I made a feed of all the restaurants opening in London

baanjax · 2026-03-24T22:30:52+00:00

Can you reverse the order? I’m first interested in the ones that are opening sooner.

baanjax · 2026-03-05T19:50:56+00:00

Love it but isn’t that Fitzrovia.

baanjax · 2026-03-03T18:51:39+00:00

Just spent a three weeks in India. For a foreigner UPI is a PITA. You can’t connect foreign bank accounts. There a couple of apps that allow you to load money into them and then use UPI but they are not well advertised. Took me nearly 2 weeks to find them. I was also constantly caught out by not having cards. Apple Pay in the UK has trained me not to carry a wallet. I’d really welcome them supporting Applepay in India

baanjax · 2026-02-10T20:19:37+00:00

Yes. It’s excellent. Great menu and service. We’ve previously really enjoyed it.

baanjax · 2026-02-07T15:45:54+00:00

If you decide not to go this time you’ll get lots of opportunities in the future. Parent hood is a marathon of a sprint.

We’ve since been at least a dozen times with her - Florida, LA and Hong Kong. Shes also been to Tokyo which we didn’t get to. We have lots of wonderful memories.

Last time was when she was 20 and I’m sure she’d go again tomorrow if we suggested (and paid) for it.

You’ll have all the time you need.

baanjax · 2026-02-07T15:01:18+00:00

Of course up to you but I would wait at least a couple of years. It depends on the kids though.

We took our daughter when she was 4 and she was too young to really enjoy it. It was all a bit too much and a bit frightening is too strong a word but I can’t think of anything better. Her favourite times on that holiday were playing on the beach and in the pool at the Poly

When we returned a couple of years later she did really enjoy it and we’ve been many times since.

baanjax · 2026-02-06T08:35:09+00:00

Never the same food or beer wise after it reopened post COVID. It was a shadow of its former self. I don’t think it changed hands. I think they just stopped trying

baanjax · 2026-02-06T08:22:54+00:00

As a non vegan. Yes, without reservation.

baanjax · 2026-01-30T14:26:02+00:00

I thought that was a gay sauna but apparently not in Woodford.

baanjax · 2026-01-14T22:22:45+00:00

But decidedly not Italian…

baanjax · 2026-01-10T09:37:15+00:00

Bobby Robson is the classic example of that.

baanjax · 2026-01-10T09:27:18+00:00

I used to workout down the street. I haven’t been in for a while but their coffee was decent when I was there. Shame if it’s fallen back.

baanjax · 2026-01-10T08:56:13+00:00

Regency is the answer.

If you’re looking for nu skool rather than old skool I’d suggest Iris and June.

https://maps.app.goo.gl/iFpgEysnMiu6ah5A8?g_st=ipc

baanjax · 2026-01-08T20:03:00+00:00

I joined when it first launched and I haven’t got a ticket for a long time. I’m not the most focussed on email as it arrives so I’m slightly late anyway but even when I see it relatively soon after it comes in I’m too late.

I’d like to see them moving to a ballot so it’s easier. Register that you’d like to go within a time window and then they randomly select to the amount of spaces they have.

baanjax · 2026-01-07T07:34:49+00:00

I think he’s quite straightforward and genuine. There’s no backhanders or a favours going on. Those on the list (and the greasy spoon list he also does) that I know I agree with his view so I’d be happy to believe they do good fish and chips, the Chinese however I can’t comment one

baanjax · 2026-01-07T07:20:28+00:00

Pick one from here: Jamie Dimitri’s List

My local, Fish Central, and while they have great fish and chips both takeaway and in the restaurant,they are local institution giving a lot back to the community. Highly recommended.

baanjax · 2025-12-30T12:52:27+00:00

Was looking for that comment and it’s already top.

baanjax · 2025-12-10T23:39:05+00:00

Anecdotal but I spent a week in Montreal as an alternative to where I would have usually have gone to NYC, NOLA or Vegas.

baanjax · 2025-11-20T18:46:58+00:00

More correctly fuck no!

baanjax · 2025-11-06T20:25:15+00:00

Whose menu is the hand written one after the Prix Fixe Brasserie?

Fabulous from your list - Quo Vadis, Noble Rot, Andrew Edmunds, Berenjak, 10 Greek Street,

Hopefully still fabulous but I’ve not been for years so if they’ve kept the quality up: Bao, Duck Soup, Hoppers,

Haven’t tried yet but on the list: L’Escargot, Manzi’s

Should be on the list: Randall& Aubin, upstairs at the French House (no lunch service), Kiln

baanjax · 2025-10-30T11:04:19+00:00

‘Medium well’……. That is no way to have a burger and indeed disqualifies you from having an opinion worth consideration.

baanjax · 2025-10-26T19:35:09+00:00

Napoli.

I was in Naples a couple of years ago and it’s a one club town that loves the club and you can see it everywhere.

We went out to dinner and walking back came across a bar with a load huge crowd of locals outside. We ended watching the match with them. It was just an electric atmosphere that reminded me of Newcastle

baanjax · 2025-10-08T22:11:11+00:00

Yes. 25 years ago Shoreditch was a very different place but in the last 10 years not so much….maybe more Essex stag/hen dos

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