The Market Trader, Aldgate

Don�t normally write these things but just had a rather pleasant lunch at The Market Trader, met the new owner and felt I should leave a message on here to wish him good luck.

I work round the corner and have been a regular at the Market Trader for about 3 years and thank god it now has a new owner. The old landlady, putting politely was a miserable nightmare and had run this potential jewel of a site into the ground. The new young owner sounds like he knows what he�s doing and has already made a good start on doing the place up. Gone has the Thai kitchen (which I was never a fan) and by the sounds and tastes of it have some fancy new chef in. The shoulder of pork I had was amazing, it did take a while to come out but was well worth the wait.

Sounds like they have some big plans for this place and I look forward to seeing how they transform it, and wish them all the best.

14 Jul 2008 23:00