[rescue] OT: Coffee in .uk

[Geoffrey S. Mendelson]

Bob Keyes wrote:
> I remember my first visit to London (which is an indepedant piece of the
> UK surrounded by England) in 1998 - and the coffee was horrible. Even in a
> supposedly Italian place. I have never been so happy to find a starbucks,
> and pay their high prices. Things weren't so bad this spring, but then
> again maybe CamdenTown is home to better coffee than Earl's Court.

Try Andalucci's on Shaftsbury Avenue. as in the Dire Staits song.

 
> I was also rather disappointed in the Indian food in London. I have been
> told it is the best Indian food of anywhere, including most of India. What
> I got was only passable. Then again, the restaurant recommendations were
> made by people who were not neccessarily in the know about such things.

Tons of them around there too. Stay off the beaten track.....

Geoff
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