What do you think? Are these famous London foods worth the money and the hype? Do you have a recommendation for somewhere else we should try? Let us know! Watch next: Trying Fish and Chips in London for the First Time: ua-cam.com/video/CjTvkxqlE5Q/v-deo.html&t Trying Iconic London Foods (pie, mash & liquor & jellied eels): ua-cam.com/video/g80hQvv9nm8/v-deo.html&t Visiting Borough & Camden Markets for the first time: ua-cam.com/video/ixUDfMXX4oE/v-deo.html&t Trying fish and chips by the seaside for the first time (Whitby): ua-cam.com/video/p70kNGqQ0Jw/v-deo.html&t
London has gotten expensive, That beigel shop was there in the early 70's, well one at 159 Brick Lane anyway, don't know if still the same family as had a Jewish name then and a Salt Beef Beigel was under 10/- (50p), thought that was expensive then.
General rule of social media food is if it's just influencers bigging it up it's going to be average but if real people are bigging it up it's going to be good.
Absolutely as were most of the prices they paid for food in London. Jacket potato, a crumble and those strawberries with or without chocolate so basic and the first two are so easy to make at little cost.
Crumble is very easy to make: you’ll find lots of simple recipes online using seasonal fruits….no need to pay a lot to buy it from one of these places. Classic ones include apple and blackberry in the autumn… or gooseberry. Always have with a good custard or vanilla ice cream. Hot crumble with cold custard 😋
@@Nick_JarrettI live by the coast now, but was bought up in London, there were no shortage of blackberries there either, I used to find windfall cooking apples and me and the kids used to go blackberry picking, I would cook the apples and freeze them and the freeze the blackberries seperately, crumbles were an old favourite for hubby and the kids, I'm not keen on cooked apples but loved to slice a banana in my custard. If you can cook you can eat well, I was relatively poor, but there were plenty of cheap markets in London back then.
They may not want to share, but if it’s quiet, you can always ask a stall holder where they go to eat. Many years ago I had a stall in what was the trendiest of all the London markets. Pretty much every stall holder used to go to one place to eat, a few minutes away from the market that carried no signage, had no set menu, the service was near instant and the prices incredibly low. Each day the chef would pick two or three options from what was available at the food markets, and those were your options. That particular guy happened to be a superb French chef who preferred a low overhead/high volume business rather than struggling to afford a fancy restaurant with London style overheads. But the same runs true for all the markets around London, especially the more wholesale places like Smithfield’s, Billingsgate etc. there are always a couple of places very nearby, where traders can get in and out quickly and get a very good meal at a very good price.
My tip would be try Gary Eats' channel on UA-cam. He's a great genuine British guy and he reviews restaurants all over the United Kingdom and the Republic of Ireland. He reviews all kinds of eateries, from high end to back street and he would, I'm sure, come up with a few places you'd like to try! A lot of 'famous' places, especially in London are hopelessly over-hyped with eye watering prices to match and are popular more to be seen in to be on trend than because the food's any good.
Don't worry across The Pennines here in Lancashire this lass has commented pretty much the same. 😃 I guess they are just experiencing what others have recommended or reviewed.
If you want good Indian food without paying tourist prices, make your way to Southall where there is a large Indian/Pakistani population and lots of cafes and restaurants.
100% ! I was born there, and although the family scattered all over the place, if there was a family get together, birthday, whatever, we would all make the pilgrimage back to Southall for a meal. Whether you want street food, a hearty lunch, a fancy dinner or anything in between Southall has got you covered. The history of Southall was of workers being encouraged to come to the UK from India and Pakistan in the post war era. Typically men came first and their wives and families followed once they had got established. This meant thousands of men who needed cooking for and wanted good home cooking. Places sprang up everywhere, with different places catering to the tastes of particular regions. When families did become established, British houses are still too small to have a traditional extended family and women often had to work. Without the space or time to cook everything at home, some restaraunts and businesses switched to making specialty items that were too much hassle to make at home, so you will find places that specialize in just making sweets, or breads, or bulk things like samosas both for everyday customers and for the huge weddings and celebrations. It’s often referred to as little India and is one of my favourite places, even tourists from other countries with desi backgrounds regard Southall as a place they must visit if they go to the UK.
@@TheMagicGeekdomHe's right! Or just go to Brick lane near Soho ! Fantastic food and prices ! Your paying to much my friend ! Goodluck and enjoy yourselfs 👊🙏💕🏴
As a Londoner, I would eat Indian food in Drummond Street or Tooting. Don’t fall for the hype, go to Diwana Bhel Poori House (since 1975)or another Indian/Bangldeshi restaurant in Drummond St. Dishoom is just a chain. Also, as a Londoner, I wouldn’t eat in a place that charges £11 for a jacket potato, they’re having a giraffe.
I left a quite few years ago but the then plasticy tables and chairs at Lahore Karahiin in Tooting were a good place to be. Looks like it's had furniture upgrades at least since then.
Also as a born and bred South Londoner, I would second the Tooting suggestion as well as anywhere else in London with a large South Asian population, such as Wembley or Southall.
Who cares if Dishoom is a chain? It’s modelled on the Iranian cafes in Mumbai (which I’ve been to) and the food is excellent - also completely different to the style of Indian you get in Tooting. It’s possible to enjoy and love both you know
@oporter36 The trouble is, Dishoom is so overhyped all over social media these days that some visitors seem to think it's the only place to go to get good Indian food. I've seen so many London UA-cam vlogs that feature Dishoom that you'd be forgiven for thinking it's the only option. There's nothing wrong with sharing alternative (and possibly better) suggestions.
