Well, finally got around to having dinner at the Savoy Grill. One of Marcus Wareing's flaunted restaurants. This time it was a £30 3 course deal through toptable.
No pictures unfortunately as the lighting was rather "ambiotic" [dark] and I don't think that the waiters would have taken too kindly to it. Added to the fact that I did not bring a camera with me.
Dinner was booked at 7pm but because of my nice little 2 week training course, we arrived at 6 and proceeding to wander around the Strand. 30 minutes later, we were hungry so we decided to grab a pasty from some pasty shop.
For entree we had the choice of Pork Terine with Foie Gras and apple, Haddock Omlet and soup. We (our party of four) went with 2 terines and Omlets. Both very nice indeed. The Omlet was presented in this little copper pot and smelt suitably cheesy. yum. I had the pork terine which can be best described as a cold slab of meat with jelly bits holding the various things together. It may sound a touch on the weird side but in my books, makes it very nice. There was a side salad which was also good (so says Hien).
Main was a choice of fish, chicken pie and pork cheeks. It doesn't side all that fancy but this is due to my inability to remember what was one the menu. The chicken pie was nice, not sure about the fish but the pork cheeks (which I had) were small, soft and tasty.
Desert was a choice between chocolate royale (described as chocolate mousse with chocolate pudding), creme brule with caramelised banana and cheese. We all went for the creme brule and it was fantastic.
Overally, I would say the toptable menu was pretty good. It probably did not showcase what the Savoy Grill would be capable of, but it was a good introduction.
Anyway, it was good value for the £30 and I would definitely go again but this time for the regular menu or the tasting menu.
Overall. A 3/5 for the toptable menu
Wednesday, October 18, 2006
Monday, August 14, 2006
Sunday, August 13, 2006
Travel: Bath & Stonehenge
Despite typical London weather, we venturned out in what was fast becoming "our" car, a streetcar named "Charlie". Charlie is a little Volkswagen Golf which is part of a car sharing program called Streetcar. We say fast becoming our car as we have had to fill it up with Petrol 3 times! and have done most of the Km's on it. Oh the really brilliant thing about Streetcar is that the petrol is free and at the current price of 98p ($2.45 ozzie) per liter, that is quite cool.
Anyway, I can tell you that Charlie, carrying 4 adults on board can quite comfortably make it to 90 miles per hour (doing about 4400RPM in 5th Gear) but despite that effort, it had difficulty keeping up with most of the London traffic on the M3 motorway. We were constantly overtaken by drivers in the bigger Mercedes/BMW's and even Transit Vans, who seemed to be quite intent on reaching the next traffic jam before anyone else.
Enough of the car I guess and onto Bath and Stonehenge.
Not alot to say about Bath except that it is really nice. The Roman baths are niceish but the water there is yuk!
We went past the famous Sally Lunn building, which is supposidly the oldest building in bath. Also worth mentioning was that this Sally Lunn bird apprently had really nice buns. Rubbish. Having big buns is nothing to gloat about. Sure they were big and round, but unless they are smothered in cream, they are just buns. Anyway, we ate one with Vietnamese meatloaf for dinner and it was just OK.
Stonehenge is a bunch of rocks in a circle. That's it. You have to see it but don't get too excited about it.
Rest of the photo's will be up later.
Oh, in Bath we came across this tosser. Jeremy clarkson frequently bags Porsche drivers, he calls boxers, "cocksters", caymens "gaymens" and anyone in a 911 as a wanker. A bit harsh on all the Porsche drivers, but I found one that was at least honest.
Anyway, I can tell you that Charlie, carrying 4 adults on board can quite comfortably make it to 90 miles per hour (doing about 4400RPM in 5th Gear) but despite that effort, it had difficulty keeping up with most of the London traffic on the M3 motorway. We were constantly overtaken by drivers in the bigger Mercedes/BMW's and even Transit Vans, who seemed to be quite intent on reaching the next traffic jam before anyone else.
Enough of the car I guess and onto Bath and Stonehenge.
Not alot to say about Bath except that it is really nice. The Roman baths are niceish but the water there is yuk!
