Robin's reviews
Review of Ye Olde Mitre
15 Jun 08, 11:23
and the pickled eggs aren't bad either 
the pickled eggs look almost as old as the pub itself. Used to go in here a lot when I worked in Holborn and it was a welcome relief from a lot of the more manufactured concept bars in the vicinity.
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Review of Hakkasan
30 May 08, 16:31
Brilliant Chinese - shame about the black forest gateaux 
We went there last night and I'd say that I agree with most of what's already been said..... pricy but good food. The soft shell crab is great and the two duck dishes we had were superb - they do something weird with peanuts and the mini pak choi the best I've had.
dim sum platter to start magnificent
I kind of feel it's a bit too corporatey - but then again with these prices it's what you'd expect.
Coming to the deserts.... frankly don't bother.... a big let down after the wonderful earlier foods.. The black forest gateaux (how inappropriate is that) was frankly bland and tasted like it had been made many hours before......
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Review of Soho Gyms
29 May 08, 17:41
waterloo gymtastic gym
Used to be a member here for a year when I lived round the corner.... reckon it's the best in the Soho Athletic chain - bigger than the one in Covent Garden.
Really good yoga and spin classes at weekends and so far it doesn't look like they've over sold the membership.
It's arranged under 3 radio arches so you have to be used to a bit of rumble from above - but overall it's a good place.
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Review of Franklins
26 May 08, 14:19
High quality family run restaurant in Kennington
A great menu of stuff - the smoked mackeral and beetroot for starter is highly recommended. They do sweetbreads as well if you're feeling brave.
It's a bit like Baltic on Blackfriars Bridge road, but smaller and more intimate.
only criticism is that it's a bit pricy (£35-40 a head when we went) which means it can often be a bit empty.
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Review of Apollo Home Entertainment
26 May 08, 14:00
it's not there anymore! 
This place shut and is now either the "Kennington Bookshop" which is rather fab...... or the somewhat swanky "il duco" cafe.
I blame the yuppies personally.
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Review of A S M Music
26 May 08, 13:57
Good old family run guitar shop
Basically it's a guitar shop.... run by two guys who look like they've been there for years and years....... it's very friendly and they seem to have a great range of guitars and keyboards.
I nipped in to buy some new guitar strings and they sound great.
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Review of Central YMCA Club
26 May 08, 13:50
Good pool....
So you're looking for a central london swimming pool.... you can either: - pay £90 a month and get to swim up and down a 15M oxygen injected swank fest in the third space - pay £4 to go to the Oasis and hope you miss the floating debris in the water - pay £40 a month and get the YMCA - the pool is great - it's a full 25M and not too packed.....
overall this is a great and well managed Gym.
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Review of M Moen and Son
26 May 08, 13:34
completely agree 
Popped back to Clapham this weekend to pick up some meat for a BBQ we were having.
Got there at 5 as they were closing and it was still utterly packed . .
It ain't cheap, but the quality is brilliant.... 1.5kg of boned and diced lamb plus 5 large venison sausages came in at a steep £34!! - but they were wonderful and served 7 people easily.
The homemade pork pies looked great but I managed to resist
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Review of Ebury Street Wine Bar
23 May 08, 10:06
used to be good if you worked for Yahoo
This was the local when Yahoo! were based on Ebury Bridge road round the corner. It's pretty posh - and the decor is good.... seem to remember that the service sometimes used to take a long time when it was busy.
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Review of The French House Dining Room
21 May 08, 17:45
I thought it was overpriced
I took my French in-laws here years ago and it was very disappointing..... also I went here with my mum a few years ago and she got chatted up by some dodgy alcholic bohemian. Nice beer though - if it's good enough for Francis Bacon and Tom Baker it's good enough for you.
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