I love how you guys explored both the hype and the hidden gems. The breakfast at Dum sounds incredible, especially with that fresh naan! And those cube croissants--what a unique twist, even if they were a bit underwhelming. The chocolate-covered strawberries at Borough Market seem like a classic, but I get why you found them a bit basic. Overall, it looks like you had a delicious time! Can't wait to see what you try next!
The Beigel shop is actually not that bad. I seem to remember that it was shut down in the summer due to financial problems. Everyone goes in the Beigel bake but prefer the Beigel shop if only because it's normally a bit quieter.
Happy crimbo! Those prices though, London is weird and amazing. I live in the W Midlands where we get value for money. We don't get tourists where I live, last ones in my local pub was a couple from NZ about 10 years ago....We still talk about them.....
Dishoom is the GOAT. I live next door to the one in Manchester. It's hard not to visit regularly. The main meals outside of breakfast might not be "the best" Indian but they have a unique take on their dishes and I'd rank them in the top 10% of Indian restaurants I have visited. Which is a lot over the last 40 years.
Borough Market has always been a great place for good food, but since sooo many people have landed on it for UA-cam/Insta etc, the prices have gone waay up, and there are far more stupid hipster stalls (like the strawberry place) massively overcharging for the 'experience'. Used to be able to get a decent lunch for £4-6... And yes, what is called a bagel, is actually a Jewish thing which is spelled 'beigel' in Yiddish and pronounced with the ei like in height. When you know, you know, and saying 'bay-gel' in good beigel shops marks you out. You won't get worse service or food by any means! But....
@@TheMagicGeekdomyeah I live in London and borough market is nice to go once in a while, take a friend if they are visiting etc, but I avoid it at the weekends and wouldn’t eat there.
Never understood the hype around having to go to Dishoom in London, there’s literally one in Birmingham and you rarely ever have to queue. It’s a chain restaurant 🤷🏻♂️
Whichever one you go to, the service seems great the first time, but on repeat visits you realise it’s very scripted. I even think the queues are manufactured to some extent
To paraphrase NSTAAF (talking about if cinemas should be well lit or dark); "People don't go to the opera to watch opera. Because eveyone knows opera is ****. They go to be _seen_ going to the opera. And to try and out-do everyone else with their social status and peacock finery." So with food and social media. Some tourists pay rip-off prices to go to the opera too. Amirite?🤨
@@TheMagicGeekdom oh I've heard tales of some of my friends queuing for ages or struggling to get bookings. The one in Birmingham is pretty easy to get in and I believe it's essentially the same menu (someone that's been recently might know different)
The beigel shop has been a 'viral sensation' for at least 100 years, i used to grab dinner back there in the 1980s at 2am, when heading home from work.
£11 for a baked spud? Daylight robbery. And crumble is always humble because it's so basic, easy and cheap to make. I always add porridge oats and demerara sugar to mine to give it extra texture.
By the sounds of it from your description the borough market crumble was a real crumble with real custard. The Xmas market one looked, much like the one at the Edinburgh's Xmas this year, a weirdly over sweet and syrupy dessert with cornflour custard. Not unpleasant but not crumble. The tartness against the sweet crumble and custard is where it's traditionally at.
I had a crumble from Borough Market just October. I know my crumble and that was delicious, the custard was so good, had again at Leeds Christmas market, nope, naff. Custard was definitely packet, like Lidl’s instant 😂😂
India Club at London's Aldwich (across from the India High Commission) used to be the most truly authentic South Asian eatery in Britain. It opened in 1951, and was very club-like, basic, and filled with expat Indians. It was a favourite of mine when a stray uncle or my godfather would treat my junior school roomies and I to lunch during a school Saturday exuent. It closed last year. Veerswamy on Regent St is still around though, almost a century after first opening. Excellent as it remains, at £100 per head, on average today, it's beyond my pockets.
I’d recommend anywhere off the beaten track, so many great places to eat in London for a reasonable price, you where in mainly tourist traps, Camden Town market is superb if you choose the right places
Great video 👍 The Bagel dough mix will affect the taste,in San Francisco they still use the hundred year old dough starter it changes if the dough is used outside the San Francisco bay😮
Yaaaay beigel bake - honestly get happy when I see tourists or non-Londoners try it, love it so much that we went on our wedding day with a photographer for a salt beef!
I feel very sorry for anyone in food manufacturing at the moment but bakers are especially feeling the costs. No cookies is worth five quid but even at that price I doubt they make more than 10 or 15% net profit on each one with the cost of energy, rent and ingredients at the moment.
@TheMagicGeekdom they do 3 types milk chocolate, triple chocolate and a limited edition that changes. I have had a lot of cookies in my time and the milk chocolate ones are like cookies I have never had anywhere. They are made with golden sugar that gives them a unique taste
Thing to remember about food is that most of the cost is the cost of serving you, such as rent on the place, wages for the people working there, and so forth, not so much the cost of ingredients. So in London the "profit" is massive, because London is expensive to live in or commute to. The other thing, which may be me teaching you how to suck eggs, is that it is far easier to make enough for 4 than enough for 1, and a lot of things aren't available unless you can reheat or eat cold. However with crumble you can use ramekin or individual pie pots to make 4 or 8 or whatever fits in your oven individual items and just zap it to reheat or leave cold as you like.
