Benjamin's reviews
Review of Peyton and Byrne
09 Jul 07, 21:00
Traditionalesque Delights 
From the people that brought you Inn The Park and the cafe at the National Gallery, this tiny bakery (sandwiched between Heal's and Habitat on Tottenham Court Road) is a masterpiece of retro styling and canny 21st century presentation.
The shop's self declared aim to bring “old-school” baking into a modern environment is manifested in classic british cakes, post-modern 'builder's tea' and incredibly luminescent cupcakes (perhaps the day-glo green icing is an attempt to cash in on the new rave movement?).
What saves this place from being a traditionalesque nightmare is the quality of the produce on offer. The aforementioned cupcakes are incredible and wouldn't be out of place in the most du jour bakeries in NYC. Trust me - bring some of these into the office on your birthday and Julie from accounts will be a mate for life.
In summary, top quality cakes served up from a contrived, yet lovely, shop.
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Review of Robert Dyas
29 May 07, 12:20
The best 
This is a great little chain of shops, a self-styled ironmongers that actually has more in common with Richer Sound's "pile 'em high, sell 'em cheap" ethos. This particular branch is very handy for City types looking for all the bits and bobs that make modern life function - TV signal boosters, SCART splitters, desktop crumb hoovers in the shape of pigs; that sort of thing. In the summer they do a great line in collapsable chairs of the type that annoy everyone at Glastonbury. The real secret of these shops is their incredible deal on bin bags - their prices on the indespensible black plastic sacks make their rival's efforts seem, well, rubbish.
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