Cheap eats In London

philHill · May 2012

<div>Hi,</div><div>my map maybe of interest to you, Olympic Games visitors or more usual times.</div><div>Any suggestions welcome for Stroud Green or other London locations.</div><div><br></div><div>I live in Warltersville Road N19 and the map is not sponsored.</div><div><br></div><div>Google Map</div><div>http://g.co/maps/t6dgq</div><div>http://bit.ly/Hu3ToS</div><div>http://t.co/hMBezEX3</div><div><br></div><div>philHill</div><div><br></div>;

Arkady · May 2012

Good work. Must have taken ages!<br>

philHill · May 2012

Hi Arkady,<div><br></div><div>I show tourists around and set the map up as a store for research.</div><div><span style="font-size: 10pt; ">Let me know if you have any good tips.</span></div><div><span style="font-size: 10pt; "><br></span></div><div><span style="font-size: 10pt; ">philHill </span></div><div> </div><div> <br><div><br></div></div>

Arkady · May 2012

That sounds like a fun job. Let me know if you’re recruiting.<br><br>I can help fill a gap on your map: Sapori’s restaurant/café on Horseferry Road, Westminster. Great cheap and authentic Italian food with a bit of British café cuisine thrown in. Licensed too. Plenty of proper meals for around £6.<br>

philHill · May 2012

Hi Arkady,<div><br></div><div>Many thanks. <span style="font-size: 10pt; ">Sapori has been added to the map. </span></div><div><span style="font-size: 10pt; ">You are recruited.</span></div><div><span style="font-size: 10pt; "><br></span></div><div><span style="font-size: 10pt; ">All the best</span></div><div><span style="font-size: 10pt; "><br></span></div><div><span style="font-size: 10pt; ">philHill</span></div><div><br></div>

Margolada · May 2012

Hi, one to be added in Greenwich area - La Salumeria - delicatessen and cafe, best places to go to avoid tourist crowds, all locals know it, its on 184 Trafalgar Road, SE10.

philHill · May 2012

Hi Margolada,<div><br></div><div>added your suggestion La Salumeria to the map.</div><div><br></div><div>Thankyou.</div><div><br></div><div>philHill</div><div> </div>

Mirandola · May 2012

Thanks for this Phil, it's a very impressive effort. <br><br>Libertea, Ajani's, Hamlet and Platform on the Hornsey road side all deserve to be added. Self-promotion, but I've written about them all here: www.thehornseyroad.blogspot.com - there's a search thingy on the blog.<br><br>And in central London this place is a find: http://www.gardenmuseum.org.uk/page/caf ; Best food cooked by someone called Sorrel I've ever eaten. <br><br>@Arkady, never tried Sapori - will do so. Do you know about the street market off Churton St next to the heavenly charity shop? <br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br>

Arkady · May 2012

No, I don't know that side of Vauxhall Bridge Road well at all. I work on Horseferry Road, so my daytime roaming is limited to between Victoria St and VBR.<br>

philHill · May 2012

<font face="Arial, Verdana" size="2">Hi Mirandola,</font><div style="font-family: Arial, Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; "><br></div><div style="font-family: Arial, Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; ">many thanks for your tips.</div><div style="font-family: Arial, Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; ">I am working on them and your blog. </div><div style="font-family: Arial, Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; "><br></div><div style="font-family: Arial, Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; ">This is interesting from your list :-</div><div><font face="Arial, Verdana" size="2">http://www.platformislington.org.uk/find-us.aspx</font></div><div><font face="Arial, Verdana" size="2"><div>260 Hornsey Road London, N7 7QT</div><div><div>"A carpark is available at the Sobell Centre, 5 minutes walk away."</div></div><div><br></div><div>philHill</div><div><br></div></font></div>

philHill · May 2012

Hi Mirandela,<div><br></div><div>Libertea and Platform are on the map, courtesy of your list.</div><div><br></div><div>philHill</div>

Mirandola · May 2012

@philHIll,<br><br>Thank you.<br><br>@Arkady, C'mon, it's not that far. <br>

Arkady · May 2012

Is it good?<br>

Mirandola · May 2012

Yes. The cakes are bliss. Plus, how often do you get to eat in a deconsecrated 11th century church near Captain Bligh's tomb?

