Fish and Chips in London
Jun 7th 2005 | 2:51 am
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Re: Fish and Chips in London
On Mon, 6 Jun 2005 21:00:32 -0500, "Douglas W. Hoyt"
<[email protected]> wrote:
>Then stroll around Covent Garden enjoying the best meal for
>the best price that anyone in the area is having.
such as La Tasca spanish restaurant for the worst paella I ever had in
my entire life: just overcooked rice floating in a liquid and no
saffron at all... bleah!
best,
Jiminy
<[email protected]> wrote:
>Then stroll around Covent Garden enjoying the best meal for
>the best price that anyone in the area is having.
such as La Tasca spanish restaurant for the worst paella I ever had in
my entire life: just overcooked rice floating in a liquid and no
saffron at all... bleah!
best,
Jiminy
Jun 7th 2005 | 3:26 am
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Douglas W. Hoyt wrote:
> >>>>> The Rock & Sole Plaice in Covent Garden.
> The oil is fresh (and I have had hideously rancid oil at some
> chippies--skanky bad-breath-flavored stuff that sticks to your lips), and
> so is the fish. But when you go, simply ask them which is the best fish on
> the menu to get what's freshest and what is turning over quick and hot--they
> will tell you. Then stroll around Covent Garden enjoying the best meal for
> the best price that anyone in the area is having.
alternatively, try the Blue Lagoon underneath the Central Station
bridge in Glasgow. Thats if you can get to order without wretching your
guts up due to the stink. I know 10 pints of 'heavy' should fix that
(:-)
> >>>>> The Rock & Sole Plaice in Covent Garden.
> The oil is fresh (and I have had hideously rancid oil at some
> chippies--skanky bad-breath-flavored stuff that sticks to your lips), and
> so is the fish. But when you go, simply ask them which is the best fish on
> the menu to get what's freshest and what is turning over quick and hot--they
> will tell you. Then stroll around Covent Garden enjoying the best meal for
> the best price that anyone in the area is having.
alternatively, try the Blue Lagoon underneath the Central Station
bridge in Glasgow. Thats if you can get to order without wretching your
guts up due to the stink. I know 10 pints of 'heavy' should fix that
(:-)
Jun 7th 2005 | 4:12 am
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Re: Fish and Chips in London
Jiminy <[email protected]> wrote:
> On Mon, 6 Jun 2005 21:00:32 -0500, "Douglas W. Hoyt"
> <[email protected]> wrote:
>
> >Then stroll around Covent Garden enjoying the best meal for
> >the best price that anyone in the area is having.
>
> such as La Tasca spanish restaurant for the worst paella I ever had in
> my entire life: just overcooked rice floating in a liquid and no
> saffron at all... bleah!
La Tasca is a chain. I've had mixed experiences with them, but I refuse
to go to the one in Manchester now because it doesn't have a dedicated
non-smoking section (and I told them so.) I think paella can be a bit
iffy in Spain too- certainly, lots of restaurants seem to cater for the
tourists.
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> On Mon, 6 Jun 2005 21:00:32 -0500, "Douglas W. Hoyt"
> <[email protected]> wrote:
>
> >Then stroll around Covent Garden enjoying the best meal for
> >the best price that anyone in the area is having.
>
> such as La Tasca spanish restaurant for the worst paella I ever had in
> my entire life: just overcooked rice floating in a liquid and no
> saffron at all... bleah!
La Tasca is a chain. I've had mixed experiences with them, but I refuse
to go to the one in Manchester now because it doesn't have a dedicated
non-smoking section (and I told them so.) I think paella can be a bit
iffy in Spain too- certainly, lots of restaurants seem to cater for the
tourists.
--
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usenet (at) davidhorne (dot) co (dot) uk
Jun 7th 2005 | 4:46 am
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Re: Fish and Chips in London
[email protected] schreef:
> eXo wrote:
> > [email protected] schreef:
> > > Martin wrote:
> > > > On 6 Jun 2005 10:07:03 -0700, [email protected] wrote:
> > > >
> > > > >London is ****ing expensive.
