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Yopo

Yopo

The Mandrake Hotel20-21 Newman Street, London, United Kingdom

Wine • Tapas • European • Ice Cream


"Awful night at Yopo. First we arrived at the restaurant and all the entrance door where locked. We had to call them. One man come and Instead of apologising he told us the other door Was open and took us back there for him to realise the door was totally chained. Then restau was outside. Even-though the night was chilled, they had no heaters whatsoever. Just throw that even the waitress were wearing because it was cold. Menu: IT IS NOT YOPO menu. They only served JUREMA menu and they did not informed me. Eventhough at the time of booking YOPO menu was still showing online. Then waitress arrived and asked if we want drink because they do not serve dinner anymore. What a joke! We had to explain we were 15 mn because we waited outside. it was just 21h45 btw) Then after talking with few people about that and in front of us. She came back saying we can still order food but everything will come same time on the table. That was too much, especially on our anniversary night that the management was made aware on our booking. Freezing on a terrace, eating tapas instead of a real menu) and all at once ! Come on! We asked at least to get the hot dishes after the cold ones. We had to order all the menu because portions were obviously tapas style. Octopus empanadas are stated 3 but we got 2 when we told the waitress. She said it s a mistake on the menu.will she bring one more? No. Then dessert there are only 2: 1 cookie and 1 scoop of ice cream. I asked before for a candle or a happy birthday written somewhere. We did not have one or the other. On top of that not one of our waiter were mask or gloves when touching the cutlery. And to end this magnificent evening, once we paid the bill 23h15) they shut off the lights. All of them, leaving us literally in the dark. I thought it was a joke but no! Then the man from the entrance came to tell us where the door was, no apology whatsoever for living us in plain dark. Ps: people smoke around you while you re having dinner!"

The White Lion

The White Lion

125-127 Stroud Green Road, London, N43PX, N4 3PX, United Kingdom

Pubs • Meat • Beer • Casual


"Close to Covent Garden can be found The White Lion pub. Upstairs from the delightful pub is a treasure of a restaurant you might easily miss. The Pie Shop is a small, 9 tables mostly for 2, plus a small bar, in a room most might consider a reasonable sized front room, restaurant. Meals are prepared on the floor above and served via dumb waiter to the restaurant floor. To say the space available to this establishment is restricted is an understatement though customers would not think so given the excellent service and quality of fare offered. The staff are great, friendly, efficient and knowledgeable, never backward at giving their own recommendations off the menu. Speaking of the menu, speciality delicious pies are rotated by day on the menu, also offering, perhaps the best, Fish Chips I've tasted back in the UK. Feel free to disagree, but I've tasted a few in different countries and so no slouch, though it is down to personal preference. The mushy peas did sway that opinion. My companion started with the Fish Pie, accompanied by Bulmers, Old Mout Cider, and ended with a delightful Sticky Toffee Pudding with custard, wherby yours truly washed the main course down with some London Pride (on draught of course) and rounded the meal with an Bramleys Apple Pie with custard. Two happy travellers on a trip back home were well sated with the food, drink and atmosphere that would be hard to beat in this modern day eat-on-the-go society. Definitely ately a place to visit if you are hungry and want great home-cooked style food with a good choice of drnks."