West Reading Food Writers. @WestReadingFood We write about food, restaurants, and mostly we “review the reviews”. We're still 'finding our voice' so be a little gentle, we're not bloody linguists, we love food (consume the stuff every day). We never diet. Our hackles are raised when we read negative, poncey, thin or lazy reviews written just to fill space, to sell a sodding book or purely for self-promotion. We love promoting ourselves.
Wednesday, 18 July 2012
Review of the Review of The Bull Steak Expert
We recommend you read Marinas review here first > http://www.metro.co.uk/lifestyle/restaurants/905423-the-bull-steak-expert-serves-some-of-the-finest-steak-in-london
We dribbled at the thought of a review of The Bull from the spankingly gorgeous Marina ... even though it is entirely of Argentinian beef.
Sitting at our office table we hunched over the menu as soon as Jissom came back from his secret task, mid-morning, to "get us a copy of their menu - sharpish!" A quick "book" was opened on "how many steaks will Marina get through for this review" (I had 7 (including the surf & Turf)) [oh does that double parenthesis give away my logic programming background? never mind]. I was sure I'd win the fiver this time - Marina wouldn't let me down ...
Oh ... the feisty 'scotch' brunette beauty only managed the one - a sirloin (angosto) and her partner-in-beef a single rump. Oh ... is that it?
Really Marina?
Well, apart from some fiddling about with a poncey starter and an offering of rabbit food accompanying the (single) steak, yes that is it.
Now, come on Marina surely you could have done better than that? (no one in the office won the fiver as no one could have believed Marina would only manage a single steak when reviewing a steak house ... it'll stay in the pot for another day.
We'd have loved to hear about the ribeye and were longing to moisten and dribble over a "Marina review" of a Churrasco de Lomo Marinado fillet, oh yes and of course following with the Cuarteto Mayor (rump, sirloin, ribeye & fillet). Caring less about the sides and silly sauces, we feel abandoned, let down.
This then begs the question - "do lady reviewers have their place?" and even "Shouldn't perhaps a man review The Bull Steak Expert? A man with an appetite?"
The Bull Steak Expert 54 Red Lion Street
Read Marinas review here > http://www.metro.co.uk/lifestyle/restaurants/905423-the-bull-steak-expert-serves-some-of-the-finest-steak-in-london
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