Go in and try it. You won't regret, especially after a few bottles of douro.
Where the tentacles on King Prawns then?
Best place to eat currently in Brixton
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Go in and try it. You won't regret, especially after a few bottles of douro.
Where the tentacles on King Prawns then?
Winot
I wholeheartedley agree with your viewpoint
I went to the pre-opening party last friday. The food was absolutely stunning. Best I have ever eaten in Brixton !!!A mixed Mediterranean menu, with some very tasty pizza thrown in for good measure.
Highly recommended
They officially open tonight I think.
Good luck to them - the food at the original Atlanticos was excellent but then they dumbed it down to pizza (albeit quite good) and then closed down. Wonder what they're going to do differently this time to avoid the same thing happening?
Mrs Miggins
Eternal
No it's not is it. It's still R unless I'm mistaken, he's just taken the lease back.
Ah right - all falls into place now. I know R and yes it is still him.
I'm all confused now. I've saw 'R' a week or few back and he confirmed that they (or the royal 'we') were going back to the old site and reopening.
But Drew, sensibly, pointed out that the name of the new restaurant is loosely based on the new owner's name. So whether there's a new figurehead is another matter, but they seem interconnected somehow.
And, to be honest, I'm now beginning to think I've got names muddled up. I've known the bloke I called 'R' for many a year, albeit through acquaintances mainly, hence I didn't feel cheeky enough to gatecrash the opening through an indirect invite. I'm beginning to fear I've my names muddled up.
But Drew, sensibly, pointed out that the name of the new restaurant is loosely based on the new owner's name. So whether there's a new figurehead is another matter, but they seem interconnected somehow.
And, to be honest, I'm now beginning to think I've got names muddled up. I've known the bloke I called 'R' for many a year, albeit through acquaintances mainly, hence I didn't feel cheeky enough to gatecrash the opening through an indirect invite. I'm beginning to fear I've my names muddled up.
Mrs Miggins
Eternal
well I only vaguely know R from clubbing years back but I ran into a mutual friend who knows R very well and he invited us to the opening and said R was involved - we couldn't go because we were in Scotland that weekend.
More than that - I do not know....
More than that - I do not know....
I'm all confused now. I've saw 'R' a week or few back and he confirmed that they (or the royal 'we') were going back to the old site and reopening.
But Drew, sensibly, pointed out that the name of the new restaurant is loosely based on the new owner's name. So whether there's a new figurehead is another matter, but they seem interconnected somehow.
And, to be honest, I'm now beginning to think I've got names muddled up. I've known the bloke I called 'R' for many a year, albeit through acquaintances mainly, hence I didn't feel cheeky enough to gatecrash the opening through an indirect invite. I'm beginning to fear I've my names muddled up.
Well whoever is in control has got it completely right, as the food is superb. (the choice of wines ain't bad either 
)I think it's alright, but I always found it fairly anodyne if I'm honest. Better West Indian food elsewhere, but without the comfortable seating and pleasant atmosphere.
Mrs Miggins
Eternal
When does it open? My lady-date is next week.
Pretty sure it's tonight.
ohmyliver
poppin' like a cork
Ooh, where. I like the story about the Trinidadian cricket team telling the 3 star hotel they were staying in when in London to skip the room service and head down to Bamboula and get them some jerk chicken
I used to love Mr Double's roti shack in Herne Hill, but that's under new management
@selfThere's a lot of good stuff around, but I've got fave choices dotted around the place. Consistency wise I rate Real Taste down in Water Lane - particularly excellent brown fish stews and red bean (and chicken foot) soup. Lick Finger does good curry too.
Jerk chicken's particularly variable - follow the drum bbqs and smell seems to be the best advice as the reheated stuff's invariably disappointing. Presently the bbq pit by the Brixton Village entrance of the market (the rapidly expanding Take Zwo) serves excellent jerk at the w/es. Bargain £3.50 lunch meals from the Atlantic Bakery and great saltfish dumpling from 1st choice.
Trinis in Clapham Junction is excellent if you want curry and roti, folded up Trini style. Pholourie at the weekends too. And the roti wagon in Station Road ain't half bad too - the very best dhal puri roti cooked to order in front of you, cheaply and quickly.
brucenbart
Well-Known Member
The Gallery is good but they don't use free range or organic chicken or have any intention to.
They're Portuguese by nature. It's lucky they don't slaughter them in front of you.
Brazas does serve free range chicken but whilst I like those guys, their piri piri chicken is several leagues below in the taste stakes. In general, everything's lovely enough about Brazas, but the food's a bit meh.
Brazas does serve free range chicken but whilst I like those guys, their piri piri chicken is several leagues below in the taste stakes. In general, everything's lovely enough about Brazas, but the food's a bit meh.
Mrs Miggins
Eternal
It's a takeaway at the front - so it doesn't look like a restaurant.
This is what Time Out said:
The Gallery
Waiting to be buzzed through a door at the back of a takeaway chicken shop keeps expectations low. But prepare to be enchanted by a courtyard-style restaurant with kitsch, mural-lined walls, terracotta floor tiles and a gallery tier above. At the time of our visit, the restaurant opened only on Friday and Saturday, but almost every table was occupied by relaxed, laughing customers being served with efficient skill by just two waiters who were kept perpetually out of breath, yet were still eager to practise their English chat-up lines. We opted for the flaming chorizo starter after spotting that our neighbours fishermans catch was decidedly small fry. Fishermans rice (arroz de marisco) and pork alentejana-style arrived a good while later, though both were worth the wait. The soupy arroz contained a more than generous amount of seafood, and the pork came richly marinated, teamed with clams and a handful of fresh coriander. We took a risk with dessert and chose the own-made Molotov, which, thankfully, contained nothing more explosive than fluffy sugared egg whites, swimming in toffee sauce.
Time Out Eating & Drinking Guide 2008
The Gallery
Waiting to be buzzed through a door at the back of a takeaway chicken shop keeps expectations low. But prepare to be enchanted by a courtyard-style restaurant with kitsch, mural-lined walls, terracotta floor tiles and a gallery tier above. At the time of our visit, the restaurant opened only on Friday and Saturday, but almost every table was occupied by relaxed, laughing customers being served with efficient skill by just two waiters who were kept perpetually out of breath, yet were still eager to practise their English chat-up lines. We opted for the flaming chorizo starter after spotting that our neighbours fishermans catch was decidedly small fry. Fishermans rice (arroz de marisco) and pork alentejana-style arrived a good while later, though both were worth the wait. The soupy arroz contained a more than generous amount of seafood, and the pork came richly marinated, teamed with clams and a handful of fresh coriander. We took a risk with dessert and chose the own-made Molotov, which, thankfully, contained nothing more explosive than fluffy sugared egg whites, swimming in toffee sauce.
Time Out Eating & Drinking Guide 2008
I can't find Rayner's original (gushing) review, but here's an extract of a latter article, a review of his for another Portuguese restaurant:
Continued at http://www.guardian.co.uk/lifeandstyle/2005/jul/17/foodanddrink.shopping1
Continued at http://www.guardian.co.uk/lifeandstyle/2005/jul/17/foodanddrink.shopping1
clandestino
no llevar papel
Do they do any vegetarian food at the Gallery? I've always wanted to see that back room, but assume it's all meat and fish...
I think they had one type of pasta on offer when I went and the rest was meat or fish.
