Grill (CR0/£££)

Roe Deer Chop with celeriac puree and sea buckthorn berries
Roe Deer Chop and Sea Buckthorn, celeriac mash @ Hix Soho

THE REST
Spud (Jacket Potato/WC2/£)
Bluebird (SW3/£££)
Benugo B+K (SE1/££)
Le Cafe Anglais (W2/£££)
Trinity (SW4/££££)
The Warrington (W9/£££)
The Hackney Pearl (E9/£££)
Roast (SE1/£££)
Paradise (W10/£££)
The Wolseley (W1/£££)
Bentleys (W1/££££)
Hix Soho (W1/££££)
Launceston Place (W8/££££)
Dean Street Townhouse (W1/£££)
The Ivy (WC2/££££)
Bread Street Kitchen (EC4/£££)
Roganic (W1/££££)
Union Jacks (WC2H/££)
40 Maltby Street (SE1/££)
10 Greek Street (W1/£££)
Duck Soup (W1/£££)
Alyn Williams (W1S/££££)
The Corner Room (E2/££)

Tafferty Tart

MICHELIN
Dinner (1*/W1/£££££)
Maze (1*/W1/£££££)
Maze 2nd time (1*/W1/£££££)
Marcus Wareing (2*/W1/£££££)
Terroirs (Bib Gourmand/WC2/£££)
The Fat Duck (3*/SL6/£££££)
Viajante (1*/E2/££££)
Pollen Street Social (1*/W1/££££)
Purnells (1* in Birmingham/B3/£££££)

Key - (Info/Location/Rough price per head with no alcohol)

Not made it yet, in 3 words (pics only):
Restaurant Gordon Ramsay - Three Star Mediocrity
10 Cases - Rough around edges
Sat Bains at Fortnums - London Restaurant Week
Manson - Average, not stunning
Medlar - Wish 'twas closer
Drapers Arms - Proper nice boozer

Restaurants from Malaysia and Singapore

Awana

£10 -£20
Satay House (W2)
Kopi Tiam (WC2)
Rasa Sayang (W1)
Kiasu (Closed/W2)

£20 -£30
Tukdin (W2)

£30 -£40
Awana (SW3/£30-£40)

Key - (Info/Location/Rough price per head with no alcohol)