Christmas edition! Table Cafe

http://thetablecafe.com/

83 Southwark Street, London, SE1 0HX 

Cuisine

Cafe 

What we ate

Lu & Chris

Set Christmas lunch (included Prosecco, mince pies and coffee)
£30

Ham and savoy cabbage terrine. Cheddar pole(?). Corn sauce.

Top terrine and a confused cheddar pole.

Butter poached turkey, spiced gammon, creamed brussels sprouts, parsnip/carrot mash, potatoes, cranberry sauce

A pretty assortment of sides, crunchy potatoes and two tasty slabs of meat. Perfect!

"Drunken" Christmas pudding with brandy sauce

Sadly, too much peel. Not drunk enough.

Conclusion

Failed on dessert. Still, best set Christmas lunch we've had!

4 PUD'S

Falafel Place

Falafel Place

Great Suffolk St, SE1 0NR

 Cuisine

Falafel

What we ate

Lu

Falafel box, aubergine, pickles, salad, chilli sauce
£4 

this was ok food, not scrapings from the bins

Chris

Falafel wrap, aubergine,pickles, salad, chilli sauce

£4.70

we were tucked away in SE1, flash needed, sorry falafel place 

Conclusion

Ok but lacking that 'special something’. Nice choice of sides.

3 EGGS

Blackfriars Winebar

www.blackfriarswinebar.co.uk/new-menu/

80 Scoresby Street, Blackfriars Road, London SE1 0XN

 Cuisine

Bar food

What we ate

Lu

Bacon and cheese burger, fries, salad & coleslaw
£6.80
('Burger Tuesday' price, usually £8.50) 

Sophisticated wine bar food...

Chris

Bacon and cheese burger, fries, salad & coleslaw

£6.80

Burger Tuesday RIP, come back! 

Conclusion

Heavyweight in the SE1 burger league, sides up there too!

4 EGGS

Cafe Riva

http://www.london-city-hotel.co.uk/wp/cafe-riva/

200 Borough High St, London SE1 1JX 

 Cuisine

Cafe

What we ate

Lu

The "Make your own breakfast"
Egg, bacon, grilled tomato, grilled mushroom. Toast.
£6 

Breakfast for lunch? Don't mind if we do.

Chris

The "Make your own breakfast"
Egg, bacon, grilled tomato, grilled mushroom. Toast.

£6

Fried, version 2.0

Conclusion

Good lunch and breakfast options, fry-up nice but average.

3 EGGS

Jacks / Big Apple Hot Dogs

http://www.windmilltaverns.com/jacks/

 Cuisine

Pizza, Wings, Dogs

What we ate

Lu

Buffalo chicken wings
Big Frank hotdog with sauerkraut & pickles
£5.25 (50% off this week, s/be £10.50)

A badly dressed dog, tasted no better

Chris

Buffalo chicken wings 
Big Frank hotdog with onions & pickles

£5.25 (50% off this week, s/be £10.50)

Big Apple Hot Dogs: franchise gone wrong! 

Conclusion

Soggy dogs, limp wings.
Even factoring discount still poor value! 

2 EGGS

Rōla Wala

http://www.kerbfood.com/traders/r-la-wala/

 Cuisine

Indian street food

What we ate

Lu

Mixed box - Goan Pulled Pork
 Beetroot Coconut, and Paneer dal
£6.50 

A work of art. Tasty, spicy art

Chris

Mixed naan wrap - Goan Pulled Pork 
 Beetroot Coconut, and Paneer dal

£6.50

hard to hold, take photo of, but easy to enjoy

Conclusion

Zesty, fresh, messy, delicious. The way street food should be!

5 EGGS!

Four Corners Cafe

http://www.four-corners-cafe.com/

12 Lower Marsh, London SE1 7RJ 

 Cuisine

Cafe

What we ate

Lu

Mushroom soup. Flat white.
£6 

Not so pretty, but warm and comforting. Like a duvet.

Chris

Ham & Cheese sandwich. Flat white.

£6.50

A bit of name dropping: Bread from Balthazar, meat from Brindisa, coffee from Ozone...

Conclusion

Limited menu, ingredients from London's select producers.
Works out ok!

3 EGGS

The Windmill (Thai street food stall)

http://www.windmilltaverns.com/the-windmill/

86 The Cut, London SE1 8LW 

 Cuisine

Thai

What we ate

Lu

Green chicken curry. Rice.
£5 

Green with envy? Don't be.

Chris

Yellow chicken curry. Even more rice.

£5

Chicken? What chicken?

Conclusion

Mainly rice, slithers of chicken. No threat to Thai competitors!

2 EGGS

Chozen

http://www.chozen.co.uk

59 Borough High St, London SE1 1NE 

 Cuisine

Sushi & noodles

What we ate

Lu

Small chicken udon soup & seaweed salad
£4.90 

  

Chozen by Lu

Chris

Small chicken udon soup & salmon onigiri

£4.45

Chozen by Chris 

Conclusion

Average Asian fast food.
Better, more exciting options available anywhere!

2 EGGS

Pan bagnat

Anywhere in Nice

 Cuisine

Niçoise

What you should eat 
by Chris

Pan bagnat 
(French sourdough filled with tuna, boiled egg,
anchovies, olives, salad and olive oil)
  5 Euros 

Hunt these ultimate sarnies down!!

Conclusion

Deep filled and messy, taste of Provence, in a bap!

5 EGGS!

Meson Don Felipe

http://www.mesondonfelipe.com/

53 The Cut, Southwark, London, SE1 8LF

 Cuisine

Spanish tapas and street food

What we ate

Lu

Chicken and vegetable paella
£2.95 

  

 Chris

Chicken and vegetable paella

£2.95

13% Chicken, 7% Vegetables, 80% Orange!

Conclusion

Retro Spanish restaurant dabbles in street food. 

Cheap and cheerful.

3 EGGS

The Bell & Brisket

http://thebrisket.wordpress.com/

 Cuisine

Salt beef baps

What we ate

Lu

The Carbless
£6

Blow torched cheddar tops it all off! 

  

 Chris

The Old Timer with cheese

£6

Puts other salt beef establishments to shame
(Omars,that's you!)

Conclusion

Street food worth hunting down,
 best salt beef in London?

4 EGGS

Omar's Café

78 Redcross Way, Southwark, London, SE1 1HA

 Cuisine

Breakfast! Lunches! Salt Beef!

What we ate

Lu

Mushroom and bacon omelette, salad.
£4.30

Flabby eggs, flaccid lettuce. A winning combo.

  

 Chris

Salt beef sandwich

£3.30

 There's the sandwich..but where's the beef!? 

Conclusion

Sad cafe. Salt beef sign the highpoint, food the low.

1 EGG