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Oh, (don't) think twice, its just another day for you and me in Pancakes Paradise
First visit today. I couldn't believe it when it opened as a pancake place after the luke warm reception to the home of the £9.95 pancake...Dudley's. I suspect the owners of PP don't have access to that sort of local economic history. Time will tell whether a time machine would have come in handy.<div><br></div><div>I like it. Its VERY eastern european, and the menu is bizarre to some degree, but they've done it out nicely and they're the kind of owners you want to see do well. Friendly, attentive and proud. If the local eastern european market has scale, they might be ok, otherwise i think they'll need to change their menu a bit. I think Brits going to a pancake house called "Pancakes Paradise" expect numerous fairly simple savoury and sweet offers, whereas this place does a goulash pancake or a pork schnitzel variant! I had a cheese, mushroom and ham option and while it was ok, it wasn't quite what i had in mind. The mushrooms were the type that are super small/sliced fine, fried with onion and end up like a grey mush. They served it all with red cabbage, sauerkraut and paprika sauce. I paid £4.90 and it would get a 6/10.</div><div><br></div><div>Like previous posters have mentioned, i don't think it will last. You've got to sell a lot of pancakes to break even, and i just don't think the people of Stroud Green are that into pancakes! Maybe if they changed the menu slightly so that there was a distinct split between "traditional" and "a taste from Hungary", then people would warm to it a bit more. If it became a "Hungarian Pancake House" (flags, dish names, pictures) rather than a "pancake house run by hungarians with a translated menu", i think it would have its niche and have a better chance. Its a little confused at the moment in my opinion. I'd want to eat some genuine Hungarian style pancakes but i'd find it helpful if they told me a bit about them, and made it obvious that thats what they were. If you go you'll see what i mean.</div><div><br></div><div>I've made a massive assumption in thinking it was Hungarian, so i might be wrong. Comments would apply whatever nationality. I had a funny moment with the owner when i ordered a diet coke, and he shouted "cock!", and i said, "diet coke", and he said "oh, diet cock!". Many of my friends would have given him a medal for shouting that at me. And he did shout it too.</div><div><br></div><div>Have a look in, have a pancake, form an opinion......it'll cost you £6 with a drink.</div>
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