Qype: Kings Arms in London

London - Eating & Drinking - Restaurants - Thai - Eating & Drinking - Pubs & Bars - Pubs


A gem of a pub moments from Waterloo. Make sure you're armed with Qype Radar/Google Maps on your phone, this pub is pretty darn hard to find!

Plenty of ales on tap and this is the kind of place that serves beer in jugs (which i love!). A good selection of crisps and nuts behind the bar, but unfortunately i was too late to try the Thai food. Some might call the Kings Arms an old man pub, but you'd be surprised how many youngsters are attracted to this place on a Friday night and it was pretty heaving by 9.30pm.

Smokers beware - Staff will usher you to a small alleyway to the rear of the pub for your crafty smoke. I'm not entirely sure why, but those are the rules!

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Qype: Fabric in London

London - Nightlife - Clubs


Fabric is one of those places you either love or you hate. Before going on Friday night i was most definitely a "hater". I'd painted images in my head of tight jeaned floppy haired wallies, pilled off their faces chatting about how we live in a world of systems just waiting to be broken down.

In many ways i was right......

Fabric does attract some disgusting human beings. But to be fair to the club, the vast majority of the crowd on Friday night were friendly, normal and up for a laugh. The atmosphere was good and the music was fantastic (more on this later).

If you can stomach the entry fee (£16), you'll actually be suprised to hear that drinks inside Fabric are reasonably priced (for a club).

Fabric's stock is rising in my eyes though. As mentioned, the music on friday night was awesome. James Yuill's midnight set was phenomenal and by the looks of things, they have acts of equal pedigree playing all the way up to New Year's Eve.

Summary: Great music. Great Location. Cheaper than i expected.... but still quite a few floppy haired wallies.

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Qype: Italian Graffiti in London

London - Eating & Drinking - Restaurants - Italian & Pizza


Decent pizza in a killer location on Wardour street. The service last night was friendly and quick and my Americana pizza was very good. The wine list here is slightly limited and very chianti heavy, but it's adequate.

This isn't the best pizza place in Soho (try the Soho Pizzeria) but it does the job.

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Qype: The King's Arms in London

London - Eating & Drinking - Pubs & Bars - Pubs


A very agreeable little pub with plenty of outdoor seating, but a distinct shortage of real ale on tap! Spitting distance from Tower bridge, friendly staff and excellent food. I wouldn't go so far as to say (like PubLondoner) "this is my favourite pub of all time". But it's certainly very good.

Fix the real ale problem and The King's Arms will be a 5 star pub!

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Qype: Latitude Group in London

London


Latitude are a full service internet marketing agency providing PPC, SEO, analytics, social media, display and affiliate services. I've known Latitude for a at least 5 years now and it's been really interesting following their impressive growth.

Client lists include Tesco, The Independent, Fitness First (the list goes on).

I can personally highly recommend Latitude's paid search services and i've heard great things about the new innovate marketing they are doing around social media.

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Qype: Bistro 1 in London

London - Eating & Drinking - Restaurants - Bistros


Cheap, but the food is nothing to write home about. As the other reviewers have mentioned below, you can get 2 courses here for under £10 which is fantastic value for central London. Unfortunately the food is probably only worth about a tenner. Don't get me wrong, i enjoyed the meal, but i couldn't help thinking as i munched on my sausage pasta - "I could probably make this" (that's a bad thing by the way!).

Service was friendly but patchy and the basement area of this Bistro 1 lacks atmosphere (you're much better off sitting upstairs).

Will I come back? Meh.... I'm not sure. If i'm feeling particularly frugal perhaps, but Soho is so full of cheap eateries that Bistro 1 will be quite low down on the list next time.

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Qype: Masala Zone Restaurant in London

London - Eating & Drinking - Restaurants - Indian - Eating & Drinking - Fastfood & Takeaway - Indian


There's something not quite right about Masala Zone and i'm struggling to put my finger on it. Don't get me wrong, the curry was delicious. I can highly recommend the Chicken Thali - A combination of rice, butter chicken, bombay vegetables, dahl and naan bread all for £11. The service was also attentive and friendly. All in all i had a really nice time and it's a great spot to soak up the beers guzzled in the pubs of Soho. I think it's the atmospehere and branding that gets my goat. From the outside, Masala Zone looks a fast food joint andthe inside feels like an airport lounge. Completely soulless. Now this standardized approach may appeal to some Brits, but it definitely doesn't appeal to me. There's no weird Indian music, no pictures of Ganesha on the wall and no Kingfisher! I'll say it again, this place has NO soul.

For an authentic Indian experience, avoid this place at all costs. For a relatively cheap, decent Indian meal... i'd give it go.

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