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Machiavelli
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It's very good value, and they're willing, but wasn't taken with it. We shared the pickles and cucumber salad -- the former you'll get much better versions of at just about any Japanese joint, the latter weren't a patch on what you'll get in the delightful (and rarely mentioned on here) New Era. My partner then had the bao (I don't get bao) which was OK, as was my roast duck ramen. Plenty of duck and it was OK, but the rest wasn't really up to what you'd get at Wagamama just round the corner. I wish them well as they're good people, but I'd rather pay a bit more for each dish to get an upgrade in quality.
I nearly recommend Oshio but I think I’d read you’ve done that?
Funnily enough I haven’t rushed back to HongKong SiuMei. Not done New Era but that looks a proper joint!
Machiavelli
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Yes, should have mentioned Oshio which I've been to twice rather than Wagamama (which is fine, one of the best of the chains).
New Era is stunning value Szechuan fare. It can get a bit greasy, but there's several brilliant dishes.
Greg Bobkin
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- May 22, 2012
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First time on this thread – mostly because we don't tend to venture out without the kids, so end up at the same old places.
Anywho, as it happens, Mrs Bobkin and I DID go to somewhere we know – Fratelli's in Worthing – yesterday for a bit of pre-Cinema grub. It's always been OK (gone downhill since it was Brio's and has been VERY quiet on the handful of times we've been in this year), but what happened next was bizarre. Essentially, we ordered dough balls and, before we could give our mains (Mrs B going to have a pizza), we were told that they didn't have any dough!
So an Italian restaurant has no dough ready two hours after it had opened? We didn't bother to ask why or how on earth that can ever be a thing but, fair to say, we won't be rushing back in a hurry. Or maybe ever!
On a slightly related note, where is good to eat in Worthing? We wandered around before and after dough-gate looking for somewhere, but nothing appealed at all.
Anywho, as it happens, Mrs Bobkin and I DID go to somewhere we know – Fratelli's in Worthing – yesterday for a bit of pre-Cinema grub. It's always been OK (gone downhill since it was Brio's and has been VERY quiet on the handful of times we've been in this year), but what happened next was bizarre. Essentially, we ordered dough balls and, before we could give our mains (Mrs B going to have a pizza), we were told that they didn't have any dough!
So an Italian restaurant has no dough ready two hours after it had opened? We didn't bother to ask why or how on earth that can ever be a thing but, fair to say, we won't be rushing back in a hurry. Or maybe ever!
On a slightly related note, where is good to eat in Worthing? We wandered around before and after dough-gate looking for somewhere, but nothing appealed at all.
Never heard of an Italian restaurant running out of dough
Only a few recommendations from me from my limited experience of dining in Worthing.
Spice I am - Thai
Andalucia - tapas
Efes - Turkish
Greg Bobkin
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I was lost for words – it's the equivalent of a pub running out of beer! The fact that the waitress didn't tell us before we ordered made it all the more crazy...Never heard of an Italian restaurant running out of dough
Only a few recommendations from me from my limited experience of dining in Worthing.
Spice I am - Thai
Andalucia - tapas
Efes - Turkish
Thanks for the suggestions. We saw Efes while we were wandering, but didn't really fancy Turkish. Didn't spot the other two, but they sound good
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I am always suspicious of the things like this and usually means that there is a pre-made element to what they are doing, wonder if they are buying in frozen dough balls and pizza bases rather than making it themselves!
Greg Bobkin
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I'm suspicious of pretty much everything in life! But even if that was the case, to run out of the frozen stuff is still pretty unforgiveable!
It depends though - even made dough could be a 24 hour prove so very feasible to run out
thedonkeycentrehalf
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Cucinetta is a nice little Italian place in Portland Road
interested to know what you thought of Fig Tree
We loved it, we both had the tasting menu with the wine flight - all excellent.
Good service, good food, nice choice of menu - and we probably had the worst table in the place, which was still vg.
BTW it was full too.
We're planning to go back.
BTW#2 It was part of our 52 year wedding anniversary celebrations this week.
Cŕabshak is good and the place on pier
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Isn’t the crabshack on the prom about 100m East of the pier or have they moved premises?
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Greg Bobkin
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Yeah, we thought about the former but it was cold and only seats outside. And the pier is closed, unfortunately.
Machiavelli
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Went to Palmito last night, and can understand why it's being raved about. I won't go quite that far though.
The food is great, but the place is a bit cramped and uncomfortable: tables not really big enough to hold plates, glasses, and the small plates that arrive at well-paced intervals; tables crammed very close to one another. The drink offering is OK, there's a few interesting wines on the list, a nice cocktail, but a few disappointments too.
To the food then, which is tapas, Latin American style:
topopos (tortilla chop style) with a salsa rojo -- really good
papads with mango and mint -- good but £4.50 warrants a bigger portion
stuffed padron peppers -- pretty good
grilled sweetcorn w/ chipotle mayo -- excellent
oyster mushroom tostada -- OK
crispy haddock tacos -- oh, yes
middle white tacos with cheddar -- ditto
crispy potato with spinach salsa -- pretty good
Ended up turning down the dessert, and walked along the road to Fourth & Church. This stretch is stuffed full with restaurants, most of which had one table filled if that. It was a Thursday night, people are saving up for Christmas, and it's the week before pay day, but I wouldn't fancy the chances of many of these joints in the new year. The busy exceptions were Palmito, Wild Flor and Fourth & Church, which are some of the jewels in the city's restaurant scene.
We had space, several further glasses of better wine there, some cheese, good service and company. I'd still rather spend time at 4&C than anywhere else in B&H.
The food is great, but the place is a bit cramped and uncomfortable: tables not really big enough to hold plates, glasses, and the small plates that arrive at well-paced intervals; tables crammed very close to one another. The drink offering is OK, there's a few interesting wines on the list, a nice cocktail, but a few disappointments too.
To the food then, which is tapas, Latin American style:
topopos (tortilla chop style) with a salsa rojo -- really good
papads with mango and mint -- good but £4.50 warrants a bigger portion
stuffed padron peppers -- pretty good
grilled sweetcorn w/ chipotle mayo -- excellent
oyster mushroom tostada -- OK
crispy haddock tacos -- oh, yes
middle white tacos with cheddar -- ditto
crispy potato with spinach salsa -- pretty good
Ended up turning down the dessert, and walked along the road to Fourth & Church. This stretch is stuffed full with restaurants, most of which had one table filled if that. It was a Thursday night, people are saving up for Christmas, and it's the week before pay day, but I wouldn't fancy the chances of many of these joints in the new year. The busy exceptions were Palmito, Wild Flor and Fourth & Church, which are some of the jewels in the city's restaurant scene.
We had space, several further glasses of better wine there, some cheese, good service and company. I'd still rather spend time at 4&C than anywhere else in B&H.