Back to work today and two visits; both in Dean Street West. Make Mine (www.makemine.co.uk) was interesting but I'd probably not go again. It was my first experience and I found it a chaotic process, in that I ordered and then waited with a mass of others for my name to be called out. My choice of a Marrakech wrap (roast chicken, cous cous, roasted peppers etc.) was pretty expensive at £4.75. It was so huge and fat it was impossible to eat elegantly, so it's not something to eat with your boss, your boyfriend or a glamorous girlfriend. Strangely, despite it's size, I didn't feel particularly full afterwards. Still, others must think otherwise, as although it was relatively early, it was packed with people bringing in large lunch orders.
An after work drink with RM was called for and so we met at a pub called Nellie Deans. It appealed to me as I spent over 20 years in Yorkshire living next door to a lady called Nellie Dean (I'm sure there's also a song of the same name!). At 5pm the pub was relatively quiet inside although people were enjoying the best of the sunny weather by standing outside. The menu looked good value with sandwiches at £2.90 and mains like lasagne and sausage and mash for £4.50. The church like pews around the outside, were not very comfortable, the Chilean Sauvignon Blanc was was not particularly cheap or chilled (we had to ask for ice to be put in the chiller which would otherwise have maintained it at the room temperature at which it was served) and so I'd not rush back.
Not the most successful of days in terms of quality, but at least it's two more down.
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