Ed's Easy Diner (Euston)

I went there for lunch. I ordered their combo (original burger, onion rings, fries and coleslaw).

My disappointment started with the portion of my order. On the menu it says it comes on big plate. Yes, it was on a big plate but several onion rings, average portion of fries and small coleslaw do not make up big portion. Also, when you go to an American Diner, you expect your patty would be bigger or thicker than usual. I ordered medium but it was dry. It tasted OK though. Onion rings and fries were not fresh. In addition, onion rings were very thick. It felt like eating onions.

Overall, it was an average experience for 8.35. I am not going there for burgers again.
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Wallblood - View all reviews by this user
6 Overall rating
Food 5 | Service 7 | Atmosphere 8 | Value for money 3
Thursday, November 11, 2010

Barely average. Given the price differential I would rather eat at McDonalds.

I opted for the equivalent of an extra-value meal: The fries were just chips, not french fries which I would have prefered (and expected) with a burger. They are bog standard chilled fries, and on their website they are advertised as being made from fresh Dutch potatoes - great, having worked in the food industry in the past this just means mass-produced average, bland chips. Anyone reading their website would think there was barely a potato in the country for chipping!

The burger was ok, plus points included a proper (slightly sweet) sesame seeded bun, and the burger itself was ok, but I asked for medium rare, and it came, medium well. Bad points - there was the most meagre amount of pickled gherkin on it (one little piece about the size of a pound coin. The cheddar cheese was not really melted, one single little ring of onion on the burger was a little disappointing

The coleslaw - again, average, whilst it may have been made on site, I very much doubt it. It tasted like the same stuff you can get in the deli counter at the supermarket, and so if it was homemade, they really need to sort out hte recipe! However, it is usually easy to identify home-made coleslaw.

Finally, the onion rings were ok, nothing special, but not bad either.

All-in-all I felt underwhelmed, and for the 8.75 this cost me without a drink, I feel like I would have been better off in McDonalds!

One final word about the staff, the guy at the till who served me was abrupt and rude. When he took payment, he did not give me a receipt, and when I said "you did not give me a receipt" his reply was "did you ask for a receipt?" I could only stand there and say "no" I was taken aback by this retort.
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Pdotie - View all reviews by this user
2 Overall rating
Food 2 | Service 1 | Atmosphere 4 | Value for money 2
Thursday, August 26, 2010

Called in for breakfast on Saturday 20th March. Opted for a coffee and a breakfast stack. This was a large hash brown with tomatoes, fried egg, bacon and sausage all placed on top and held in place with a wooden cocktail stick. Nicely presented and tasty but not worth £3.95. Didn't even come in a bap/bread roll or with any toast. Great staff, very pleasant, made you feel welcome.
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NICHOLAS HEATH
9 Overall rating
Food 8 | Service 10 | Atmosphere 10 | Value for money 7
Tuesday, March 23, 2010