The Handmade Pie & Ale House 2 Queen Street, Weymouth, Dorset w: www.thehandmadepieandalehouse.com With friends and family living in Dorset, we visit fairly regularly. As a diehard pieminister fan with a love of all things pie, I was overjoyed to see a new pie and ale restaurant open in Weymouth town centre on our last [...]
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9 Cotham Hill, BS6 6LD Bristol, United Kingdom 0117 200 2888 Follow @Yume_Kitchen on twitter Facebook: Facebook.com/Yume-Kitchen It seems there’s been something of a Japanese explosion in the Cotham and Whiteladies area of late, and as a huge sushi fan I felt I had to try at least one of them out, so we made [...]
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A new food stall in the food hall of St Nick’s market always creates something of a stir amongst the BS1 community. Which meant a sandwich board advertising Matina’s middle eastern fare with home made kurdish naan breads immediately caught my attention. Right at the end of the glass arcade, Matina could be easily missed [...]
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The Westbury Hotel 37 Conduit Street, London, W1S 2YF E: alynwilliams@westburymayfair.com T: 0207 078 9579 W: www.alynwilliams.co.uk Twitter @alyn_williams A trip to London for me is an opportunity for gastronomical indulgence. At our recent stay in the Westbury Mayfair this opportunity presented itself in the form of the hotel’s Michelin star restaurant, Alyn Williams at [...]
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Quick Crepes The Wooden Decking, Canons Road, Harbourside, Bristol, BS1 5TX Web: www.quickcrepes.com Twitter @quickcrepes Facebook I’ve walked past the crepe hut on my way to and from work every day for the past 3 years. But it’s sat on my ever growing list of places to try despite numerous recommendations. This year, shrove Tuesday [...]
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The Rummer Hotel All Saints Lane, Bristol, Avon BS1 1JH t: 0117 929 0111 therummer.net | @therummer | www.facebook.com/TheRummerHotel The Rummer Hotel (now just a bar and restaurant) has sat on my ‘to – try’ list for far too long. I’ve enjoyed coffees, cocktails and wine there but had never tried their food. A Sunday [...]
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Spicer and Cole 1 Queen Square Avenue Bristol BS1 4JA tel: 0117 922 0513 web: spicerandcole.co.uk/ twitter: @spicerandcole This review is long overdue. The cafe caused something of a stir when they opened last year to a rave review from Mark Taylor, and have since become a firm favourite of mine. Simple but welcoming, Spicer [...]
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The Lido, Oakfield Place, Clifton, Bristol BS8 2BJ t: 0117 933 9530 w: www.lidobristol.com twitter: @lidobristol I’ve eaten at The Lido for Tapas several times over the years. I’ve sat there enjoying their exquisite ice cream, tucking in to the delicious over-sized olives, praying that today might be the day that Tom Daley decides to [...]
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The Foxhunter, Nantyderry, Abergavenny, Monmouthshire, NP7 9DN t: 01873 881101 e: info@thefoxhunter.com w: www.thefoxhunter.com Follow Chef Matt Tebbutt on twitter: @matttebbutt This review isn’t strictly Bristol – but it’s less than an hour away and was the setting to a perfect anniversary weekend. More importantly, somewhere this good, this close by, deserves to be shared [...]
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Poco Bristol 45 Jamaica St, Stokes Croft, Bristol, BS2 8JP t: 0117 923 2233 e: pocobristol@gmail.com w: www.tomsfeast.com/restaurants/poco-bristol facebook: www.facebook.com/pages/Poco-Bristol twitter: @PocoBristol When Poco first opened it caused something of a stir – lots of whispers of a new tapas bar on stokes croft and words of encouragement to try it. I’ve been a couple [...]
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