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Greedy Cow

Greedy Cow

2 Grove Road, London, E35AX, E3 5AX, United Kingdom

Steak • Burgers • Mexican • Steakhouse


"We had an 8pm reservation and arrived a couple of minutes beforehand. Despite being able to find the reservation in the system, there was no table for us until 8.20pm. In the meantime, another party with a later reservation came in and was seated. I appreciate that their party was larger and was therefore given the larger table that became available first, but still think it reflects poorly on the restaurant that they weren’t organised for a booking. The staff were polite and briefly apologetic but didn’t seem too bothered by their error. The food itself was good. We had tempura prawns to start, which came with a delicious dipping sauce. I then had a fillet steak for my main course. I ordered rare but what I received was more akin to medium rare and even medium in parts. Only the very middle was rare. This might be due to the ‘tall’ nature of the cut (see pictures). The medium rare ribeye was good. The sides were huge. We barely finished the truffle chips between us. The mac ‘n’ cheese was OK – I would have preferred it without the crumb topping as in my opinion it has no place in the dish. It was described on the menu as having this though, so I knew what I was getting myself into. The service was mostly good, though there was one member of the wait staff who seemed a bit out of their depth. They were very young and I think perhaps new. Luckily it was very quiet (I think we were the last table seated that evening, so by the time we were onto our mains, the place was dead) so this wasn’t much of a problem. There is just one toilet, an accessible bathroom and baby change combo. I was disappointed to see the emergency pull cord tied up out of reach, rendering the bathroom unsuitable for some disabled customers. The bathroom in general was not overly clean and in need of refurbishment. In my experience, the place is not deserving of the current 4.3 star Google or 4.5 star Trip Advisor ratings, but has potential if management can sort out the issues listed above. I would like to score 3.5 but as this is not possible, I am going to round down on this occasion."

Meat & Shake

Meat & Shake

47 Upper Tooting Road, London, SW177TR, SW17 8EG, United Kingdom

Bbq • Meat • Burgers • Fast Food


"We had visited this restaurant before and found it mediocre at the time, so decided to give it another go. Never again, the food was absolutely atrocious. I don’t eat red meat so the only alternative was a chicken dish. I decided not to invest in a burger as I was sure about the flours or quality. I decided on a relatively easy option which I mistakenly thought would be done with some expertise. I settled on a Louisiana Chilli chicken which was supposed to have a special spice rub before barbecuing. When it came this was not barbecued, rather it had been broiled in a bottle sauce with soggy rubbery skin that tasted disgusting. I had also ordered a side of fries that never materialised. My daughter and art net had the buy one get one half price burger which came with a side of fries and a drink. They chose milkshake for which they had to pay an extra £3 each and a mac n’ cheese side. The milkshakes were so thick you couldn’t suck them up the straw. My daughter sent hers back so that they could actually add some milk to allow the milkshake to be fluid, the texture was awful as the kinder bueno hadn’t been blended enough. She also didn’t enjoy her burger which had no flavor. The best thing about that meal was the fries which were excellent. We had to send the mac n’ cheese back because it was literally like cardboard with cheese grated on top. They did decide not to charge us for the mac n’ cheese, regardless this was a really bad experience."

Ad Lib

Ad Lib

111 Hope St, Glasgow, G26LL, United Kingdom

Tea • Bars • Chicken • Burgers


"the love green place, glassvegas, glasschu or simply glassgow. whatever they prefer to call it, than I have a soft spot for Scottish second city. yet despite the fact that it is only 40 miles and 50 minutes away on the train, from any reason I don't seem to visit Scottland's largest metropole anywhere as often as I should, despite the fact that there are some great places to eat and drink. the center of glasgow is architecturally stunning and very different from edinburgh. like birmingham – the city of my birth – it grew out of the industrial revolution, and similar is the city center still decorated with many of the great Victorian buildings from its industrial richness. central glasgow is also designed in a network system that – it is adorned – is the one that is now such a prominent function of new york. it has even doubled as the big apple on a series of filmshoots. how reasonable that if jml and I were caught with some friends in glasgow last weekend, one of the members of our party suggested that we go to lunch in ad lib – a new york inspired esserei is a stone through away from the great central station of the city (berry!) to be honest, there was no place crucible from which I had heard before, but I love the romlands the frontage of ad lib is certainly underestimated – not the brash americana, which could be expected due to its culinary specialization – and my first thought was to pass through the door that was the place “toty”. Nevertheless, I was actually greeted by a slim but cleverly stylish dining room that leads to bar and the main restaurant area, and which corresponds to million walls, cubic wood furniture and tasteful US-influenced art works. In summary, this had more of a knot to frank lloyd wright than trump towers, I am happy to say. beyond the bar, the airy dining room offers more of this stylish, greenwich Village-Esque-Vibe. but already enough about the decor, what about eating? the lunch menu of ad lib is in a “I really can’t understand what to have” somehow. inviting sound starters and nets, deli-Salate and sandwiches, gourmetburger, steak and hummer (I don't want, and a Burgeoning speciality board for attention. for the purposes of this review, I will focus on what jml and I have consumed, as I try to cover what eight people have eaten, could only stretch a bit too far a point. oh, and with regard to drinks, I should point out that ad lib serves the excellent Portuguese camp, which is more sayin' on draft, which means that this was our quaff of the choice. in the choice of a court to proceed, I was a bit torn. the salt and the pfeffer squid, and cajun prawn popcorn sounded both really inviting, but at the end it was the sticky melass baby back ripening, with chili and star anise as me won over. they certainly have not disappointed, with perfectly delicate meat decorated in a sticky sweet-rich-spicy sauce, with a cuddly fresh tomatensalsa. the starter of jml consisted of three “sliders” (why so named? – Mini-classic aberdeen angus burger accompanied by a wobble relish. these were certainly tasty, with the relish a beautiful contrast to the Umami taste of the bark, but perhaps the burgers were just so easy on the dry side. read full review by: [hidden link]"