Meg's reviews
Review of Tokyo Diner
30 Jul 07, 17:12
Fast food, Japanese style 
I honestly don't know why anyone out for a night in Soho would go to McD's or BK or similar when for a little more money and time, they could sit down and enjoy a quick bite at the Tokyo Diner.
Handily located just off Shaftesbury Avenue, Tokyo Diner offers Japanese standards - noodles, sushi and curries with rice, plus sake and Japanese beer. Yes, it's small and service is a little haphazard, but it's cheap, quick and open late, and the servings are huge.
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Review of Gordons Wine Bar
30 Jul 07, 15:13
Dank and dingy: just how we like it
Because of its location in the cellar of a shopfront near Embankment tube, you could be forgiven that the slightly damp fug which greets you as you descend into the dingy cellar was the Thames creeping in through the murky walls, but don't panic - Gordon's is as safe and eccentric as it always was.
With a wine-list which extends from the cheap(ish) and cheerful to the sublime and ridiculously-priced, it's very easy for a swift glass with friends on the way home to turn into a full-blown, several-bottles -later chucking-out-time session without you even noticing. This is partly owed to the cosy atmosphere of the cellar bar, and partly because there are (thankfully) no distractions like corner TVs or mobile reception to haul your attention away from the wine and conversation.
What used to be a well-kept Londoner secret has got out, and as other reviewers have mentioned, it has a tendency to get very busy these days, especially on Thursdays and Fridays. Best on autumn and winter nights.
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