Time Out Cheap Eats in London (Time Out Guides) [Paperback]

Sam Le Quesne (Compiler)

Book Description

Series: Time Out Guides | Publication Date: June 10, 2005

With more than 700 reviews of the best-value restaurants, caf-s and pubs in town, Time Out's Cheap Eats in London is the city's essential guide to eating out on a budget. This completely updated third edition - complied by the publishers of London's most extensive and highly regarded guide to restaurants - contains even more ideas for low-cost meals, ranging across the spectacular diversity of cuisines found in this most cosmopolitan metropolis. Detailed maps, copious colour photos, and a menu of dish-explanations (from agedashidofu to zrazy) ensure ultimate ease of use. Capital dining for under -20 a head.

Product Details

• Paperback: 384 pages
• Publisher: Time Out (June 10, 2005)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1904978401
• ISBN-13: 978-1904978404
• Product Dimensions: 6.5 x 4.1 x 0.7 inches
• Shipping Weight: 5.6 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #2,246,998 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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15 of 15 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Fabulous!, November 11, 2005

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Rach (NYC) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Time Out Cheap Eats in London (Time Out Guides) (Paperback)

This book is an excellent source for anyone who wants to find good, cheap restaurants in and around London. Having already been there many times, I just picked this book up to help plan my next trip (in just over a month!)and have found it to be invaluable. I even see a number of our favorite restuarants already listed! Here are some reasons as to why I am in love with this book:

1. Size - it is pocket-sized - perfect to bring along on the trip with you without being bulky like many travel books. Can even fit in a purse to carry around with you on a daily basis while in London.

2. Organization - The book is divided into sections of London, complete with maps, so you will always be able to locate a restuarant near to where you are. The maps help you locate streets and restaurant locations, and there is also an index if you want to look up a restaurant by name, not location.

3. Authority - Time Out is a trusted source of info, and they provide excellent detailed reviews of each restaurant. Furthermore, their reviews are annonymous - they don't announce who they are at the restaurants they review, and they pay in full like any other customer.

4. Coupons! Need I say more? :) There are three 25% off vouchers to use at about 10 different specific restaurants.

I am an avid traveler and I have to say this is one of the best guides I have come across. It is organized, informational and compact. It is great for the budget traveler or for a regular traveler who wants to try some of the good, less expensive restaurants London has to offer. The only drawback is its limited use...the coupns expire in May 2006, and like any other dining guide, it is only useful if the establishments stay in business.

4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Eat well without breaking the bank, November 5, 2006

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Kate J. (Austin, TX USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Time Out Cheap Eats in London (Time Out Guides) (Paperback)

I purchased this book before a recent trip to London and found it to be an invaluable resource. Granted, you might not consider some of the restaurants listed in this book "budget" restaurants by U.S. standards, but in London, they are. I primarily used the information about restaurants in the Marylebone High Street area and found several gems, including the Golden Hind, where you can have delicious fish and chips. The book helped me find great spots frequented by Londoners.

A word of advice: Even if you're sticking to one or two neighborhoods, peruse the entire book. Some of the chains found across the city (including Pret a Manger and Yo! Sushi) are listed in a single section but actually have multiple locations.

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Invaluable Resource, November 25, 2006

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J. Falk (Chicago, IL United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Time Out Cheap Eats in London (Time Out Guides) (Paperback)

We have been to London many times and have always been disappointed by the food - the price is so high and we didn't seem to get the quality we wanted. I bought this book and we used it to find a place to eat every day for a week! This is a must have. I did find a few discrepencies in the book - restaurants listed in the index but with the wrong page number, restaurants on the maps but with no write-up. But these were minor.

Like another reviewer said, you may not consider it cheap for US standards but it is for London. We tried restaurants in multiple locations (not just one neighbor hood) and always went out for a late lunch so we could catch lunch prices. My favorite places were Daquise (Polish), Sofra (Turkish - a mini chain with multiple locations), Belgo Centraal (Belgian - they have a great lunch menu special). It was worth the price to buy this book. It also took some of the stress off of us - we didn't wander the streets thinking 'where are we going to eat'.