Barny's Place

Thursday, April 02, 2009 - Barny’s is a new burger joint in the fashionable Houndsditch area of London (like Shoreditch, only more poetic), run by Barny Stoppard, son of Tom…As a taste experience, it was between McDonald’s and Gourmet Burger Kitchen, but, for my money, way too close to the first and nothing like close enough to the second.

Wednesday, March 04, 2009 - The new Barny’s has seating for 40 and it’s quite nicely designed in a robust, industrial sort of way, with exposed piping, rough-cast concrete walls and counters, and utilitarian tables with Formica tops on tubular steel frames… the menu is pretty basic: just sandwiches and salads. Hold the giant snails. But the food itself is remarkably good, much tastier than at Pret or Leon, which is all you really need to know. From the serve-yourself salads, butternut squash with charmoula, coriander and pumpkin seeds, accompanied by a little jar of tahini, was delicious.