Thanksgiving dinner in London?

Old Oct 22nd, 2000, 03:38 PM
  #1  
Christie
Guest
 
Posts: n/a
Thanksgiving dinner in London?

We will be in London over Thanksgiving and would like to find out who is serving a Traditional turkey dinner. Two years ago we went to PJ's on Fulham road. Would like to try someplace different this year. Any suggestions?
 
Old Oct 22nd, 2000, 06:14 PM
  #2  
wes fowler
Guest
 
Posts: n/a
Recognize, Christie, that Thanksgiving is an American tradition, not a British one. Nevertheless take a look at the following Fodor's postings from this time last year:

Author: BA Bird ([email protected])
Date: 11/22/1999, 11:31 am ET

Message: Can anyone suggest a restaurant we can have a nice Thanksgiving meal?? Leaving tommorrow Tuesday for London and would love to have some type of great meal on Thanksgiving. Doesn't have to be US traditional.

Author: ivan ([email protected])
Date: 11/23/1999, 10:47 am ET

Message: it may be too late for you. But if you are reading this. There are two restaurants in London which do Thanksgiving dinners. PJ's Grill, 52 Fulham Road (tel No: 0171 581 0025) and Christopher's at 18 Wellington Street (tel No: 0171 240 4222). Canyon in Richmond, Surrey also does it. This restaurant is by the River Thames, great view, food is good too. The address is Riverside, Richmond, Surrey. (tel No: 0181 948 2944). Happy holiday.

Author: German ([email protected])
Date: 12/05/1999, 11:33 pm ET

Message: Just wondering if you had found a good Thanksgiving meal--my friends and I went to London on Thanksgiving also and had the WORST Thanksgiving meal at the Hard Rock Cafe--I think we ate potato chips and candy for every meal after that!

Author: Wendy ([email protected])
Date: 12/05/1999, 11:46 pm ET

Message: I had Thanksgiving dinner at the Green Man Pub at Harrod's! Not
really Thanksgiving dinner, but who really likes turkey anyway?

Author: kathy ([email protected])
Date: 12/06/1999, 10:06 pm ET

Message: We had Thanksgiving dinner at Firebird on Conduit St. in London -
great venison!








 
Old Oct 23rd, 2000, 06:45 PM
  #3  
Annie
Guest
 
Posts: n/a
Call the American embassy in London. They'll have some suggestions.

Wes, do you REALLY think Christie is so stupid as to not know that Thanksgiving isn't celebrated in the U.K.? Give people a little credit, please.
 
Old Oct 24th, 2000, 03:18 AM
  #4  
Karen
Guest
 
Posts: n/a
Annie, I think you would be surprised (no offence intended to Christie)! I used to have a lot of American pen pals and I cant count the amount of times I was asked what I was doing for Thanksgiving. I also had one person ask if we celebrated 4th July in the UK!!!! lol
 
Old Oct 25th, 2000, 01:06 PM
  #5  
Christie
Guest
 
Posts: n/a
Annie...Thanks for the vote of confidence! Years ago I lived in London for over a year and now have a timeshare at Allen House very near Kensington High Street Tube stop. We go for two weeks at least every other year. Yes, I know it's not a British holiday but since were there for at least 50% of our Thanksgivings, we both get a kick out of (and love) eating a traditional dinner. For other meals it is generally pubs,Indian, and more pubs. I do appreciate the reply Wes sent since I didn't know Christopher's served dinner. It would be a great location for a pre-theatre Thanksgiving dinner. By the way, when we went to P.J.'s we waited over 1 1/2 hours for the first course and finished three hours later even though we went with a reservation. They just didn't have their act together and both the diners and staff were were frustrated. Also of interest...more than 80% of people there for Thanksgiving dinner were British! Seems they also get some enjoyment over the special meal.
 
Old Oct 25th, 2000, 01:43 PM
  #6  
wes fowler
Guest
 
Posts: n/a
It appears, Christie, that I owe you an apology. In responding to your query, I was not questioning your intelligence about an American holiday in a foreign country, particularly since you had been in London at Thanksgiving two years prior. Many of my responses are intended not only for the original poster but to anyone else that might have an interest in that poster's question, thus the nature of my reply.

To justify my reasoning, here's an interesting tidbit. Two years ago, I was strolling through a small Swiss village on August 1. A couple, with cameras dangling about their necks approached. "Speak English?" he asked.
"I do", I replied. "Why are all the shops closed; when'll they open?" he asked. "It's the country's national holiday; the shops are closed today but there will be fireworks and a parade this evening," we replied. Comment from the gentleman's companion: "Why are they celebrating today? Independence Day is the 4th of July!"
 
Old Nov 18th, 2000, 01:47 AM
  #7  
angela
Guest
 
Posts: n/a
ttt
 
Old Nov 19th, 2000, 09:45 AM
  #8  
Patrick
Guest
 
Posts: n/a
I love Maggie Jones off Kensington High Street. It's an ancient looking place with rustic tables and chairs, lots of clutter,dried flowers, and candles everywhere. Somehow it just seems right for Thanksgiving. The food is wonderfully "old fashioned" and also very Thanksgiving appropriate. In fact, it seems they often have turkey and stuffing on their menu (or certainly always wonderful roast chicken with stuffing). I'd give them a call, but wouldn't be surprised if they specially plan turkey for American thanksgiving.
 

Posting Rules
You may not post new threads
You may not post replies
You may not post attachments
You may not edit your posts

BB code is On
Smilies are On
[IMG] code is On
HTML code is Off
Trackbacks are Off
Pingbacks are Off
Refbacks are On


Thread Tools
Search this Thread

Contact Us - Manage Preferences - Archive - Advertising - Cookie Policy - Privacy Statement - Do Not Sell or Share My Personal Information -