Dishoom definitely isn't overrated, in my opinion it holds up pretty well but people are always going to have their favourites that they prefer. I also think £11 for the baked potato is decent value. All the comments moaning about paying that for a baked potato well it's not just a potato is it? The chilli, the sauces, the cost of cooking everything and buying the produce, they still need to be able to make a living and the portion was huge and you said it was really good. £11 doesn't seem too bad to me
Thank you for watching. We're going to have to try Dishoom for dinner at some point. I think for how big it was and the fact that you're in London I don't think the potato was too bad.
Merry Christmas to all, I cant believe London prices, it is daylight robbery, most other places in the UK would be half the price but at least you enjoyed yourselves.
Brick lane Beigel bake is the ONLY food place in London I will make a special journey for not matter where I am before I go home and willingly get in a queue out of the door for, YES the pastry's, the almond croissants and the chocolate brownie are a must bring home, Its been the best beigel I have had since I was introduced to them at around 15 by a native Londoner. As you walked past this video and didn't stop but bid mention them, the sausage rolls in borough market are damn good too and that's high praise from me who doesn't generally like them much, even Greggs ones.
Regretting we didn't try any of the other baked goods from Beigal Bake. It will be a think we have to go get in London. Those sausage rolls from Ginger Pig aren't cheap, but they are the best I've ever had. They are the thing I never want to miss when in London. We'll be adding beigals to that next time.
I loved this video! That bagel made me very hungry lol. I also have to say that you both are looking great. If you’re ever near a town called Marlow, definitely check out the food scene there, and Harleyford is a great spot to walk the dog.
I saw on your instagram stories a few weeks back that you went to Chesterfield, how did you find it? not really a tourist place, fairly dull/run down nowadays 😂only really worth visiting as a cheap base for exploring the Peak District nearby. (Chatsworth, Bakewell, Matlock Bath etc) also did you go to Leeds in the end? didn't see any posts from there, lots recommend Royal Armouries museum which is pretty good, def a city worth checking out at least once.
We didn't end up spending a lot of time there, but it seemed like a nice place especially to check out the surrounding area. we hope we can properly visit the Peak District on our next trip.
The square croissant is the only thing here that seems like a gimmick. It completely loses the appeal of a croissant and just becomes a dense cube of pastry.
Having only filmed with a phone in borough Market,never been told not to,not sure why they asked you not to,and yes its a beigel, not a bagel but still the same thing, merry Christmas.
The security guard that asked us to stop said, "I don't understand why phones are okay, but your camera isn't, but it's the rule." He was very nice and it wasn't a big deal, but interesting.
hmm, the Borough Market no filming thing is weird, just looked it up and apparently you need advance permission and filming is not allowed at all between 1am and 2:30pm. I'm guessing it's something to do with how many movies have used the area as a backdrop. Apparently there are other places in London where there are similar rules (I remember being very annoyed that I couldn't take photos in St Paul's)
Not that you were disappointed but I think this is a great example of why you shouldn’t necessarily follow trends. Your other videos show you having a far better experience almost “winging it” atleast that’s how it came across. Great video as always :)
I love Buns from Home I really miss it. Every single cinnamon bun in the Bay Area is dry and you fell like you’re gonna get diabetes on the first bite. Buns from home’s morning buns is just perfect!!!! That’s the first place I will go to as soon as I land.
dishoom gets flack from elitists for being a chain but as someone who has visited India numerous times and has eaten at lots of well rated indian establishments, it definitely holds up there with the best, mostly just because they source great produce
Next time you are in a Tesco, get a packet of their crumble mix and shove it onto drained canned fruit and bake. (Or there's loads of simple recipes online). It's a common family dessert and easy to make, so you eont have to wait till you next come back 😊
It's definitely already been said in the comments, but just to echo that Dishoom is a joke of a restaurant and is (rightly) becoming a bit of a meme. You can get sensational Indian food in areas like Rayner's Lane, Southall and Ealing Road.
Did you know that the name Soho actually comes from the hare coursing term, similar to tally ho in fox hunting to signal that the dogs are on a scent and we’re in pursuit, as soho was originally a top hare coursing area 😮
Some years ago I used to wander around the markets on a Sunday morning. Always fancied trying a beigel from the Beigel Bake, but the long queue would put me off. Never understood why people mix chocolate with fruit, they just don't go together.
I kind of though that was the case. The US one Cara was talking about the fruit is real, but it's freeze dried. It also could have a sweetener on it. I'm not sure.
Want cheap cafe food in Central London ? Breadline cafe Duncannon St by the side of St Martin in the fields ( Trafalgar Square). Old fashion greasy spoon cafe but decent grub at a fair price.
When I would tell my dad about somewhere I had been that he considered "too expensive" or a rip-off, he would say "oh, that's the place with the big telescope on the roof" In other words, they saw you coming a mile off!
The worst thing about 'hyped' food establishments like these is not everyone likes the same thing, 1 person will rave about something and someone else be like 'meh' But least you tried them guys win/win in my book 👏🏼
How can you tell an egg is "farm fresh"? Aren't they always that color? Sorry, I'm not an egg expert. Maybe I always buy "farm fresh" without realizing it?