philHill · May 2012

Hi Mirandola, <div><br> <div>many thanks for your local knowledge. I have lived within this area 26 years and was not aware of the good deals around here. </div><div>Hamlet, 437 hornsey Road, have a Sunday lunch offer but their website seems to be down http://www.hamletsretaurant.moonfruit.com/ </div><div><br></div><div>philHill</div></div>

therattle · May 2012

Is there any quality filter or are eateries solely included on price?<br>

philHill · June 2012

<div><font face="Arial, Verdana" size="2">Hi therattle, </font></div><div><font face="Arial, Verdana" size="2"><br></font></div><div><font face="Arial, Verdana" size="2">my apologies for the delay in response.</font></div><div><font face="Arial, Verdana" size="2"><br></font></div><div><font face="Arial, Verdana" size="2">If the map was built solely on price, the number of listed locations</font></div><div><font face="Arial, Verdana" size="2">would increase many times to include all cheap cafes.</font></div><div><font face="Arial, Verdana" size="2"><br></font></div><div><font face="Arial, Verdana" size="2">Google's Maps site is cumbersome to use as a creator, even if limiting entries</font></div><div><font face="Arial, Verdana" size="2">to one map. The alternative is to fragment the data to different maps.</font></div><div><font face="Arial, Verdana" size="2"><br></font></div><div><font face="Arial, Verdana" size="2">I have listed some specialist websites on the last page that deal primarily</font></div><div><font face="Arial, Verdana" size="2">in cheap cafes as well as cheap chain outlets. </font></div><div><font face="Arial, Verdana" size="2">This reduces the number of my map's entries.</font></div><div><font face="Arial, Verdana" size="2">The reason for this is mobile device users. </font></div><div><font face="Arial, Verdana" size="2"><br></font></div><div><font face="Arial, Verdana" size="2">I have limited the number of listings based on :- </font></div><div><font face="Arial, Verdana" size="2">1) scarcity of eateries in a post code district </font></div><div><font face="Arial, Verdana" size="2">2) a survey of opinions on an eatery from different sources.</font></div><div><font face="Arial, Verdana" size="2"> </font></div><div><font face="Arial, Verdana" size="2"> </font></div><div><font face="Arial, Verdana" size="2">Adding a "quality filter" is, as you sense, tempting.</font></div><div><font face="Arial, Verdana" size="2">This filter would be arbitrary, because I do not have the time or money</font></div><div><font face="Arial, Verdana" size="2">to visit all the eateries listed.</font></div><div><font face="Arial, Verdana" size="2">scoresonthedoors.org.uk is listed by default. </font></div><div><font face="Arial, Verdana" size="2"><br></font></div><div><font face="Arial, Verdana" size="2">I have intuitive opinions about any eatery</font></div><div><font face="Arial, Verdana" size="2">compared to another nearby, on price and quality.</font></div><div><font face="Arial, Verdana" size="2">My contact information is listed.</font></div><div><font face="Arial, Verdana" size="2"><br></font></div><div><font face="Arial, Verdana" size="2">The principal reason for the map is to give </font></div><div><font face="Arial, Verdana" size="2">tourists some prepatory information.</font></div><div><font face="Arial, Verdana" size="2">The map gives access to websites they may not have heard of.</font></div><div><font face="Arial, Verdana" size="2">They have by default a reduced set of eateries in a district </font></div><div><font face="Arial, Verdana" size="2">useable to commence their own research.</font></div><div><font face="Arial, Verdana" size="2"><br></font></div><div><font face="Arial, Verdana" size="2">Kind regards</font></div><div><font face="Arial, Verdana" size="2"><br></font></div><div><font face="Arial, Verdana" size="2">philHill</font></div>

gardener-joe · June 2012

Noodle & Rice, 51 Lewisham Way, Se14 6PP: http://www.noodleandrice.co.uk/ Was at Goldsmiths University of London tonight, for their student opera (La Traviata, excellent, only £10, last night tomorrow), and popped into this really neat little hole-in-the-wall just opposite. Stylsh, very clean, lean modern decir, amazing food, excellent service, and very, very well-priced. The sort of place we need on SGR

