Recession? What Recession?

Mr_Matey

chucky wrote: »

Hakasan is always a good option too- food ok but has cracking bar. but it's abit more Chinese food orientated though.

We've found some amazing Korean BBQ places in New Malden, and Vietnamese around Hackney / Old St. And we're pretty picky with our Asian food. For decent Chinese/Thai we just go to the local places.

I often go to Yum Cha (Dim Sum) in China town, but there's also a good place in Earl's court. The only thing I don't like about Yum Cha in London is you don't grab food off trolleys in most places, you have to order. But that can be a good thing as you don't have to wait for your favourites to arrive!

IveSeenTheLight

Mr_Matey wrote: »

We've found some amazing Korean BBQ places in New Malden, and Vietnamese around Hackney / Old St. And we're pretty picky with our Asian food. For decent Chinese/Thai we just go to the local places.

I often go to Yum Cha (Dim Sum) in China town, but there's also a good place in Earl's court. The only thing I don't like about Yum Cha in London is you don't grab food off trolleys in most places, you have to order. But that can be a good thing as you don't have to wait for your favourites to arrive!

I've found having lived in South East Asia for a few years now that the 'local places' in the UK are just not on a par with the true local restaurants in Asia.

The food is just not the same.

toby3000

My friend works in a chain restaurant, and is constantly saying how quiet it is, how they can't get the hours and how much bigger the sections have become...

I worked in the same restaurant a couple of years ago, and I can tell you that in November it was rammed, so it really does depend where you are and what your offer is at the minute

Mr_Matey

IveSeenTheLight wrote: »

I've found having lived in South East Asia for a few years now that the 'local places' in the UK are just not on a par with the true local restaurants in Asia.

The food is just not the same.

I agree, and I've also travelled around SE Asia a bit.

Our local Thai actually does have a Thai flavour, and we've found a Chinese that cooks a few dishes quite well. The other places I've mentioned also have the proper taste. You can't compare it to street food though.

My fiancee used to work in a take away restaurant and can cook better than a lot of local restaurants, which means if it's not up to par we eat at home, unless she doesn't want to cook.

Thrugelmir

HAMISH_MCTAVISH wrote: »

And how many meals a week did they serve in 2007?

My comment was said seriously. From unemployment of just over 2% its currently nearly 9%. Thats a significant swing in the past 18 months.

As I've said previously the Government uses this area as a bell weather for the wider economy due to the wide diversity of employers. Apparently what happens here tends to relect 6 months later in the country as a whole.

MatteH

I expect the Aberdeen effect is influenced by all the public sector employment up there. I expect thngs will be a bit different once the Tories get in!

lostinrates

Mr Matey, other places have the trolleys. For dimsum we go to The New World, Gerrard place, off Shaftsbury (next to the fire station ). (Family tradition mainly, but its good). We have all our own family names for the things. DH gets really offended when they point out here is pork or prawn in stuff, which makes me giggle.

Its weird dim sum (and the trolleys) is probably my very favourite food, but sushi off a cnveyor belt leaves me cold. I like sushi I do not like conveyor belts or robots, so I don't know if I like their sushi as I start with a bitter taste in my mouth.

For soup lunch I go to.....um..is it the Dragon? Just up t'other end of road.

IveSeenTheLight

MatteH wrote: »

I expect the Aberdeen effect is influenced by all the public sector employment up there. I expect thngs will be a bit different once the Tories get in!

Care to expand on what "all the public sector employment" is up there?
I wonder if it is different to any other town

baileysbattlebus

IveSeenTheLight wrote: »

Care to expand on what "all the public sector employment" is up there?
I wonder if it is different to any other town

perhaps MatteH mean RBS (a public sector entity) - don't they have about 45k people - who must be public sector workers now!!!!! Though, I guess the vast majority aren't in Aberdeen - perhaps he means the Aberdeen Harbour Board - if it still exists.

bernard_shaw

Hahahaha! Thirteen years after fast-food styled conveyor sushi came to the UK, the neanderthals in Aberdeen think that it's a novelty!

And they boast about how much they spend in restaurants!

You couldn't make these buffoons up!