It seems she thought the depth of yellow of the yolk reflect the freshness of the egg. Some kinds of chickens like Burford Browns lay eggs with very yellow yolks
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What do you think? Are these famous London foods worth the money and the hype? Do you have a recommendation for somewhere else we should try? Let us know!
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Trying fish and chips by the seaside for the first time (Whitby): ua-cam.com/video/p70kNGqQ0Jw/v-deo.html&t
You’ve got to have a Bleecker burger
whats the point going to an Indian restaurant, when you end up eating non Indian food?
try some vegan FOOD AND DESSERTS
London has gotten expensive, That beigel shop was there in the early 70's, well one at 159 Brick Lane anyway, don't know if still the same family as had a Jewish name then and a Salt Beef Beigel was under 10/- (50p), thought that was expensive then.
General rule of social media food is if it's just influencers bigging it up it's going to be average but if real people are bigging it up it's going to be good.
That's a fair assumption.
£11 for a jacket potato is robbery
They were alot cheaper at Preston Spudman's jacket potatoes cost between £4 and £5 each.and I prefer 😉
Certainly, here in Preston it's better and cheaper.
Outrageous! Even for central London
If i had to work up town again I would make packed lunches these days
Absolutely as were most of the prices they paid for food in London. Jacket potato, a crumble and those strawberries with or without chocolate so basic and the first two are so easy to make at little cost.
Great videos guys,at 7.40 "the food actually follows through"
Where I am in the UK would mean you just sh*t yourself 😂😂😂.
Great channel 👍👍👍
we all had a chuckle at that
After the breakfast they had the locals were lucky they didn't splatter the pavement , forget the pigeons .😳😱😏😂😂
Thats what I thought when they said it 😂
Crumble is very easy to make: you’ll find lots of simple recipes online using seasonal fruits….no need to pay a lot to buy it from one of these places. Classic ones include apple and blackberry in the autumn… or gooseberry. Always have with a good custard or vanilla ice cream. Hot crumble with cold custard 😋
I would also recommend rhubarb crumble too. I wasn't a huge fan of rhubarb desserts as a child, but as an adult I've come to love desserts with it in.
Rhubarb is my favourite
Hot crumble with hot custard or cold cream!
@@doctorf1144 My mum always made crumble, we're not short of blackberries/brambles here in the countryside.
@@Nick_JarrettI live by the coast now, but was bought up in London, there were no shortage of blackberries there either, I used to find windfall cooking apples and me and the kids used to go blackberry picking, I would cook the apples and freeze them and the freeze the blackberries seperately, crumbles were an old favourite for hubby and the kids, I'm not keen on cooked apples but loved to slice a banana in my custard. If you can cook you can eat well, I was relatively poor, but there were plenty of cheap markets in London back then.
LIked the shout out for John Robins and Ed Gamble and enjoyed your appearance on the Elis and John podcast/radio show the other week
Thank you! John might just show up in an upcoming video.
18:56 "bagel" is basically an anglicised spelling and pronunciation of the Yiddish "beygel/beigel"
Thanks for the info. We don't spell it that way at home. Which is probably why we say it incorrectly too.
They may not want to share, but if it’s quiet, you can always ask a stall holder where they go to eat. Many years ago I had a stall in what was the trendiest of all the London markets. Pretty much every stall holder used to go to one place to eat, a few minutes away from the market that carried no signage, had no set menu, the service was near instant and the prices incredibly low. Each day the chef would pick two or three options from what was available at the food markets, and those were your options. That particular guy happened to be a superb French chef who preferred a low overhead/high volume business rather than struggling to afford a fancy restaurant with London style overheads.
But the same runs true for all the markets around London, especially the more wholesale places like Smithfield’s, Billingsgate etc. there are always a couple of places very nearby, where traders can get in and out quickly and get a very good meal at a very good price.
That's a really great idea for the next time that we're there.
My tip would be try Gary Eats' channel on UA-cam. He's a great genuine British guy and he reviews restaurants all over the United Kingdom and the Republic of Ireland. He reviews all kinds of eateries, from high end to back street and he would, I'm sure, come up with a few places you'd like to try! A lot of 'famous' places, especially in London are hopelessly over-hyped with eye watering prices to match and are popular more to be seen in to be on trend than because the food's any good.
Totally agree. Gary and his camera man get everywhere 😊
Absolutely, his channel is fantastic
Thank you. We do watch Gary's channel. He seems like a lovely person and his opinions seem very honest.
Merry Christmas to you both. You can't beat a good crumble and custard, and it is so simple to make. I made sure I ate before watching this time!!
Thank you. Hope you had a lovely Christmas.
Greeting from Yorkshire.
Sorry to reinforce a regional stereotype, but...
A fiver for an undercooked biscuit.
HOW MUCH?!
tourist trap prices caught some nice gulible tourists !
Don't worry across The Pennines here in Lancashire this lass has commented pretty much the same. 😃 I guess they are just experiencing what others have recommended or reviewed.
@@adeptusmagi The Londoners are just are gullible if not more so.
It was nice, but it was also one of the things that we wouldn't buy again.
If you want good Indian food without paying tourist prices, make your way to Southall where there is a large Indian/Pakistani population and lots of cafes and restaurants.
Thank you! We will keep note of that for next time.
Birmingham or Manchester mate 👌😊
100% ! I was born there, and although the family scattered all over the place, if there was a family get together, birthday, whatever, we would all make the pilgrimage back to Southall for a meal.
