The Hare and Tortoise is probably the best thing that happened to Russeel Square in a long time - and one of the best things thats happened to me all week!

I wont even start to go on about the food. Its tucked at the corner of a derelict buidling all covered in scafolding, with the tiles falling off, the roof leaking ina hundred places - basically the place you would want to walk on the other side of the road of when coming home from King's Cross or Euston at 3 am in the morning. But nolly and addie brought me there today, and if you manae to wade through the pile of broken bricks piled outside, you come upon this really classy cafe like joint with cosy spotlights, shiny tables, zen-ish chairs and steaming bowls of noodles and rice piled high with slabs of meat and egg floating out of the kitchen.

Welcome to the chinese joint - that is arguably one of London's best kept secrets and possibly one of the best affordable chinese restaurants outside of chinatown. And the best part? its 5 mins from Queens square! and 27 old gloucester street.
had for a really reasonalbe 4.50 a mountain of rice althered with "succulent white cod fillets cooke din black bean sauce with onions, garlic red and green bell peppers" On a day when the sky if overcast and hints of adrizzle accost you on the way there - you a re in gourmet paradise. classic marriot hotel sichuan style cooking condensed into a rice dish and served in an artistic bowl for a fraction of the price Hakkasan is charging. There's loads more inventive dishes. Nolly had the satay beef friend noodle - which i imagine is erally good but i havent had the chance to sample. Not all the dishes look as restaurant standrad as the rest, but these on the other hand have that home cooked flavour- a definite delight after all that chinatown artificiality.

I'm going out later again. For dinenr at Jon's and the rest o his warm warm house. I think the fact of being here just means going out alot doesnt it?

A good friend said soemthing to me todya that really made me think. What is the