Entries from Londonist tagged with 'whatsforlunch'
May 10, 2008
Let Londonist help you celebrate one of Britain’s most cherished traditions, the Sunday Lunch. The Flask 77 Highgate West Hill, N6 6BU Nearest Tube: Highgate 020 8348 7346 11am-11pm (Monday-Saturday); 12pm-10.30pm (Sunday) Expect to Pay: Typically, £8-10 for a main course Rating: 7.5 out of 10 It's a long, thirsty climb up Highgate Hill. Fortunately, it's topped by an oak-paneled treasure box that happens to sell beer, called The Flask. (Not to be confused with......
Continue Reading "Sunday Lunch: The Flask"April 15, 2008
Shish 2-6 Station Parade, Willesden Green NW2 4NH 020 8208 9292 11 am – midnight (Monday-Friday) 10:30 am – midnight (Saturday) 10:30 am – 10:30 pm (Sunday) Expect to pay: around £3 for an appetizer, £7 for a main, £6.50 for a cocktail Rating: 8 out of 10 We enjoyed last month's cocktail sampling visit to the Willesden Green location of Shish so much that we decided to see how the restaurant fared around......
Continue Reading "What's for Lunch? Shish"March 18, 2008
Londonist asks that most pressing of daily concerns: where to go on your lunch break. La Bodeguita Elephant & Castle Shopping Centre SE1 6TE Nearest Tube: Elephant and Castle 0870 011 3810 Monday 12:00 noon - 5:00 pm Tuesday - Thursday 12:00 noon - 11:30 pm Friday 12:00 noon - 2:00 am Saturday 12:00 noon - 3:00 am Sunday 12:00 noon - Midnight Expect to Pay: £8-15 for mains (£5 two course lunch deal)......
Continue Reading "What's for Lunch? La Bodeguita"March 4, 2008
Londonist asks that most pressing of daily concerns: where to go on your lunch break. Wick Café 28 Felstead Street E9 5LT 0208 533 7575 6am-5pm for (Monday-Saturday), 8am-4pm (Sunday) Expect to Pay: around £5 for amply piled dishes of vintage caff favourites Rating: 9 out of 10 This tea peddling East London greasy spoon, where the only thing more high viz than the vests of the chowing workers is the specials signage adorning......
Continue Reading "What's for Lunch? Wick Café"February 26, 2008
Londonist asks that most pressing of daily concerns: where to go on your lunch break. M Manzes 87 Tower Bridge Road SE1 4TW 020 7407 2985 Nearest Tube: Borough Mon: 11am - 2pm Tue-Thurs: 10.30am - 2pm Fri: 10am - 2.30pm Sat: 10am - 2.45pm Expect to Pay: Between £2.70 and £4.90 for pie and mash, £3.20 for eels and mash. Rating: 9 out of 10 Ahh traditional London fare. Food born out of......
Continue Reading "What’s for Lunch? M Manzes"February 19, 2008
Londonist asks that most pressing of daily concerns: where to go on your lunch break. Daddy Donkey Trailer in front of 100-101 Leather Lane EC1 Nearest Tube: Farringdon 0794 074 7676 11am-3pm for (Monday-Friday) Expect to Pay: £5-6 for a massive burrito (erm, we mean “burro”) Rating: 9.5 out of 10 A few weeks back we went burrito taste-testing for our new VERSUS series and, let down by our findings, felt as if we’d......
Continue Reading "What’s for Lunch? Daddy Donkey"February 12, 2008
Londonist asks that most pressing of daily concerns: where to go on your lunch break. Palmers 40 Old Street, EC1V 9AE Nearest Tube: Barbican 020 7250 0002 11am-2am (all week) Expect to Pay: 3 pounds for a medium kofta or shish and salad, 2 pounds for humus and salad. Rating: 7.5 out of 10 Yes, we know, this is a kebab shop, a high street kebab shop. Or in this case an Old Street......