timbo · July 2012

<span style="font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 11px; background-color: rgb(239, 235, 235); ">Little Japan</span><br style="font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 11px; background-color: rgb(239, 235, 235); "><span style="font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 11px; background-color: rgb(239, 235, 235); ">32 Thurloe Street</span><br style="font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 11px; background-color: rgb(239, 235, 235); "><span style="font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 11px; background-color: rgb(239, 235, 235); ">London</span><br style="font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 11px; background-color: rgb(239, 235, 235); "><span style="font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 11px; background-color: rgb(239, 235, 235); ">SW7 2LT</span><div><span style="font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 11px; background-color: rgb(239, 235, 235); "><br></span></div><div><span style="font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 11px; background-color: rgb(239, 235, 235); ">Quirky little Japanese cafe, makes a great refilling station in the heart of museum land.</span></div>

Idoru · July 2012

Chelsea Kitchen: http://www.thechelseakitchen.co.uk/<br><br>I used to go to the one on King's Road when I worked that way. That one was brilliant - dinner with wine for under a tenner. The restaurant was small but the downstairs bit was nice. Not been to this new version, but the prices look comparable.<br>

philHill · September 2012

<font face="Arial, Verdana" size="2">Hi timbo,</font><div style="font-family: Arial, Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; "><br></div><div style="font-family: Arial, Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; "><span style="font-size: 10pt; ">Little Japan is listed now.</span></div><div style="font-family: Arial, Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; "><span style="font-size: 10pt; ">My apologies for the delay in responding.</span></div><div style="font-family: Arial, Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; "><span style="font-size: 10pt; "><br></span></div><div style="font-family: Arial, Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; "><span style="font-size: 10pt; ">phillHill</span></div><div style="font-family: Arial, Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; "><span style="font-size: 10pt; "><br></span></div><div style="font-family: Arial, Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; "><span style="font-size: 10pt; ">Cheap Eats In London Google Map</span></div><div style="font-family: Arial, Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; "><span style="font-size: 10pt; "><br></span></div><div><br></div>

philHill · September 2012

Hi Idoru, Chelsea Kitchen is listed now. My apologies for the delay in reponding. philHill Cheap Eats In London Google Map

andy · September 2012

I had the worst meal I have eaten in London the other day at a place called Josephines in Charlotte Street. It was like an in-flight meal that someone had found in a bin and reheated. It wasn't especially cheap, either.

philHill · September 2012

<font face="Arial, Verdana" size="2">Hi andy,</font><div><font face="Arial, Verdana" size="2"><br></font><div><font face="Arial, Verdana" size="2">is this the restaurant ?</font></div><div><font face="Arial, Verdana" size="2"><br></font><div><div><font face="Arial, Verdana" size="2">http://www.josephinesrestaurant.co.uk/</font></div><div><font face="Arial, Verdana" size="2">4 Charlotte Street</font></div><div><span style="font-family: Arial, Verdana; font-size: small; ">London W1T 2LP </span></div><div><span style="font-family: Arial, Verdana; font-size: small; "><br></span></div><div><span style="font-family: Arial, Verdana; font-size: small; ">Plenty of other options W1T</span></div><div><span style="font-family: Arial, Verdana; font-size: small; "><br></span></div><div><font face="Arial, Verdana" size="2"><br></font></div><div><font face="Arial, Verdana" size="2">philHill</font></div><div><font face="Arial, Verdana" size="2">http://bit.ly/Hu3ToS</font></div></div></div></div>;

Idoru · September 2012

Your map is brilliant! I've saved it to 'my places' and fully intend to use it. If I still worked on London Planner I'd most definitely include it in the magazine. Unfortunately it's not likely to be much use in Birdwatch.<br>

andy · September 2012

It was. I've worked my way around the restaurants in the area. My friend wanted to go there because it was always empty. He said he was struck by 'curiosity and pity'. We learned a hard lesson.