> > > > >Now Belgium is where you really want to eat.
> > > >
> > > > Nice driving style too :-)
> > > > --
> > > > Martin
> > >
> > > The fatalities are down (although still not good enough) but
> > > surprisingly the Belgian Police have been cracking down on speeding
> > > drivers (apparently speed kills over here too) with larger fines. Some
> > > correlation perhaps.
> >
> > Only in Flanders. Out of more than 500 speedcamera's only 4 are
> > deployed in Wallonia. 2 of them don't work and the other 2 are aimed at
> > roads leading out of Wallonia and into Flanders. I'm serious.
> I probably was talking about Flanders, we don't talk about the
> Walloon's too much. I did read that the Walloon's expect half the money
> from the Flemish camera's though.
That's the worst part.. And it's like that with everything. No wonder
that even the more moderate Flemings (including me) are getting fed up
with federalism.
> eXo wrote:
> > [email protected] schreef:
> > > Martin wrote:
> > > > On 6 Jun 2005 10:07:03 -0700, [email protected] wrote:
> > > >
> > > > >London is ****ing expensive.
> > > > >Now Belgium is where you really want to eat.
> > > >
> > > > Nice driving style too :-)
> > > > --
> > > > Martin
> > >
> > > The fatalities are down (although still not good enough) but
> > > surprisingly the Belgian Police have been cracking down on speeding
> > > drivers (apparently speed kills over here too) with larger fines. Some
> > > correlation perhaps.
> >
> > Only in Flanders. Out of more than 500 speedcamera's only 4 are
> > deployed in Wallonia. 2 of them don't work and the other 2 are aimed at
> > roads leading out of Wallonia and into Flanders. I'm serious.
> I probably was talking about Flanders, we don't talk about the
> Walloon's too much. I did read that the Walloon's expect half the money
> from the Flemish camera's though.
That's the worst part.. And it's like that with everything. No wonder
that even the more moderate Flemings (including me) are getting fed up
with federalism.
Jun 7th 2005 | 4:46 am
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On Tue, 7 Jun 2005 17:12:36 +0100, [email protected]
(chancellor of the duchy of besses o' th' barn and prestwich tesco)
wrote:
>La Tasca is a chain. I've had mixed experiences with them, but I refuse
>to go to the one in Manchester now because it doesn't have a dedicated
>non-smoking section (and I told them so.) I think paella can be a bit
>iffy in Spain too- certainly, lots of restaurants seem to cater for the
>tourists.
I was referring to the "much appreciated" one in Covent Garden...
Paella in Spain in "touristic" places such as the Barcelona's harbour
and on the seaside in Valencia, are simply superb...
shit also was the paella in an otherways really great seafood place in
Capetown, the Fisherman' Wharf in Hout Bay: much better (no joke) the
frozen one one's can buy in any decent supermarket even in Italy...
best,
Jiminy
(chancellor of the duchy of besses o' th' barn and prestwich tesco)
wrote:
>La Tasca is a chain. I've had mixed experiences with them, but I refuse
>to go to the one in Manchester now because it doesn't have a dedicated
>non-smoking section (and I told them so.) I think paella can be a bit
>iffy in Spain too- certainly, lots of restaurants seem to cater for the
>tourists.
I was referring to the "much appreciated" one in Covent Garden...
Paella in Spain in "touristic" places such as the Barcelona's harbour
and on the seaside in Valencia, are simply superb...
shit also was the paella in an otherways really great seafood place in
Capetown, the Fisherman' Wharf in Hout Bay: much better (no joke) the
frozen one one's can buy in any decent supermarket even in Italy...
best,
Jiminy
Jun 7th 2005 | 4:51 am
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> That's the worst part.. And it's like that with everything. No wonder
> that even the more moderate Flemings (including me) are getting fed up
> with federalism.
when you say federalism, do you mean sharing ?
> that even the more moderate Flemings (including me) are getting fed up
> with federalism.
when you say federalism, do you mean sharing ?
