The Rough Guide to London Restaurants Mini (London Restaurants (Rough Guides)) [Paperback]

Charles Campion (Author)

Book Description

Series: London Restaurants (Rough Guides) | Publication Date: November 8, 2001

The Rough Guide to London Restaurants includes reviews from Southall to Soho. All the establishments reviewed are recommended - no space is given over to negative selections. Chapters are divided by neighbourhood, making it quick to compare reviews within your local area. One of the great strengths of London's restaurant scene is its diversity, so the Rough Guide rates French, Indian, Chinese, Italian and British restaurants alongside more unusual types such as Caribbean, Turkish, Polish and Ethiopian. Also included is a directory of bars in each neighbourhood for those meeting for a drink before or after a meal.

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"The best London restaurant guide." The Guardian "In line with other rough guides this guide is clear, concise and eminently usable." M. Thronley, amazon.co.uk --This text refers to an alternate Paperback edition.

About the Author

Charles Campion is a well known restaurant critic having done regular work for the Evening Standard and several food and drink magazines.

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Product Details

• Paperback: 704 pages
• Publisher: Rough Guides; 4th edition (November 8, 2001)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1858287413
• ISBN-13: 978-1858287416
• Product Dimensions: 5.5 x 3.8 x 1.2 inches
• Shipping Weight: 10.4 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 4.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (5 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #5,741,618 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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9 of 9 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars A Diamond in the Rough, July 19, 2000

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Jan and Dave Summerville (Warrenton, VA USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: The Rough Guide to London Restaurants (London (Rough Guides), 1999) (Paperback)

This guide includes 350 entries with the stated criteria for inclusion being that the restaurant is both recommended as a place to dine and that "it must be possible to eat a meal for 35 pounds a head or less." (We do note no definition as to what precisely represents a meal is given.) As such it includes eateries that range from the inexpensive to the moderately pricey.

Each entry is given one page that includes a price range, e.g. 8-40 pounds, with the lower figure representing the least one can "get away with" (per person), and the higher being the cost "if you don't hold back". Again these definitions are loose, but the price ranges in our experience prove reasonable.

Each eatery is discussed in plain English, no obscure symbols here, as to type of cuisine and ambiance, with numerous sample menu items being given (prices included). The reader is left with a relatively accurate idea of what to expect.

The guide orders restaurants by location, rather than alphabetically or by cuisine, a feature that we prefer but some may find inconvenient. Indices listing all entries by both cuisine and in alphabetical order are included in the back.

We do note that several very renowned places are conspicuously absent here. Whether those eateries are ignored for culinary reasons or otherwise is not discussed.

Do not expect a relative rating of each restaurant, there is none given. We consider this somewhat of a weakness; it would be helpful to know if a place is just recommended or if is considered outstanding. A short list of favorites by cuisine is given, but comparison ends there.

Physically the book is reasonably small and will easily fit into most handbags. Weighing only about ten ounces it is readily toted about.

As a compendium of the author's 350 favorite dining spots, the book is a prodigious effort. We have replaced our 1999 edition with this updated version. As frequenters of London we find this guide well worth having; it is one of the few that will accompany us on our next trip.

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Perfect Addition to a Guide Book, October 15, 2003

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rizabiz "rizabiz" (Westhampton Beach, NY USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: The Rough Guide London Restaurants 5 (Rough Guide to London Restaurants) (Paperback)

I bought this book as a gift for a friend who lives in London. Since he wanted to try some new restaurants we paged through Time Out magazine and consulted this book. We found an absolute hidden treasure of a restaurant. Description and price were accurate. Location breakdown is convenient and information seems to be correct. Note---it does not have every restaraunt but highlights a few in each neighborhood.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars I'm taking this to London, July 30, 2005

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F. Nicholas Jungman (Wichita, KS United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: The Rough Guide to London Restaurants - 7th Annual Edition (Paperback)

What a cool book! The restaurants are listed by neighborhood and spotted on a map. So if you're wandering London and find yourself in, say, Soho, you can instantly find the author's dozen favorite restaurants within walking distance, each with a short review and specific dish recommendations. There's also an index by food type, and a color front section listing the author's favorites across the city in a handful of categories. It's not comprehensive, and that's *good*, because you're not overwhelmed with choices. And the author's choices skew toward the moderate and inexpensive (although that's a relative term in London), so it's perfect for the average, casual tourist.