I’ve been to The Ned a few times for their Sunday Brunch and it’s always been excellent. They’re getting more zealous over enforcing the time limit, but if you can’t fill your boots within 2 hours, I don’t know what to tell you!
£55 is quite a lot, just for food, but I feel that it’s worth it. The quality of the food is outstanding and the service is great as well.
The charcuterie board – lovely picalilly to the right!The Fish SelectionThe Salad Course – best were the devilled eggs in the top rightI took too many pictured of the salad…This was a fantastic sausage rollCarvery MeatCarvery Veg
No pictures of the cheese or dessert I’m afraid – I was far too full to waddle over there to take pictures!
We managed to get tickets to the Patty Pitt Collaboration. They sold very quickly, so keep your eyes out if you want to get a ticket to the next one!
Podcast episode is below, photos are next. In summary, if you can get a ticket to these events, do so! Great food, nice drinks and good value at £55
I particularly enjoyed the Scrumpet and the Potato Cake. The burger was REALLY good, especially since it was out of my usual comfort zone of a cheeseburger! Loved the Milkshake as well – it seemed quite small on arrival, but was exactly the right size given the amount of food we’d already had.
Service was great, and everyone was really helpful to my non-alcohol needs.
The Venue on Kingly StreetThe Menu – Excuse the bordello vibe, that’s fixed later!I didn’t get a shot of the Pickle Backs, but these Cider Sours had a good review. I don’t drink so spread mine out to the othersThe Sharing Platter – this is food for 4Patty Pitt very kindly found me a non-alcoholic beer. The Patty Beer get a very good review from the tableChips & Wrapped Burger. The dip had a particularly good reviewUnwrapped – no cheese! Which is very unusual for me…The Cross Section – mine was perfectly cooked, others found theirs a bit more done.3 Bourbon and Maple Milkshakes and a non-bourbon for me
My first visit to a chain Casual Dining Restaurant for the podcast – the sacrifices I make! A group of us went to Zizzi just outside Paddington Station for diner & a natter. The natter was great, the food & service less so. We opted for the Autumn Set Menu – not a bad deal. 3 Courses for about £20. https://www.zizzi.co.uk/menus/autumnsetmenu. Food was passable, service was glacially slow, the resolution effort was minimal.
Would I return? Not willingly, but would not miss meeting up with friends if they chose this place again to eat, and seeing them was well worth mediocre food! Next time I might suggest one of the excellent Middle Eastern places on or near Pread Street. Not much more expensive, but much much better food & atmosphere!
This week I went with a friend to the 2 Michelin Star Bibendum at lunchtime to try their new burger, created by their chef Claude Bosi. In short, it was excellent and well worth a visit.
Podcast Episode 31 — Bibendum Burger ReviewAs it arrivedInside the burgerLove at first bite!
Please click below to listen to my review of the relaunch of the Balls Brothers in Mayfair. Good solid food in a drinking establishment.
Be aware the place was pretty loud – it was very busy early on and later the lights went down and the music up.
Worth dropping by after work, but not a place for a special trip. The wine list was a touch disappointing, very predictable and nothing by the glass that jumped out as interesting.
Photos below!
Outside Menu
Bar Menu
Main Menu
Duck Liver and Foie Gras Pate
Egg & Asparagus
Scotch Egg
Chicken Schnitzel
Chicken Schnitzel
Beef Burger
Chicken Breast with Beans, Chorizo & Butternut Squash
Please click below for my podcast review of Foxlow Soho which opened recently and had a soft launch with a 50% off food deal
I had a lovely meal here. The squid for starter, and the fried chicken and chicken burger were really excellent. The lamb was really good as well – I love salt marsh lamb. We had issues over the amount of time it took us to get our mains, though they know why it happened and it’s something they can address. Less good was my friend’s steak, which was not very good to start with, and came out over-cooked. They made up for it in spades though, with free drinks, a replacement main course and a new steak.
We didn’t get to try the desserts, but the cocktails were good. I had a Tom Collins, which I think could have been a bit sweeter and lemony-er. The others I had a sip of were really excellent.
Pictures are below, and please make a comment using the form at the bottom.
Upstairs in the restaurant, the bar
Upstairs in the restaurant – the view out of the window
Downstairs in the restaurant
The Menu
Deep Fried Calamari with devilled mayonnaise
Rare breed spare ribs with green slaw
Rare breed spare ribs with green slaw
Chicken Burger with Bacon, Fries and a curiously big hand!
Please click below for the Sakagura Piccadilly Restaurant Review Podcast where I try out the Lobster Ramen in conjunction with Shoryu and a couple of other dishes.
I enjoyed the ramen, but thought it was a little expensive at full price, especially when you can go to Tonkotsu or Bone Daddies just a few minutes’ walk away.
The duck yakitori was lovely, especially with the sweet plum sauce counterbalanced with the sharp lemony spice rub. Also good were the pork gyoza, which were well cooked and delicate in flavour. I’m not sure that it’s as good as Roka, considering it’s about the same price, but it’s not too far away.
The photos are below, please let me know what you think in the comments at the bottom of the page.
Please click below for the Stoke House Victoria Review Podcast. Recommended – the food was good and I like the carvery layout. The hot sides were good, but the cold sides were only ok.
