| Picture the scene. You are at Kings Cross Station. The 1357 for Hetton le Hole doesn't leave for another 30 minutes. You are peckish. You look around. The golden arches of MacDonalds beckon - you find yourself irresistably drawn - just this once - it's not THAT bad. Yes it is. Stop. It doesn't have to be this way. Go out of the station and cross the road. Directly in front of you is the Chop Chop noodle bar. Go there. There is plenty of time. Chop Chop is really a cross between a noodle bar and a restaurant. It has the speed of a noodle bar but you can get wine there and you usually don't have to share a table. It is of average size with wooden tables and metal chairs, lots of mirrors and pinkish walls. It is unbelievably cheap. Last time I went I had hot and sour soup, a chicken curry with a huge dollop of rice, a glass of wine and bottled water for about eight quid. Most main course dishes are £3.90. They do all the usual stuff but again the choice is wider than the average noodle bar - lots of soups and satays, fried rice combinations, ho fun, vermicelli and noodles. You order (fast) by ticking little boxes on a card. Obviously it's not cordon bleu, but it's not bad and for the money it's brilliant. If you ask for water they'll give you tap water without being asked (though they do have bottled). It's that sort of place. Service is ridiculously fast. And good. Leave them a tip, they earn it. And don't worry, you will get your train. And all for the price of two sandwiches. Come on.
Harry |
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