philHill · September 2012

<font face="Arial, Verdana">Hi Idoru,</font><div style="font-family: Arial, Verdana; line-height: normal; "><br></div><div style="font-family: Arial, Verdana; line-height: normal; ">"<span style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); font-family: 'lucida grande', 'Lucida Sans Unicode', tahoma, sans-serif; line-height: 20px; text-align: left; font-size: 10pt; ">Unfortunately it's not likely to be much use in Birdwatch"</span></div><div style="font-family: Arial, Verdana; line-height: normal; "><span style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); font-family: 'lucida grande', 'Lucida Sans Unicode', tahoma, sans-serif; line-height: 20px; text-align: left; font-size: 10pt; "><br></span></div><div style="font-family: Arial, Verdana; line-height: normal; "><span style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); font-family: 'lucida grande', 'Lucida Sans Unicode', tahoma, sans-serif; line-height: 20px; text-align: left; font-size: 10pt; ">In curiosity, what is your Birdwatch ?</span></div><div style="font-family: Arial, Verdana; line-height: normal; "><span style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); font-family: 'lucida grande', 'Lucida Sans Unicode', tahoma, sans-serif; line-height: 20px; text-align: left; font-size: 10pt; "><br></span></div><div style="font-family: Arial, Verdana; line-height: normal; "><span style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); font-family: 'lucida grande', 'Lucida Sans Unicode', tahoma, sans-serif; line-height: 20px; text-align: left; font-size: 10pt; ">Kind regards,</span></div><div style="text-align: left; "><font face="lucida grande, Lucida Sans Unicode, tahoma, sans-serif"><span style="line-height: 20px;">philHill</span></font></div>

Idoru · September 2012

It's the magazine I work on: http://www.birdwatch.co.uk/<br>;

miss annie · September 2012

Ooooo @Mirandola, there's a write up about Garden Cafe in The Standard this eve. It's one of the world's best museum cafes, up there with the cafes at The Hermitage and the Musee d'Orsay!

philHill · September 2012

<div style="font-family: Arial, Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; "><br></div><div style="font-family: Arial, Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; ">Hi Idoru,</div><div style="font-family: Arial, Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; "><br></div><div style="font-family: Arial, Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; "><span style="text-align: left; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); ">"</span><span style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; outline: 0px; font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'lucida grande', 'Lucida Sans Unicode', tahoma, sans-serif; vertical-align: baseline; text-align: left; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); line-height: 20px; ">Unfortunately it's not likely to be much use in Birdwatch"</span></div><div style="font-family: Arial, Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; "><span style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; outline: 0px; font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'lucida grande', 'Lucida Sans Unicode', tahoma, sans-serif; vertical-align: baseline; text-align: left; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); line-height: 20px; "><br></span></div><div style="font-family: Arial, Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; "><span style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; outline: 0px; font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'lucida grande', 'Lucida Sans Unicode', tahoma, sans-serif; vertical-align: baseline; text-align: left; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); line-height: 20px; ">Already listed Dartford marshes birds </span></div><div style="font-family: Arial, Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; "><span style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; outline: 0px; font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'lucida grande', 'Lucida Sans Unicode', tahoma, sans-serif; vertical-align: baseline; text-align: left; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); line-height: 20px; "><span style="font-size: small; ">Rolling Stones / Darenth Valley Map</span></span></div><div style="font-family: Arial, Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; "><span style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); font-family: 'lucida grande', 'Lucida Sans Unicode', tahoma, sans-serif; font-size: small; line-height: 20px; text-align: left; ">http://bit.ly/QJn7a8</span></div><div style="font-family: Arial, Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; "><span style="font-family: 'lucida grande', 'Lucida Sans Unicode', tahoma, sans-serif; font-size: small; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); line-height: 20px; text-align: left; "><br></span></div><div style="font-family: Arial, Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; "><br></div><div style="text-align: left; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; "><font face="lucida grande, Lucida Sans Unicode, tahoma, sans-serif" size="2"><span style="line-height: 20px;">philHill</span></font></div><div style="text-align: left; "><br></div>

Mirandola · September 2012

Thanks @miss Annie. Just hope it won't get too crowded.

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