Kale Salad Kale Salad

Fresh kale tossed with lemon vinaigrette, topped with almonds and parmesan.

Dirty Burger Chicken Shop

Dirty Burger Chicken Shop

5 Oak Road, London, W53SS, United Kingdom

Burgers • Chicken • Fast Food • Vegetarian


"Stopped here for lunch after finding parking right outside Nando’s, but deciding to try something different Bad move. The restaurant looks nice and clean and was pretty empty when we arrived. On a Saturday afternoon. Granted it was but this is a casual...dining spot? We were greeted at the door by our waitress who showed us to our table, handed us some menus, then walked off. It was baking hot and I was gasping for a pint! Haha. She sauntered back minutes later and proceeded to take our order. Without writing it down. chicken burgers, fries twice, chicken wings, a pint of pale ale and a glass of rose wine. It took another mins for the drinks to arrive. Remember we are of dining parties in the place. The food arrived promptly and was of good quality. When I say the food, I mean most of the food we ordered. I assumed the chicken wings would arrive shortly, they never did. You get the impression no one really cares at this place. The staff all congregated around the bar area sitting down, taking, laughing, drinking, eating. No one bothered to check all our food had arrived. The wine was disgusting, quite clearly off, tasted bitter and vinegary. We asked for the wine to be changed and were told it’s the only rose wine they have. Wine removed from bill, fine. Presented with the bill which included service. I pointed out my food didn’t arrive and that I wanted the service removed. It was removed. The waitress was, despite being nice enough, quite frankly abysmal. The management here is non-existent. I won’t be returning. It’s a shame because the fare on offer is actually decent enough."

The Allonton Inn

The Allonton Inn

Main Street, TD11 3JZ, Scottish Borders, United Kingdom

Pubs • Dining • British • European


"So, we had booked one of Allentown’s pods for our evening meal some time ago, opting for a pod as we had our hound with us, the establishment having a no dogs policy. Fair enough. When we arrived in the pouring rain, the manager told us in no uncertain terms that due to the rain her staff would not be serving food in the pods and that our dog would have to stay in the car as the dog going inside “would upset the locals”. We said this was not an option. The way this was put across by the manager can only be described as hostile. We were told 5hat if the dog misbehaved we would be told (not asked) to leave. Had we not prepaid a deposit for the seafood platter, we would have turned around there and then. We were put on a perfectly acceptable table, served by a slightly over-compensating and embarrassed waitress and had a very tasty meal. One drink, no starters no dessert and a hasty exit followed as our evening had been spoiled. Absolutely shocking and shabby customer service. Purely because of this, I rate one trip adviser blob. If I could rate zero blobs I would. Dog owners beware and take heed of this tale. It was not our fault it was precipitating down; if there was a problem us having a dog then we should have been called beforehand. There was no respect for us as customers and we will never darken their door again. Finally, the food was great. But the manager left a very sour taste that we cannot shift."

Gunpowder

Gunpowder

11 Whites Row, London I-E1 7NF, United Kingdom

Asian • Vegan • Indian • Vegetarian


"This is a review of the new Gunpowder in the One Tower Bridge development that doesn't have it's own entry in Zomato yet. It's a handsome place but acoustics are lousy when it is crowded. The food is good but be warned that portion sizes are dainty relative to rather high prices. I love that they seem to focus on the lighter, brighter side of Indian cooking instead of the stodgy fatty things available in a typical curry house. We started with aloo chat which is a really fresh and bright dish I like. Boiled spiced potato and cauliflower, tart yoghurt, sweet tamarind sauce, fresh notes of raw coriander and raw red onion and micro herbs, garnished with a little deep fried lotus root. Well balanced and tasty. Peanut and flattened chickpea chaat was great too. Skin on peanuts, spring onion, coriander, cucumber and chickpeas that had indeed been pounded flat and roasted. Kashmiri grilled lamb chops were divine and came with a punchy coriander chutney. Very tender, served medium rare, with a flavourful spice rub. It came with some strands of pickled cabbage where the acidity was a nice foil for the fatty meat. Patara maach was fish steamed in banana leaf on the grill served with some spiced pickled cauliflower. Fish was tender and rubbed with a nice emongrassy paste. The only dish we ordered I didn't care for were the okra fries. I like bhindi when the okra's are halved lengthwise and dredged in chickpea flour before deep frying. However, these had been cut into very thin julienne slivers and then tossed in the chickpea flour. Though the frying technique was perfect (crisp, with no greasy texture) slicing the okraso finely resulted in a heavy dish. We attended the reduced price soft launch. At full price with a bottle house wine, dinner for two would have been £70 including service. Expensive for Indian, but worth it because it was refined and elevated."

