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Okay....so, we're doing a long weekend in London next weekend, last visit with the daughter while she's living there (she's moving away for grad school in a couple of months).  Her mom is an expected visitor, I'll be a surprise.  And mom will stay longer than I will, so our last night all together will be Sunday.  Was thinking a nice Sunday roast dinner (we'll be going to a matinee show that day, can't even remember what, sure we'll eat a light lunch beforehand).

Daughter lives in Hackney, we're staying near St. Pauls (closer to the river).  We could do the great Turkish grill in her hood she took us to last time.  More of a neighborhood joint, but truly an amazing meal.  Or, we could do a Sunday roast.  Up closer to her is the Hemingway pub, closer to us is the Jugged Hare.  Any other ideas/suggestions for a Sunday dinner in that general area (e.g., not south London or whatnot).

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57 minutes ago, Brisketexan said:

Okay....so, we're doing a long weekend in London next weekend, last visit with the daughter while she's living there (she's moving away for grad school in a couple of months).  Her mom is an expected visitor, I'll be a surprise.  And mom will stay longer than I will, so our last night all together will be Sunday.  Was thinking a nice Sunday roast dinner (we'll be going to a matinee show that day, can't even remember what, sure we'll eat a light lunch beforehand).

Daughter lives in Hackney, we're staying near St. Pauls (closer to the river).  We could do the great Turkish grill in her hood she took us to last time.  More of a neighborhood joint, but truly an amazing meal.  Or, we could do a Sunday roast.  Up closer to her is the Hemingway pub, closer to us is the Jugged Hare.  Any other ideas/suggestions for a Sunday dinner in that general area (e.g., not south London or whatnot).

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2 hours ago, Brisketexan said:

Okay....so, we're doing a long weekend in London next weekend, last visit with the daughter while she's living there (she's moving away for grad school in a couple of months).  Her mom is an expected visitor, I'll be a surprise.  And mom will stay longer than I will, so our last night all together will be Sunday.  Was thinking a nice Sunday roast dinner (we'll be going to a matinee show that day, can't even remember what, sure we'll eat a light lunch beforehand).

Daughter lives in Hackney, we're staying near St. Pauls (closer to the river).  We could do the great Turkish grill in her hood she took us to last time.  More of a neighborhood joint, but truly an amazing meal.  Or, we could do a Sunday roast.  Up closer to her is the Hemingway pub, closer to us is the Jugged Hare.  Any other ideas/suggestions for a Sunday dinner in that general area (e.g., not south London or whatnot).

If Mrs Brisket has another "New England" experience with a British young lady let us know how it goes. 

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2 hours ago, Brisketexan said:

Okay....so, we're doing a long weekend in London next weekend, last visit with the daughter while she's living there (she's moving away for grad school in a couple of months).  Her mom is an expected visitor, I'll be a surprise.  And mom will stay longer than I will, so our last night all together will be Sunday.  Was thinking a nice Sunday roast dinner (we'll be going to a matinee show that day, can't even remember what, sure we'll eat a light lunch beforehand).

Daughter lives in Hackney, we're staying near St. Pauls (closer to the river).  We could do the great Turkish grill in her hood she took us to last time.  More of a neighborhood joint, but truly an amazing meal.  Or, we could do a Sunday roast.  Up closer to her is the Hemingway pub, closer to us is the Jugged Hare.  Any other ideas/suggestions for a Sunday dinner in that general area (e.g., not south London or whatnot).

Marksman in Hackney is supposed to do an amazing Sunday roast. I just haven't made it to Hackney on a Sunday.

If you decide non roast, Miga in Hackney is topping a lot of best lists. I haven't been, but it is on my list. My friend went and said it was excellent.

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18 hours ago, PenelopeWitherspoon said:

Marksman in Hackney is supposed to do an amazing Sunday roast. I just haven't made it to Hackney on a Sunday.

If you decide non roast, Miga in Hackney is topping a lot of best lists. I haven't been, but it is on my list. My friend went and said it was excellent.

Marksman looks incredible.  Will see if we can talk the daughter into it.  We're going to see Hadestown at 3:00, figure that wraps up around 5:30-6:00, plenty of time for us to get to a dinner around 7:15-7:30 in Hackney.

2 hours ago, PenelopeWitherspoon said:

I must have missed this story.

Probably for the best.

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Back in my backpacking days, I stayed a few nights at a squat in Hackney. This was...1992, and it wasn't the most desirable area. I imagine it's a little different now.

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1 hour ago, zlavydra said:

Back in my backpacking days, I stayed a few nights at a squat in Hackney. This was...1992, and it wasn't the most desirable area. I imagine it's a little different now.

Oh, it is.  Quite gentrified, but not entirely.  So, still affordable for her (London affordable).  There's a good number of immigrants (the shops on the high street carry a lot of African groceries and such), but also, as you get down towards Hackney Wick, a whole bunch of Audis and such parked in front of the houses.

And we made reservations for a Sunday roast dinner at the Marksman.  Thanks, Penelope.  Doesn't mean we won't hit the Jugged Hare at some point too....we'll see.  It's a short visit for me.  Dinner at some sort of cheese restaurant that she loves on Thursday, Friday is a relatively open day, Saturday we'll do stuff around town and then Coldplay at Wembley that evening.  Sunday will get up and do a nice full English somewhere, do some more stuff around town, go to Hadestown, then the Marksman for dinner and back to her flat to hang out afterwards.  Then back to the hotel, as I fly out the next morning (not too bad, though - the 11:20 flight, so I don't need to get up at the crack of dawn to get to LHR - hell, may even try out the Elizabeth Line).

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