Thurrock

All you can eat for around 12 quid a head. Considering you can get the same sort of deal around Charing Cross road for a fiver you might wonder why it's worth travelling all the way out to Zens CX at the Oriental Plaza (on the main road between Colindale and Burnt Oak tube stations) Well, you can go to the cheap and cheerful places if you like and you'll almost certainly manage to find a decent meal - the chinese buffet in the Hippodrome nightclub is a great example, good selection of delicious food and interesting surroundings, but Zens is a whole new world. The buffet contains somewhere in the region of 100 different dishes for a start. ...  Read the complete review

Buy the food at your own risk!!! We have a local Poundshop, it stocks a wide range of Household & Gardening goods, Toiletries & Food. You have got to admit these shops are tempting & we all like a bargain sometimes. I recommend, stick to buying the Hardware though, you can`t go wrong with a £1 Ashtray, Plant Pot or Colouring book for the kids !!! I know some people buy the food they sell, it is cheap too, eg 3 packs of cakes a £1. I like to buy food from a Supermarket though, but have to admit to weakening to the cheap prices a couple of times. My first mistake was 4 boxes of Birds custard £1...when I went to use it, I opened ...  Read the complete review

The other day while walking about I happened to pass a semi-derelict building - a real eyesore: all boarded up and adorned with flyposters. Alas, the place was where I spent most of my misspent youth, many hours and days, occupied in said establishment, the home of Starburst ‘cade. Amusement arcades are much too friendly these days, with their free coffee and free biccies and free competitions where you can win a packet of fags or a meat pack. Who could forget the famous cry of “lend of us two bob for my buzzy, mate” (two bob = 10p oop North!) by one of the older/rougher lads, usually just after you had dropped the two quid jackpot (paid out in ...  Read the complete review