Mongoose is a good metaphor for English cuisine. Rote and forgettable at its best. Not one person goes to London thinking, “I’m going for the food”. Not one person. That has never happened. The only kitchen sink about most British food is what needs to be thrown in it. And I love my pork pies.
A list of restaurants
alistair Absolute shite. Give me your top 5 NYC restaurants and your top 5 London. We can take it from there, Al. Jesus wept.
bosstrabs For example, no-one can deny Amps is a top tabler, but does he have “top top bants?” I’m sure he still has it in his locker somewhere, but nowadays I’d probably say he just has “top bants” or maybe even just “bants”.
I don’t recall Amps posting anything that wasn’t regurgitated from twitter, let alone something which could be called “bants”.
Already looking forward to Hugo’s best man speech.
LT42 Naaah. It’s priced well, pretty standard. And what they say feeds four people, easily feeds 6.
Just had the Aywadhi mutton biryani, chicken tikkas, and Kolkata beet root chops for a glorious Sunday lunch. The meat in the biryani was fall off the bone. Saving the Mutton Haleem, which is insanely good, for dinner.
mono-stereo “Testing, testing. Hey Xavier, can you turn up the speakers at the back, I can hear the ruddy A50. Who books a hotel in a place like this?”
6 days later
Had lunch in The Quality Chop House in Farringdon today. Had the chateaubriand. Bit of a treat. Expensive but great food.
Wonderful choice Mono!
Heading here as soon as I can get a table -
Smallman1 you been Ed? What did you reckon?
I went to the previous iteration but hear nothing but great things.
The confit potatoes always get talked about.
Great part of town too, not far from Turnmillls.
Smallman1 yeah we had a side of the confit potatoes, really good.
Roast Potatoes you daft BERKs
MC keeping it real!
You know me Edwand, call a spud a spud