Profil von Barty

Whilst I still mourn for the loss of Virgin Megastores (I have a weird loyalty to Virgin due to their good mobile service, great customer service, and the quirky, cute staff they hire), I have to admit that Zavvi is almost as good.

The shop floors are spacious - no more bum-touching like in HMV, when you try to squeeze past someone in an aisle - and the staff are still courteous, friendly, cute and quirky. Nice to see that they have carried over some of Virgin M’s traits.

They had a great selection of everything, and some really good offers. I am officially boycotting HMV in favour of Zavvi.

Not to my tastes, this place.

I’m not a huge pie fan, but when I want a pie, I want a *pie*. Not something random like mango, blue cheese and lamb stuffed into some pastry.
When I went, it was after lunchtime, and there were very few pies left. So I got a selection of the mini pies, but I didn’t really like them.

They were fresh, and hot - hence the 3 stars, not 2 - but… I don’t know. Is it too much to ask for just to get a standard british pie?

If you have eclectic tastes, this is for you! If you want something plain, hot, and typically British I would go next door and get an egg mayo sandwich from the sandwich shop next door!

Everyone in the office loves this place, and I’m sure they have good reason.

However, the one and only time I went there, my roll was rock hard. Literally. I threw it on the counter and it made a hollow thud.

One of the staff are friendly, and one not so much. But the prices are good, and if you go there and get something you like, that’s excellent!
But if you get a rock hard roll, don’t say I didn’t warn you.

Also - they load up on the butter, so if that’s not to your taste ask them not to put too much on.

Sorry Snack Bar, only 2 stars from me today.

Mmmmm meaattttt….

The perfect place for the Qype meat up!
I agree wit heveryone else here really: great steaks (half price tuesday, hell yeah!), good Cosmo’s (well, the second one was. Maybe I was getting drunker and they started tasting nicer?), and a pretty good margaritas for my first taste of one, I think.

As mentioned, its a bit of a pain that they no longer take bookings - and as a big group we struggled a couple of times to get everyone a seat. But all worked out well.

The desserts looked lovely, and next time i go back I might have to try the pulled pork… if i can pull myself away from the perfectly done steak. (Tip: the side of grilled onions might seem an unnecessary expense, but they were darn good with the steak and chips).

Very good service, efficient and friendly staff. Pretty waitresses too, if like some (not mentioning any names) you choose to ogle them!

The cocktails here are A-MAZING.
I was out with a huge group of friends - two of whom knew the barman - and he made us all this sky blue colour shot each...
Now, when I think of shots I think 'oh-my-God! Help! Tequila!' or 'I'm going to be sick - Sambuca!' but this blue stuff was divine. Possible one of the most heavenly things I have ever tasted... they sure know how to make 'em at Suburban!

Other than my out-of-this-world shot... the staff were lovely, the place was really nice, very charming, and it wasn't overly crowded - can't wait to go back!!!

I am still tipsy whilst writing this, but perhaps that is just testament to how awesome the place is, that I stayed there for 3 hours without sitting down :D (yes, my feet hurt)

As you will probably know, Theodore Bullfrog has just been host to Qype’s May party! Kudos to Qype for the open bar and free food, but back to the review…

First off, the bar staff were quality. They don’t serve cocktails as a general rule, but our barman had some experience in cocktail making, and made me a Cosmo as a one off - special treatment, woo! - and it was lovely. He made nice conversation with everyone, told me he knew me from somewhere, as they always do, and was consistently polite and chirpy :-)

No surprises here, but the drinks were good too. Mine were, at least, although I don’t suppose making a Martini and lemonade is so hard…

The food was top notch; really, really fresh and hot when first served (ouchy - wasn’t expecting that), very tasty and good quality. I have to specifically point out that the potato wedges were crispy and soft, as quite often you get served wedges that are soggy yet somehow hard in the middle, and I was very pleased with these.

Much as Theodore Bullfrog was really cool and a nice place in general, I do feel obliged to knock off a star for the fact that the toilets weren’t so hot (wet floors around toilets is always a bad sign, isn’t it?) and the room we were in was boiling - and not just for me. Apparently somebody asked them to open the windows, but only a couple of them actually opened. The rest of them were… ehm, novelty windows, if you will. So I sweated all night, and a few others were looking pretty red in the face. In all fairness though, it was a humid day and evening.

The smokers area (aka the pavement) was wicked - ashtrays that were emptied very regularly, and ‘shelves’ to place your drinks/empty glasses on, that were also efficiently cleared up.

Overall, Theodore Bullfrog was a great place and I can’t wait to go back there! Good choice by the Qype guys… looking forward to the next Qype party!

Sweeeeeeeets!!! Tons and tons of glorious new and amazing sweets!

I had walked past Cyber Candy on many an occasion, but never gone in for fear that it would be too expensive, mainly TV brands (the Simpson’s, etc.) or that I would just spend too much.

Well, the latter is true; but contrary to the sweets on display in the windows, it’s not all Simpson’s themed! (Although there’s a fair amount of American TV branded stuff)
I honestly could not believe my eyes when I saw some of the things in there, maybe the British are just sweet-prudes - how do we not make the same things over here? Saying that, according to their website, the wide range of flavoured Altoids they sell are actually made in Britain, we just don’t sell them. Weird.

I advise you to listen to Rob: don’t go to browse. I spent £13 in there, and I only left because I had someone waiting for me outside; I think I may have broken the bank otherwise.

There’s just too much stuff in there to list; but I nearly squealed with excitement when I found chocolate coated pretzels, made by the same people and in the same packaging as the ones I had when I was six years old, on holiday to NYC. Also, they have a range of ‘Willy Wonker’ sweets, which also bring back memories of my childhood, when they brought them out in the UK but stopped making them after about six months!
Be warned: the everlasting gobstoppers aren’t very everlasting :P

So if you are in London, here’s your to-do list for today:
Leave work early
Set a budget and a time limit
Go to Cyber Candy
Sit at home filled with memories, sugar and E-numbers, instead of that bottle of vodka :-)