Continue Reading "What's for Lunch? Palmers"January 29, 2008
Londonist asks that most pressing of daily concerns: where to go on your lunch break. Kastner & Ovens 52 Floral Street WC2E 9DA Nearest Tube: Covent Garden 020 7836 2700 8am-5pm Lunch (Monday-Friday) Expect to pay: about £7 for a hot dish and a slice of cake Rating: 7 out of 10 If you’re working in central London it’s often hard to find decent takeaway food besides the greasy spoon down the road serving......
Continue Reading "What's for Lunch? Kastner & Ovens"January 22, 2008
Londonist asks that most pressing of daily concerns: where to go on your lunch break. Franco’s Take Away 67 Rivington Street EC2A 3AY Nearest Tube: Old Street 0207 739 0231 6.30am-5pm (Monday-Saturday) Expect to Pay: £5 or less for a substantial amount of food Rating: 7 out of 10 Despite its seemingly hidden location (and Erol Alkan’s musing), this Italian (cum East Ender) sandwich bar is hardly any secret. Indeed, random queues can form......
Continue Reading "What's for Lunch? Franco's Take Away"January 15, 2008
Londonist asks that most pressing of daily concerns: where to go on your lunch break. Coffee, Cake and Kink 61 Endell Street WC2H 9AJ Nearest Tube: Tottenham Court Road 0207 419 2996 11am-8pm for Lunch(Monday-Thursday) 11am-11pm (Friday-Saturday) Expect to Pay: around £7 for a huge cup of coffee and a sizable piece of cake Rating: 8 out of 10 Curiosity doesn’t always kill cats. In fact, when curiosity insisted we poke our lunchtime whiskers......
Continue Reading "What's for Lunch? Coffee, Cake and Kink"January 8, 2008
Londonist asks that most pressing of daily concerns: where to go on your lunch break? Edokko 50 Red Lion Street WC1R 4PF Nearest Tube: Holborn 0207 242 3490 12pm-2pm, 6pm-10pm (Monday-Saturday) Expect to Pay: £10+ for mains/set lunches (under £5 for ala carte items) Rating: 8 out of 10 We really wanted to give this Japanese restaurant an even higher rating than a solid “8” and perhaps if our expectations had been a little......
Continue Reading "What’s for Lunch? Edokko"December 11, 2007
Londonist asks that most pressing of daily concerns: where to go on your lunch break. Queen Boadicea 292-294 St John St EC1V 4PA Nearest Tube: Angel 0207 354 9993 11.30am-Midnight (Monday-Thursday) Midday-2am (Friday-Saturday) Midday-11pm (Sunday) Map Expect to Pay: Under £10 for lunch Rating: 8 out of 10 Ooh wait. Do we have time for one more pub lunch before 2007 comes to a close? Well then, allow us to mention Queen Boadicea. There’s......
Continue Reading "What’s for Lunch? Queen Boadicea"December 6, 2007
“… Christmas turkey pie from Eat.....mmmm..... pie. Can we have a review of that too please?” So pled a Londonist reader in that Pret appreciation thread which sparked up in response to our last What's for Lunch? post. Of course, Londonist isn’t against a little pie every once in awhile. Especially Christmas pie. We’re not massive fans of Eat, but (like Pret) the only thing we can really fault ‘em on is their ubiquity.......
Continue Reading "Eat. Christmas Pie. Drink. Gingerbread Latte."December 4, 2007
Londonist asks that most pressing of daily concerns: where to go on your lunch break. Pret a Manger Throughout London (just look over your shoulder or click here) 0207 827 8888 Expect to Pay: Under £5 Rating: 7 out of 10 Yeah, we eat here too. Usually when there’s no other option or not enough time for more than a quick, mandatory refuelling. That said, the lunchtime edibles they offer are more than decent.......
