WRFW recommend you read Marina O'Loughlin's review first here > http://www.metro.co.uk/lifestyle/restaurants/904777-shrimpy-s-in-king-s-cross-is-a-ray-of-sunshine
We drove past Shrimpy's once - thought it was a building site and with the hoard of "strang-esters" (strange scenesters) lurking at the gateway we had second thoughts and finally concluded it must be "one of them raves" and instructed our man, Jissom to "find somewhere looking more like a restaurant". When The Filling Station was suggested, we immediately imagined smells of stale oil and benzene and the chink of greasy spanners from the kitchenette. Perhaps were were wrong.
We have to say though - having to weave our way through a forecourt "rammed with people" doesn't appeal even though our man is very good at getting us through to the front.
Intrigued by the thought of perching at some "walk-in" counter - what on earth is a "walk-in" counter? We could understand "climb-over" or "crawl-under" but not a "Walk-in" counter.
Admitedly pineapples are a (until now) secret fetish of ours and we are quiet fans of Donald and the lads - Pablo and David. The thought of Donald servicing us in a boiler suit gives us a bit of a tingle.
Food? Actually we never mind when Marina doesn't get to the food until around halfway through her sparkly reviews as we love the build-up and enjoy the almost torturous restraint Marina puts us to ... then ... she speaks of food and we gasp - not their most successful element? Another sodding "Calexican" - uh oh ok we'll continue ... s'pose.
Why would Shrimpy's present anyone with the ghastly brit-style pork scratchings and risk emergency dental treatment bills? We'd have stuffed them in our pockets for sucking later in the back of the car.Cardboard plantains, fried chicken on a gloop, over-bready soft-shell - all sounds very disapponting.
Oh ... we get it now - Shrimpy's isn't about the food - it is the experience we are expected to pay for and the food is simply for poking around the plate with an underused tenedor. We agree that if you are on a "hot date" and "on a promise" or a "sure thing", the last you want before making-out in a local hotel is some lumbering great meal - Shrimpy's is probably the best thing - bright, noisy, fashionable an impressive experience and NO FOOD.
Marina - you know we love a game girl - we'll get Jissom to drive back past there again one day soon ... maybe we'll stop for a perching experience and then dash off to a hotel. I'll speak to 'her' and see if she is up for a dirty weekend "up the smoke" with promises of an impressive experience ...
Read more: http://www.metro.co.uk/lifestyle/restaurants/904777-shrimpy-s-in-king-s-cross-is-a-ray-of-sunshine
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