Thai Thai East 4

• Kah Nom Pung na Goong (Prawn on Toast) (£ 5.50) - Marinated minced prawn and chicken with selected fine Thai herbs deep-fried on toast served with sweet chilli sauce
• Por Pia Pak (Vegetable Spring Rolls) (£ 4.50) - Mixed vegetables and glass noodle spring rolls served with chilli sauce
• Kang Ped Yang (Duck Curry) (£ 8.95) - Slices duck cooked in coconut milk with pineapple, tomato and Thai basil leaves
• Pannang Pak - Cooked in coconut cream, presented relatively dry and garnished with shredded lime leaves. This curry has mild and rich taste
• Thai iced tea

13/20

110 Old Street
London
EC1V 9BD
Phone +44 (0) 20 7490 5230

Website

Hand and Cleaver

• Grilled whole Lemon Sole, Herb Butter, New Potatoes and Green Beans (£13.50)
• Char-grilled, 28 Days matured 10 oz Rib-Eye Steak from Paul Boston's Farm in Longdon, Staffordshire, served with proper chips, roasted tomatoes, field mushroom and balsamic glazed onions (£15.95)
• Warm Chocolate Brownie, Butter and Cream Ice Cream (£4.95)

14/20

Butt Lane

Ranton Green

Stafford

ST18 9JZ

Phone +44 (0) 17 8582 2367

Website

George and Dragon

• Chicken Livers (£5.95)
• Anchovy Nicoise Salad (£5.95)
• Blue Cheese Risotto, Purple Sprout Broccoli (£10.95)
• Roast Beef, Yorkshire Pudding, Vegetables (£10.95)
• Rhubarb crumble (£5.95)
• Chocolate Nut Brownie (£5.95)

15/20

Clifton
Penrith
CA10 2ER

Phone +44 (0) 17 6886 5381

Website

Iglu

• Vegetarian haggis spring rolls -Served with home made sweet chilli sauce
• Oxtail and Cheek Terrine - Served with a fig and Madeira chutney
• Wild boar burger with game jus - Served bun-less with hand cut chips & mixed leaves.
• Herb battered Hake & chips-Served with lime tartar sauce

12/20

2b Jamaica Street
Edinburgh

EH3 6HH

Phone +44 (0) 13 1476 5333

Website

The Townhouse Restaurant

• Smoked Salmon Salad
• Saffron Mussels
• Salmon Fillet, Asparagus
• Lamb Loin with Beetroot
• Sticky Toffee Pudding
• Berry Shortcake

13/20

Grosvenor Street

Haymarket

Edinburgh

EH12 5EF

Phone +44 (0) 13 1226 6001

Riverfront Bar & Grill

• Haggis Neep
• Smoked Salmon and Potato Salad
• Salmon with Cream Sauce and Pok Choy
• Venison Stew
• Strawberry and Honey Cheesecake
• Orange Chocolate Fondant

12/20

Earl Grey Place

Dundee

DD1 4DE

Phone +44 (0) 13 8222 9271

Mussel Inn Glasgow

• Creamy Seafood Chowder -Served with freshly baked crusty bread
• Pan Fried Squid with Chilli
• 1/2 kg Mussels Moroccan - Chillies, garlic, ginger, coriander and cumin
• 1/2 kg Mussels Smoked Cheese
• Chips

13/20

157 Hope Street
Glasgow
G2 2UQ
Phone +44 (0) 84 3289 2283

Website

Babbity Bowster

• Cullen Skink
• Salmon and Mussel Pie with Curry sauce
• Stovies
• Misty Stove Glasgow Beer

12/20

16–18 Blackfriars Street

Glasgow

G1 1PE

Phone +44 (0) 14 1552 5055

Oscar's French Bistro

• Baguette
• Celeriac Soup
• Fishcakes with Lemon Butter Sauce and Spinach
• Aberdeenshire Rump Steak with Chips & Café de Paris Butter
• Coq au Vin

15/20

39 Chandos Street

Leamington Spa

Warwickshire

CV32 4RL
Phone +44 (0) 19 2645 2807

Website

My Dining Room

• Passionfruit and Lime Muddle
• Berry Martini
• Traditional Terrine with pickles and bread
• Crayfish and Prawn cocktail
• Open Lasagna of grilled garden vegetables with mozzarella and fresh basil pesto £13.50
• Snoked Haddock and Salmon FIshcakes with samphire and lemon sauce £11
• Treacle Tart with Passionfruit Sorbet £7
• Poached winter fruits with cinnamon spice ice cream, £5.50

