Category: Food

Resto 5 Viet Ngon, Stroud Green

Good quality Vietnamese eats and a pleasant surprise on the beer front.

Resto 4 The Wooden Fender, Ardleigh

On the back of a battering at the hands of Ardleigh we repaired to the local pub for a chat with the opposition and some grub. Roast salmon was very good with plenty of spuds but a slight paucity of veg. Not quite up to the Swan’s standards but still good value for money. 7/10

Resto 3 The Swan, Westerfield

The first day of a cricket tour with golf behind me and five days of the red ball ahead I came to our digs’ local hungered and thirsty. Thirst was taken care of by a pint of Adnam’s best while on the eating side of things there was a good range of standard pub fare…

Resto 2 Spice Merchants, Southsea

If you want to celebrate ‘Freedom Day’ there’s probably nowhere better to be than Pompey. The islanders are a liberty loving people and any Covid related caution was greeted with a sceptical eye bordering on ridicule. You can walk through centuries of history and centuries of architecture in a journey from The George (one of…

Resto 2 JUMAK39, Panton Street

Finally somewhere new to review and it’s a good one. Panton Street, blessed with Asian food, is where you’ll also find the Japan Centre, Kanada-Ya and Yori. But we sought novelty so we gave JUMAK39 (yes, it’s all in capitals) a go. At the door we were asked if we wanted buffet or casual. Casual…