r/LondonFood

Looking for some next level sandwiches in London. No Sandwich Sandwich or Birley’s please

Hi all

My work is letting us do a team building day along Tottenham Court Road and I’ve been tasked with sorting lunch for the 10 of us, but the main complication is a hard £15 a head cap on spend (£150 total)

I’ve looked about and have a shortlist from places I know and have been to but would really appreciate any extra recommendations!

- BOA - they have the £15 set menu (might be an issue as no drink)

- Bar Bruno - most sandwiches and drink should come to less than £15

- Breadstall - £150 would get about 5 whole pizzas from there which should be enough but again lack of drinks might be an issue. Could grab less pizzas but unsure how cost effective that will be a making sure everyone has enough to eat.

- Arcade Tottenham Court Road - this one seems the most promising as the £15 lunch deal comes with a drink and there’s a lot of options however I’ve had mixed results from going there before and the reviews are similarly mixed

- 7 Dials - like with the arcade this would be good from a verity standpoint however there might be a logistical issue of getting all the food with the same corporate card with all the receipts.

Hey all,

It’s our first weekend away together and first birthday with him, he mentioned he wanted to go to London for his birthday and after doing research I have booked 74 Duke for his birthday meal. I was wondering if this is a good choice or if a place like The Meine is better? Please also recommend some good bars

Kind regards,

Coming from middle east - majority of the shawarma places i have been to make shawarma without opening the layer of khoubz. This makes it less flavourful as the layer inside soaks up all the flavour and enhances it. Being a shawarma enthusiast- I am yet to find a place in London that serves shawarma like this.

moving from Manchester in 3 weeks, give me the ONE thing to do in my first week when I land there?!

Living near aldgate east, work near hammersmith

everyone I know has sent me a super long checklist. i don't want that lol. just the one thing that actually made london feel less like a city you're surviving and more like somewhere you live. (i've already prepped for my bank account becoming an abyss very soon)

what's your take?

Hi

I will be staying in London for work between 26th and 28th May (next week). Sandwiched between this (27th) is my wife's 40th birthday. Whilst I am a slight monster for being at work, I have taken the 27th off which means we have the evening of the 26th and all day 27th to do some nice things.

Staying in St Paul's area so after suggestions for nice dinner (and breakfast on her birthday!). Things to do etc

She quite fancies afternoon tea, but really after a nice day of sightseeing and mild spoiling

Shes not very high maintenance and would rather something cool/interesting than extravagant so any ideas welcome

For context, I've lived and worked in the UK for 15 or so years (London ,briz) in the restaurant industry. I've moved abroad years ago, and this will be my first time back in London since then. I'm after taking my girlfriend and myself out to a nice lunch on a Friday coming up. Now I've no idea what's good or not anymore, so I'd like some recommendations from you gents please!

No budget so to speak of ( not thousands, but willing ti spend a fair bit for the right meal). In terms of cuisine, I'd like to stay away from American/french/Italian ( we live in the states, have access to those)

Thanks in advance!

That’s all.

(Sabiib Somali is excellent and just a few doors down from The Salisbury)

I saw places like Savoy and Holborn is minimum two persons per party to order the beef Wellington.

Are there any places that allows one to order beef Wellington as a party of one? I couldn’t find the info for Bob Bob Ricard. Preferably in soho/covent garden area.

Thanks in advance.

Is it possible to buy kangaroo meat in London? I've been searching for a while, but no luck.

Hey friends !

I need a recommendation for an afternoon tea, I don’t have a budget in mind, I want the best in London, my boyfriend and I are from the USA, and we want to experience it once in London (will be there for my birthday)

Thank you in advance !

Hi everyone! I am looking for recommendations of places and if anyone knows of small private rooms to accommodate max 30 people that offer food and drinks but also at the same time does not break the bank. I know some restaurants have their main floor and then like a room separate. Any good recommendations?

Fyi it’s just for celebrating post wedding ceremony.

Thank you!

Saw them displaying the Palestinian flag a few times so I thought I'd support them and got a lamb gyro. Wow the meat was like sponge, with lamb flavouring. Not especially cheap either. Do better guys.

I’m hoping to go for a family lunch for my 30th birthday in central London - location not entirely important, as long as it’s accessible by tube it’ll be manageable. There will be 19 in total, including 5 children. I’m pregnant so won’t be drinking, I expect everyone else to have a few drinks but it won’t be a major piss up. I’m struggling to find somewhere nice that doesn’t have an obscene minimum spend.. I’m thinking roughly around £1200 overall? I’m not sure how realistic that is though? I would be really keen for Thai, nice aesthetic - Ivy Asia vibes (already enquired and super expensive min spend unfortunately) but I’m open to other suggestions as well, I’d be open to a nice Italian. I would love a private room, but I know this will likely up the cost so not a necessity, just a nicety.

Just trying to figure out if I need to manage my expectations. TIA!!

I have hearing loss and eating out in London has honestly been something I find really stressful. I spend entire dinners nodding along pretending I caught what someone said, and even when I do catch what someone said I leave exhausted from the noise. I started avoiding suggesting restaurants altogether because I knew it would be draining.

I couldn't find anything that told me how loud a place actually was before I booked. TripAdvisor tells you the pasta is good. It doesn't tell you whether you'll be able to have a conversation. So a few months ago I started building a quiet restaurant directory for London where every place gets rated by noise level, music volume and table spacing.

The idea is that it's community driven so anyone can submit a rating or suggest a restaurant they've found quiet. The more people contribute the more useful it becomes for everyone, so in a way this post is also a shameless attempt to find my first contributors!

It just went live at dinesotto.com and I have absolutely no idea if this resonates with anyone else or if noise just bothers me more than most people. Does restaurant noise actually put other Londoners off? Would something like this be genuinely useful to you or the people in your life?

Honest opinions only, even if it's just "this already exists" or "nobody cares about this"... I can take it!

(I know this might border on self promotion so I messaged the mods first and they kindly gave me the green light!)

I want to take my husband for a good Korean BBQ rest in New Malden for his birthday. I heard good things about these rest:

• Kumkang
• Treestone
• ⁠Imone
• ⁠GO!K
• ⁠Yami

I was wondering if anyone in this group has tried it and could share their opinion. Any suggestions are welcome!

Thank you!