14/20

18 Farm Lane

London

SW6 1PP

Phone +44 (0) 20 7381 3331

Website

Sedap

• Malaysian Chicken Satay (£5.20) - Tender chicken skewers marinated with spices, barbecued & served with peanut Sauce
• Roti Prata with Chicken Curry (£4.80) - Indian Bread with Chicken Curry
• Roti Prata with Lamb Curry (£5.50) - Indian Bread with Lamb Curry
• Kerabu Vegetable (£4.20) - Salad with freshly made special lime sauce
• Malaysian Blachan Chicken (£6.00) - Tender crispy fried chicken marinated with homemade prawn paste & served with sweet chilli sauce
• Sambal Okra (£5.20) - Stir fried okra & prawn in homemade chilli shrimp paste
• Malaysian Tofu (£4.50) - Deep fried tofu in peanut sauce
• Penang Char Kway Teow (£7.25) - Famous stir fried flat rice noodles with prawns, beansprouts, Chinese sausages, egg, fish cake, soy sauce, chive & chilli paste
• Nasi Lemak (£7.60) - Steamed fragrant coconut rice served with chicken curry, deep fried mackerel, boiled egg & homemade sambal sauce

13/20

102 Old Street

London

EC1V 9AY

Phone +44 (0) 20 7490 0200

Website

The Gun

• Ham hock ravioli, morteau sausage, smoked bacon and choucroute
• Pan fried fillet of red bream, braised baby gem, pod peas and pancetta crisp
• Chocolate moelleux, crème fraîche sorbet

14/20

27 Coldharbour

London

E14 9NS

Phone +44 (0) 20 7515 5222

Website

The Compass

• Crab and crayfish cocktail £7.50
• Apple and Pork Terrine £8.50
• Angus Cheeseburger with Triple Cooked Chips £11
• 8 oz Ribeye Steak with Tomato, Watercress and Triple Cooked Chips £11

11/20

58 Penton Street
London

N1 9PZ

Phone +44 (0) 20 7837 3891

Website

The White Swan

• Slow cooked Middlewhite pork belly, black pudding, radish and apple (£16)
• Yorkshire venison loin, heritage carrots, soured turnips (£20.50)

4/20

108 Fetter Lane
London
EC4A 1ES

Phone +44 (0)20 7242 9696

Website

Pavilion Cafe

• Fresh squeezed orange juice £1.70
• Salmon Fillet with Puy Lentils and Rocket £8

13/20

Highgate Wood

Muswell Hill Road

N10 3JN
Phone +44 (0) 20 8444 4777

White Star Tavern

• Chicken terrine, homemade Apricot chutney, door stop toast £7
• Local wood pigeon breast, roasted chicory, Serrano ham, sherry vinegar emulsion £6.50
• Asparagus and Duck Egg Tart £12
• Whole Bream in Butter Sauce with Potatoes (£17)

13/20

28 Oxford Street

Southampton

Hampshire

SO14 3DJ

Phone +44 (0) 23 8082 1990

Website

The Chequers Inn

• Bread
• Potted Shrimp and Toast
• Chequers scampi with pea shoot salad & lemon mayonnaise 5.95
• Red Mullet, Chickpeas, Artichoke, Tomato Sauce
• Cod and Salmon Fishcakes, caper buttered spinach

13/20

91 Banbury Rd

Ettington

Warwickshire

CV37 7SR

Phone +44 (0) 17 8974 0387

Website

Bricklayers Arms

• Bricklayers Home Smoked fish plate Served with a Lemon Coriander Butter and Tomato Chutney £7.95
• Goat's Cheese, Walnut and Smoked Chicken Salad
• Roast Sirloin of 21 day aged Beef £13.95 served with Roast Potatoes & Seasonal Vegetables
• Roast Loin of Oxfordshire Sandy Pork (from Micklefield Hall Farm, Sarrat) £13.45 served with Roast Potatoes & Seasonal Vegetables
• Lemon tarte served with a Grapefruit Sorbet £5.95
• Maple & walnut, pannacotta & raspberry, pistacio ice cream £4.95
• Green King IPA

15/20

Hogpits Bottom
Flaunden
HP3 0PH
Phone +44 (0) 14 4283 3322

Website

Cawdor Tavern

• Seafood Platter (£5.75) - Featuring Smoked Trout, Salmon Mousse andMarinated fillets of Orkney Herring
• Pan seared Arisaig Scallops (£8.95) - Served with rocket, Parmesan, Black Pudding and Bacon Salad with Chilli and Sesame Seed Dressing
• Chicken Culloden (£13.75) - Breast of Chicken stuffed with our Prize HaggisServed on a Potato Rosti with a Drambuie & Mushroom Sauce and Vegetables of the day
• Roasted Loin of Prime Borders Lamb (£14.95) - Served on Dauphinoise Potato, with Rosemary & Garlic Jus, Fresh Vegetables of the Day

