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Cheap eating in England and London
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On Sat, 27 Dec 2003 11:35:55 +0000 (UTC), "Mike O'sullivan"
wrote: 2 more suggestions in Soho: Italian, 51 Greek Street. 3 courses for £6. Malaysian/Indonesian, Peter Street (off Brewer Street ,market), Nasi Goreng £6. Is the Bel Puri in Chapel Market still going? If so, you get a great all-you-can-eat Indian veg buffet for peanuts. |
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st wrote:
Self-cater. Safeway isn't expensive. I lived on a baguettes with cheapo processed chicken and philly. Terribly unexciting, but tastes good enough for me. And a daily coke to keep the doctor away. If you have access to an oven or microwave, you can really eat very well, and pretty healthily, by buying various pre-packaged dishes (huge variety) and salads, etc. If you shop around, you'd be surprised what you'd get for under a fiver, even in London. David -- David Horne- (website under reconstruction) davidhorne (at) davidhorne (dot) co (dot) uk |
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Miguel Cruz wrote:
Lil wrote: Just out of curiosity, is it possible to have a substantial dinner for $10 (US) or less in London? If you like kebab. I'm not sure if it's still around, but there was a chinese vegetarian buffet in one of the streets off Old Compton St.- it was definitely £5 a head anytime of day. Some of the dishes were a bit greasy, but some were also extremely good- and I'd usually avoid the chinese buffets in London- some are truly horrendous. When I was vegetarian, I used to go to Garfunkles- it _is_ a chain, of course, but the unlimited salad bar was pretty decent I thought. It's a while since I've been, but it used to be cheap. David -- David Horne- (website under reconstruction) davidhorne (at) davidhorne (dot) co (dot) uk |
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Tim Kroesen wrote:
"supermarket restaurant"...??? New concept to me... do you mean like the three plastic booths that sit near the Super-K-Mart 'deli' counter here in the US, or something less hard scrabble in England? The big supermarkets usually have restaurants nowadays- cafeteria-style, but some of them are quite big. David -- David Horne- (website under reconstruction) davidhorne (at) davidhorne (dot) co (dot) uk |
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On 28/12/03 2:40 pm, in article
1g6oj8m.ugq47qe55ybjN%this_address_is_for_spam@yah oo.co.uk, "David Horne" wrote: Tim Kroesen wrote: "supermarket restaurant"...??? New concept to me... do you mean like the three plastic booths that sit near the Super-K-Mart 'deli' counter here in the US, or something less hard scrabble in England? The big supermarkets usually have restaurants nowadays- cafeteria-style, but some of them are quite big. They're a good idea for the budget traveller - actually my daughter and I used to have "brunch" in Sainsbury's every Sunday morning. Not too bad. An idea I saw in a German travel guide was to eat in a place where families tend to eat (such as supermarkets, dept stores) and eat the stuff the kids left after they've gone. J; |
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"Ken Wheatley" wrote in message ... On Sat, 27 Dec 2003 11:35:55 +0000 (UTC), "Mike O'sullivan" wrote: Is the Bel Puri in Chapel Market still going? If so, you get a great all-you-can-eat Indian veg buffet for peanuts. I'll check next Friday. Where exactly is Chapel Market? |
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Jeremy Henderson wrote:
An idea I saw in a German travel guide was to eat in a place where families tend to eat (such as supermarkets, dept stores) and eat the stuff the kids left after they've gone. There's gotta be a line somewhere... My first time in Gibraltar, we stayed on a half-sunken barge in the harbour that provided accomodation and breakfast for 3 pounds. It was a really interesting bunch of people, and we had a great time talking and drinking on the deck in the evening. The accommodations ended up being scattered clusters of cushions and linens stashed in various corners above and below deck. Then, in the morning, some people went around collecting volunteers for breakfast detail, which turned out to involve a trip to the dumpster behind the Safeway supermarket in search of discarded damaged food. Envisioning a stiff competition with the rats for the best bits, my traveling companions and I went off and had breakfast elsewhere. miguel -- Hundreds of travel photos from around the world: http://travel.u.nu/ |
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In message , Kent
Wendler writes I am looking for advice on how to eat inexpensively in England and especially London. This is for a college student with limited funds on a study tour to Canterbury, Salisbury, Bath, Stratford, the Lake District, York, and a week in London. The tour includes some meals, but not in London, where the reservation is at the Strand Palace Hotel for a week. This will be in January. Therefore I will greatly appreciate whatever advice experienced English travelers can give for inexpensive dining while there. Thank you in advance. Have a look at my home page for some suggestions. There are several all you can eat buffets in London's Chinatown, for example, Mr Wu. There are also chains, such as Stockpot. Others include the Pollo in Old Compton Street, Soho, or the Chelsea Kitchen on the King's Road. You can eat healthily and cheaply at most sandwich shops, such as Pret A Manger. Or buy sandwiches from the many supermarket outlets such as Sainsbury's Local, Tesco Metro or Marks & Spencer. -- congokid Good restaurants in London? Number one on Google http://congokid.com |
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Jeremy Henderson wrote:
Just out of curiosity, is it possible to have a substantial dinner for $10 (US) or less in London? Take-aways, including fish & chips. Apart from that, I'd doubt it without knowing a specific and unusual bargain spot. J; Certainly, just use an accurate exchange rate! according to http://www.oanda.com/convert/classic on Monday, December 29, 2003 6 British Pound = 10.62900 US Dollar 6 US Dollar (USD) = 3.38696 British Pound (GBP) Contrary to whomever, £6 = $10 (plus change) not £12 the exchange rate is 1 British Pound = 1.77150 US Dollar 1 US Dollar (USD) = 0.56449 British Pound (GBP) Not £1 to $2 or at least that's what the internet says |
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