Sarah's reviews
Review of Five Star Dry Cleaners
09 Aug 07, 21:51
Does just what it says on the tin 
Effective cleaning, good prices, quick turnaround when you need it, nice people - that adds up to 5 stars for me.
Not sure what else to say about a drycleaners except that I've never had any complaints about this place and it is cheaper than I used to pay in either Leytonstone or the West End.
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Review of R L Physiotherapy Clinic
07 Aug 07, 19:55
Best physio for RSI 
Suffering RSI in both arms, I'm really pleased to have found Rachel Leary at her practice near St Pauls / St Barts Hospital (just behind a church at the top of Snow Hill) as she really knows her stuff. I'd have really appreciated being pointed in her direction when I first got RSI and so am happy to pass this recommendation on to others.
No physio worth their stuff is cheap (c.£50 per half hour session seems the going rate and they charge about that) but this one is highly recommended by the consultant rheumatologist I'm seeing about my poorly paws.
Sure they treat all sorts of injuries as well as work-related ones, oh and they run pilates and other classes too.
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Review of Atlantis
07 Aug 07, 19:40
Art supplies heaven
This is me letting you into the 'secret' every east end artist has known about for years...
Atlantis is a massive and cheap warehouse where you can buy pretty much everything the professional or amateur painter could ever need - from easels and pre-stretched canvases in all sizes plus stretchers to make up your own and every kind of paint, brush, pencil, crayon, pen, solvent and other gunk you can imagine.
They offer student discount and are pretty helpful if you can't find what you are after. Oh and the paper section is unbelievably comprehensive and very hard to resist.
It is just up behind the Bell Foundry, off Whitechapel Road. And they are open on Sundays too.
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Review of Paul Rothe and Son
07 Aug 07, 10:09
Good old-fashioned teashop and place to buy jam
Really love this place, it is a hidden treasure. It has been going for four generations apparently established in 1900 and has fabulously refused to be infected with starbucks-itis.
The only place in town that I know I can still get a yummy buttered toasted teacake.
It is actually an old-fashioned unassuming little provisions shop with a wonderful selection of jams and preserves, honey and mustard - English and Foregin comestibles I think it says on the sign, think a more modest and approachable Fortnums.
But I love it best as a coffee stop, as it is just a stone's throw from the hell of Oxford Street and the bustle of Marylebone High Street. The sit down area (with cute flip-up vinyl seating) accommodates lots of tables and it has never been too busy for me to squeeze in. They have a proper coffee machine and do good hot chocolate. You can also order sandwiches and drinks at the counter to take away.The people working there are friendly and offer great service, what more could you want?
My favourite refreshment stop in the west end - long may it stay just the way it is for generations to come!
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Review of ESHK Hair
04 Aug 07, 06:28
Great hairdressers - top recommend
I've been going to Meg at ESHK for years, since before she and her partner set up this, their own salon. Can't recommend her and ESHK highly enough. I'd be bereft without this place to sort out my hair. Have loved every style they've sent me out with and would never go anywhere else.
Great cuts, lovely folk, cool music and all in all a relaxed not overly trendy but quirky salon (old wooden dressing tables instead of counters), oh and they are not expensive either, certainly not west end whack for cuts or colour.
I've seen all ages and both sexes in there as customers, from children to my mum (whose white hair never looked better and they treated her so kindly, made her feel fabulous). Nearest tube is Barbican, or Angel, it is near the bottom of Goswell Road. Or a short walk from the no 55 or 243 bus stop from Old Street or the centre of town.
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