Continue Reading "What’s for Lunch? Pret a Manger"November 27, 2007
Londonist asks that most pressing of daily concerns: where to go on your lunch break. Members Room at Tate Modern Sixth Floor, Tate Modern, Bankside SE1 9TG Nearest Tube: Southwark and Blackfriars 0207 887 8888 10am-6pm (Sunday-Thursday) 10am-10pm (Friday-Saturday) Map Expect to Pay: £5-10 Rating: 8 out of 10 Not as exclusive as some of our readers might think (Tate membership joining fees start at under £50 per year and include all sorts of......
Continue Reading "What’s for Lunch? Members Room at Tate Modern"November 20, 2007
Londonist asks that most pressing of daily concerns: where to go on your lunch break. Jollof Pot Exmouth Market at the corner near Farringdon Road Nearest Tube: Farringdon, Angel 0207 254 5333 12pm-2.30pm (Monday-Friday) Map Expect to Pay: around £5 Rating: 8 out of 10 We’ve been happily grabbing our lunch from Exmouth Market Ghanaian food vendors, Jollof Pot, for over a year now and are pleased to report that the only thing we’ve......
Continue Reading "What's for Lunch? Jollof Pot"November 13, 2007
Londonist asks that most pressing of daily concerns: where to go on your lunch break. Wahaca 66 Chandos Place WC2N 4HG Nearest Tube: Charing Cross, Covent Garden, Leicester Square 0207 240 1883 12pm-3:30pm, 5:30-11pm (Monday-Saturday) 12pm-3:30pm, 5:30-10:30pm (Sunday) Map Expect to Pay: Most dishes cost around £3.50, platos fuertos (bigger dishes) around £8 Rating: 8 out of 10 “Tender, marinated pork served with smoky black beans, green rice and pink pickled onions.” That’s pork......
Continue Reading "What's for Lunch? Wahaca"November 6, 2007
Londonist asks that most pressing of daily concerns: where to go on your lunch break. Seven Stars 53-54 Carey St WC2A 2JB Nearest Tube: Chancery Lane, Temple 0207 242 8521 11am-11pm (Monday-Friday) 12pm-11pm (Saturday) 12pm-10:30pm (Sunday) Map Expect to Pay: £10 or slightly more for mains Rating: 9.5 out of 10 This week’s What’s for Lunch? finds us back in the pub. And, considering we’re nestled in and having a scrummy meal across from......
Continue Reading "What's for Lunch? Seven Stars"October 23, 2007
Londonist asks that most pressing of daily concerns: where to go on your lunch break. Hot Dog Stand outside the British Museum 63 Great Russell St WC1B 3BF Hours of operation seem to reflect the museum’s hours Expect to Pay: £2.50 for a jumbo hot dog Map Rating: 6 out of 10 Haut cuisine it’s not, but what’s more indulgent than a hot dog every once in awhile? And, at £2.50 for a “jumbo”......
Continue Reading "What's for Lunch? Hot Dog Stand outside the British Museum"October 16, 2007
Londonist asks that most pressing of daily concerns: where to go on your lunch break. Hummus Bros Soho Location 88 Wardour Street W1F 0TJ 020 7734 1311 11am-10pm (Monday-Wednesday) 11am-11pm (Thursday-Friday) 12pm-11pm (Saturday) 12pm-10pm (Sunday) Map Holborn Location 37-63 Southampton Row WC1B 4DA 020 7404 7079 11am-10pm (Monday-Friday) Map Expect to Pay: under £7 Rating: 4 out of 10 Londonist is all about restaurants honing in on one thing and doing it right: creampuffs......
Continue Reading "What's for Lunch? Hummus Bros"October 9, 2007
Londonist asks that most pressing of daily concerns: where to go on your lunch break. Doughmasters 20 Charlotte Street W1T 2NA Nearest Tube: Goodge Street 020 7637 1158 10am-4.30pm (Monday – Friday) Map Expect to Pay: £3.50-£4.00 Rating: 7 out of 10 Self-described “creators of the popular rolled sandwiches,” Doughmasters differentiates itself from the multitude of London’s sandwich bars by preparing fresh dough daily on its premises. This dough is tasty stuff; we particularly......