Jun 7th 2005 | 5:25 am
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Jiminy <[email protected]> wrote:
> On Tue, 7 Jun 2005 17:12:36 +0100, [email protected]
> (chancellor of the duchy of besses o' th' barn and prestwich tesco)
> wrote:
>
> >La Tasca is a chain. I've had mixed experiences with them, but I refuse
> >to go to the one in Manchester now because it doesn't have a dedicated
> >non-smoking section (and I told them so.) I think paella can be a bit
> >iffy in Spain too- certainly, lots of restaurants seem to cater for the
> >tourists.
>
> I was referring to the "much appreciated" one in Covent Garden...
>
> Paella in Spain in "touristic" places such as the Barcelona's harbour
> and on the seaside in Valencia, are simply superb...
Not all of Spain, and probably not all of those places if if past
threads on this are anything to go on. I've seen some that looks a lot
less than appetising.
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> On Tue, 7 Jun 2005 17:12:36 +0100, [email protected]
> (chancellor of the duchy of besses o' th' barn and prestwich tesco)
> wrote:
>
> >La Tasca is a chain. I've had mixed experiences with them, but I refuse
> >to go to the one in Manchester now because it doesn't have a dedicated
> >non-smoking section (and I told them so.) I think paella can be a bit
> >iffy in Spain too- certainly, lots of restaurants seem to cater for the
> >tourists.
>
> I was referring to the "much appreciated" one in Covent Garden...
>
> Paella in Spain in "touristic" places such as the Barcelona's harbour
> and on the seaside in Valencia, are simply superb...
Not all of Spain, and probably not all of those places if if past
threads on this are anything to go on. I've seen some that looks a lot
less than appetising.
--
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usenet (at) davidhorne (dot) co (dot) uk
Jun 7th 2005 | 7:13 am
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"S Viemeister" <[email protected]> wrote in message
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> Martin wrote:
>> On Mon, 06 Jun 2005 10:45:42 -0400, S Viemeister
>> <[email protected]> wrote:
>> >[email protected] wrote:
>> >
>> >> Not entirely fair - Harry Ramsden's in Inverness was judged best
>> >> chippy
>> >> in Scotland not long ago. I have eaten in some of the ones it narrowly
>> >> beat, and if it's better than them, I'm impressed.
>> >>
>> >Where is the Inverness Harry Ramsden's?
>> Inverness? :-)
> I _knew_ someone would say that!
>> Inshes Business Park,
>> Inverness, IV2 3TW
> Ah - that's why I don't know the place - it's well outside the centre.
How does a town the 'size' of Inverness have somewhere well
outside the centre?
tim
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> Martin wrote:
>> On Mon, 06 Jun 2005 10:45:42 -0400, S Viemeister
>> <[email protected]> wrote:
>> >[email protected] wrote:
>> >
>> >> Not entirely fair - Harry Ramsden's in Inverness was judged best
>> >> chippy
>> >> in Scotland not long ago. I have eaten in some of the ones it narrowly
>> >> beat, and if it's better than them, I'm impressed.
>> >>
>> >Where is the Inverness Harry Ramsden's?
>> Inverness? :-)
> I _knew_ someone would say that!
>> Inshes Business Park,
>> Inverness, IV2 3TW
> Ah - that's why I don't know the place - it's well outside the centre.
How does a town the 'size' of Inverness have somewhere well
outside the centre?
tim
Jun 7th 2005 | 10:07 am
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chancellor of the duchy of besses o' th' barn and prestwich tesco wrote:
> congokid <[email protected]> wrote:
>
>
>>In message <[email protected]>, The Reids
>><[email protected]> writes
>>>There's one for the tourists opposite Centre Point at Oxford
>>>Circus. Fish and chips isn't cheap anymore, of course, with the
>>Are you thinking of the Dionysus, the kebab place?
>
>
> That's what I was thinking. For the tourists by day, for drunken
> clubbers by night! :)
>
There's a pretty decent one down Berwick Street, heavily patronised by
market traders.
> congokid <[email protected]> wrote:
>
>
>>In message <[email protected]>, The Reids
>><[email protected]> writes
>>>There's one for the tourists opposite Centre Point at Oxford
>>>Circus. Fish and chips isn't cheap anymore, of course, with the
>>Are you thinking of the Dionysus, the kebab place?
