Max's reviews
Review of Paul A Young
19 Oct 07, 15:28
Haute Chocolatier 
Tucked away on Camden Passage, Paul A Young serves up some seriously tasty and stylish chocolates.
If you're looking for a sweet tasting gift to trump them all, then Paul's your man. Equisitely packaged, Paul A Young's chocs are definitely within the 'haute couture' category for confectionary. While certainly not cheap, the quality of the chocolates and cakes on sale definitely warrant the price.
Better still, free taster samples are available in store.
3 out of 3 people found this review helpful.
Review of Say Pasta
01 Jul 07, 19:16
Say Fresh Tasty Pasta
This is the the third restaurant to open at this site in probably just over a year, so the owner probably knows that to survive on Upper Street you've got stiff local competition.
The last two establishments on this site were higher-end take aways and so for some reason I thought Say Pasta was also a take-away when I rushed in to grab some pasta super fast before moving on.
Once inside I was surprised to see that they've managed to make the most of the small space by squeezing in ten or so tables, turning it into a proper restaurant.
With little time to find anywhere else I decided to stay and was pleasantly surprised. Great service, very affordable and importantly very tasty fresh pasta. Would definitely return.
1 out of 1 person found this review helpful.
Review of Miso Islington
04 Jun 07, 09:13
Fast Food 
Rik's comments above are fairly spot on, but I feel compelled to defend Miso, as I regulalry visit both their Angel and Hoxton branches.
Why? Because it usually takes them less than two minutes to serve your food from ordering. Don't visit Miso for a great meal, treat it like a fast-food outlet and your perspective on the place will change entirely. Your expectations will drop dramatically, and the food suddenly won't seem so bad in comparison to other fast food outlets in the area. Always my first choice for a quick bite when I'm in a massive rush.
2 out of 2 people found this review helpful.
Review of Aston Matthews
29 May 07, 18:51
Plumbing Pros 
Having just bought a new flat which has more or less needed everything single inch of it replacing, to date Aston Matthews remain the only consistently reliable company I've used throughout - a rare feat I've learned within the field of house maintenance.
While they are not necessarily the cheapest place to source your bathroom, they do have a great range of higher end sinks, showers etc., but importantly, their staff seem to genuinely care about your bathroom and the are super-informed about everything bathroom related - almost unnevervingly so. As a result, I seem to have inadvertently bought every last fitting for my tiny but now over priced bathroom from Aston Matthews
2 out of 2 people found this review helpful.
Review of Pickering D.R Associates Dental Surgeon
06 May 07, 16:35
Easy-to-join London Dentist
Finding a dentist in London is not easy, so I was surprised how easy it is to join this dentist. Turn up on the day, no appointment necessary, pay £20 towards future treatment and that's it. The place is deceptively big, sprawling across three floors with two waiting rooms. It is always busy, so you can expect a long wait (just when I thought someone was going to finally see me and was told to go to the second floor, I found out that I had just hit the second waiting room). That said, my dentist was friendly and very professional and when I returned four weeks later for a filling he picked up our last conversation which I though was very impressive given the number of people he must have seen since.
1 out of 1 person found this review helpful.