Tom's reviews
Review of Prince Of Wales
16 Oct 07, 01:59
Little pub, big quiz 
This is one of the hardest pub quizes in the country. I mean this as a challenge to pub quiz goers, you've got to try this one. The scoring of any points here is an enormous achievement. Apart form this, the Prince of Wales is a cozy little local right on the High Street, with a table out the back overlooking Pond Square for the smokers.
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Review of Rose Kebab
16 Oct 07, 01:50
The best kebab shop in the world?
Rose's serves all your kebab favourites and always with a smile.
As one who has sampled most nearly all of the menu, i must say that these are the highlights:
The large lamb shish The large kofe The quarter pounder with cheese The Dave Special (one layer of beef, one of chicken, all topped off with cheese and salad [no onions] in a bun)
Stick with these and the excellent chips and you're in post pub heaven.
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Review of Tinder Box
16 Oct 07, 01:47
Nice!
This light and airy coffee house has one really great feature, airline seats!
These seats look staight out of business class complete with fold out tables, and are great fun. The coffee's nice, but the seats are the winner.
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Review of The Jerusalem Tavern
16 Oct 07, 01:45
Ale ale ale
This tiny pub was once voted most romantic in London, with its little tables forcing drinkers to sit quite close. This is, of course, not really a bad thing. The Jerusalem is the only pub selling the micro-brewed St Peter's ales in London. For an ale lover the St Peter's brewery is a dream come true, an enormous variety and each as individual and flavourful as the last. A trip to the Jerusalem is always a treat.
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Review of The Cock Tavern
16 Oct 07, 01:41
Ah, meat!
The interior of this workmans pub, beneath Smithfield Market leaves somthing to be desired. In fact i think it looked better befor the upgrade.
If you can ignore the interior, and the large TV's dotted around, you'll find a true diamond in the rough. The food is excellent. the breakfasts especially so. With meat being traded throughout the night up above, the pub opens at 6am and begings serving booze at 6.30. And a pint of Guiness is just the tipple to go with the full Smithfield breakfast, chips, bacon sausage, eggs, tomato, black pudding, liver kidney and steak, and any combination you like.
If you've got a big day ahead of you check it out, you wont need to eat again till supper.
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Review of Ottolenghi
16 Oct 07, 01:29
What more could you want 
Quite simply one of the very best restaurants in London.
The food is fresh, and fun, with a tapas style served in small plates ideal for sharing between two. The staff are friendly and the the food tasty and imaginative.
this is probably my girlfriends and my favorite restaurant ever since our first visit with quite the best banana ice cream in the world. The menu is always surprising and always a joy.
Go there now!
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Review of Northwood Diary
16 Oct 07, 01:25
Good local shop 
In the classic vein of the cornershop, Northwood Dairy has at least one of everything along with quite a few of some of the others you never knew you needed. Seemingly open whenever I need, and always well stocked,especially with very good tortilla chips, this is an execellent and very friendly corner shop.
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Review of Highgate Village Fruiterers
16 Oct 07, 01:22
Beautiful produce
The greengrocers at the bottom of the High St is how i prefere to refer to this great little shop. It's always full of such lovely fresh and seasonal food i defy anyone not to be inspired in their supper plans from just the briefest visit. The guys who work there are very knowlageable and always willing to give advice on preparation, or just a bit of idle chat, whichever takes your fancy
The flowers outside are regularly delivered and generally in a wonderfully wide selection. These can be delivered to the local area.
Everytime I leave I'm always heartened by having a bag full of real food rather than just the usual supermarket rubbish.
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Review of Central Cuts
16 Oct 07, 01:15
The only place i get my hair cut.
That may sound like a strange title, but you see, i have a terrible fear of hairdressers.
At least thats my excuse. I never know what to do with my hair, and other people ave always seemed full of ideas, and march me off to the hairdressers, and i never leave very happy.
I need a relaxed atmospher in my slaon of choice, I get flustered by all the different choices and i never even seem able to remember which number i like my beard trimmed to.
All this adds up to making a trip to the hairdressers very stressful for me, which is why i like central cuts. The lovely ladies always manage to make me feel at ease, and ester seems to understand my desire for longish, but faff free hair. the job is always done quickly, and they even have manly magazines for me, all in all, i like it!
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Review of C&S Motor Group
16 Oct 07, 01:06
24 hour vans
This is a van hire company with a big advantage over many others, its open 24 hours.
I find, having a busy working week means my only available time to hire a van is at the weekend. But then i find myself charged for two extra days, as many are closed on a sunday and in London, don't accept out of hours reterns. C & S is different, with the office open 24/7 you can hire and return at any time.
The vans are modern, well serviced, clean and most importantly, totally perfect for any white-van-man wannabe, cup holders aplenty and the radios tuned to speed garage stations, all superb. The rates are competitive and the only drawback being the slightly off the beaten track location, C & S answers all my hire needs, and i dont bother going anywhere else.
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