Where should I take my Mun for dinner on Monday?

[Michael Palaeologus]

I havent really experienced the full range of ED restaurants. The blessed Mother arrives on Monday and I would like to take her to an ED restaurant. Noting too posh, Mothers methodist upbringing would not approve.

Easy walking distance of home (by Goose Green).

Ta!

[SeanMacGabhann]

Mike

I'll never forget dad-in-law coming with us to The Bishop on New Years Day - a born and bred Mail reader he survey the scen and declared "So this is what the chattering classes are like"

on a Monday night the restaurant scene will be wide open. From your description I would possibly recommend Le Moulin - French name but plenty of good honest grub my Mum would love too - very unpretentious

Possibly too far up LL? What type of food would she prefer?

[dulwichmum]

Darling Mr SeanMacGabhann,

It really sounds as though you know your stuff! I think you should be the resident food critic for the entire forum - with regular reviews published on your very own thread. Obviously this would involve lots of free meal opportunities...

[SeanMacGabhann]

cough.. straight out of left field, a compliment thrown my way. By none other than....DM herself. I need say no more and content myself that this day will get no better.

I don't know if I know my stuff... I don't seem to be able to even type properly these days.

Back in the day, I had a very similar idea (reviews etc) and created a whole 12k of HTML code that led to

www.timamansio.com

It didn't look like that - that's an update I did this week just to appease a mate who NEVER stops bugging me about it

So I put a link to this place (far better) on the page and a vague teaser

I am however, an inveterate procrastinator (Chuir ar an m?ar fada ?)so whether anything will happen remains to be seen

[Mark]

I'd say take your mum to upstairs at the EDT (if it's open that night). Quiet, spacious, not smokey and a decent lamb shank.

[Keef]

Mike, your Mun? ... If you were Irish I'd think you were talking about your bloke ;-)

[dulwichmum]

OHMYGOD - Sean! It has been soo long since I saw that written down, or heard it said - Fatima Mansions!!! The place of my grandmothers birth. You make me smile!

[SeanMacGabhann]

and YOU DM are the first person to get the Fatima Mansions reference

I would love you more if you meant the band not the apartments .. but still...

[Michael Palaeologus]

Oy! Back on topic the lot of you! How dare you question proclivities on a thread about the blessed Mother.

So far only Sean has come up with sensible suggestions. Given the fact that I know you are a bibulous crew I cannot believe that an encyclopedic knowledge of LL eateries is beyond our collectve ken.

:))

(The aforementioned off topic posts have been removed - The Administrator)

[Muttley]

My in-laws' favourite is Franklins, though you sometimes have to look through the menu a couple of times before you find meat that isn't offal (as opposed to awful, which it never is).

[dulwichmum]

Dear Sean,

The band was taken for granted, the location an added bonus! Am I the only person who still remembers In Tua Nua?

DM

[SeanMacGabhann]

November November Preparation It's Creation

we will get lounged if we're not careful

On topic: if my Mum liked her steak I would say Franklins as well - best steak in town

[benjaminty]

Walk to the Herne on Forest Hill Road ... Palmerston food but at decent prices. Simply cannot be bettered ... and you don't have the the chairs that are way to high for the tables (a la Franklins styleeee - very odd!)

[brianb]

try mcdonalds in rye lane

[dulwichmum]

Dear Brianb,

Poor Mr Mikewbate is not looking for high salt content and Fruit Shoots - they will send his mother wild! I love Mr Banjaminty's suggestion. It sounds just perfect.

DM

[Incitatus]

Good call on both Banjamiinty, my thighs still bare the scares from my last visit to Franklins.

[benjaminty]

I'm so glad you agree with those tables..... I was beginning to think it was just me. such a daft thing to stop me eating somewhere ... but there we go ... =)

[Jah Lush]

Personally I'd take her to Le Chardon. You can't go wrong in there. Lovely grub and good service.

[ratty]

Mum's love Le Chardon! And Le Chardon loves Mums!

Job done me old china!

[Jeremy]

Le Chardon is not bad I guess, and I do love the interior. But... "good service"???

[rob]

Chardon, Palmerston, Franklins, Sema Thai - we're really spoiled aren't we? All four of those would provide a very pleasant night out.

[Jah Lush]

Yes, good service Jeremy. I've been going to Le Chardon for years and they've always looked after me very well in there.

[ratty]

Me too Jah! (Are you really Jah?) Always found them to be Excellent in Le Chardon!

[Jah Lush]

No, but I am a lush. Well, I have been in the past and seeing as it's Friday I probably will be tonight too. You're not really Ratty either are you?

[*Bob*]

Only been to Le Chardon once. Service was indeed bad. Starters were all but finished by the time the wine arrived, despite asking a number of times. Similar number of requests and wait for the bill too.

Food was.. 'ok'...

Maybe they were having an off day.