21.50 for a 26 inch pizza O_O

Lets face it guys, size does matter. That's the golden rule at Rays Pizza. Never will you see a pizza with so many sexy inches. A friend of mine and I were feeling cocky at the time and thought we would be able to manage.
However, as you can see in the picture, that pizza was bigger than the both of us. We were still able to do a pretty good job cause we are fat bastards :)

This is the perfect takeaway for a hungry group of party hyenas. Starting at £21.50 you can order an epic pizza for the whole group. It's based between Russel Square and Euston, so if you're ever in those ends go and check the place out, it's in a bowling alley!!
If you're a scaredy cat or a mardy bum, you can also get a 8" pizza starting at £9 or a 12" one from £14.50.

Address: Bedford Way, London WC1H 9EU
Closest tube station: Russel Square
Phone: 020 71834483
Email: orders@rayspizza.co.uk
Website: www.rayspizza.co.uk
Menu: www.rayspizza.co.uk/london/menu.html

2 for 1 cocktails in Camden

Awwww men, how I wish I had known this place before! A friend of mine recommended this bar in Camden called Fifty Five Bar, and it was a spot on.

Every night of the week, before 8pm you get the chance of drinking two cocktails for the price of one during the happy hour. On average, a cocktail costs 7 quid, so that's £3.50 each!

When you go to the website to check the booze out, they have over 200 different cocktails, neatly divided into types of alcohol (tequila, vodka, rum, gin, whiskey, etc).
And, according to my friend, their confident staff know what they're doing and have the required skills to suit every palette. You can drink for cheap AND be picky about it :)

If you usually party after 8pm, fear thee not, for there is an option that may suit your demanding needs. On Monday they have a deal called "Monday Mojito Madness", which consists of two mojitos for the price of one for the whole night. Pretty good, huh? As I said in earlier posts, going out during the week is the best option for your pocket.

Oh, and thanks Li for your suggestion :)

£5 CAN go far in London

When I worked near Kings Cross, in the first couple of weeks my bank account kept draining steadily as I had to eat out every day. Luckily, I finally discovered STEAK+, a small Italian-looking restaurant on Grays Inn Road. It was the "Two courses for a fiver" sign outside that first got my attention.

I wasn't expecting anything too good out of it, but I was pleasantly surprised. As a starter, I had some Italian ham salad (prosciuto) and then as a main dish I had a massive steak. Both dishes were tasty and included good quality ingredients. After that day, I went there every day for lunch, and was never disappointed.

Apparently they also have a Sunday roast for £5.95 which has been highly recommended on tripadvisor. Oh, and they also have some vegetarian dishes, such as salads and something called "Vegetarian parcel" (scroll to the bottom of this post entry for the menu).


Address:73 Grays Inn Road, London, WC1X 8TP
Phone: 0207 242 0909
Closest tube station: Russel Square/ Kings Cross St Pancras/ Chancery Lane
Website: http://steakplus.co.uk
Menu: http://steakplus.co.uk/menu.html

Thai meal for a fiver

You heard me. Spicy Basil is a Thai place in Kilburn that offers good amounts of good quality food for 4 to 5.50 pounds.

The kitchen is in the same room as the seating area, so you can watch them cook your meal and make sure there's nothing dodgy going on! The ingredients they use are fresh and healthy, which avoids feelings of guilt after stuffing your face.

Because it's styled like a cafeteria, you may end up finding yourself eating with a random stranger...But it's part of the fun! And if you think it isn't, you can always take away. In fact, if you live around the area, you can even ask for home delivery.
The staff is nice but they're generally quite busy (a buzzy atmosphere is always a good indicator of a bargain, right?).


Address: 165 Kilburn High Rd, London NW6 7HY
Phone:  020 7328 6646
Closest tube station: Kilburn Park
Closest overground station: Kilburn High Road / Brondesbury
Menu: www.zomato.com/london/spicy-basil-kilburn/menu

Mexican food in Camden Town

Going to Camden with your stomach empty is torture: there are so many stalls with amazing smells emanating from them we feel the need to buy the first thing we see. However, if you manage to control the beast inside you you'll feel rewarded by the awesomeness of Mexican food.

El Mexicano is not far off from the seating area where all of the sickly pigeons hang around. You can see the stall in this mildly shaky video I found on youtube with my super powers of detection. The food they offer is nice, and their take away container is big enough to fill your stomach (some stalls in Camden try to rip you off). My favourite dish is the chili con carne with guacamole (yuuum!).

As I don't like eating where the pigeons shit, I usually walk to where the river is and sit by the lock (where the bridge), near a pub called the Ice Wharf. The only bad thing about eating in Camden is that the stalls close earlyish, around 6-7pm, so if you've gone out for a couple of drinks at night they'll be closed by then.




















This is my favourite place in Camden. What about yours? Have I been missing a cheap and delicious diamond in the rough?

Authentic Turkish food

Harran is a Turkish restaurant in Green Lanes, close to Manor House. I lived in that area for over three years and, sadly, I only discovered it during my last year.

Kebab food doesn't go down well in my stomach, so I tend to avoid these types of restaurants. However, when my grandma came to visit me in London, she had only just gone to Turkey. We were looking for a place to eat and she chose it (years of experience haha).

The food was absolutely amazing. We ate and ate and ate, until we couldn't even move. My grandma was stunned because she said the food tasted just like it did in Turkey. When we got the bill, we were surprised by how cheap it was, especially bearing in mind we had to roll out of the place on our bellies.

Since that day I always check it out on my way to Manor House, and it's always full of turkish-looking people (the best way of knowing that the food is authentic is when you see people from that culture eating there).

They have many salads, humus and falafel which will fill up even the greediest veggie :P
RAQUEL's advice of the day is that you stop yourself from asking for many starters, as if you do you won't be able to face the main dish like a hungry Samurai.


Address: 399 Haringey Green Lanes, London N4 1EU
Phone: 02 083 485 434
Closest tube station: Manor House / Harringay Green Lanes overground
Website: www.harranrestaurant.co.uk
Menu: www.harranrestaurant.co.uk/menu.html

Indian Food

This place has been recommended by a friend, and according to him it's the cheapest and nicest Indian/ Pakistani restaurant in London. It also has very good reviews in tripadvisor. It's called Tayyabs and it's just off Whitechapel Highstreet, in East London.

They cook traditional punjabi cuisine and have food available for vegetarians; they have halal food, spicy food, and the restaurant is accessible for people with disabilities (you'll appreciate it if you ever break your leg). They don't serve any alcoholic drinks, but you're more than welcome to bring your own booze, which is unusual for a restaurant.

This place is always quite full, so I suggest you book in advance in order to escape the long queues :) Also, because it's generally packed don't get upset if the waiters seem to rush you, I've been a waitress myself and it must be so stressful to have so many customers!



Address: 89 Fieldgate Street, London E1 1JU
Phone: 020 724 795 45/ 020 724 764 00
Closest tube station: Whitechapel / Aldgate East
Website: http://tayyabs.co.uk/contactus.php