based on a quick review of the menu.
It looks like really simple to the point of being boring fish/seafood dishes that are very overpriced. £44 for a grilled lobster :yikes:
What's so special about it then?
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based on a quick review of the menu.
It looks like really simple to the point of being boring fish/seafood dishes that are very overpriced. £44 for a grilled lobster :yikes:
What's so special about it then?
It's J Sheekey, you pig-ignorant oaf.Quote:
Originally Posted by World's End Stella
For the love of God go to McDonalds where you'll feel comfortable. And never, ever ask me for a restaurant recommendation again. I cannot bear to cast my pearls before such swine as you.
Surely you wouldn't expect a whole lobster in an upscale London restaurant to come much cheaper than that?Quote:
Originally Posted by World's End Stella
Nah *******s to that. It looks really boring.Quote:
Originally Posted by Sir C
Lobster Mayonnaise :hehe:
Grilled Dover Sole :hehe:
Lobster Grilled or Thermidor (with chips) :clap:
Honestly, you two must be taking the piss.
As it has Thermidor as an option I'm assuming it is half a lobster. I've made lobster thermidor (it's sh1t) and it is so rich that there's no way any sane man would try to eat all of one. :puke:Quote:
Originally Posted by Monty92
Sir C and I have eaten whole Lobster thermidor together. As have our womenfolk. With chips.Quote:
Originally Posted by World's End Stella
You, sir, are a weakling and a homo.
Didn't a see you and that pompous old stoat talking about somewhere that did lamb ribs or something like that?Quote:
Originally Posted by Monty92
That sounded interesting, certainly when compared to grilled fish.
Smoking Goat, perhaps?Quote:
Originally Posted by World's End Stella
Charlie mentioned Barrafina. That's great - just go there, if you don't mind eating while sitting on a bar stool.
Perhaps I could eat more of it if it was any good. The thermidor sauce overwhelmed the lobster and the whole thing was just sickly and boring. The addition of chips would just make it too awful, I think.Quote:
Originally Posted by Burney
You, Charles and your birds need to appreciate light, delicate flavours which are beautifully structured and leave the diner feeling refreshed and inquisitive.
I expect you were all hammered and straight on the Rennies afterwards, you cretins.
Yeah that was it, you preferred Barrafina then? I've had a lot of tapas recently so was thinking of something else. Can you book Smoking Goat and what sort of food is it?Quote:
Originally Posted by Monty92
I'd prefer something other than grilled fish smothered in a sickly cream sauce, if possible.
Right. So you're a bad cook. Stick to cooking turkey, dear. :hehe:Quote:
Originally Posted by World's End Stella
I believe they are the only place in London which serves Arbroath smokies. That is recommendation enough.
No, I'm actually an excellent cook, which is why my turkey is so outstanding, dear. :-)Quote:
Originally Posted by Burney
And I've eaten it in a restaurant in NY and didn't like it there, either. So I tried to make it better, myself, by cutting down on the richness of the sauce. But it was still sh1t.
Lobster needs only to be properly cooked, removed from the shell and dunked in butter with a bit of garlic and lemon. With a fresh vinaigrette salad on the side. Sophisticated taste buds, you see.
and chips, obviously?Quote:
Originally Posted by World's End Stella
And no salad. At all.
No, you can't book Smoking Goat and it's tiny - no more than 8-10 tables.Quote:
Originally Posted by World's End Stella
It's Thai barbecued meat and fish, smoked and very spicy. Some dishes are sickly sweet, as Thai tends to be, but if you like intense flavours and heat, it's pretty damn good.
Hmmm, will be with the missus and my sister and that food pre-theatre doesn't sound ideal.Quote:
Originally Posted by Monty92
Are all the Barrafinas the same or is anyone of them better than the others? I promise this will be my last question on the matter.
Unsurprisingly, your views on food are similar to Charles and Burney. I bet you like Shawarma as well. Chips my arse.Quote:
Originally Posted by SWv2
Why are encouraging this ignorant colonial to take up space in one of our fine establishments?Quote:
Originally Posted by Monty92
He probably wants hominy grits. Whatever they are.
Adelaide Street, probably. But will your guests be ok with the bar stools? They can be rather polarising.Quote:
Originally Posted by World's End Stella
I did think about suggesting Rules but then realised he'd never get inQuote:
Originally Posted by Sir C
**** all wrong with shwarma. Or chips.Quote:
Originally Posted by World's End Stella
I've eaten there - NY eve dinner as I recall. Great atmosphere, food was solid and acceptable. Nice night.Quote:
Originally Posted by PSRB
Although I yearned for some grilled fish with mayonnaise or a rich cream sauce. :rolleyes:
They love dumb foreigners, they can charge them all the money in the world in the knowledge that you'll coo about the 'cute' uniformed doorman and so on.Quote:
Originally Posted by PSRB
:****er:
London's changed :-(Quote:
Originally Posted by Sir C
Some similarities to lobster thermidor, actually. Both incredibly rich so they appeal to those with limited palates but the more discerning diner will understand how basic and unchallenging they really are.Quote:
Originally Posted by SWv2
Sort of like a sausage and egg mcmuffin.
At risk of stating the obvious there is very clearly fúck all wrong with sausage & egg mcmuffins also.Quote:
Originally Posted by World's End Stella
I'm off here on friday night.
http://lecrivain.com/
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Originally Posted by SWv2
A French restaurant whose name in English means 'The Writer'. Bizarre, although the menu looks nice.
I'd have the mackerel and the pigeon, for what it's worth.
I was always of the opinion, perhaps misguided, that mackerel was a bit fúcking rank.Quote:
Originally Posted by World's End Stella
Not sure I have ever had it not from a tin, and it was fúcking rank.
Lesser of evils. Pan fried foie gras is an outrage. Scallops are boring and onion soup will leave you with horrendous wind.Quote:
Originally Posted by SWv2
And I expect that your mackerel was cooked to death, escabeche means it is effectively pickled and therefore probably quite lovely.
I quite like pan fried foie gras when the chance arises.Quote:
Originally Posted by World's End Stella
:hehe:
Note. Geese. No, not bothered.
Actually I just checked the tasting menu and it looks very good, turbot and Sika deer. I've had Sika deer before, the best venison I've ever had by some distance. Outstanding.Quote:
Originally Posted by World's End Stella
I can vouch for the quality of the food at L'Ecrivain, and particularly the Sika Deer which I very much enjoyed the last time I was fortunate enough to eat there.