InigoMontoya Posted July 16, 2011 Share Posted July 16, 2011 http://www.guardian.co.uk/lifeandstyle/2011/jul/08/mangla-sheffield-restaurant-review It's in Spital Hill where, once I'd got out of the car and looked around a bit, I did find myself wondering about the probability of getting stabbed. Thanks for the vote of confidence, John Lanchester! http://www.guardian.co.uk/profile/john-lanchester Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
harrison_595 Posted July 16, 2011 Share Posted July 16, 2011 ive never found a problem with spital hill, ive often eaten in the mangla and do the burngreave pub crawl most weekends, not as bad as it looks but definately no threats around there. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RobfromLeeds Posted July 16, 2011 Share Posted July 16, 2011 The fact that a broadsheet food reviewer actually left London to review somewhere must be a first (although he could only be bothered to get a takeaway!!!). He probably thinks that review has fulfilled his quotient for reviewing northern restaurants for the rest of the year. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
neeeeeeeeeek Posted July 16, 2011 Share Posted July 16, 2011 Terrible review of a very over rated curry house. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jackdanny Posted July 17, 2011 Share Posted July 17, 2011 "As for “Spital Hill where, once I'd got out of the car and looked around a bit, I did find myself wondering about the probability of getting stabbed” - I'll leave readers to decide whether that's because Spital Hill is Spital Hill or because John Lanchester is John Lanchester..." classic Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vinceb Posted July 21, 2011 Share Posted July 21, 2011 The fact that a broadsheet food reviewer actually left London to review somewhere must be a first (although he could only be bothered to get a takeaway!!!). He probably thinks that review has fulfilled his quotient for reviewing northern restaurants for the rest of the year. Clearly you don't read the reviewer's column much? He covers restaurants from all over - for example he gave a very positive review to Moran's on Abbeydale Road a few months back. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RobfromLeeds Posted July 22, 2011 Share Posted July 22, 2011 Clearly you don't read the reviewer's column much? He covers restaurants from all over - for example he gave a very positive review to Moran's on Abbeydale Road a few months back. Actually I read the Guardian every Saturday. The restaurant reviews have always been very London based (or at least the ones on Saturdays have been). In years of reading it I think I can recall one review of a Leeds restaurant. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vinceb Posted July 22, 2011 Share Posted July 22, 2011 Actually I read the Guardian every Saturday. The restaurant reviews have always been very London based (or at least the ones on Saturdays have been). In years of reading it I think I can recall one review of a Leeds restaurant. In that case it must be a little bit of amnesia. From the Guardian's online archive (http://www.guardian.co.uk/profile/john-lanchester), here's the more recent reviews: Restaurant: Mangla, Sheffield Restaurant: Quince, London W1 Restaurant: José, London SE1 Restaurant: The Riding House Cafe, London W1 Restaurant: The Pheasant, Harome, North Yorkshire Restaurant: Crown Social, Cardiff Restaurant: The Three Mariners, Oare, Kent Restaurant: The Gilbert Scott, London NW1 Restaurant: Pollen Street Social, London W1 Restaurant: Su La, New Malden, Greater London Restaurant: The Leeds Kitchen by James Martin, Leeds Restaurant: St John Hotel, London WC2 Restaurant: Fox And Grapes, Wimbledon, London SW19 Restaurant: Sheesh, Chigwell, Essex Doesn't look like it's the "first" time he's reviewed a restaurant outside the capital. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gularscute Posted July 23, 2011 Share Posted July 23, 2011 I'm stealing the idea of someone on the following week's letters page but maybe he ventures out of London to reduce the risk of being stabbed? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RobfromLeeds Posted July 23, 2011 Share Posted July 23, 2011 In that case it must be a little bit of amnesia. From the Guardian's online archive (http://www.guardian.co.uk/profile/john-lanchester), here's the more recent reviews: Restaurant: Mangla, Sheffield Restaurant: Quince, London W1 Restaurant: José, London SE1 Restaurant: The Riding House Cafe, London W1 Restaurant: The Pheasant, Harome, North Yorkshire Restaurant: Crown Social, Cardiff Restaurant: The Three Mariners, Oare, Kent Restaurant: The Gilbert Scott, London NW1 Restaurant: Pollen Street Social, London W1 Restaurant: Su La, New Malden, Greater London Restaurant: The Leeds Kitchen by James Martin, Leeds Restaurant: St John Hotel, London WC2 Restaurant: Fox And Grapes, Wimbledon, London SW19 Restaurant: Sheesh, Chigwell, Essex Doesn't look like it's the "first" time he's reviewed a restaurant outside the capital. I was exaggerating for comic effect, surely that was clear enough or is humour not allowed on this forum? As it happens from the list you supply 10/14 are in the south east, and only 2 from the North - rather backing up my point of a south (eastern) bias. Also today's Guardian restaurant review....Medlar, London SW1! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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