Is a Dishoom a Mushroom that has been verbally abused?
When we were up seeing short-legs in Mancland a few weeks ago we made for Dishoom. Big, big mistake. The queue was horrendous so we went elsewhere.
Had a curry the 2nd night on the road behind Canal Street (yes, Gay Village !) and it was one of the best Iāve ever had. Itās called Arnero and I highly recommend it if youāre in Mancland.
BTW, we had a pizza the first night after the Dishoom refusal ā¦ beer by the 330ml. āDo you want a pint ?ā asks the waiter. āWhy, yes pleaseā says I. Bill at the end ā¦ Ā£12 for the pint. 2xĀ£6 for each 330ml bottle. When I questioned where was the remaining 92ml, there was embarrassed faces. Needless to say, I exercised my right to the āoptionalā service charge 
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But isnāt 660ml slightly more than a pint?
I suspect he got the pint glass and the waiters drank / resold the balance
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I would have made the bastards deduct the proportion of beer i didnāt get just to watch them struggle with the maths and then I would have sent them away again to remove the service charge
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Is that even legal to sell 330ml in the UK?
Surely Brexit stopped all that nonsense?
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Exactly ā¦ thatās why i wanted the other 92ml.
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In my defence I thought you were pished and couldnāt count - turns out it was me 
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Went to Bread Street Kitchen & Bar - Finsbury Circus yesterday.
One of Gordon Ramseyās places in The City
The strangest menu ever - ranging from pub grub, curries, well aged steaks, pasta, fish etc - eclectic but incoherent.
Had a Rogan Josh - well below bang average.
The only decent meal in our group was the steak.
Over priced, but rammed. Must be Xmasā¦
Went to Dinner by Heston, a favourite place of mine for pre-Christmas dinner with my Mum on Thursday; excellent as always (youāve not lived til youāve had the triple cooked chips here or at the Fat Duck and the tipsy cake imo).
Realised Iāve not shared this previously but I have got a restaurant spreadsheet that may be useful if youāre searching for somewhere good in London (and several international and Home Counties faves too).
Itās been a couple of years in the making - my methodology is explained on the Preamble page:
Any feedback or recommendations welcome!
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I was going to say āyou need to get out moreā but then thought āoh, wait, he doesā¦.ā 
Good work - will review properly later.
Feel free to use comments from my earlier post.
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A possible addition to the list - Le Manoir Aux Quatre Saisons, Great Milton near Oxford. It is fabulous (and fabulously expensive) and the best restaurant Iāve ever been to
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Top work fella!
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Been to 7 of the top 8
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Just been to Zaika in Kensington - top class Indian - thoroughly recommended
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Thanks for the suggestions - will add them in! Itās weirdly changed how I go out to eat in that Iām now much more inclined to go somewhere new so I can add to the list.
Itās been round my companyās London, NY and Luxembourg offices and a load of film/tv sets through actor friends (when I met Nicholas Hoult at a friendās Xmas party he told me heās a fan of my work 
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Sorry, who?
I can recommend Shahi Pakwaan, Aylmer Rd, Haringey. On the A1 just before it becomes Archway Rd.
ARK Copenhagenā¦ā¦ Vegan Michelin Starred. As a self confessed total carnivore was Pleasantly surprisedā¦ Lions mane mushroom with a yeast based sauceā¦ just like chicken and gravy 
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