Up to a point I would have to say this was one of my favourite restaurants for the sheer comedy value alone. The place is absurd. It’s Austrian for a start and I think that explains a lot*. For starters it’s down in the basement accessed by a doorway and some steep stairs, you’d totally [...]
So Walthamstow is not somewhere you would usually find me, it’s ‘hold on to your bag country’ as my friend would put it, but I was lured over by the promise of popcorn, a 110″ ‘home cinema’ and the ‘The Good the Bad and the Ugly’ (we ended up watching Sex in the City the [...]
You might think that there wasn’t much in Hackney Wick and that’s because there isn’t apart from a lot of unemployed people who call themselves artists. Anyway for months i’d been going to a fairly nasty cafe as there wasn’t anywhere else. Then a great little place opened up, eclectic and quirky, like sitting [...]
This place is ridiculous but it’s been here forever which shows it’s not a gimmick, they’re serious. Every inch of the wall space is adorned with framed picture after framed picture of Princess Diana. For no obvious reason the proprietors of Cafe Diana are such huge fans of HRH as to dedicate their business to [...]
Unless you live there or have a particular fondness for pound shops and general tat then it’s unlikely you will find yourself on Walthamstow High Street. However if you do feel like a trip out east or you just wake up there then Rio Café and Ricco’s opposite are the places to go. A friend [...]
The best thing about this place is the fact that you would never know it was here unless you knew it was here. Part of a school and hidden behind a tall brick wall, you have to ring a buzzer to get in (the buzzer list includes the likes of….. who are also located in [...]
It’s just so cute, tucked away at the back of a camera repair shop, it’s quiet and discreet with a few little tables and Simon and Garfunkel playing in the back ground (it’s that kind of place). The few customers here are total anoraks, wearing hiking gear including boots and said anoraks despite the fact [...]
I’ve said it before but I’ll say it again, the current climate and by climate I mean the eco-bender we’re all on not the recession (I don’t have any money now but I didn’t have any before either) means I feel not on justified but holier than thou buying one-off creations from London and Tokyo’s [...]
Until I discovered Petersham Nurseries “Let’s go to Kew Gardens” were 5 words I wasn’t keen on hearing. Kew Gardens is hugely over-rated and expensive. If you’re looking for a nice day out in the park then Richmond Park is a better idea the best part being afternoon tea or lunch at nearby Petersham Nurseries. [...]
Fortnum and Mason is a palace of food, it’s also a one-stop-tourist hole from hell. What was once the grocer to Queen Victoria’s court is now a giant food themed gift shop (unless you buy all your food in pretty tins). But what a gift shop it is. The window displays are worth a visit [...]
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