London restaurants...

[Iffy's Onion Bhaji]

Sam's right. Stick to the fast food in London otherwise you'll be paying well over £20 for your meal.

[sonicyouth]

If me and the Misses are in London we normally go for a steak at a place called Sophies just off of Covent Garden, great food and service at not unreasonable prices, only downside is they dont take bookings but the bar is big enough that you dont end up stood around if there is a wait.

http://www.sophiessteakhouse.com/

Cheers for that. Off to London next month and staying in Holborn, think we'll give that a go!

[Simon Pieman]

Tayaabs in whitechapel offers a fantastic curry and its cheap. Expect a queue though

[Bideford_Robin]

Avoid the rancid curry houses on Brick Lane - very overrated and hygienically suspect

[donkey]

This place...great location and good value.

http://www.dimt.co.uk/

The waiters are really friendly, too.

[Luci]

Sam's right. Stick to the fast food in London otherwise you'll be paying well over £20 for your meal.

Not true at all!

Plenty of cheap eats around.

If you book via toptable or opentable there are some great deals to be had.

It's also worth getting a taste card for 50% off the bill. You can get a months free trial if you don't want to pay for membership....

[Samdy Gray]

My tongue was firmly in cheek.

I don't mind paying for good quality food.

Although last time I was in London I found a great chinese place near Soho that was awesome and also dirt cheap. Plenty of change for the slot machines too.

[Luci]

This has probably been done to death before but can anyone recommend a nice, reasonable restaurant in Central/East Central London, suitable for a small group of friends?

I struggle with London, there's too much choice, and too many over-priced average eateries so a personal recommendation would go down a treat.

I have been thinking for you and what about the big easy?  Its in Chelsea so slightly more West than you were looking at but have live music, the food is good and inexpensive and there is a great atmosphere.......went there on the Bank Holiday and loved it!

http://www.bigeasy.co.uk/v1/index.aspx

[iffy]

Hawksmoor is fucking brilliant.

[farmer61]

Goucho Grill off Regent Street

http://www.gauchorestaurants.co.uk/restaurants/restaurant.php?id=piccadilly