Monday 25 February 2019

You Decide 2019


It's that time of year again, when all you sadistic bastardslovely people get to decide the subject of an upcoming blog review.

Each year we go through the same rigmarole of my offering a list of restaurants I actually want to go to, which get roundly ignored in favour of a list of absolute shitshows that people have added themselves. But you know what, I am nothing if not an optimist so I'm going to get you started off with a selection of some of the country's best restaurants that I've not yet been to (or not booked in to go to, which is why Sat Bains isn't on the list - I'm going in March) and even if they get ignored at least I can say I tried.

Rules, as ever:

1. I can't have reviewed the restaurant before (have a quick Google if you're unsure)

2. It has to be either in London or easily accessible from London (I'll get on a train but I'm not flying to Athens)

3. Please check the restaurant you want to vote for hasn't already been added before you add it yourself.

I'll close the voting in 48h, so 2pm on Wednesday. That should be long enough for a representative sample.

EDIT: Cripes, Le Gavroche it is. Thanks to all who voted! Guess I'd better start saving...

10 comments:

William Leigh said...

Buffet Hut sounds epic.

Heloise said...

Howay you lot, let's finally send him to Le Gavroche.

Heloise said...

PS. Though we might want to start a crowdfunder so he doesn't need to remortgage his house.

Craig Peters said...

Buffet Hut is tempting however already done something similar. I say Wimpy.

Alex C said...

+ 1 for the Gavroche (though one of it's most regular customers confided she's stopped going now - you can only order online 3 months in advance and she can't do that at the right moment so has gone off it.) Still there's something rather marvellous about sending Chris there (normaly so hot onto the latest thing) just as it's loyalest customers are deserting...

Anonymous said...

I've voted for The Ledbury too. It's so outdated and expensive for what is, I reckon Chris would have as bad a time there as he would at any of the shit places on this list.

Alex C said...

Out of curiosity - where is the link to the poll?

Anonymous said...

Shit I meant Le Gavroche not The Ledbury above!

Anonymous said...

Return to Le Gavroche?

Wheres the fun in that?

The You Decide is great because you get to to read reviews of places that food blogs dont go to.

Enjoy your disappointing "rest on their laurels" meal from the Roux (much like I hear Waterside Inn is now). Stick to the classics.

Edesia.

Alex C said...

You could save yourself a lot by gonig for the lunch instead - 3 courses for £77 inclucing 1/2 a bottle of wine, water and coffee.
Could it used to be £45 for that not that many years ago...