Prosecco on Tap at The Rake
14a Winchester Walk
SE1 9AG
Date of Last Visit: Saturday, May 9, 2009
The Victims: Feathers, Matt, and Uncle Feathers
The Damage: I don't know! Uncle Feathers paid.
The Background: I know. Where have I been? Didn't I get back from Rome ages ago?
Yes, yes. I'm back. And I love The Rake. I've always loved The Rake. And I love The Rake even more because hey, they have PROSECCO on tap.
But I digress…although I continue to eat out, I haven't been to too many new places around London lately, and thus, nothing to review. OK, there are a few. They are…
Le Cassoulet in Croydon
Edward Moon in Stratford-upon-Avon
Mestizo in Euston
And I need to blog up my reviews of them. At some point…
But I've also been to a lot of the same old, same old in London…
Lunch at Fernandez & Wells
Not one but TWO visits to Magdala in Hampstead
Ottolenghi, of course, for some aubergine and crispy sea bass
Anchor & Hope for some fantastic asparagus and a great meal of pork belly (and loin) and crackling and greens. This was my first visit since March of 2005 and it had me asking myself, why haven't I come back inbetween?
So Feathers thinks that every time I've been someplace I've been before, I should update my review and repost. What do you think?
***Update*** Matt went back on Monday night and then again on Wednesday night and reports that the prosecco is no longer on tap.
May 13, 2009
Prosecco on tap! That is simply awesome.
May 13, 2009
I think updating old reviews is a great idea. I quite like the way Andy Hayler does it.
May 13, 2009
I, too, have been toying with the idea of somehow (quickly, on a monthly basis?) updating my re-visits to places. Occasionally, if the place is pricey enough and I revisit, I feel like it’s worth a re-post. But if it’s just yet another good quick dinner at Ottolenghi (I’m almost as big a fan as you are), it doesn’t make sense to me to re-post.
I’ll look forward to seeing what you decide. And I agree with Oliver – prosecco on tap is a genius idea.
Also, I’ve been to Mestizo three or four times and have always been ‘eh’ on it. I also kept meaning to blog about how ‘eh’ it was but just never got around to it.
May 13, 2009
I saw this at the weekend and was really excited because I thought they had got a cool Italian craft beer on. Luckily I realised what it was before I ordered a pint of it!!
May 13, 2009
hello, did you know about the history of the magdala? that it still has the bullet holes of when Ruth Ellis shot her husband their? I am sure you do, and its not a history blog but I think yr readers would enjoy the story!
May 13, 2009
Yes, we were totally checking out the bullet holes on our way out!
May 13, 2009
Chefs move around like nomads in London so updating reviews when you revisit makes sense to me.
May 14, 2009
Why is everybody “eh” about Mestizo? I’ve been a few times and it’s always been good. The Sunday buffet’s the highlight. Yeah, it’s not TexMex but I didn’t come to London to eat TexMex. Looking forward to that review.
May 15, 2009
Oh, man, there is prosecco on tap and in my own neighborhood! Thanks for this! (I don’t go out to pubs that often, but now I’ve certainly added this one to my list.)
May 15, 2009
I like the update idea. Good one Feathers!
Jul 17, 2012
@JanVH gheghe die van de aldi is dus serieus echt heel lekker. En prosecco is dus echt op de tap hahah http://t.co/A5Rxzol7