Vegas Seagull
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The Salt Room was the only local restaurant to feature in The Times top 25 new restaurants in Britain a couple of days ago. Table 26 was voted the best new table in Britain
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Beach Hut
Brighton Bhuna Boy
Frankie and Bennys tonight at Minis request which is quite right as we celebrate his 18th birthday
Tony Meolas Loan Spell
Slut Faced Whores
Then The Times is WRONG.
Tony Meolas Loan Spell
Slut Faced Whores
I was wondering where this new found gastronomical interest came from
Thanks for the report. I'll check it out.
Yes indeed mate. Personally I still don't see the problem with KFC and a Bovril but there you go!
I should add where possible everything is from Sussex. Including the wine.
Machiavelli
Well-known member
That's good advice. I will endeavour to co-ordinate with the GF and act on your GF's guidance.
I didn't mention it at the time but that was the general consensus on the wine from us on second visit. Again the pairings on the initial visit were better but I seem to remember not being impressed with the one that matched the duck.
Glad you enjoyed the food though. Would you go back? I would have become a regular after visit one but now I really just want to try Isaacs and Silo. Also very keen to try Bincho Yakitori in Preston St having virtually set up a camp in a good Yakitori joint when we lived in Tokyo
I was underwhelmed by Bincho Yakitori to be honest, though I did go on a very quiet late afternoon.
I left thinking that I wouldn't bother returning. The cooking was okay, noting special.
Would be intersted to hear feedback as I think they might have been having an off day/, plus they weren't long opened.
I left thinking that I wouldn't bother returning. The cooking was okay, noting special.
Would be intersted to hear feedback as I think they might have been having an off day/, plus they weren't long opened.
Salt and Bone for a 4 course meal specifically created and paired with 4 different Brewdog beers tonight.
P1ss Alley?
Popped out for brunch late yesterday morning and went to the Vintage Tea Room at Worthing's Dome cinema.
Between us we had Eggs Benedict (went off menu by swapping salmon for ham to make it Eggs Royale), standard veggie breakfast, with the lad having cheese on toast.
It was the best brunch we've had in Worthing since we moved back from Somerset.
Well cooked, very tasty and a decent sized portions and well priced. Even the cheese on toast was decent - two thick doorsteps with a generous topping of a lovely strong cheddar.
My bloody Mary was also very decent indeed.
9/10.
Between us we had Eggs Benedict (went off menu by swapping salmon for ham to make it Eggs Royale), standard veggie breakfast, with the lad having cheese on toast.
It was the best brunch we've had in Worthing since we moved back from Somerset.
Well cooked, very tasty and a decent sized portions and well priced. Even the cheese on toast was decent - two thick doorsteps with a generous topping of a lovely strong cheddar.
My bloody Mary was also very decent indeed.
9/10.
Is that your nickname for Preston St or somewhere in Tokyo I clearly should have visited?
The yakitori joint in Tokyo I nearly moved in to was called Kushi Waka Muru near Naka Meguro station. They always had a queue coming out of the door and would give you beer in the queue as you waited. She would fill up tables with any old people she fancied so your table of four Westerners would suddenly have a Japanese couple added to the end. There was a strict time limit and when you exceeded it you went off to karaoke, not to sing but because you could get an hours worth of pints of gin and tonic for a fiver.
All recommended by [MENTION=97]Toronto Seagull[/MENTION] before he lived in Canada. Still some of the best food I've ever had. We went almost weekly.
Is that your nickname for Preston St or somewhere in Tokyo I clearly should have visited?
The yakitori joint in Tokyo I nearly moved in to was called Kushi Waka Muru near Naka Meguro station. They always had a queue coming out of the door and would give you beer in the queue as you waited. She would fill up tables with any old people she fancied so your table of four Westerners would suddenly have a Japanese couple added to the end. There was a strict time limit and when you exceeded it you went off to karaoke, not to sing but because you could get an hours worth of pints of gin and tonic for a fiver.
All recommended by [MENTION=97]Toronto Seagull[/MENTION] before he lived in Canada. Still some of the best food I've ever had. We went almost weekly.
http://www.tofugu.com/2012/11/23/tokyos-infamous-piss-alley/
Machiavelli
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I would go back, most definitely but, like you, I've got other priorities on that front which are: Isaacs, Polpo and Fourth & Church. Might have to add Bincho Yakitori to that list too. There's also another new noodle bar on Prince Albert St which looks good, and of which I've heard one report which was positive.
Machiavelli
Well-known member
Is that your nickname for Preston St or somewhere in Tokyo I clearly should have visited?
