UK: what to eat out?

yirara

Right, that was interesting! I tried to get something to eat in two places yesterday and found out they only had lunchtime service. After traveling the whole day yesterday I was too tired to find something else and had chili con carne with rice. Not brilliantly done, but yummy enough. Today I'll put a bit more effort into finding something to eat.

yirara

And actually: I found it! Wood pigeon terrine with artisan bread and a salad on one evening and mackerel with salad and another type of equally yummy bread the other. Soooo fantastic!

KarenJanine

Sounds like you found some good eats!

tdillabo

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Sweepypie

When we eat out I mostly have Gammon steak with salad. I am from the UK.

melaniecheeks

I'm in the UK. My preferences would be:

Subway - 6 inch turkey and ham
Wetherspoons - any of the under 500 cal meals
Boots/ sainsburys/ Tesco - snack pack of sushi and a bag of nuts
M&S - mooli rolls (in the takeaway lunch time food section)
Proper restaurant - whatever grilled or baked fish is on the menu. Or I'll stick to the starters.
Yo! Sushi - crispy salmon skin roll and miso soup
Frankie and Bennys - Spaghetti Oceana
Corner shop - piece of fruit, cheese portion,

dizzieblondeuk

yirara wrote: »

Right, that was interesting! I tried to get something to eat in two places yesterday and found out they only had lunchtime service. After traveling the whole day yesterday I was too tired to find something else and had chili con carne with rice. Not brilliantly done, but yummy enough. Today I'll put a bit more effort into finding something to eat.

There's a sizeable difference between cafes - usually daytime opening only, concentrating on sandwiches and light lunches - and places called 'bistros' and suchlike, which are geared towards evening as well as daytime opening. Also, chili and other Mexican fare is pretty much the one cuisine that UK restaurants simply can't get to grips with - at least to a seasoned American palette, used to what is practically a local cuisine in many areas of North America! British chili is miles apart from it's American version! There are truly very few places where you can get a killer Mexican meal in the UK, but TripAdvisor can usually zero you in on the good ones!

Glad to hear you found a classic British bistro/restaurant, those dishes are totally modern British fare, and often incredibly well done. Got a deep hankering for grilled mackerel now!

yirara

dizzieblondeuk wrote: »

yirara wrote: »

Right, that was interesting! I tried to get something to eat in two places yesterday and found out they only had lunchtime service. After traveling the whole day yesterday I was too tired to find something else and had chili con carne with rice. Not brilliantly done, but yummy enough. Today I'll put a bit more effort into finding something to eat.

There's a sizeable difference between cafes - usually daytime opening only, concentrating on sandwiches and light lunches - and places called 'bistros' and suchlike, which are geared towards evening as well as daytime opening. Also, chili and other Mexican fare is pretty much the one cuisine that UK restaurants simply can't get to grips with - at least to a seasoned American palette, used to what is practically a local cuisine in many areas of North America! British chili is miles apart from it's American version! There are truly very few places where you can get a killer Mexican meal in the UK, but TripAdvisor can usually zero you in on the good ones!

Glad to hear you found a classic British bistro/restaurant, those dishes are totally modern British fare, and often incredibly well done. Got a deep hankering for grilled mackerel now!

Yes, and this being a seaside resort with little to do due to freezing temperatures, ice cold water and lots of wind (that's my impression anyway, being based in much hotter climates ) there were many of those places that only offered small bites during daytime, and, by the look of it an enormous amount of tourist restaurants with fast food and not too well prepared things. Interesting. At least I found out what a pier is good for: running on even ground if the landscape is far from flat and one (points at self) is not used to it. I wouldn't be surprised if there was a rule against running on the pier, but there were only few people there short before sunset.