Whether you want street food, a hearty lunch, a fancy dinner or anything in between Southall has got you covered.
The history of Southall was of workers being encouraged to come to the UK from India and Pakistan in the post war era. Typically men came first and their wives and families followed once they had got established. This meant thousands of men who needed cooking for and wanted good home cooking. Places sprang up everywhere, with different places catering to the tastes of particular regions.
When families did become established, British houses are still too small to have a traditional extended family and women often had to work. Without the space or time to cook everything at home, some restaraunts and businesses switched to making specialty items that were too much hassle to make at home, so you will find places that specialize in just making sweets, or breads, or bulk things like samosas both for everyday customers and for the huge weddings and celebrations. It’s often referred to as little India and is one of my favourite places, even tourists from other countries with desi backgrounds regard Southall as a place they must visit if they go to the UK.
@@TheMagicGeekdomHe's right! Or just go to Brick lane near Soho ! Fantastic food and prices ! Your paying to much my friend ! Goodluck and enjoy yourselfs 👊🙏💕🏴
100% much more fun to
Hello Cara and Jeremy. Happy Christmas and New Year to you and anyone reading this comment.
Thank you! Hope you had a great holiday season.
As a Londoner, I would eat Indian food in Drummond Street or Tooting. Don’t fall for the hype, go to Diwana Bhel Poori House (since 1975)or another Indian/Bangldeshi restaurant in Drummond St. Dishoom is just a chain. Also, as a Londoner, I wouldn’t eat in a place that charges £11 for a jacket potato, they’re having a giraffe.
I left a quite few years ago but the then plasticy tables and chairs at Lahore Karahiin in Tooting were a good place to be. Looks like it's had furniture upgrades at least since then.
Also as a born and bred South Londoner, I would second the Tooting suggestion as well as anywhere else in London with a large South Asian population, such as Wembley or Southall.
Who cares if Dishoom is a chain? It’s modelled on the Iranian cafes in Mumbai (which I’ve been to) and the food is excellent - also completely different to the style of Indian you get in Tooting. It’s possible to enjoy and love both you know
@oporter36 The trouble is, Dishoom is so overhyped all over social media these days that some visitors seem to think it's the only place to go to get good Indian food. I've seen so many London UA-cam vlogs that feature Dishoom that you'd be forgiven for thinking it's the only option. There's nothing wrong with sharing alternative (and possibly better) suggestions.
We'll definitely have to try Tooting next time we wait Indian food there.
I love how you guys explored both the hype and the hidden gems. The breakfast at Dum sounds incredible, especially with that fresh naan! And those cube croissants--what a unique twist, even if they were a bit underwhelming. The chocolate-covered strawberries at Borough Market seem like a classic, but I get why you found them a bit basic. Overall, it looks like you had a delicious time! Can't wait to see what you try next!
Over priced rubblsh for tourists
Thank you for the kind comment.
Omg you got advice from Ed Gamble who has one of the biggest podcasts and is judge on Great British Menu on BBC!
I saw his pic too, and wondered if I was imagining it!
A bit indirectly, but yes. John asked him for us. It was really nice of him.
Lots of amazing food!! Thanks for sharing with us! Hope you’re having a great time back in the UK
Thank you for watching. We had a great time. More videos to come.
The Beigel shop is actually not that bad. I seem to remember that it was shut down in the summer due to financial problems. Everyone goes in the Beigel bake but prefer the Beigel shop if only because it's normally a bit quieter.
That makes sense.
Happy crimbo! Those prices though, London is weird and amazing. I live in the W Midlands where we get value for money. We don't get tourists where I live, last ones in my local pub was a couple from NZ about 10 years ago....We still talk about them.....
I forget what city we were in last year, but the woman waiting on us at the pub asked, "Why did you come here? No one comes here."
She was very nice.
A good jacket spud is a very underrated dish - that said, the bagel and indian had my mouth watering too.
The bagel is the thing we keep talking about a couple of weeks later. So good.
Dishoom is the GOAT. I live next door to the one in Manchester. It's hard not to visit regularly. The main meals outside of breakfast might not be "the best" Indian but they have a unique take on their dishes and I'd rank them in the top 10% of Indian restaurants I have visited. Which is a lot over the last 40 years.
Better than the restaurants in Curry Mile?
One of my sons lives in Manchester, last time I visited I treated us to Dishoom before going to see The Cult. An amazing evening ❤
We'll have to go back and try an evening meal at some point.
Nice video and suggestions for my trip next year!
So glad it was helpful!
Thanks guys really enjoyed this ❤ from england ❤❤❤❤
Thank you!
Hiya. Bet you're glad you had on that green overcoat, eh, Cara? Merry Christmas! Stay safe. All the best to you.
Thanks, you too!
Borough Market has always been a great place for good food, but since sooo many people have landed on it for UA-cam/Insta etc, the prices have gone waay up, and there are far more stupid hipster stalls (like the strawberry place) massively overcharging for the 'experience'. Used to be able to get a decent lunch for £4-6...
And yes, what is called a bagel, is actually a Jewish thing which is spelled 'beigel' in Yiddish and pronounced with the ei like in height. When you know, you know, and saying 'bay-gel' in good beigel shops marks you out. You won't get worse service or food by any means! But....
We knew that beigals were Jewish, but didn't know that about the pronunciation. Good to know.
@@TheMagicGeekdomyeah I live in London and borough market is nice to go once in a while, take a friend if they are visiting etc, but I avoid it at the weekends and wouldn’t eat there.
