Daniel's reviews
Review of Spices
07 Apr 08, 16:37
Great Indian Delivery 
I had to spend the entire day, some 13 hours, shifting stuff from one flat to another while driving a white van all over London. You can imagine the last thing I wanted to do was start cooking, and, to top it all off, I had five friends coming round. Sounds like something from a commercial doesn't it?!
Anyway, being a good tinterweb user I head straight for WLL and found Spices. A few good reviews and the business had even decided to sign up - I'm sold. The order was placed, the food arrived and much fun was had by all.
Good choice if they cover your area.
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Review of The Cinnamon Club
02 Apr 08, 12:56
Fantastic Contemporary Indian Food 
I'd heard a lot of things about the Cinnamon Club before I went. Full of politicos, great atmosphere, up market Indian food.
The first two points didn't concern me, and in fact they were quickly proved correct when I was sat down next to David Dimbleby in a beautiful old building with a particularly buzzy mood.
The label of up market Indian scared me a little. Indian food to me has always meant over sized protions, a little bit greasy and in general same from restaurant to restaurant. It's just what I like.
The great news is you definitely won't leave feeling hungry. The portions are great, and while you won't see a Rogan Josh on the menu you'll definitely find something great to replace it.
Definitely worth a visit.
2 out of 2 people found this review helpful.
Review of Hakkasan
31 Mar 08, 15:06
Fantastic Food - Go in 6 months
Hakkasan's food is out of this world. Possibly even deserving of it's position as one of the greatest restaurants in the world. Although I can't say have been to all the other contenders. It also does wonderful cocktails.
I don't really need to say much more than this - it has all been written already. So I shall talk about something a little different. In my eyes Hakkasan will be even better in 6 months time and heres why.
The plaudits this restaurant has been given are unrelenting - if you believe what you read this is not only the best restaurant in the city but also one of the coolest. Not your standard stuffy Michlen eatery.
The crowd is horrible. Too many people shouting a waiters unnecessarily, too many men flashing all they can, too many women looking for men who do just that.
Go in 6 months time when the buzz dies down - you'll come out a lot happier, thinking about the wonderful food and staff, and not the idiot on the table next to you.
1 out of 1 person found this review helpful.
Review of Medcalf
22 Feb 08, 15:20
Nice Place - not called The Exhibition
Team welovelocal went for some post work drinks here to say good by to a member of the team.
It's kind of split in two with those just their for the drinking sectioned off, away from the people who are their for dinner. Makes sense. The room you get to drink in is quite small so the 20 or so people that make up our office definitely had a commanding presence in the room. The rather hidden point I am trying to make is that it's not the biggest place in the world so if you are banking on getting a seat you better turn up early, especially on a Friday.
The beers are nothing special - Paulaner on tap is always nice, I hear that the clever money is on the red wine of which they have an extensive selection.
All in all a good night, and if you are looking to move on the excellent Cafe Kick is just over the road and Fabric and Turnmill are just down the road making it a good place to start your night.
As always nights out are always made much better if someone you know gets blind drunk and gives everyone else something to talk about - thanks for that Helen.
2 out of 2 people found this review helpful.
Review of Leon
22 Feb 08, 14:51
Don't Believe Everything Helen Says
I'm a bit of creature of habit when it comes to lunch. Or at least I have been ever since the Larder entered my life. So, as you can imagine I was a bit concerned when Helen suggested that we try somewhere different, somewhere she thought I'd like, but that was a 10 minute walk away. I capitulated to her demands and we set off on our expedition across Farringdon.
First impressions were good, it's a massive place on the corner of Ludgate Hill and is teeming with people which makes for a great atmosphere. It's also really well designed has a rustic feel that is definitely fitting with the period of the building.
Then there was the food. Hmmm. Ok not great springs to mind, and expensive too. For £7 I got a meal and a coke, the later costing £2. The food is fine, just a little underwhelming.
The benefit of the distance, as well as burning off a few extra calories is that we're more likely to sit down together to eat. I would definitely recommend doing so if you want to feel like you're getting your money worth.
So Helen may be wrong in the case of Leon - fact of the matter is she's usually right. I'm back off to the Larder for a sandwich - did I mention Helen recommend that....
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Review of welovelocal.com
12 Feb 08, 16:08
Best Site in Town
we love welovelocal.com!
What a great bunch you lot are! Always helpful, always accurate, always looking good!
If you were a person, we'd be the best of friends!
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Review of Paskins Town House
04 Feb 08, 15:31
A Vegetarian Hotel
This place has won awards for it's veggie breakfasts, sadly it's not a cafe so you'll need to stay in the night if you want to sample what the best veggie breakfast in the country tastes like. (Pretty bloody good).
The whole hotel has that Brighton vege-locally-sourced-organic-fair-trade thing going on that other people think is a little smug.
Be that as it may this is a lovely hotel, really well run, and not that expensive either. The lady who runs it was really friendly and happy to recommend places to visit nearby too.
It's also pretty well situated from the sea - as you can see from the map above.
2 out of 2 people found this review helpful.
Review of ShakeAway
04 Feb 08, 15:26
Thank you this man!
I spent last weekend in Brighton and decided to visit Shakeaway on the recommendation of Mark below. What a good call that was.
Shakeaway is probably the only place that would convince you to have a milkshake in the middle of winter. Pick a sweety and the very helpful staff will shakersize it for you.
I had something very nice with Jaffa cakes. Every city should have one.
1 out of 1 person found this review helpful.
Review of The Old Coffee House
24 Jan 08, 14:20
Nice Pub
Soho tends to get really busy every evening which tends to make finding somewhere to drink a bit of a pain, especially if you want a seat. It's no surprise really, it's a convenient central location for people who work across London, and if you believe what people in the media say it's pretty cool to....
Anyway, the Old Coffee House fits into a nice category of Soho pubs. It's not uber popular, the beer is particularly special, but your likely to get a seat, it has telly for football, and a nice chatty atmosphere.
I'm not selling really hard am I? Well that's not really the point, if there is a group of you who want to catch up, and have a few beers in Soho then this is a perfectly nice place to do it.
2 out of 2 people found this review helpful.
Review of The Larder
22 Jan 08, 16:44
Go for the sandwiches
Ok, so me and Rik tend to go here together, so like him I should add that I've never been to the main restaurant. But the little sandwich shop next door is out of this world.
It makes sandwiches as they should be, fresh and right in front of you. Judge a sandwich by the tomatoes I say. If the bread isn't slightly damp because of the juice then it's not up to my standards.
The ingredients are fantastic, thick slices of ham, nice and mature cheese, black pepper, which may sound simple but is often left out. They also do a nice selection of pastries and biscuits, as well as slices of pizza for a pound.
Better yet the price is reasonable, expect change from a fiver for lunch.
4 out of 4 people found this review helpful.