Sukha Lounge

Sukha Lounge

706 Christchurch Road, BH7 6BY, Bournemouth, United Kingdom

Vegan • Coffee • Drinks • Breakfast


"Visited for lunch with a vegan friend over from Finland for a few days, Sukha had been recommended to her by others and so we ventured forth!! My friend had crushed avocado on toast and I have to admit that while it looked nice and she said it tasted good, the portion was tiny, really tiny. She washed it down with an elder flower canned drink. The kale salad she ordered didn't get served until I asked for it right at the end and again, it was declared tasty. I had a carrot and nut burger with some chilli relish. It was very tasty, really tasty, but in my opinion, would have been even better if the roll it was in was either fresh and softer or maybe, toasted. I chose to have a lovely slaw as a side dish and their delicious espresso, date and banana smoothie. We chose not to have a cake as they looked as if they'd been there a while and not very fresh I'm afraid I'm a trained pastry chef and have an eye for these things after 55 years in the trade. The surroundings are a bit on the dull side, it's obviously been put together for the atmosphere and on a budget it's no worse for this to be honest, in fact, it adds to the character some of the customers were definite tributes to the age of hippies in Ibiza 50+ years ago (me among them in those days . The cafe is on a busy road, under a snooker club which is where you'll need to go to use a loo if you need one. Go along with an open mind and willingness to try something different and new, if you're a meat eater, you'll almost certainly be pleasantly surprised. If you're veggie or vegan, then you'll understand what they do at Sukha and are in for a very pleasant visit. Good luck to the cafe, I hope that you'll be there for my next visit to your area, if you are, I'll definitely be back:"

The Old Workshop Cafe

The Old Workshop Cafe

Sullington Lane, RH20 4AE, Horsham, United Kingdom

Cafe • Cafés • Coffee • British


"I visited with my brother last Sunday and really wanted to love this café. First impressions were good: the location at the foot of the Downs was beautiful and the venue was set in a lovely old restored barn. We entered and alas downhill from that point on. A greeting and ordering procedure would have been nice but we were ignored so we milled around feeling a bit foolish, then picked up a menu and found an (unwiped table outside. The smell of frying bacon was enticing so we ordered bacon baps only to be told that the baps had run out! It was only 1.45pm. The reason given was that they had been busy . On a popular walkers and cyclists route on a fine weekend the demand should have been predictable and catered for: after all this café has been running for four years. I then tried to order scones but they had all gone too. We finally settled for lime cheesecake with raspberries (sadly no raspberries, ran out of those too , tasty but topping was melting; banana cake (delicious and coffee (lukewarm . The coffee was delivered after 20 minutes; 15 minutes later we 'd drunk it and still no sign of the cakes. When I went into the café the owner was holding a bunch of tabs and it was clear the system such as it is had unravelled: the owner herself said it was chaos. I was assured the cake was coming so ordered another coffee. The cakes came but the coffee didn 't (not written down so I had to remind again. People had been arriving but were being turned away as the café was I believe closing early. Our bill for two cakes (no reduction for the missing raspberries! , three coffees and dreadful service came to £17.50 which I reckon is pricey for such a poor experience. Reading previous reviews going back four years a common thread reoccurs: the whole operation falls to pieces when a 'busy ' period is encountered. Lessons should have been learnt by now namely, experienced staff, efficient system and sufficient food stocks. This café has such potential (I know, I have worked in several and with some effort it should reach it."