Tom H.

Review of Icco Pizza

30 Oct 07, 16:17

Cheap Fun

This place was a legend in my first year of Uni. With self catered halls just up the road and pizzas in the £3.50 region, it was a total bargin.

Four years later, I'm happy to find the cheap buzz continues. Your only real worry is getting a seat.

For cheap eats this place comes highly recommended.

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Review of The Ultimate Burger

17 Oct 07, 16:33

A pretty big boast, for quite a large burger.

The 'Ultimate Burger', really, can it be, can it be the ultimate?

Ultimate burger is another in the growing list of burger venues springing up across the capital. Where it mostly differs, from the outside, is in the boastful name 'Ultimate'. Fine burgers, are indeed fine, and at a streach gourmet burgers may just be gourmet, but are ultimate's really ultimate.

I went for a mushroom and blue cheese topping for my burger, and it was quite good. The meat was meaty and beefy with a slight char on the outside and came cooked through as standard. The mushrooms too were quite nice. The salady bits were salsdy bits, all very as expected so far. Unfortunatly the overfidding flavour was that of a sweet tomato chutnety which in future i would scrape off. I ordered all this with a side of coleslaw and a diet coke from a glass bottle.

The whole thing was quite good, and I'll probably good again, it is just around the corner, but i couldn't help feeling it wasn't the ultimate.

Oh and the bench seat I was on was to squishy,and it was too low, made me feel like a child just peaking over the adults table.

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Review of Ooze Risotto Bar

11 Oct 07, 22:56

Risotto

Now i think i make a pretty mean risotto, and i love the dish in general, but a restaurant dedicated entirly to the dish?

My scepticism was, seemingly, justified by the early reviews, but having tried the place myself its really rather good.

The lunch time express menu holds 3 risottos at a cut from a la carte price of £7.25, and the portions are generous, even if the combinations are a little standard. The main menu has a variety of risottos, grills and salads mostly under £10. My companion on one trip chose a pasta and was pleased with the dish, but envied my speck risotto.

The restaurant is open and airy, and the service seems to improve everytime i go there.

A good spot for lunch, if you have the full hour, service can be a little slow, but is always with a smile.

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Review of Ravi Shankar

11 Oct 07, 22:43

good stuff

I try and take myself off to ravi's about once every two weeks. The menu isn't extensive, and free of standard curryhouse fare.

But this is a good thing. As a die hard carnivore, my love of shankar's dhal is perhaps confusing, until of course one tries it. Early in the week it tends to be a bit thicker and adhers to the chipartis a little easier, but i like fridays, with an excitinly flovoured thin dhal, two chapartis and the friday special of vegetable biriani.

Not the cheapest lunch spot but well worth trying on a friday, and if not, go for the Mysor Thali, an Indian set meal.

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