14/20

Cawdor
Nairn
IV12 5XP

Phone +44 (0) 16 6740 4777

Website

The Cock & Bull

• Cullen Skunk
• Crab Tart
• Aberdeen Angus steak with Chips
• Confit of Lamb Shoulder, Smoked Haggis, Cauliflower Puree
• Creme Brulee, Shortbread
• Treacle Tart, Apple Compote

15/20

Ellon Road
Blairton
Balmedie
Aberdeenshire
AB23 8XY

Phone +44 (0) 13 5874 3249

Website

Thai Thai East 3

• Kah Nom Pung na Goong (Prawn on Toast) (£ 5.50) - Marinated minced prawn and chicken with selected fine Thai herbs deep-fried on toast served with sweet chilli sauce.
• Tom Yum Gai - The famous Thai spicy and sour chicken with lemon grass and fresh herbs soup.
• Beef in Black Pepper - Thai green vegetables stir-fried with Thai chilli and garlic.
• Phad Ke Moe Chicken - Stir fried Thai rice noodles with bean sprouts, spring onion and in house sauce.
• Young Coconut

13/20

110 Old Street
London
EC1V 9BD
Phone +44 (0) 20 7490 5230

Website

La Creperie de Hampstead

• Crepe Complet - ham, cheese, egg

12/20

77 Hampstead High Street

London

NW3 1RE

Smiths of Smithfield 2

• Hot Salt Beef, Spring Onion Mash, Buttered Carrots & Pickles £13
• 9oz South Devon Rib Steak, Chips & Mustard Mayonnaise £15

14/20

67-77 Charterhouse Street
London
EC1M 6HJ
Phone +44 (0) 20 7251 7950

Website

Ginger & White

• Goats Cheese and Caramelised Onion Quiche
• Flat White

12/20

4a-5a Perrins Court

London

NW3 1QS

Phone +44 (0) 20 7431 9098

Website

Indiana

• Chicken tikka (starter) (£3.00) - chicken breast marinated in a special blend of spices and cooked in the tandoor, resulting in a most delicious and succulent kebab
• Vegetable Samosa (£2.40)
• Chicken Korma (£5.05) - mild with almond, coconut and fresh cream
• Lamb Jai Puri (£5.60) - cooked with ground onion, green pepper, mushroom and fresh herbs and Indian spices
• Basmati pilau rice (£2.35)
• Naan (£2.05)

13/20

129 Salmon Lane

London

E14 7PG

Chilango Islington

• pork burrito, with guacamole
• chicken taco with hot (chilango) and medium (roasted tomato) sauce
• agua fresca - traditional Mexican fruit cooler

14/20

27 Upper Street

London

N1 0PN

Phone +44 (0) 20 7704 2123

Lahore Kebab House 2

• Seekh Kebab £1
• Vegetable Samosa £1
• Lamb Samosa £1.25
• Grilled Lamb Chops £7.50
• Bindi (okra) £5.50
• Sag Gosht £7
• Chicken Haleem £7
• Peshaweri Naan £3
• Butter Naan £1.25
• Garlic Naan £1.5
• Pilau Rice £3
• Mango Lassi

15/20

2 Umberston Street
London
E1 1PY
Phone +44 (0) 20 7488 2551

Website

Comptoir Gascon

• Fresh Orange Juice £3
• Gascony pie £7.00
• Pollack with Roast Tomato Tarte £12.50
• Home made French fries £3.50
• Citrus Mystery £3.50 a lemon meringue filled with lemon cream, citrus jelly and raspberry sauce
• Scrambled Eggs
• Omelette with Red Pepper

17/20

63 Charterhouse Street
London
EC1M 6HJ

Phone +44 (0) 20 7608 0851

Website

Café East 2

• Bi Cuon - fresh rice flakes rolls with shredded pork skin, crushed bake rice and herb salad
• Pho Tai - rare beef with flat rice noodles
• Com Curry - Traditional Vietnamese spicy chicken curry cooked with potatoes, sweet potatoes and carrots in delicious coconut cream
• Sua Dau Nanh - fresh homemade soya milk with no preservative, no colouring or flavouring

17/20

100 Redriff Road
London
SE16 7LH
Phone +44 (0) 20 7252 1212

Wet Fish Cafe 2

• chicken stew with mushroom and bacon in cream sauce and bread (£8.50)
• fresh lemonade (included in price)

