rpjs

Decent fish, revolting chips. Won't go there again.

Ooh that's a good tip! Been jonesing for crumpets lately, will try and get some this w/e. Ideally with butter and Bovril but Bovrite is a satisfactory replacement.

Also my wife reported that on a recent visit to her mum in South County, Rhode Island that the local Stop and Shop there had crumpets made in the in-store bakery! Sadly our local Stop and Shop in Greenburgh has yet to do this...

rpjs

Meh. We've been deeply unimpressed in eating out in NYC - London was far better. We're about to head up for a long weekend in Montreal so we can have some decent food!

nadine0895

If you need a friendly irish bar theyre everything and the next best thing to an english one. Plenty around time square. Good luck finding nice bacon, Ive been here 3 months and cant find any

rpjs

And there are a few English bars around too - The Cock and Bull on W 45th between Fifth and Sixth isn't bad.

AlphaTangoMike

Have to agree with this. The 'average' restaurant / eating place is just that, very average. You have to go to higher-end places (I.e. farm to table, organic/local producers, etc.) to get better quality food.

London has had a bit of a food revolution in the past few years.

tht

I definitely like the food here better than in London in general, and find it better value for money. I do miss a couple of weird things, Pizza Express for one, Wagamama (which is much better in Auckland than London anyway), although I can pop to Boston for this , and Indian Curry, although I found that much better in Manchester than London anyway (and Brick Lane Curry house in the east village fills that spot for me).

I agree that London has been getting much better, went to a great BBQ place up in Old street last time I popped back over there for the weekend.

Pulaski

The milk is homogenized, so doesn't need shaking before pouring. It lasts a few days longer than fresh milk in the UK, but I find it to be very drinkable, and in fact I like the fact the cream doesn't separate out. I find it starts to taste "off" 1-3 days before the use by date.

Most run-of-the-mill bread in the US is sweet - actually has sugar added. Unlike with milk I am not a bread connoisseur, so I find "low carb" (very low/ no sugar) bread to be perfectly adequate for toast and sandwiches, but that said US mass-produced bread is weird - lasts for months in the fridge without going stale or moldy. BTW I'm talking about fresh pasteurized whole milk "red top" 4%, not semi-skimmed 2% which is watery, nor skimmed "fat free" milk which is unpleasant and has a greyish-green hue.

AlphaTangoMike

That type of bread will actually last for weeks (probably months) outside of the fridge without going stale / moldy. Fortunately, I can afford freshly baked, unsweetened bread (about $6 a loaf).

Agree on the milk, only the 'whole' milk is worth drinking.

Metoo

Have been in NYC for a couple of months. Have eaten really well so far. If you like British style food go to any of the Irish bars, have had fantastic shepherd's pie, bangers and mash etc. Best fish and chips I've had here were from Alfie's bar on 9th Ave (somewhere around 52/53 street). Fantastic Indian from Sapphire near Columbus Circle.
As already stated the sliced bread is really sweet and revolting, buy artisan bread instead, can get from Trader Joe's. The Melt Shop is a great hangover cure, especially the fried chicken melt sandwich on sourdough.
The tap water taste revolting, and full of fluoride, I bought a counter top water distiller for chemical free water.
Be prepared to pay $7-8 for a pint of beer (at leat in Manhattan) but have some really nice craft beers.