The Best and Cheapest Food in SE1

kaptau wrote:

There is also a very good and reasonably priced Malaysian restaurant called 'tuk tuk' next to Admiral Duncan (a pub painted in pink). Everyone knows where Admiral Duncan is.

Dunno who "everyone" is but I doubt they posted here with the question. Always best to give specifics if you want to help.

Hi Osamede. Sorry that I wasn't specific enough about the location of that one restaurant. Can't recall the name of the street. I found 'tuk tuk' by asking people around where Admiral Duncan is. The people around knew where it was presumably due to the nail bomb which went off few years back.

its on Old Compton street in Soho, so not really SE1

Yeah that's it but it's only 10 mins from London Bridge to Charing X by train as explained earlier. Thanks for that. Guess I'm showing early signs of Alzheimers.

Sainsburys/Tesco basics/value instant noodles with soup sachet..
= 8 pence each

I can recommend the Grange Cafe on Grange Road. Eggs, bacon, chips, beans, black pudding, cup of tea - less than a fiver. Red top newspapers for your reading pleasure. A fruit machine: live a little.

Reviewed here, with other SE1 gems:

http://russelldavies.typepad.com/eggbaconchipsandbeans/

There's always El Vergel, a nice South American Sanwich/lunch place.
http://www.elvergel.co.uk/
There are several pubs in the area that do cheapish food, eg. Weatherspoons at Elephant & Castle but the food's not up to much. If you're in town Soho look for a Stockpot which does a basic 3 course meal for about £6. There are often clone places nearby too.

Shopping, Aldi & Lidl down the Old Kent Road are cheap and Borough Market on Sat at about 3.30/4pm there's a lot of reductions.

Bit late but hope it's helpful.

That's an excellent site, Sharky. Thanks for that!

There is a newish indian called Nawaz, they do a luchtime buffer for £5 between 12 and 3. I have not been to the buffet but the food was good on Friday night.