We should know better at times. We know it is a chain. We instinctively know it cannot be better than dim sum made by fully trained chefs. We know the chic surroundings are enticing and the web site images and verbiage are hooking you in. But, we still go, like moths to a light. But [...][...]
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December 12th, 2010 - 10:36 am § in Food, Restaurants
Setting a good standard
It doesn’t all have to be fancy ingredients from abroad, sometime just the best of fish and chips or burger and chips will do. That was exactly what we had from a place called As You Like It. Well cooked and presented food from this quirky looking establishment. It provides a twist of fun on [[...]
No need to feel cold, go for a Korean lunch
With temperatures approaching zero what you need to keep warm is not a scarf or gloves but a piping hot bowl of spicy Korean soup. Happy House does just that. They highlight two courses from their lunchtime menu for £4.90. It was Saturday and the Pork Soup was one of the specials for the day. [...][...]
November 28th, 2010 - 8:45 pm § in General, Restaurants
Kam’s Palace for dim sum near Southampton
The two Chinese restaurants in the centre of Southampton serving dim sum that I have been to already were pretty average and do not compare to Ocean City but after a bit of searching I found Kam’s Palace. I found a bit of a bargain hotel stay at the De Vere New Place, near Wickham, [...][...]
Loving Vietnamese food right now
I’ve been up to London a few times and enjoyed the Vietnamese food whereever I went. Places I have been to are: Cafe East (the best so far) Cafe Pho Viet Garden – 207 Liverpool Road, Islington, London, N1 1LX. Tel: 020 7700 6040[...]
September 27th, 2010 - 10:41 am § in Restaurants
Dosa World is a different take of curry
Bournemouth is a great place for food. Not meaning the Esso starred restaurant types but having a great variety of choice. Something new pops up regularly. Dosa World has been around for a short while. Seems to get mixed reviews but not bad reviews. It does sound authentic and ethnic, which is what [...]
February 9th, 2010 - 3:30 pm § in Restaurants
How to out-Thai a Thai restaurant
Boscombe gets a new place serving Thai food that lays down the gauntlet for others in the area. Review of Koh Thai – tapas and cocktail bar Koh Thai website[...]
July 7th, 2009 - 2:10 pm § in Restaurants
New Korean Grill restaurant in Bournemouth
It was a Monday night, with little in the fridge and for some reason I have been toying with the idea of going to a Korean restaurant in Bournemouth this past week. I know there is one in Charminster at the main crossroads near the Richmond Arms pub and there is one virtually opposite Staples [...][...]
April 25th, 2009 - 11:11 am § in Restaurants
Toilet humour in food format
{mosimage}Would you like your main course served in a toilet pan, would you like your chocolate ice cream looking like a twirly turd? Well there is a chain of restaurants called Modern Toilet in the Far East that brings together base toilet humour and food. Not sure if it would take off here in the [...]
April 6th, 2009 - 3:53 pm § in Restaurants
Curry King in Cambridge – bad, do not go
{mosimage}We at efnic.co.uk rarely like to give bad reviews. However, sometimes you come across a place that you just need to warn others about. Curry King in Cambridge is just one of those places. They hassle you in trying to upsell extra side dishes, rice and nan, even though you have said several[...]