eating out: October 2007 Archives

Good little cafe this one. Does a hearty full breakfast as well as light Mediterranean dishes. Friendly staff and reasonably priced too. Sometimes the music is a bit loud for a hangover, but other than that it is a good choice.

Now this is a friendly and pretty good all round pizza cum spicy potatoes cum kebab cum chips n burgers joint. Sometimes open incredibly late (have seen it open at 4am) and actually does a garlic sauce. Nothing amazing but nothing too bad either. Average in the world of kebabs (no way near a Dennis' of High Wycombe or "Restaurant" on Cowley Road, Oxford, back in the 20th Century, but okay nonetheless).  A drunkard's choice of late night trans-fats.

Kebabs are so so, and often out of doner after 10pm. Service is with a scowl. Prices are reasonable, but there's no garlic sauce and it doesn't look like there's any intention to get any in. Okay after a slewful of ale and you're not feeling up to walking the extra 50 yards to Grill House by the bridge.

This is a decent curry house. Mainly focused on the eating in side of things, but they do take away and deliveries too for a small fee. The curry has been consistently good quality and the service friendly and competent. Has quite a regular customer base, which is no surprise given the overall quality. 

This place is stylish and the food was great. Contemporary British / cross cultural, it's a bar mostly. We went for a work party. I opted for the veggie dish and it was fresh, filling and tasty. Reminds me of the those Soho outfits I used to frequent in the late 90s. Good G&Ts and Long Island Iced Teas (I am old skool, FACT). Good location down by the river. Might be problematic for those of use still smoking seeing as the place is very self-contained. Still well worth a visit.

My local curry house. First few visits we found it fantastic: just down the road and great curry. However, the last few visits the rice has been dry and tasted like it had been sat around for a fair while, and the dhal was tasteless. The tikka lamb jalfrazi (a once favourite) was harsh the last time I tried it. I won't be going back to Kizmet in a hurry.