Harry's most savage takedowns.

Beloved by Tripadvisor, tolerated by the locals, and quietly filed away by Harry. Vol. 2 below uses live data. Vol. 1 is illustrative.

Live from the database

	Place	Trip.	Harry~	Δ
01	Fresh Food Super Deli

The dossier

	Place	Trip.	Harry	Δ
01	The Ledbury of Leicester Square Leicester Square, WC2	92	31	-61
02	Mama Mia Cucina Times Square, NYC	89	28	-61
03	The Gilded Cleaver Mayfair, W1	94	42	-52
04	Pho King Williamsburg, Brooklyn	87	38	-49
05	Bistro Quinze South Kensington, SW7	91	35	-56
06	The Sourdough Question Silver Lake, Los Angeles	88	44	-44
07	Casa Tapas Olé The Strip, Las Vegas	90	33	-57
08	The Modern British Marylebone, W1	93	46	-47
09	Trattoria del Turista Piccadilly, W1	86	26	-60
10	Big Pat's Beer & Burger Co. Hollywood Blvd, Los Angeles	84	36	-48

Δ is Harry minus Tripadvisor. The more negative, the more Harry disagrees with the postcards.

§ 01

The Ledbury of Leicester Square

Leicester Square, WC2 · British / European

Tripadvisor	92	The crowd's view.
Harry Hungry	31	Tourist Tax Warning
Divergence	-61	Tripadvisor loves it. Translation: tourists love it.

“A menu translated into four languages, none of them flavour. The beef Wellington arrives like a sad parcel.”
— Harry, on the record

§ 02

Mama Mia Cucina

Times Square, NYC · Italian

Tripadvisor	89	The crowd's view.
Harry Hungry	28	Tourist Tax Warning
Divergence	-61	Mama lives in a spreadsheet in New Jersey.

“The carbonara contains cream. We could stop there. We won't, because it also contains regret. $26 of it.”
— Harry, on the record

§ 03

The Gilded Cleaver

Mayfair, W1 · Steakhouse

Tripadvisor	94	The crowd's view.
Harry Hungry	42	Paying for the Scene
Divergence	-52	Critics rave. Crowd divided. $240 of mostly room.

“Forty-eight quid for a sirloin that tastes like it was annoyed to be there. The bread is excellent. Eat the bread.”
— Harry, on the record

§ 04

Pho King

Williamsburg, Brooklyn · Vietnamese

Tripadvisor	87	The crowd's view.
Harry Hungry	38	Hype Risk
Divergence	-49	A lot of the noise is brand, not bites.

“The broth has done a single lap of the kitchen. The queue outside has done more cooking than it has.”
— Harry, on the record

§ 05

Bistro Quinze

South Kensington, SW7 · French

Tripadvisor	91	The crowd's view.
Harry Hungry	35	Tourist Tax Warning
Divergence	-56	Postcode doing more work than the kitchen.

“Escargot served with the enthusiasm of a hostage video. The waiter sighs in three languages.”
— Harry, on the record

§ 06

The Sourdough Question

Silver Lake, Los Angeles · Brunch

Tripadvisor	88	The crowd's view.
Harry Hungry	44	Paying for the Scene
Divergence	-44	Instagram-led. Stomach-disappointed.

“Twenty-two dollars for eggs on toast and a small lecture about provenance. The hen, I am told, was content.”
— Harry, on the record

§ 07

Casa Tapas Olé

The Strip, Las Vegas · Spanish

Tripadvisor	90	The crowd's view.
Harry Hungry	33	Tourist Tax Warning
Divergence	-57	Plays Gipsy Kings at 7pm. That's the whole concept.

“Patatas bravas that have neither potato dignity nor brava heat. The sangria is a cry for help, sugared.”
— Harry, on the record

§ 08

The Modern British

Marylebone, W1 · British

Tripadvisor	93	The crowd's view.
Harry Hungry	46	Worth the Splurge? No.
Divergence	-47	Plated for the camera. Cooked for nobody.

“A foam, a smear, a single radish on a slate. The bill arrives unfoamed. Eighty-five pounds, smearless.”
— Harry, on the record

§ 09

Trattoria del Turista

Piccadilly, W1 · Italian

Tripadvisor	86	The crowd's view.
Harry Hungry	26	False Economy
Divergence	-60	Cheap, but cheap in the wrong way.

“The garlic bread is a hate crime. The tiramisu was made on Tuesday. It is not Tuesday.”
— Harry, on the record

§ 10

Big Pat's Beer & Burger Co.

Hollywood Blvd, Los Angeles · American / Burgers

Tripadvisor	84	The crowd's view.
Harry Hungry	36	Hype Risk
Divergence	-48	More logo than larder.

“A burger so wide it requires zoning approval. Tastes of marketing and lukewarm cheese.”
— Harry, on the record