A cool and hip neighborhood American sandwich joint serving up solid sandwiches and delicious…read morebrunch items with real American bacon! If you are an expat, this will be your new comfort food craving after your first visit. Our group ordered three different sandwiches and shared many brunch dishes and they were all amazing. They serve their buttermilk pancakes topped with bacon and a generous helping of syrup on the side. The eggs benny came with fries and was delish as well. All of their amazing sandwiches come with an individual pickle that is made in-house. We shared a Chicken Cobb (Corn fed chicken, smoked bacon, avocado, blue cheese, boiled egg, tomato, red onion, lettuce & mayo on 3 slices of toasted white), The Toronto (Slow roasted topside beef, melted English cheddar, leaf lettuce, tomato, pickled hot peppers, red onion, & horseradish mayo on toasted sourdough), and The Medley (Roasted turkey breast, smoked ham, bacon, melted cheddar & emmental, lettuce, tomato, red onion, pickled hot peppers & basil mayo on toasted sourdough). This place is locally owned and the vibe is very laid back. We went around 12:30 on a Saturday and this place was packed. They take reservations so you might want to make some (we did). Overall, I will definitely come back.

Like most American ex-pats, I'm amazed at how the country that invented the sandwich can't make a…read moreproper sandwich. There are few things in the world less appetizing to me than two pieces of pre-packaged soggy bread with one slice of ham drowning in a gallon of mayo that's been sitting on the Pret a Manger shelf all day. In America you only see stuff like that at gas stations, and even there they hold the mayo. In England, they put so much mayo on those sandwiches that it actually gets listed as an ingredient. So whereas you'd have a chicken sandwich with mayo in America, in England it becomes a chicken mayo sandwich. That's just wrong. And nasty. Enter Pickle & Rye. If this place were in Soho or South Kensington then there'd be lines out the door. True Mortlake is in London's upscale southwest and thus home to several affluent American ex-pats, but I feel like that this gem of a sandwich place is missing out on a golden opportunity by being stuck out in the middle of nowhere. It was a trek to get to even from Fulham, and I've got plenty of friends who think that Fulham is enough of a trek already. Or at least that's their excuse for never coming to visit us. This place would merely have to not completely suck to be one of the best sandwich places in London, but it's really taken the art of the sandwich to another level. The owner / head sandwich dude is a culinary school graduate who roasts all their meats, cures his own corned beef (known around these parts as salt beef), makes his own dill pickles (which are easily the best that I've ever had in England) and Russian dressing, with the result being the finest reuben this side of the Atlantic. I will gladly return to the middle of nowhere for another one.

First time here: Simply the best Eggs Benedict-style I've ever had! Actually had the "Tricolore":…read morepoached eggs, spinach, salmon gravlax & Hollandaise sauce on a toasted English muffin. Partner ordered Ribeye Steak cooked medium rare: perfectly grilled and tender throughout. Every dish that has come by our table looks amazing -- will take pictures on next visit. This is easily the best diner we've found in London. Diner decor with stellar food preparation and presentation. Second visit: added picture. Could happily eat here every day! Another visit and another amazing dish: special of the day.

Not only is Chiswick a lovely and quaint village but this cozy eatery is a real treat. They dish-up…read moreAmerican classics and the food is spot-on. I had the pulled pork sandwich and it was sweet and tangy and very messy which paired well with a sweet tea. The meatloaf and mac & cheese was good too and a big helpin' perfect with a tart dirty lemonade. And the black cherry cheesecake square was delectable. I can see why they are so popular. Satisfyingly I can add that I ended my food trip with the Buttermilk Blues for breakfast and fresh-squeezed juice. Almost home.

I've been dying to try this place since it opened. In case you weren't aware, it's attached to…read moreOutsider Tart (which has some of the best baked goods in London and is run by a lovely American couple), and since I'm a huge fan of their sweets, I was ready to try their savories! Unfortunately, it's a bit of a trek for me, so it hadn't happened. However, I got a Facebook notice about a special wine and food night they were having: A New York State of Wine. It was showcasing traditional American dishes and New York wines. One thing I learned is that New York makes wine! And some of it is actually pretty darn good! So the food at Blue Plate is American-style food. The evening was a special tasting menu. Most of the courses were quite tasty and well done, and a few needed some work, but I imagine a lot of it is due to the fact that they aren't typically a tasting menu sort of place. The duck meatloaf, red snapper hash, sausages and black bean soup were pretty amazing. If that night was a good showing of what they typically do, I'll be back. I was told by one of the David's (both the owners are named David) that brunch is what they do best. Since it's my favorite meal of the day, I hope one day to trek out to Chiswick to give their brunch a chance!

Lovely spot to go for breakfast/brunch. Has a lovely view of the river and is very affordable…read more We got the Farmer's breakfast which is a good take on the classic English breakfast. Tastes amazing and fills you up for the rest of the day. Staff is lovely and food was served very fast as well. Would definitely recommend going here and will be coming back soon!

No wait line at all in a Good Friday. Service was good by Marcin quick and pleasant. I ordered a…read moremedium done streak (400 g) and was just perfect. My partner had the chicken burger and was not the best. Appetizers: crab cakes and chicken wings were a bit spicy but great.

