Paddington Lunch Box

Tag: pub food

  • Lockhouse, Paddington Basin

    Lockhouse, Paddington Basin

    What a disaster of a commute. My usual train delayed by 15 minutes, then a Circle line that just never turns up. Sometimes I wonder if the Circle line exists. And then I went to Lockhouse.

    Gosh I hate going to the office. Don’t mind being there…but fuck the commute.

    And as you may have worked out, lunch didn’t improve matters.

    Well, the beer did. Sat outside Lockhouse on Paddington basin, it was a pleasant time with a pint of Steady Rolling Man in the very warm sunshine. ☀️

    A beer!

    And then my beer battered haddock sandwich arrived, apparently 1200 calories according to their menu, and definitely £13.50 in price.

    Alas it was more of a salad sandwich. Yep I’d paid £13.50 for a load of salad in two slices of bread, with some puny bits of fish in batter. And of course more batter than fish.

    Tiny bits of haddock, plenty of lettuce and some bread.

    At least the bread was good quality.

    Damn, easily the worst meal I’ve had around here. Well, except that fried chicken at Chicking.

    Side on view of a fish finger sandwich

    I did enjoy my beer in the sun though.

    Rating of 3 out of 10.

  • The Bear

    The Bear

    The Bear. Last Wednesday was just one of those days where everything went right.

    No 15 minute wait for a circle line… straight on! 😱
    Had the perfect corner desk at work so I could look at lingerie models without anyone seeing. 😬
    England won a semi final… again!😱😱

    And I went to The Bear…who easily have the best beer range in Paddington, around 15 different beers on draught of all types, maybe more…I didn’t count. Some are a bit pricey and the one I wanted, by Pressure Drop was out.

    I settled for a pint of Yes, a decent session IPA… I couldn’t have anything too strong with my 1:1 straight after lunch… I’m still deluded enough to think a promotion isn’t impossible this decade.

    Food is mostly burgers, or some sides of the sort that come with burgers, like chips.

    Burger menu at The Bear

    Burgers are not my favourite cuisine but I enjoy them enough, and this more than most. I had the Cajun chicken burger, plenty of Cajun sauce, a little avocado and lettuce, a decent brioche bun that didn’t fall apart… important to someone who gets annoyed eating sloppy burgers.

    And the chicken was good too, freshly cooked and marinated, plus a nice tang afterwards but not too much.

    Chicken burger and chips

    Chips were slightly more fries, salty and crispy… about as good as they get.

    Chips (well, more fries)

    Extra points for Stokes ketchup instead of cheap shit…and 4 different types to choose from.

    High scores from me. An 8.3 out of 10.

    Great pub, super beers and top burgers. What more do you want? 😍