Never understood the hype around having to go to Dishoom in London, there’s literally one in Birmingham and you rarely ever have to queue. It’s a chain restaurant 🤷🏻♂️
Whichever one you go to, the service seems great the first time, but on repeat visits you realise it’s very scripted. I even think the queues are manufactured to some extent
I guess we lucked out early. It was nice, but I'm not sure we'd queue for it.
To paraphrase NSTAAF (talking about if cinemas should be well lit or dark);
"People don't go to the opera to watch opera. Because eveyone knows opera is ****. They go to be _seen_ going to the opera. And to try and out-do everyone else with their social status and peacock finery."
So with food and social media.
Some tourists pay rip-off prices to go to the opera too. Amirite?🤨
@@TheMagicGeekdom oh I've heard tales of some of my friends queuing for ages or struggling to get bookings. The one in Birmingham is pretty easy to get in and I believe it's essentially the same menu (someone that's been recently might know different)
The beigel shop has been a 'viral sensation' for at least 100 years, i used to grab dinner back there in the 1980s at 2am, when heading home from work.
Sad news a couple of years back when the owner was murdered by her own son over inheritance rights, it was the only day it ever closed
That is sad. The place itself has wonderful food.
@@TheMagicGeekdom it's the only reason why I would venture back to london these days
A smoked salmon and cream cheese beigel from the Beigel Bakery is the nuts. Maybe next time?
That sounds delightful. We will have to try that next time.
Merry Christmas and Happy New Year to you both
Thank you! Hope you had a great holiday season!
Your hair colour looks amazing !!!!!!!
I agree. I noticed it right away and it looks fabulous with her skin tone.
Thank you!
£11 for a baked spud? Daylight robbery. And crumble is always humble because it's so basic, easy and cheap to make. I always add porridge oats and demerara sugar to mine to give it extra texture.
Your crumble sounds nice.
By the sounds of it from your description the borough market crumble was a real crumble with real custard. The Xmas market one looked, much like the one at the Edinburgh's Xmas this year, a weirdly over sweet and syrupy dessert with cornflour custard. Not unpleasant but not crumble. The tartness against the sweet crumble and custard is where it's traditionally at.
Not yucking your yum preference. There's no right and wrong. Just if you order it in a restaurant you'd have a clearer expectation.
I had a crumble from Borough Market just October. I know my crumble and that was delicious, the custard was so good, had again at Leeds Christmas market, nope, naff. Custard was definitely packet, like Lidl’s instant 😂😂
Had the Humble Crumble apple crumble with warm custard last month, worth the queue! Recommended for those with a sweet tooth
That makes sense, It also makes you saying that rhubarb is you favorite makes sense. The tart of the rhubarb with the rest sounds great.
India Club at London's Aldwich (across from the India High Commission) used to be the most truly authentic South Asian eatery in Britain. It opened in 1951, and was very club-like, basic, and filled with expat Indians. It was a favourite of mine when a stray uncle or my godfather would treat my junior school roomies and I to lunch during a school Saturday exuent. It closed last year. Veerswamy on Regent St is still around though, almost a century after first opening. Excellent as it remains, at £100 per head, on average today, it's beyond my pockets.
Sounds like a cool splurge at some point maybe.
I’d recommend anywhere off the beaten track, so many great places to eat in London for a reasonable price, you where in mainly tourist traps, Camden Town market is superb if you choose the right places
Yes, same thought here. Most of those items or similar, except the beigel, could be had for far better price and likely quality, at Camden Market
True, we've had some really nice food in Camden.
'Off the beaten track' and 'Camden market'...
Great video 👍 The Bagel dough mix will affect the taste,in San Francisco they still use the hundred year old dough starter it changes if the dough is used outside the San Francisco bay😮
I don't think we had bagels in San Francisco, but the bread was great. I'd imagine that they're good.
Yikes at that croissant! It looked like cardboard!
Loved the two people waving in the background! 😂
Merry Christmas to you both! N&Nx
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Thank you! Hope you had a Merry Christmas and a great New Year.
Yaaaay beigel bake - honestly get happy when I see tourists or non-Londoners try it, love it so much that we went on our wedding day with a photographer for a salt beef!
Ps their cheesecake is incredible
It's so good. We'll have to try their cheesecake next time.
I feel very sorry for anyone in food manufacturing at the moment but bakers are especially feeling the costs. No cookies is worth five quid but even at that price I doubt they make more than 10 or 15% net profit on each one with the cost of energy, rent and ingredients at the moment.
Humble crumble is gorgeous, I’d also recommend the black pig as their sandwiches are amazing
I’ve always wanted to go there so thanks! I may give it a go x
Thanks for watching!
The best cookies are from M&S bakery section they are in a clear plastic bag 5 for £2.75
We'll have to try those next time.
@TheMagicGeekdom they do 3 types milk chocolate, triple chocolate and a limited edition that changes. I have had a lot of cookies in my time and the milk chocolate ones are like cookies I have never had anywhere. They are made with golden sugar that gives them a unique taste
Nahh. The best are homemade 😎
You called it "burrow market" instead of "borough" just a heads up. :) good video.
Thing to remember about food is that most of the cost is the cost of serving you, such as rent on the place, wages for the people working there, and so forth, not so much the cost of ingredients. So in London the "profit" is massive, because London is expensive to live in or commute to.