>
>
> That's what I was thinking. For the tourists by day, for drunken
> clubbers by night! :)
>
There's a pretty decent one down Berwick Street, heavily patronised by
market traders.
Jun 7th 2005 | 10:13 am
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Charles Hawtrey wrote:
>
>
> Not the old-fashioned stalls, but there are a couple of reasonably good
> options within walking distance of Russell Square. One is the Rock and
> Sole Plaice which is at the corner of Endell Street and Shorts Gardens,
> south of High Holborn.
And while you're there, don't leave without visiting Neals Yard Dairy,
in Shortts Garden, the best cheese shop in England.
>
>
> Not the old-fashioned stalls, but there are a couple of reasonably good
> options within walking distance of Russell Square. One is the Rock and
> Sole Plaice which is at the corner of Endell Street and Shorts Gardens,
> south of High Holborn.
And while you're there, don't leave without visiting Neals Yard Dairy,
in Shortts Garden, the best cheese shop in England.
Jun 7th 2005 | 2:20 pm
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"tim (moved to sweden)" wrote:
>
> How does a town the 'size' of Inverness have somewhere well
> outside the centre?
>
Inverness is much bigger than it used to be.
Sheila
>
> How does a town the 'size' of Inverness have somewhere well
> outside the centre?
>
Inverness is much bigger than it used to be.
Sheila
Jun 7th 2005 | 8:53 pm
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Following up to chancellor of the duchy of besses o' th' barn and
prestwich tesco
>It's quite hard in London to get dinner for under £20 including a drink-
depends how good you want it, I had an acceptable sausage and
mash for about £7 yesterday in the Prospect of Whitby, plus £2.50
odd for a pint of Bombadier. (two blokes rowed past on the start
of rowing round the UK!).
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prestwich tesco
>It's quite hard in London to get dinner for under £20 including a drink-
depends how good you want it, I had an acceptable sausage and
mash for about £7 yesterday in the Prospect of Whitby, plus £2.50
odd for a pint of Bombadier. (two blokes rowed past on the start
of rowing round the UK!).
--
Mike Reid
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Jun 7th 2005 | 8:53 pm
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Following up to congokid
>Are you thinking of the Dionysus, the kebab place? Has it reopened, or
>been replaced with a proper chippie?
dunno, Ive seen tourists buying fish and chips through a window,
didnt pay much attention.
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>Are you thinking of the Dionysus, the kebab place? Has it reopened, or
>been replaced with a proper chippie?
dunno, Ive seen tourists buying fish and chips through a window,
didnt pay much attention.
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Jun 7th 2005 | 8:53 pm
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Following up to Deep Foiled Malls
>>London is ****ing expensive.
>>Now Belgium is where you really want to eat.
>Yeah, forget France and Italy
and Spain
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>>London is ****ing expensive.
>>Now Belgium is where you really want to eat.
>Yeah, forget France and Italy
and Spain
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Jun 7th 2005 | 8:53 pm
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Following up to chancellor of the duchy of besses o' th' barn and
prestwich tesco
>> London is not quite in the category of New York, Paris, or Tokyo for
>> food, but its restaurant scene has improved a lot, and it's certainly
>> possible to get first-rate French, Italian, Thai, Middle Eastern, and
>> of course Indian food there.
>I don't know about that. The current buzz is that London is the equal of
>those cities- certainly at the top end, and of course, nothing is really
>that cheap in London.
At the top end London is ahead of most cities and I suspect you
have more choice than Tokyo?
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>> London is not quite in the category of New York, Paris, or Tokyo for
>> food, but its restaurant scene has improved a lot, and it's certainly
>> possible to get first-rate French, Italian, Thai, Middle Eastern, and
>> of course Indian food there.
>I don't know about that. The current buzz is that London is the equal of
>those cities- certainly at the top end, and of course, nothing is really
>that cheap in London.
At the top end London is ahead of most cities and I suspect you
have more choice than Tokyo?
--
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