Tom H.

Review of Shervingtons

17 Oct 07, 23:07

A tabacco lover's dream.

Now I know that smoking isn't healthy, and is Not A Good Thing, but this is a great shop.

It really will supply all of your tobacco dreams, from the well stocked humidor to a pack of 20 Camel Lights. The gemtlemen who work here ignored me initially, but nowadays seem much happier, perhaps they were just having a bad day the first time.

Now i go in there all the time for interessting rolling tobacco for ciggies, i like the vanilla one the best, and also for pipe tobacco of wihich they have an excellent selection.

Also there are a number of non-smoking related impliments, such as badger hair brushes and proper shaving kits. Lovely.

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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 Subway

15 Oct 07, 00:49

Subway is rubbish

Eat Fresh, made in front fo you! Just the things almost every humble sandwich shop all across the UK have been doing for ever. And making the sandwiches taste better too boot.

I dont want a foot of sandwich which tastes of gerkins and is made of such soft bread that it collapses befor i take it out the bag. Subway is rubbish and must be avoided.

Having said that, I do like the self service soft drinks.

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Review of Tinseltown

15 Oct 07, 00:46

24 hour dining

The original in St John's street and the new version in hampstead basically offer the same package. Namely post pub/club grub and milkshakes.

The milkshakes have a series of ridiculous invented names but basically are just soft scoop ice cream with choccy bars blended into them. Food wise, avoid everything except the over priced burgers, and even those arent that good.

Ultimatly expensive, and for rich kids, but if you want a milkshake at 4 am on a tuesday, this is the place to go.

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Review of Kurz and Lang

14 Oct 07, 19:29

Some of the finest post fabric dining

I love this place. Working in a bar just around the corner until 4 am, can leave one ravenous, especially with the family meal in the bar being served some time around 6pm the previous day. Post shift food in the area is sandwiches or the burgers of tinseltown.

For a fiver you get the choice of sausages (i like the Kaiserwurst, a blend of pork and beef with a seam of cheese melting down the middle), what are described as cubed potatoes, but are in fact chips, sauerkraut and really nice bread. Wash it all down with a diet coke from a glass bottle, and I'm in post shift heaven.

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