cheap place to dine

barrymoney

hi,
If you're ever around Elephant&Castle (yeah, yeah, bear with me...) go to the Tai Tip noodle bar. Its kind-of joined on to the long edge of the the ugly pink building. It is GREAT. huge portions, very cheap. I *think* this is the same 'chain' as the Tai Won restaurant in Greenwich.

[EDIT - I just saw your request for 'trendy' Haha, well, its a good restaurant anyway]

liz545

Poverty_stricken_student wrote:

sorry guys missed out a vital detail in my question i live in London. oh yeah thanks for the responses so far. looking for sumwhere a bit trendy. The cheapest deasl ive found is a lunchtime deal that finishes at 5pm for 2 meals for a fiver, nice place too but id luv if sum1 cld beat that as i have been there a couple of times and i get bored easily so................

Wagamama are doing BOGOF on main courses - get the voucher in Time Out (from your uni shop at a discount, obv!) - you can usually get a main and a drink for about £10. Or try the Hare Krishna on Soho square - all you can eat vegetarian curry thali for £6 IIRC. Or try Manze's pie & mash for proper old-school east end dining - there's one in Bermondsey and one in Peckham and I think one in Islington. Or the S&M cafe - sausage and mash, that is! - near Spitalfields. Or anywhere in Camden market, loads of cheap food there. All depends what you like, really!

Vindiesel

Poverty_stricken_student wrote:

Can anyone reccammend any cheap restaurants for an evening out with uni freinds, maybe restaurants that provide buffet meals

Buy 3 issues of the Times, and get one online bonus token, and up to 6 of you can eat out for a tenner. Ok, i know it's not as cheap as all-you-can-eat dodgy chinese (how do you think they can offer all of that food for that price..because it's rubbish, that's why), but a lot of classy restaurants are doing it- try Cafe Fish, or Livebait.

Offers starts at 2 courses for a tenner (and includes as FREE glass of bordeaux), and go up to £15, or £20 - depending on restaurant- for 3 courses...I am off to livebait Covent Garden as the one in Manc is fantastic, and for that price, it's a BARGAIN!!!!


hth

V

*PS offer ends Sept 30th- get your tokens by then, but you can use until end of march 2007 (apart from December)*

wolvesinwales

We found a place called something like Piri Piri in Canary Wharf that does all sorts of chicken meals, nice food and very friendly attractive staff. Quite reasonable too considering the location.

Johny_Bravo_2

Most of the local chiken shops give good deals usually £2.5 for a Fillet Burger, chips & drinks

Karnam

wolvesinwales wrote:

We found a place called something like Piri Piri in Canary Wharf that does all sorts of chicken meals, nice food and very friendly attractive staff. Quite reasonable too considering the location.

you refering to extremely famous chain of places called nandos???

there used to be a thread on this very board with local recommendations

nickyc_2

Wagamama's has been mentioned - but sign up as a member and then check out their promotions, none on at moment but starting again end Sept. Often get 2-1 main or free side dish
http://www.wagamama.com/members_login.php

If you want somewhere "nice" for a change try search on toptable, this link goes to £15 and under - 9 special deals on toptable restaurants, but it changes all the time.
http://www.toptable.co.uk/specialoffers.cfm?locality=6
similar link
http://www.london-eating.co.uk/offers/type/15-and-under.htm