This nearly got itself 5 stars, but not quite there...yet!…read more Meat & Shake was on my radar as soon as it opened in Ealing, it's near enough my local! We finally got round to giving it a try, and in all honesty I wasn't sure what to expect. The place has mixed reviews, and I had my reservations. I don't think my opinion of a place has changed as quickly as it did here when our starters came out! My doubt turned to joy at the first bite of the hot link sausage, closely followed by an amazing Buffalo wing...I knew we were on to a winner! Mains wise I had spotted one of the best looking ribs I had seen in a long time, so asked the waitress for the same thing. My partner went for a burger and we added chips (with balsamic and mayo)and mac n cheese. The ribs were as stunning as they looked, full of meat, juicy, tasty and all round heaven on a plate. The burger was good, but if you want the best burger in the world go elsewhere. it's the BBQ side of things that make Meat & Shake stand out so I really suggest sticking with that...chicken, ribs, hotdogs etc The chips were amazing, I had never even seen chips with balsamic on before, but after these will be covering them in it in the future! The Mac n cheese was average, nice but in all honesty we didn't' need it...the portions were big and we were pretty stuffed! So food wise this is one of the best meals I have had for the price range it's in, and will 100% be going back. The only thing that really let Meat & Shake down was the service, and it wasn't just us. 3 tables around us were moaning to each other about it as well. The issue wasn't staff themselves, it was clearly there was not enough of them. We waited ages to order, and in the end skipped dessert before I aged another week myself. It's a simple change that would have given this place 5 stars...get some more staff on busy nights, and organise them better! In summary, give this place a visit, and you won't disappointed! Maybe just avoid the hot sauce, as it's lethal!

Was relatively excited to visit this place after the positive Yelp reviews…read more After a 1 HOUR wait the food finally came after watching many people arrive, eat and leave in the time we waited for our food. Thankfully the food was really good. Highly recommend the Hot Links sausage. Most of the bbq sauce stuff is quite fruity which isn't my vibe usually. What really irked me was ordering a bootle of tap water for the table which took 20minutes while the waitress prepped two empty tables with water before us.

I thought the food was pretty good. The atmosphere was nice too. The prices were great. The only…read moreissue we had was a language barrier between the two staff members we spoke with and us. But the orders came out correctly and fast.

I have to agree with the other review commenting on the service or lack of service to be exact…read more When we went in for dinner we were seated in the front near the entrance. They didn't offer us a table in the garden area. The place had barely any people in it and they gave us the worst table in the place. After sitting for a long time no one ever came around to take our order even though we could see people working, walking back and forth in the main restaurant looking around. And they knew we were there as, once again, they sat us in the little table directly at the entrance in front of the counter where one guy spent most of his time just standing. We eventually got tired of waiting and I had to go to the guy who was standing behind the counter and ask, "are you ever going to come to take our order?" They didn't bring both our meals out at the same time which was kind of annoying. The food however was okay. The wrap and the chicken burger. And finally they don't take cards as a payment method and are cash only. Come on guys get with the times.

Being picky Americans we ate at Ronnies a lot. Very conveniently located right across the street…read morefrom the tube. Good chicken, chips and salads. Reasonably priced. Good food to go.

Needed something to eat, and it was cheapish: ~£2-3 for one piece of chicken, fries, and a can of…read moresoda. Nothing spectacular about the chicken. The skin was tasty, but the chicken itself was quite dry. Pass in the future, if I'm back in the area.

This dainty diner sits just off Richmond High Street and is less than a 5 minutes walk to the…read moreriver. I found the outdoor sitting area and the dim and modern interior of the Diner very inviting. As our previous restaurant had us wait a long while for a table of 11, we tried to get a table at Urban Diner and at the entrance, we were quickly shown to a table without a fuss. The waitresses were very welcoming and quickly attended to us. The lady servicing our table seems overwhelmed by the amount of people which came across as impatient but soon after, she warmed up to us and was nice to the kids which is always refreshing! There are quite a few choices on the food menu and some dishes come better as a sharing platter. I had some of the Chicken Wings, Chicken Fillet and Ribs which tasted good but the Salad had no taste to it as it was a bunch of chopped vegetables thrown into a bowl with no flavoring. The burgers looked really nice and those who had it didn't seem to complain-except that it was way too much to finish! The Mac And Cheese which came as a side however, I would not want to have again... Flavorless and not enough Umph! to it. Generally, the crowd were pleased but also had some opinions about some of the food. Overall, the good is fine but if I was to go again, I would stick to what they probably do best. Chicken and Ribs.

What an adorable little modern diner this place is! I was instantly attracted to the clean, hip and…read moresouthern American style of this place. We ordered a burger and a Reuben and they were huge, as expected. Both were good, the burger was a little bland but my husband said that the Reuben was the 'best ever!'. I would visit this place again, possibly for the ribs next time, which seemed very popular with the crowd. Service was also nice and quick, and the martinis were fantastic. Not spectacular, but stylish and decent.