The yakitori joint in Tokyo I nearly moved in to was called Kushi Waka Muru near Naka Meguro station. They always had a queue coming out of the door and would give you beer in the queue as you waited. She would fill up tables with any old people she fancied so your table of four Westerners would suddenly have a Japanese couple added to the end. There was a strict time limit and when you exceeded it you went off to karaoke, not to sing but because you could get an hours worth of pints of gin and tonic for a fiver.
All recommended by [MENTION=97]Toronto Seagull[/MENTION] before he lived in Canada. Still some of the best food I've ever had. We went almost weekly.
Have you been to that place in Soho on, I think, Greek St (or there or thereabouts)? That's good
Walked past it without knowing it was called that! Shinjuko was the "wrong way" from work so never ate there.
Billy the Fish
Technocrat
That seems to be a common format for pop up restaurants. I went to an Etch pop up a few months ago, it's run by the guy who won professional masterchef. They're worth a look if you enjoyed the format and the food was excellent, although I thought value wise £50 was bordering on steep for what you actually got. The missus and I said we'd definitely go back if it was closer to £40 but we felt it was let down by two things: 1) Our cod portion was visibly smaller than some of the others 2) I would've liked a more imaginative desert than yoghurt parfait! I know they want to chuck in a palette cleanser but it just felt like a waste of a course when want them to wow me.
Issac is on the to do list, I'm interested to see how it compares
http://www.etchfood.co.uk/events.php
Never knew they did breakfast will try this out. Love an Eggs Bennie.
The vodka in that bloody mary looks HUGE! Must admit, I'd rather mine was made for me by an expert as I don't trust myself not to mess it up
It's really good, and we'll be back!
I hate it when people call it this. Grrrrrrr
Last night: Edendum in East Street. They've moved into Indian Summer's old premises who have moved next door.
Spotted them in "10 new Brighton eateries to check out this November" and, fancying a decent pizza ahead of seeing Chvrches at The Dome, we gave it a try.
The Wow247 write-up says pretty much all I would: "Although we are not short of Anglo-Italian pizza/pasta menus in the city, Brighton has been lacking an authentic, regional Italian restaurant for what seems a forever. Enter Edendum, a smart, modern restaurant run by the Cacciolatti family from Piedmont. You won’t find red and white checked tablecloths but a menu of dishes largely undiscovered in the UK, full of great quality ingredients. They also have one of the best kid’s menus in Brighton."
It is very unlike every other Italian in Brighton that I've been to being bright and modern in decor and the menu has some favourites and a fair few different things too. As it was a quiet Monday night, the manager (and, I assume, at least part owner) spent a fair bit of time with us talking through, in a very strong Italian accent, all aspects of the food and how they make it.
The olives were the biggest I have ever seen and the assortment of home made breads were great (and is there anything finer than good warm bread with olive oil and balsamic?). My pizza was as good as I had hoped for and I'm told the risotto was also very decent. I wasn't going to have dessert, but I couldn't resist the tiramisu. This, for me, was the only slight disappointment. It was wonderfully creamy and rich, but I like mine with a glut of booze and they make theirs without. The Bounet, a dessert from North West Italy I'm told, was very much enjoyed.
All in all, very good indeed, with lovely people running it. We'll be back.
http://www.edendum.co.uk/home/
Spotted them in "10 new Brighton eateries to check out this November" and, fancying a decent pizza ahead of seeing Chvrches at The Dome, we gave it a try.
The Wow247 write-up says pretty much all I would: "Although we are not short of Anglo-Italian pizza/pasta menus in the city, Brighton has been lacking an authentic, regional Italian restaurant for what seems a forever. Enter Edendum, a smart, modern restaurant run by the Cacciolatti family from Piedmont. You won’t find red and white checked tablecloths but a menu of dishes largely undiscovered in the UK, full of great quality ingredients. They also have one of the best kid’s menus in Brighton."
It is very unlike every other Italian in Brighton that I've been to being bright and modern in decor and the menu has some favourites and a fair few different things too. As it was a quiet Monday night, the manager (and, I assume, at least part owner) spent a fair bit of time with us talking through, in a very strong Italian accent, all aspects of the food and how they make it.
The olives were the biggest I have ever seen and the assortment of home made breads were great (and is there anything finer than good warm bread with olive oil and balsamic?). My pizza was as good as I had hoped for and I'm told the risotto was also very decent. I wasn't going to have dessert, but I couldn't resist the tiramisu. This, for me, was the only slight disappointment. It was wonderfully creamy and rich, but I like mine with a glut of booze and they make theirs without. The Bounet, a dessert from North West Italy I'm told, was very much enjoyed.
All in all, very good indeed, with lovely people running it. We'll be back.
http://www.edendum.co.uk/home/