• Gorgeous lunch for a fiver: Sacred Cafe

  by BirdyMoola on 8th May 09 at 7:20 am

  

  Challenge: Part 1 of 5 in Gorgeous lunch for a fiver

  

  Serious coffee fans who flock to London’s alumni of Antipodean cafes usually end up lingering for lunch, especially when they offer up a host of delicious lunch options for less than a fiver. Take Sacred Café on Ganton Street, for instance. The blackboard boasts a line-up of affordable lunches that don’t come pre-packaged in cardboard and plastic, like quiche of the day with garden salad (£4.80) and pate of the day with toast and caramelised red onion chutney, (£4.60).

  I was in the mood for something light and healthy, so I ordered the hummus with flat bread, cucumber sticks, olives and red onion chutney for £4.30. It hit the spot and I had change of a fiver. Quite perfect, really.

  Sacred Café
  Ganton Street,
  London W1B 5PW
  Tel: 0207 7001628

  

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• Gorgeous lunch for a fiver: Japan Centre

  by SassyMoola on 19th June 09 at 8:02 am

  

  Challenge: Part 2 of 5 in Gorgeous lunch for a fiver

  

  I had long heard great things about the Japan Centre (quality ingredients! low prices! amazing selection!) but I’d never got myself down to Piccadilly on a lunchtime to check it out. That all changed yesterday, when I finally got to know my new favourite sushi place – and for well under a fiver. Read full post

  

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• Gorgeous lunch for a fiver

  by BirdyMoola on 27th April 09 at 2:18 pm

  

  Challenge: Part 3 of 5 in Gorgeous lunch for a fiver

  

  One of my favourite new London discoveries is Canela Café on Newburgh Street, which offers a rather brilliant line-up of budget-friendly Brazilian and Portuguese dishes.  I really love the warm and deliciously fragrant Brazilian cheese bread as a starter or snack, and their coffees come with a stick of cinnamon for a real Portuguese kick.

  But they really win brownie points with their fab £4.95 lunch specials, such as this hearty Portuguese stew served with salad and rice. It’s worth dropping by if you’re out and about in the Carnaby area – although you can also find them in Covent Garden.

  Canela Café
  1 Newburgh St
  London W1F 7RB
  Tel. 020 7494 9980

  

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  Tags: bargain, Food, London, lunch

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• Gorgeous lunch for a fiver: Tuk Tuk Thai

  by SassyMoola on 2nd July 09 at 9:56 pm

  

  Challenge: Part 4 of 5 in Gorgeous lunch for a fiver

  

  pad Thai at Tuk Tuk -- delicious!

  Deep in the heart of Soho, about halfway down Old Compton Street, nestled amongst pants stores and sex shops, is a little Thai joint called Tuk Tuk. It’s easy enough to miss, marked by just a tiny orange awning, but well worth a visit.

  I treated a friend to Tuk Tuk last week and ours was a typical Tuk Tuk experience: briskly seated, we were handed well-loved, plasticised menus, and given a minute or two (no longer, please) to order. Service is polite, but it’s also efficient. This is not a place to dawdle.

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• Gorgeous lunch for a fiver: Wok to Walk

  by SassyMoola on 4th August 09 at 8:52 pm

  

  Challenge: Part 5 of 5 in Gorgeous lunch for a fiver

  I’m still hot on the trail of tasty lunches for fewer than five pounds, although I have to admit that my quest is becoming increasingly difficult. But lucky for us, I’ve got some serious snack-detecting skills under my hat.

  

  Today’s gorgeous lunch for a fiver comes from Wok to Walk, a groovy little noodle place in Soho, but there are actually branches all over the world. (Technical note: although my lunch came in at under a fiver, I cannot comment on international pricing policies!)

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  Tags: lunch, Soho

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