Nice people thread part 8 - worth the wait

Generali

lostinrates wrote: »

Ok. On another subject,


London based npeople.

I think I have decided but never blind to the wealth of knowledge here I though I might canvas other opinion on a restaurant.

Requirements...central. Think knightsbridge / green park to say barbican. But west is best!

Not too expensive ( footing the bill for others). Not too formal ( I want to wear flats and no ties). Preferably not to bland atmosphere (romance not required) Light food...not Italian, Indian, Chinese or French......something like mezze, maybe tapas would be superb because then I can pick without looking freakish. but other options ok too. just so long as there is light food. ( and something not spicey....my medication) A friend's Spanish restaurant is a possible and a restaurant of a friend of the family but don't want either to feel they should discount so I am wary of those. Open to all opinion.

Haz on Houndsditch is great although a bit far East perhaps
The Anchor and Hope on The Cut, near Waterloo is absolutely fantastic if you like a gastropub. Emphasis is on gastro there, not pub although the drinks are great too.
Coach and Horses in Farringdon is very good

There are 100 places but those are the three that spring to mind. Go to the Anchor and Hope. You won't be disappointed.

http://www.guardian.co.uk/lifeandstyle/2003/nov/15/restaurants.restaurants

Ham and figs; cockles; chorizo and chard broth; terrine; monks' cheeks, clams and bacon; beetroot, watercress and horseradish salad; Bath chap and pickled onion; smoked herring and lentils; pumpkin risotto; leg of lamb and flageolet beans; tripe and chips; smoked Old Spot chop and prunes; devilled kidneys and potato cake; plaice, leeks and herbs; grouse; braised venison and red cabbage; cassoulet (for four); green salad; duck fat potato cake; lentils; lemon cake; crème caramel; cheese. I make no apology for quoting the entire menu of the Anchor & Hope, just down the road from the Old Vic in Waterloo. There is not a single dish on it that I would not have eaten cheerfully, and come back for second helpings.



The attractions were all the more seductive because, if we take the grouse at £21.20 out of the equation, nothing cost more than £14 (leg of lamb) and many of the dishes were £10 or less. That, by London standards, makes the Anchor & Hope one of the capital's classier and cheaper eats.

It's one of Giles Coren's favourites too.

zagubov

Spirit wrote: »

I dare not even mention it now...a little gentle discussion about an hour ago went down like a rat sandwich. I have not got the heart to say "Oh get a grip" . He looked so scared and miserable and that is not my style.

If it was £15K or dentures I would say just pay it..but what is in my mind is that it might be possible to get this done for a lot less.

I guess I will never know.

My sympathy's entirely with your OH.

I grew up with dodgy teeth about as sturdy as meringue, and needed deep fillings in an era when dental anaesthetics didn't kick in until you were walking home seething from the dentist, and then your face would become numb.

My dental visits were so painful they were like scenes from a horror movie. It was common in central Scotland to get your teeth removed and replaced with false one before you were 21 and fillings were a sideline. By the time I went to uni I'd found a painless dentist and for my first years was perfectly happy to travel hundreds of miles for each appointment. I gradually found my only strategy was to find a painless dentist wherever I lived and stick with them like the world's worst stalker.

It's all I can do to seem calm about dental work to my kids as I mustn't transmit my attitude to them.

If he remembers that era of dental misery the way I do, I'd implore you to give his responses the nod and not explore it.

I'm not comparing it with the death camps or the killing fields. Don't take OH to see Marathon Man BTW because it was like that. Not deliberately but negligently. Seriously.:(

HAMISH_MCTAVISH

zagubov wrote: »

your face would become numb.

LOL

I remember those days.

Not nice.

I've never had fond memories of dentists in the UK. Nor doctors, for that matter.

Have found going private is a lot better, but still not something that I exactly look forward to.

Managed to badly pull a muscle in my back this week, painful enough that it wakes me up (as it just has done) but still loathe going to see doctors. Have to catch an early flight this morning for work anyway so will just stay up and get some work done now.

neverdespairgirl

OH isn't that fond of dentists.

His grandfather was one, and he thought anaesthetics were for wimps. He pulled 4 of OH's teeth out without using it.

He was no hypocrite - he removed some of his own teeth without anaesthetic, too.

PasturesNew

It's an odd day - grey and foggy, like autumn...

lostinrates

Generali wrote: »

Haz on Houndsditch is great although a bit far East perhaps
The Anchor and Hope on The Cut, near Waterloo is absolutely fantastic if you like a gastropub. Emphasis is on gastro there, not pub although the drinks are great too.
Coach and Horses in Farringdon is very good

There are 100 places but those are the three that spring to mind. Go to the Anchor and Hope. You won't be disappointed.

http://www.guardian.co.uk/lifeandstyle/2003/nov/15/restaurants.restaurants



It's one of Giles Coren's favourites too.

It sounds wonderful, but ....will you forgive me for not wanting a Gastropub? I like them, don't get me wrong, but I live in the land of the Gastropub, (though just moving this bit east the wealth of good restaurants without going to a city is still amazing to me) and I would love a 'proper' restaurant atmosphere. Though a Gastropub would probably me more suitable as I will of course be fighting off the grump by then. I am packing (comparatively) a lot in, a mix of pleasure and less pleasurable, hence trying to sort this now.:eek:

lostinrates

PasturesNew wrote: »

It's an odd day - grey and foggy, like autumn...

Some of the hottest days start off grey and misty.

U don't think this is meant to be one of them though.

I think that wretched fox might have had the wild ducks.....no sign of them about. I have spotted some white cotton bud feathers near some cover so will point it out to dh and his brush cutter at the weekend.

bugslet

zagubov wrote: »

I grew up with dodgy teeth about as sturdy as meringue, and needed deep fillings in an era when dental anaesthetics didn't kick in until you were walking home seething from the dentist, and then your face would become numb.

. By the time I went to uni I'd found a painless dentist and for my first years was perfectly happy to travel hundreds of miles for each appointment. I gradually found my only strategy was to find a painless dentist wherever I lived and stick with them like the world's worst stalker.

.:(

You are me! I actually only have four of my own teeth left, after that, a lot of bridge work! And that's expensive enough.

As for the quality of dentists as a child, all I can remember is over-riding fear. Fortunately I found the most wonderful dentist in my mid-20s and now frankly I all but fall asleep in the dentists chair. Unfortunately he emigrated to Israel, but was replaced by an equally wonderful Indian dentist. If he's that bothered by them, then the extra is the cost of his peace of mind.

however, 15k, I'd have to lie down in a darkened room for a long time!

zagubov

Some people go abroad for their dental work. Hungary ,Israel I've heard mentioned. Cheaper as there's an oversupply of qualified people in thosee areas.

Not sure I'd risk somewhere else though if I wasn't aware of the system. I hear there are countries like Norway where local anaesthetics raren't rountinely used. No way!:eek:

SingleSue

I've been productive this morning...have re decorated my crutch. It's gone from being white organza and burgundy ribbon, to dark purple organza with a thin strip of black organza in a candy stripe design.

Cost me £3 including the glue and looks pretty blooming good.