Anyway, last week, Freddie and I went to the Big Easy. There's two branches- one on the Kings Road and one in Covent Garden. We went to the Covent Garden one and could actually only get a table for 9.30pm (to be fair we did book literally that same day) but turned up earlier in the hopes of bringing it forward. This didn't work, but we did manage to grab a drink and some snacks at the bar to speed up our wait. The atmosphere is very buzzy- low lighting, live music, cosy booths. Actually, it's reminiscent of a much trendier and upmarket version of TGI Fridays, with better food and less random paraphernalia.
We grabbed some popcorn shrimp and a few beers whilst we waited for our table. The shrimp was tasty and served with a spicy tomato sauce which I went to town on, but to be honest I probably could have eaten my own arm at this point. We also managed to get some pretzels by me spotting some and loudly saying "who do you have to kill to get some pretzels around here?"which was actually quite embarrassing and not something I'd recommend.
Finally we got shown to our table. Now I'm not going to dance around it, the major draw of the Big Easy is their Thursday night special. I have actually been before and it cost 20 pounds, now it costs 22. Inflationary gripes aside, for this you get half a lobster, a sirloin steak, garlic butter, house salad, chips and your choice of a beer or a "slushy" cocktail. Pretty good deal hey?!
We both opted for this, although last time I had the burger and that was amazing too. There was also an option to get pretty much the same with no steak and extra lobster that I was leaning towards and would probably get next time. I'm always surprised by how little lobster you actually get out of the buggers and wanted more!
Now the food here is good. Really good. Both the steak and the lobster are of good quality, which I was surprised by as the cynic in me thought that the steak would be pretty average and just there to pad it out. It was nice to have both to break the meal up a bit, but I think the main draw is the lobster and as I said I would probably opt for that next time. The chips are amazing and in my mind nothing compliments a meal like garlic butter so I was happy!
I'd definitely recommend the Big Easy and having already been twice would go again. The atmosphere is fun, and I think (on a Thursday at least) the food is good value. Lets just hope the price doesn't go up any more...!
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