The other thing, which may be me teaching you how to suck eggs, is that it is far easier to make enough for 4 than enough for 1, and a lot of things aren't available unless you can reheat or eat cold. However with crumble you can use ramekin or individual pie pots to make 4 or 8 or whatever fits in your oven individual items and just zap it to reheat or leave cold as you like.
Thanks for all the info and for watching.
Beigel Bake is elite, and yes you definitely went to the right one
You're not wrong. I've never had a better Sandwich anywhere and I include the Pastrami on Rye from Katz's in NYC amongst them.
It was so good!
I would probably agree with that.
Dishoom definitely isn't overrated, in my opinion it holds up pretty well but people are always going to have their favourites that they prefer. I also think £11 for the baked potato is decent value. All the comments moaning about paying that for a baked potato well it's not just a potato is it? The chilli, the sauces, the cost of cooking everything and buying the produce, they still need to be able to make a living and the portion was huge and you said it was really good. £11 doesn't seem too bad to me
Thank you for watching.
We're going to have to try Dishoom for dinner at some point.
I think for how big it was and the fact that you're in London I don't think the potato was too bad.
Merry Christmas to all, I cant believe London prices, it is daylight robbery, most other places in the UK would be half the price but at least you enjoyed yourselves.
It is for sure pricier than other places we were in the UK.
Y'all are living my dream. I hope to get to the UK in the next few years as my last big trip of my life.
We hope you can too! It's a wonderful place!
Brick lane Beigel bake is the ONLY food place in London I will make a special journey for not matter where I am before I go home and willingly get in a queue out of the door for, YES the pastry's, the almond croissants and the chocolate brownie are a must bring home, Its been the best beigel I have had since I was introduced to them at around 15 by a native Londoner.
As you walked past this video and didn't stop but bid mention them, the sausage rolls in borough market are damn good too and that's high praise from me who doesn't generally like them much, even Greggs ones.
Regretting we didn't try any of the other baked goods from Beigal Bake. It will be a think we have to go get in London.
Those sausage rolls from Ginger Pig aren't cheap, but they are the best I've ever had. They are the thing I never want to miss when in London. We'll be adding beigals to that next time.
I loved this video! That bagel made me very hungry lol. I also have to say that you both are looking great. If you’re ever near a town called Marlow, definitely check out the food scene there, and Harleyford is a great spot to walk the dog.
Thank you so much!!
I saw on your instagram stories a few weeks back that you went to Chesterfield, how did you find it? not really a tourist place, fairly dull/run down nowadays 😂only really worth visiting as a cheap base for exploring the Peak District nearby. (Chatsworth, Bakewell, Matlock Bath etc) also did you go to Leeds in the end? didn't see any posts from there, lots recommend Royal Armouries museum which is pretty good, def a city worth checking out at least once.
We didn't end up spending a lot of time there, but it seemed like a nice place especially to check out the surrounding area. we hope we can properly visit the Peak District on our next trip.
I work around the corner from Borough Market. It used to be a great market with high quality produce, but it’s become a tacky tourist trap now…
There's a few things there that we like and feel are worth the price, but I can totally understand what you're saying.
The square croissant is the only thing here that seems like a gimmick. It completely loses the appeal of a croissant and just becomes a dense cube of pastry.
It was the least impressive thing we had in London.
John and Ed are 2 well known comedians who are often on TV
Ps. Those London prices are just a rip off
That bagel looked amazing!
It was the best thing we had that day.
Wow wow wewah, serving bacon in an Indian restaurant 😱never known that before in any other restaurant.
I wasn't expecting it either.
I was in Dishoom, Convent Gardens on Saturday for lunch and yes, it was very delicious.
We'll have to try Lunch or dinner.
trying Indian cuisine when you come to the UK is an absolute must, we love the food here its delicious
Yes, the UK has probably had the best Indian food that we've had.
Having only filmed with a phone in borough Market,never been told not to,not sure why they asked you not to,and yes its a beigel, not a bagel but still the same thing, merry Christmas.
The security guard that asked us to stop said, "I don't understand why phones are okay, but your camera isn't, but it's the rule."
He was very nice and it wasn't a big deal, but interesting.
We had apple and rhubarb crumble with cream instead of Christmas pudding this year .
That sounds wonderful!
That was one expensive cookie, imagine all the lovely packets of cookies/ biscuits you could get for the same price as that one cookie.
Yeah, it was good, but not quite enough to justify what it cost.
hmm, the Borough Market no filming thing is weird, just looked it up and apparently you need advance permission and filming is not allowed at all between 1am and 2:30pm. I'm guessing it's something to do with how many movies have used the area as a backdrop. Apparently there are other places in London where there are similar rules (I remember being very annoyed that I couldn't take photos in St Paul's)
Interesting. The gentleman was very nice about it and said we could use our phones. So, we did that for a little more video.
Rhubarb crumble or Bramley apple crumble with custard is traditional and delicious 😋.
Rhubarb crumble sounds amazing.
Beigel Bake is sooo good.
So good! We keep talking about it.
Not that you were disappointed but I think this is a great example of why you shouldn’t necessarily follow trends. Your other videos show you having a far better experience almost “winging it” atleast that’s how it came across. Great video as always :)
Thanks. We thought it might be fun to try it. It's probably not something we'll do all the time though.