We went past the famous Sally Lunn building, which is supposidly the oldest building in bath. Also worth mentioning was that this Sally Lunn bird apprently had really nice buns. Rubbish. Having big buns is nothing to gloat about. Sure they were big and round, but unless they are smothered in cream, they are just buns. Anyway, we ate one with Vietnamese meatloaf for dinner and it was just OK.
Stonehenge is a bunch of rocks in a circle. That's it. You have to see it but don't get too excited about it.
Rest of the photo's will be up later.
Oh, in Bath we came across this tosser. Jeremy clarkson frequently bags Porsche drivers, he calls boxers, "cocksters", caymens "gaymens" and anyone in a 911 as a wanker. A bit harsh on all the Porsche drivers, but I found one that was at least honest.
Thursday, August 10, 2006
Friday, July 21, 2006
Photos - Paris
The photos are up for the Paris weeked trip on my Imagestation site. Same drill, You will have to register with Imagestation if you want to view them. Click on the photo for the pics.
Tuesday, July 11, 2006
Travel: Paris
Spent the weekend in Paris, leisurely taking in the sites and feasting on the famous French cuisine, Pho noodles and Japanese Yakitori. :-) We did have plenty of baguettes though.
We stayed in the Latin Quarter,which is rather conviently located near Lourve, Notre Dame. The Lourve is very impressive, large and rather hot in parts, so don't try and do the whole thing without a break. Mind you, it is not as impressive as the Vatican musuem in Italy but very nice nevertheless. A warning for the thirsty, DO NOT go to the cafe next to the Lourve, its by the river. The photo below will explain why.
Warning, rant below:
Rant Start: It really gets me that despite the clearly marked signs, NO PHOTOGRAPHY in areas that hold the very important artwork (i.e. the Mona Lisa), idiots with their stuipid little digital camera's try and take photo's WITH the flash. For crying out loud, turn the flash OFF if you want to sneak a shot! It's because of these people that camera's are banned in those enclosures, so learn to use your camera before you take it on holiday.
Rant Over:
Shopping in Paris is one of those things that must be done. Having the summer sales on did help, with up to 70% off in some stores. We went up the Champ delesye for our shopping fix and came across a massive Louis Vitton store (the 2nd one) and were waiting for the Chinese toutists to ask us to help them buy a bag. Sadly, this Loius store had security guards to stop the spruking. Anyway, hope was not lost as we passed the Hugo store up the road, a chinese lady asked us to help buy bags for her..our experience was now complete. Anyway, we didn't do it.
That was it, quite a busy weekend. The next trip Paris will be to the Moulin Rouge and the surrounds.
We stayed in the Latin Quarter,which is rather conviently located near Lourve, Notre Dame. The Lourve is very impressive, large and rather hot in parts, so don't try and do the whole thing without a break. Mind you, it is not as impressive as the Vatican musuem in Italy but very nice nevertheless. A warning for the thirsty, DO NOT go to the cafe next to the Lourve, its by the river. The photo below will explain why.
Warning, rant below:
Rant Start: It really gets me that despite the clearly marked signs, NO PHOTOGRAPHY in areas that hold the very important artwork (i.e. the Mona Lisa), idiots with their stuipid little digital camera's try and take photo's WITH the flash. For crying out loud, turn the flash OFF if you want to sneak a shot! It's because of these people that camera's are banned in those enclosures, so learn to use your camera before you take it on holiday.
Rant Over:
Shopping in Paris is one of those things that must be done. Having the summer sales on did help, with up to 70% off in some stores. We went up the Champ delesye for our shopping fix and came across a massive Louis Vitton store (the 2nd one) and were waiting for the Chinese toutists to ask us to help them buy a bag. Sadly, this Loius store had security guards to stop the spruking. Anyway, hope was not lost as we passed the Hugo store up the road, a chinese lady asked us to help buy bags for her..our experience was now complete. Anyway, we didn't do it.
That was it, quite a busy weekend. The next trip Paris will be to the Moulin Rouge and the surrounds.
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