You Call That a Currywurst?

City lunches: In Broadgate Circle a new vendor, "the Bratwurst" has taken residence in a stand sadly vacated by what had been a decent place for burgers. But hey, bratwurst! Should be good! And that's really all they sell: plain or run through a nifty overengineered automatic sausage slicer and slathered with curry sauce. I tried the latter. The taste is fine, but it's terrible value for money, costing £4 for a meager bit of meat. Currywurst makes great train station food in Germany, and should really fill you up for not much money. For £4 they should be serving up about double their surprisingly small portion. In fact, not far away, nice little chip shop Alexander's (on Christopher Street, EC2) will server you a couple cumberland sausages for £4, each one of which looks heartier than the brat's brat. And it's not just me -- a few smaller, less American guys in the office had the same reaction. "That's it?" Hopefully they'll wise up because it would be nice to get some bratwurst outside over the summer.

Anyway, if you go to Alexander's (recommended!), get the fish -- really nice cod. Or go to Damascu Bite (on Shoreditch High Street, E1) for some satisfying shawerma. Or go to Fernando's (Devonshire Row, EC2), or K10 (Copthall Ave, EC2), or ....



[update 28th April:] Either I have tremendous influence, and possibly time-travel powers, or The Bratwurst has wised up a little. They are now offering a double portion of currywurst for £5.95. Not fabulous value by any stretch, but at least in the realm of reasonable.