Where is good near London Victoria station for a pint and a bite to eat

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essbee

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• Jan 28, 2015

• #21

Simster said:

I'm five mins away - head down Victoria street. There are 3 sushi places, a Pret, and a McDonalds within 2 mins on that road. The Cardinal place shopping centre (which I work above) on the other side of the road has a Pret, Nandos, M&S, Browns, All Bar One, Eat, La Tosca, Leon, Wagamamas and a Zizzi.

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Is that it?

 

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mxs_harrow

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Jan 20, 2009

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• Jan 28, 2015

• #22

There are at least two or three pubs near St James Park tube near the Army Barracks and the Home Office, a street or two back from Victoria Street, that are quite good. Victoria is a nightmare with all the re-development at the moment.At Cardinal Place there is a food market on Thursday as well. For the cheapest breakfast ever, try and get someone to sign you into Microsoft at Cardinal Place as the canteen is really good. There is also a café downstairs in the Catholic Cathedral once you get fed up of Pret sandwiches every day.

 

Simster

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Jul 7, 2003

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Surrey

• Jan 28, 2015

• #23

mxs_harrow said:

For the cheapest breakfast ever, try and get someone to sign you into Microsoft at Cardinal Place as the canteen is really good.

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Hmmm, I work in that very building, 2 floors up from Microsoft. Is that genuinely easy to do?

 

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mxs_harrow

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• Jan 28, 2015

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Have worked freelance for Microsoft on various projects there and at Reading, plus attend meetings/workshops there when the opportunity arises. The café there is cheaper than the coffee bar on the concourse facing the Cathedral, about £1.40 for a Costa cappuccino. If you register for some Microsoft events in the evening at Cardinal Place, you get a good feed as well.

 

Dick Head

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• Jan 28, 2015

• #25

mxs_harrow said:

Have worked freelance for Microsoft on various projects there and at Reading, plus attend meetings/workshops there when the opportunity arises. The café there is cheaper than the coffee bar on the concourse facing the Cathedral, about £1.40 for a Costa cappuccino. If you register for some Microsoft events in the evening at Cardinal Place, you get a good feed as well.

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I'll bet the Apple canteen pisses all over the Microsoft canteen.

 

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mxs_harrow

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• Jan 28, 2015

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Quick interview tip if you ever go for a job at Microsoft.

Never, ever turn up with a phone, tablet or laptop with an Apple logo on it. Even if the laptop runs a Microsoft operating system instead, which a lot of techies do.

Second tip - be about 40 years younger than me.......

 

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joeywortho

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• Jan 28, 2015

• #27

Phoenix pub on palace rd is it? Food overpriced but great ales

 

Herr Tubthumper

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• Jan 28, 2015

• #28

Dick Head said:

I'll bet the Apple canteen pisses all over the Microsoft canteen.

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Quite. I imagine scenes of staff kicking malfunctioning coffee machines and cups not quite fitting the saucers in the Microsoft canteen.

 

Dick Head

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• Jan 28, 2015

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Herr Tubthumper said:

Quite. I imagine scenes of staff kicking malfunctioning coffee machines and cups not quite fitting the saucers in the Microsoft canteen.

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I like the Linux canteen, you can do what you want.

 

The Wookiee

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Nov 10, 2003

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• Jan 28, 2015

• #30

Kumquat said:

The one round the corner on Wilton Road is equally pony. And expensive for Spoons.

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The Willow Walk ??

Didn't think it was that bad ?

 

The Sock of Poskett

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Jun 12, 2009

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• Jan 28, 2015

• #31

Dick Head said:

I like the Linux canteen, you can do what you want.

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And the sauce is always open

 

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theboybilly

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• Jan 28, 2015

• #32

Haven't been there for a while but the Jugged Hare on Vauxhall Bridge Road was always good for ale and pub grub. Decent office totty too

 

Randsta

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• Jan 29, 2015

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• #33

Lethargic said:

Don't know about the food but for a pint it has to be the Cask on Tachbrook Street (caskpubandkitchen.com) about 10-15 minutes walk towards the river from Victoria great selection of beer. Also St Georges Tavern on Belgrave Road is a Nicholsons so good value.

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Thanks for the tip I went to St Georges ...Really nice food - I had a Boar and Chorizo burger which although not massive was full of flavour... and a nice chilled atmosphere and prices weren't too bad either! A little tip as well if you use the free wi-fi there you can get a voucher for £5 off a £20 spend ....ker-ching!!!!