London - Meat Liquor

Over the Christmas period I went to a few different places, and as my Bristol adventures have been fairly lax lately, I thought I'd share these instead.

One of these restaurants was Meat Liquor, just off Bond Street.

The place itself is styled like a derelict, underground, American Diner; it's very dark, has graffitied walls, and loud music. There are also cages where rolls upon rolls of blue paper towels are piled high. This is almost an ominous sight, but as we found out later, they were SO necessary. We were sat at a table with three young businessmen who didn't particularly suit the place, and who were talking about something very boring to do with the economy. These were soon replaced by two young'uns, (a couple? or were they just friends? we couldn't tell..), who were much more interesting to listen in to.

Now for the food. If you're in the mood for a burger and fries, my God this is the place. Oh and the onion rings! who can forget the onion rings? They were absolutely amazing. And the size of my face. The food is served all together crammed onto a tray, and although this approach is unconventional, it really works. The burgers taste fantastic and are a far cry from anything I've previously had burger-wise; they don't hold back and come with all the extras. The fries were typical, American style french-fries, but were still bloody good.

There are only two things that I would warn you about Meat Liqour. One is that you must be prepared to get messy. The blue towels become your most beloved friend, and are essential in your quest to try to counter the amount of food that is steadily appearing all over your face. And secondly, be prepared to feel full. Very, very full. Not only was I was very silent on the way home, but I then had to lie down for the rest of the afternoon.

However, through all this pathetic semi-suffering, I kept thinking how wonderful it was that a meal that had made me feel this full, had only cost me about a tenner.

J