12/20

242 West End Lane
London

NW6 1LG
Phone +44 (0) 20 7443 9222

Website

Pizza Express Clerkenwell Rd

• Baked Dough Balls (£2.50)
• Al Tirolo (£9.95) - Creamy fontal cheese with a medley of mushrooms; porcini, portobello and closed cup topped with crispy speck ham, garlic oil and a sprinkle of parsley
• Capricciosa (£8.75) - Prosciutto cotto ham, anchovies, red pepper, capers and olives, topped with a free range boiled egg
• Garlic Bread (£2.55)
• Giardiniera (£8.50) - Asparagus, artichokes, mushrooms, fresh red peppers, santos tomatoes, olives and garlic oil on a tomato and pesto sauce
• ETNA (£10.05) - Scorching hot soft sausage, fiery roquito peppers and speck ham, finished with grated grana padano

13/20

1 Clerkenwell Road

London

EC1M 5PA

Phone +44 (0)20 7253 7770

Website

The Green

• Bacon and sweetcorn chowder £4.50
• The Green’s spicy fish cakes with beurre blanc and curry kale £7.50
• Duck Breast with Carrots, Parsnip and Greens £13.20
• Lambs Liver with Mash and Bacon Sauce £11

16/20

29 Clerkenwell Green
London
EC1R 0DU

Phone +44 (0) 20 7490 8010

Website

The Well

• Lamb sweetbreads and white onion tart, sage beurre noisette £9.50
• Half Kilo clams and Mussels with cream, white wine, garlic and rocket £12.50
• Loch Duart salmon and crayfish boudin with buttered leek, tarragon, beurre blanc £14.50

15/20

180 St John Street

London

EC1V 4JY

Phone +44 (0) 20 7251 9363

Website

The Ambassador Cafe

• Blood Orange Juice £3.20 - very nice
• Chocolate and Banana Smoothie £3 - with real chocolate and banana lumps
• Eggs Royale - good hollandaise sauce, nice and runny yoke
• Big Breakfast - good quality ingredients cooked nicely, but nothing special, can easily be whipped up at home

14/20

55 Exmouth Market

London

EC1R 4QL

Phone +44 (0) 20 7838 0009

Website

China Garden

glutinous rice, prawn dumpling, prawn chung fun, sie mae, veg dumpling, turnip cake
(£8 per person)

6/20

6 New College Parade

Finchley Road

London

NW3 5EP

Phone +44 (0) 20 7722 9552

Website

Planet Hollywood

• Blackened Chicken Sandwich - Grilled Cajun spiced chicken breast with melted cheese served on a fresh baked bun with Creole mustard, lettuce, tomato, red onions, served with chips.
• Classic Cheeseburger - Fresh 100% ground beef patty or bread crumbed potato patty with carrots, peas, sweet corn, seasonings and spices. Served with cheese if requested and lettuce, tomato, onion and pickle on our fresh baked bun
• Homemade Cheesecake - Our traditional, creamy cheesecake with a digestive biscuit crust
• Ice Cream - Our creamy Vanilla Ice Cream served with velvety chocolate sauce
• Pretty in Pink (£4.95)- Pineapple, coconut, orange and cranberry.
• Strawberry Milkshake (£4.95) - topped with whipped cream.

5/20

57-60 Haymarket
St Albans House
London

SW1Y 4QX

Phone +44 (0) 20 7287 1000

Website

Thai Thai East 2

• Tom Khar Gai - The traditional creamy coconut chicken soup spiced with galangal, lemon grass and lime leaves and chilli paste.
• Sweet Corn Cakes - Slightly deep fried sweet corn cakes served with sweet chilli sauce.
• Pad Thai Chicken - Stir fried Thai rice noodles with bean sprouts, spring onion and in house sauce.
• Green curry with fresh green chilli and coconut milk with sweet basil leaves.
• Sweet Osmanthus Flower (£3.20) - Silver Needle Tea, Sweet Osmanthus, Lily

13/20

110 Old Street
London
EC1V 9BD
Phone +44 (0) 20 7490 5230
Website

Baozi Inn

• baozi Set B (£6.80) steamed bread filled with pork, radish or egg, typical of northern China, Hot salad, Milled Rice soup
• dan dan noodles (£6.10)
• lemon iced tea

12/20

25 Newport Court

London

WC2H 7JS
Phone+44 (0) 20 7287 6877

A Change

Sadly, I don't have time to upkeep this blog anymore, so from now on the format of the entries will change. I will just record the food I have eaten and given the overall experience a score out of 20.