Randomness Guide to London - Differences between Version 9 and Version 2 of Life, EC1V 9AA
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| Life was a Japanese restaurant/bar/shop/takeaway on [[Locale Old Street|Old Street]]. According to Google Street View, it closed down by mid-2016. |
A very trendy japanese restaurant/bar/shop/takeaway on old street. The deocr and music are certainly very eclectic. The window displays using star wars figures were quite fun. |
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The information below is retained for historical purposes. |
The food was very good and well presented. The £20 Life Lunch special was quite good. It included a large starter, miso soup, tempura, sashimi, sushi and a dessert. The quality of the fish was very good. The rice in the sushi fell apart quite easily. |
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<div class="old_info"> A very trendy Japanese restaurant/bar/shop/takeaway on [[Locale Old Street|Old Street]]. The decor and music are certainly very eclectic. The window displays using Star Wars figures were quite fun. [[bob]] and [[Adam]] visited in September 2007. The food was very good and well presented. The £20 Life Lunch special included a large starter, miso soup, tempura, sashimi, sushi, and a dessert. The quality of the fish was very good. The rice in the sushi fell apart quite easily. |
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They have a lunch menu and a main menu. The main menu was scary, in terms of both prices and choice. |
They have a lunch menu and a main menu. THe main menu was scary. |
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The drinks were quite pricey; jasmine tea was £2.50, and a large white wine was about £5. |
The drinks were quite pricey. Jasmine tea was £2.50. Adam had a large white wine for about £5. |
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The (unisex) toilets are downstairs, but there is a stairlift down to them. No disabled toilet though, and the cubicles are quite small, so that may be a moot point. |
The toilets are downstairs. There is however a stairlift down to them. No disabled toilet though so that may be a moot point. |
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There is a shop downstairs selling bizarre Japanese tat. |
There is a shop downstairs selling bizarre things. |
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See also: * [https://flickr.com/photos/rjw1/sets/72157601980052191/ bob's pictures of the food] * [http://www.doshermanos.co.uk/2007/09/life-sushi-but-not-as-we-know-it.html Dos Hermanos review] * [http://web.archive.org/web/20071218183526/http://www.metro.co.uk/metrolife/food/article.html?in_article_id=77481&in_page_id=26 Metro review] |
[http://flickr.com/photos/rjw1/sets/72157601980052191/ Pictures of the Food] |
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<div class="last_verified">Last visited by [[bob]] and [[Adam]], September 2007.</div> </div> address='2-4 Old Street, EC1V 9AA' category='Now Closed' edit_type='Normal edit' |
address='2-4 Old Street' category='Bars,Japanese Food.,Restaurants,Shops,Sushi,Takeaways' edit_type='Minor tidying' |
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formatted_website_text='' host='81.187.166.218' |
formatted_website_text='http://www.life-oldst.com/
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latitude='51.522848' locale='Clerkenwell,EC1,Old Street' longitude='-0.096297' major_change='0' |
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postcode='' summary='Now closed; was a trendy Japanese restaurant in Clerkenwell' website='http://www.life-oldst.com/' website='' |
postcode='EC1V 9AA' summary='Trendy Japanese restaurant in Clerkenwell' website='http://www.life-oldst.com/' website='' |
A very trendy japanese restaurant/bar/shop/takeaway on old street. The deocr and music are certainly very eclectic. The window displays using star wars figures were quite fun.
The food was very good and well presented. The £20 Life Lunch special was quite good. It included a large starter, miso soup, tempura, sashimi, sushi and a dessert. The quality of the fish was very good. The rice in the sushi fell apart quite easily.
Adam's ginger pork looked very nice.
They have a lunch menu and a main menu. THe main menu was scary.
The drinks were quite pricey. Jasmine tea was £2.50. Adam had a large white wine for about £5.
The toilets are downstairs. There is however a stairlift down to them. No disabled toilet though so that may be a moot point.
There is a shop downstairs selling bizarre things.
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