All reader reviews by OrientalHero
Stick & Bowl
We eat here quite regularly. It's very much a cafe type as opposed to restaurant. But that's one of it's attractions. Good basic south east asian food, not overpriced, served quickly. The waitresses speak lots of different dialects of Chinese and you'll notice lots of se asian people eating there.
One tip if the menu is confusing or you want something different from normal (which is pretty small anyway) is to order what you see other people eating.
Not good for large groups and more about individual plate meals as opposed to the communal dining of traditional Chinese restaurants. Of course you could still confer on the dishes you are all getting and still share. They do provide bowls on request to make this easier.
Their Crispy Belly Pork Rice is very good as is the Soya Sauce Chicken Rice although they might seem a little basic to western palates. NB: ask for the gravy on the side.
Wednesday, April 23, 2008
Overall rating 
Food 8 | Service 8 | Atmosphere 7 | Value for money 10
George's Fish Bar
Georges is situated right on Portabello, albeit at the less trendy flea market part near Golborne road. It was my local fish and chip shop for quite a while (and seemingly Jamie Olivers judging from all the pictures of him frequenting there!).
The fish is good with crisp light batter. The chips are large thick cut (but not wedge shaped). They do an entire range of food from kebabs to ribs to burgers, but I tend to stick to the fish (and the yummy ribs!).
The only issue I have with the place is the price. The fish alone is the price of fish and chips at other places. But that said, it's quite a consistently good fresh piece of cod that I end up with. Occasionally, it's so fresh its sweet to the taste.
It's a local fish and chip shop regardless of the copious amount of tourists on market days so you can get some real characters in there. The staff have been there quite a while so they're very efficient and dealing with the large queues that form at times (and some of the characters too!).
Wednesday, April 23, 2008
Overall rating 
Food 9 | Service 9 | Atmosphere 7 | Value for money 2
