Posh Food

Yep. Down the road, as is the The Fat Duck, The Hinds Head and the Waterside Inn spoilt for choice ;)

And not a Subway or Chicken Cottage in site :-)

Vanilla Black?

Is there nothing else? I've been meaning to go for a while but I keep hearing more negative things about it.

Any suggestions for outlandishly amazing veggie food. Anywhere in the country. Anniversary next month and should have probably booked much earlier.

Beetroot, Berwick St

it's been a few years since I've been to Vanilla Black so can't really judge it. Been twice and really enjoyed it.

Beatroot is good but it's hardly posh.

I was jesting

Still lish though, used to go in there once or twice a week when I worked in Soho

thanks buckaroo...considering riding out there and train home, work up an appetite, but the route looks so shit I think not.

Plan B - train out, ride a loop, eat, drink, train home, stoked

Do Plan B. Some lovely riding in the Chilterns as well.

Marlow's a good ride, we went through there on The Red Kite Ride few years back

Fuck London off, get on the train from Paddington to West Drayton and it's a nice ride through Burnham & Cookham then on to Marlow

^ That's pretty much where I ride, straight out my front door :D

cheers pisti, I'll take a look at that

edit: looks right on! thanks again

Any suggestions for outlandishly amazing veggie food. Anywhere in the country. Anniversary next month and should have probably booked much earlier.

The Gate? It's on our list to get around to. Hammersmith should be reopening soon, but they have one in Islington as well.

If you want out of the country, go to Dennis Cotter's Cafe Paradiso in Cork. Could be a not outrageously expensive weekend. I took L&W there for consecutive evenings and it was under 40€ a head for 3 course meals with booze each night. Just astonishing food, that happens to be veggie too.

Did you do his famous potatoes in that pastry 'sack' type thing?

Yes, and they're good

The Gate? It's on our list to get around to. Hammersmith should be reopening soon, but they have one in Islington as well.

If you want out of the country, go to Dennis Cotter's Cafe Paradiso in Cork. Could be a not outrageously expensive weekend. I took L&W there for consecutive evenings and it was under 40€ a head for 3 course meals with booze each night. Just astonishing food, that happens to be veggie too.

The Gate's not so good these days

Having just moved to taplow I've just fired off a couple of table bookings I'm really excited about, the hinds head in a couple of weeks for the wife's birthday, and waterside inn in July for our wedding anniversary and i'm tempted to find an excuse and book the hand and flowers as it seems fully booked for so ahead!

The fat duck menu seems to read like a summary of heston's tv programme, when if I was to spend 200 a head I'd want fairly original stuff.... So for now it's not on the list...

Any suggestions for outlandishly amazing veggie food. Anywhere in the country. Anniversary next month and should have probably booked much earlier.

Alyn Williams at the Westbury hotel, Mayfair: http://www.alynwilliams.co.uk/menus-en.html

I took my GF their for her birthday. It has a great veggie taster menu. I was almost tempted, but couldn't resist the meat one. The Crab pot au feu was my favourite.

Highly recommend, would do again, etc.

There is a wonderful veggie restaurant in Cockermouth, lake district. It's called quincend and medlar and ius well worth a long weekend. Quite traditional, maybe a touch seventies / cranks, but fantastic all the same. Beautiful part if the world as well with some awesome riding.

http://www.quinceandmedlar.co.uk/

Any suggestions for outlandishly amazing veggie food. Anywhere in the country. Anniversary next month and should have probably booked much earlier.

Go old school? Manna - Primrose Hill...

Went to Simpson's in the Strand with my parents yesterday. My dad wanted to go because he last went in 1965 and recently saw it on telly.

Ridiculously old fashioned in every respect (my dad said it hadn't changed from what he could remember) apart from the prices. The rib of beef is carved at the table and was brilliantly tender (£27.50). Roast potatoes were a let down and almost screamed of mass catering. Pigeon breast for starter was excellent (£10.50). It's the sort of place that serves spotted dick (£9) as a dessert without a hint of irony.

I would never go back but glad I've been especially as my dad paid.

Thanks for all the veggie options.

I'm going to The Hand and Flowers later this month, anyone been? any recommendations as to what to order?

Me too, quite excited...

Cheers Buckaroo... I want a lamb bun now

Having just moved to taplow I've just fired off a couple of table bookings I'm really excited about, the hinds head in a couple of weeks for the wife's birthday, and waterside inn in July for our wedding anniversary and i'm tempted to find an excuse and book the hand and flowers as it seems fully booked for so ahead!

The fat duck menu seems to read like a summary of heston's tv programme, when if I was to spend 200 a head I'd want fairly original stuff.... So for now it's not on the list...

the scotch eggs in the hinds head are ace... worth it as a little bar snack/side.
Waterside is amazing, the duck and cherry main dish is divine.. tasting menu is really good value and the sommelier will make the wine tome less daunting.

Good call with the fat duck but if you haven't been before it's an amazing experience but I went 6-7 years ago I think and the menu has barely changed so no urge to go back. I think it's stagnated quite badly as Heston is focusing on Dinner

Ate at Wheelers in Whitstable on Friday, SUCH a cute little place, only 6 tables, great seafood, obviously, it's between food and posh food, about £20 for a main, but it's BYO. Went with the stout battered oysters then the sea-bass, incredible, came with a variety of treats like crab bon bons and fondant potato, corn puree and harissa.

Here's what Jay Rayner thought: http://www.guardian.co.uk/lifeandstyle/2002/oct/27/foodanddrink.shopping1

Any suggestions for outlandishly amazing veggie food. Anywhere in the country. Anniversary next month and should have probably booked much earlier.

Come down to sunny Brighton!

Terre a terre is indeed very nice. But I want to defenestrate whoever it is that writes their menus. Ridiculous.