@ definitely, don’t know until you try 😊
those spud potatoes were a bit pricey but it did have alot of filling and its london of course, so all in all that seems reasonable
It was really nice. Not cheap, but apparently their original location is less expensive.
I love Buns from Home I really miss it. Every single cinnamon bun in the Bay Area is dry and you fell like you’re gonna get diabetes on the first bite. Buns from home’s morning buns is just perfect!!!! That’s the first place I will go to as soon as I land.
You can book dinner if it’s before 6pm… I think people are just saying Iran over hyped to be cool now. As the food is top notch!
We'll have to try dinner at some point.
Wow, Brick Lane used to walk there from work for a Thai Red Curry. Was my weekly treat. Fond memories.
That's cool!
dishoom gets flack from elitists for being a chain but as someone who has visited India numerous times and has eaten at lots of well rated indian establishments, it definitely holds up there with the best, mostly just because they source great produce
That's good to know. We'll have to try it for dinner at some point.
Next time you are in a Tesco, get a packet of their crumble mix and shove it onto drained canned fruit and bake. (Or there's loads of simple recipes online). It's a common family dessert and easy to make, so you eont have to wait till you next come back 😊
Sounds great! We'll for sure have to try making it at home.
Beigel bake was owned by two brothers. They had a big row and one opened the shop a few doors down
incorrect, there was now row between Johnny and Asher Cohen.
You guys coming to Liverpool this time?
We did! There will be a video later.
@TheMagicGeekdom excellent! Looking forward to it
Have you tried butter croissants in France? I know all croissants are made with butter but there are some with extra.
We did last year. The bread in cheese in France were so good!
@ yes though I will remember not to transport the cheese back to the UK again after some strange smells driving up the autoroute!
It's definitely already been said in the comments, but just to echo that Dishoom is a joke of a restaurant and is (rightly) becoming a bit of a meme. You can get sensational Indian food in areas like Rayner's Lane, Southall and Ealing Road.
That jacket spud looked phenomenal
A bit pricey, but really nice.
Was this all in one day? That lot would keep me going for about a week!
Did you know that the name Soho actually comes from the hare coursing term, similar to tally ho in fox hunting to signal that the dogs are on a scent and we’re in pursuit, as soho was originally a top hare coursing area 😮
We did not know that.
That's the same spud bros that Gary eats reviewed a couple of weeks ago
We have since watched his video and pretty much agree with him.
I never imagined Special K being in the US! We definitely know what it is and even with strawberries.
Considering Kellogg's is an American company, it's not surprising.
I was pretty sure we'd seen the regular version in the grocery store there, but wasn't sure about the one with strawberries in it.
Some years ago I used to wander around the markets on a Sunday morning. Always fancied trying a beigel from the Beigel Bake, but the long queue would put me off.
Never understood why people mix chocolate with fruit, they just don't go together.
Beigel is very lovely. We keep talking about it.
I think your mother is correct about cookies, cooked all the way through and crispy crunchy every time.
Cara might not agree. 😂
We have special k cereal in the UK but we have real fruit in ours unlike the US version
I kind of though that was the case. The US one Cara was talking about the fruit is real, but it's freeze dried. It also could have a sweetener on it. I'm not sure.
The wasn't the lady from home alone it was piers Morgan
😂😂😂
Americans love their food.😊
EVERYONE loves their food.
That food looks exceptional, when I’m out eating I will look for heavy meat foods, gotta get more bang for your buck, protein is king.
That makes sense.
You should try Dishoom in Birmingham.
We'll have to try it.
@TheMagicGeekdom go there after your tour round Cadbury World.
wasn't expecting ed gamble to pop on this video ha
It was very nice of him to give us a few suggestions via John.
From the spud bros videos I've seen, I think the tram sauce is a spicy mayo
Want cheap cafe food in Central London ?
Breadline cafe
Duncannon St by the side of St Martin in the fields ( Trafalgar Square).
Old fashion greasy spoon cafe but decent grub at a fair price.
That sounds nice. We'll have to remember that.
Cube croissant from Turin?
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Thank you!
Dishoom is very good. Last 2 years we have done our work department Xmas meal there, the Manchester one.
It was quite nice.
awww man class act jeremy the missfits are awesome
My favorite desert is rhubarb crumble & custard (hot).
When I would tell my dad about somewhere I had been that he considered "too expensive" or a rip-off, he would say "oh, that's the place with the big telescope on the roof"
In other words, they saw you coming a mile off!
That's pretty great. 😂
Dishoom is the best Asian food I've ever tasted!
We'll have to go back and try lunch or dinner there at some point.
The worst thing about 'hyped' food establishments like these is not everyone likes the same thing, 1 person will rave about something and someone else be like 'meh'
But least you tried them guys win/win in my book 👏🏼
That's true. I think we lucked out on at least liking everything even if a couple of them were less impressive.
You went in the wrong bagel shop. The one on the right with the white sign (not yellow) is the one lol.
They went in the white one.
We went to the one with the white sign.
London prices are criminal
For sure not a cheap place.
How can you tell an egg is "farm fresh"? Aren't they always that color? Sorry, I'm not an egg expert. Maybe I always buy "farm fresh" without realizing it?
Farm fresh means bought direct from the farm unprocessed in the US I think.
It seems she thought the depth of yellow of the yolk reflect the freshness of the egg. Some kinds of chickens like Burford Browns lay eggs with very yellow yolks
It probably has to do with how they treat eggs here, but most store bought ones here aren't quite that bright yellow.