Continue Reading "What's for Lunch? Doughmasters"October 2, 2007
Londonist asks that most pressing of daily concerns: where to go on your lunch break. Indian YMCA Student Hostel 41 Fitzroy Square, London, W1T 6AQ Nearest Tube: Warren Street 020 7387 0411 Lunch served 12pm-2pm (Monday – Friday), 12.30pm-1.30pm (Weekends and Bank Holidays) Visit the restaurant’s website for breakfast and dinner hours Map Expect to Pay: around £5 Rating: 9 out of 10 Two amply filled bowls of curries, a heaping mound of pilau......
Continue Reading "What’s for Lunch? Indian YMCA Student Hostel"September 25, 2007
Londonist asks that most pressing of daily concerns: where to go on your lunch break. Jerusalem Tavern 55 Britton Street EC1M 5UQ Nearest Tube: Farringdon 0207 490 4281 11:00am - 11:00pm (Monday – Friday) Map Expect to Pay: around £7 for food, around £3 for most pints Rating: 9.5 out of 10 As one beerintheevening reviewer put it, “The only downside to this pub is that it is closed at weekends.” Londonist would like......
Continue Reading "What’s for Lunch? Jerusalem Tavern"June 14, 2007
Londonist ask that most pressing of daily concerns: where to go on your lunch break. Canela Café 33 Earlham Street WC2H 9LS Map Average Lunch Price: Ranges from less than £2 to more than £10 Rating: 7.5 out of 10 Just up from Covent Garden, Canela offers a range of lunch options with Portuguese/Brazilian sensibility. Londonist had the feijoada, the national dish of Brazil featuring black beans and rice with smoked meats, accompanied by......
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Londonist ask that most pressing of daily concerns: where to go on your lunch break. Nando’s Throughout London Average Lunch Price: £8 Rating: 7 out of 10 With over 50 locations throughout greater London, we’re sure many of our readers know the drill at all-pervading fast-casual chicken joint, Nando’s: decide where to sit and take a number; after deciding where to sit, place your order at the front counter and then sit back down; wait......
Continue Reading "What's for Lunch? Nando's"June 7, 2007
Londonist asks that most pressing of daily concerns: where to go on your lunch break. West Cornwall Pasty Co Throughout London Average Lunch Price: £2.50-£3.20 Rating: 7 out of 10 West Cornwall Pasty Co has several outlets throughout London and the UK, yet ironically none in West Cornwall. Londonist made a recent mooring at WCP’s Liverpool Street Station branch, and had a ‘Large Traditional’ for lunch. This ‘best-selling’ pasty was loaded with steak, swede,......
Continue Reading "What’s for Lunch? West Cornwall Pasty Co"June 5, 2007
Londonist ask that most pressing of daily concerns: where to go on your lunch break. Santoré 59-61 Exmouth Market EC1R 4QL Map Average Lunch Price: £9 Rating: 9.5 out of 10 Some months back the entertainment section of Crumbs for Men magazine featured a rave review about Santoré, a phenomenally yummy pizzeria at Exmouth Market in Clerkenwell. Then, when Santoré began home-delivery, ontoLondon duly made a jubilant note. Now that Londonist is pondering what’s......
Continue Reading "What's for Lunch? Santoré"May 31, 2007
Londonist asks that most pressing of daily concerns: where to go on your lunch break. Beatroot 92 Berwick Street W1 V3FL Map Average Lunch Price: £5 Rating: 9 out of 10 About halfway down Soho’s frenetic and cacophonous Berwick Street is a relative oasis of salubrious calm, the Beatroot Vegetarian Café. An appetizing and healthy array of vegan salads, hot food, smoothies and juices are ‘prepared with natural ingredients and lots of care’ and......
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