Namaskar Lounge – A strong contender for Bristol’s best new Indian

Namaskar Lounge Welsh Back, Old City, Bristol, BS1 4RR   T: – 0117 929 8276 W: – http://www.namaskarlounge.com/   I’ve unintentionally been on a bit of an ‘all you can eat’ bender recently, what with the arrival of ZaZaBazaar and Namaskar Lounge in Bristol, but I can promise you I’m not normally quite so greedy. [...]

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ZaZaBazaar – Around the world in approximately 2 hours!

ZA ZA BAZAAR Harbourside, Canon’s Road, Bristol, BS1 5UH T: 01179 220330 W: http://zazabazaar.com/index.html Unless you’re a Bristolian who’s been living under a rock for the past few weeks then ZaZaBazaar hardly needs any introduction, but I’ll give you a brief one nonetheless! ZaZaBazaar sits on Bristol’s harbourside, in the mammoth space that used to [...]

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Plantation, Cheltenham Road

Plantation Caribbean Bar and Restaurant 221-223 Cheltenham Road Cotham Bristol BS6 5QP T: 0117 907 7932 W: http://www.plantationrestaurant.biz/index.php/home Following Jamie Oliver’s recent trip to Bristol for his Great Britain series, there’s been a lot of noise made about how brilliantly diverse and exciting the city’s foodie culture is, and about bloody time too! Jamie visited [...]

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All Bar One, Corn Street

I’m lucky enough that I could probably count the number of reeeally bad dining experiences I’ve ever had on one hand, and thankfully, they all happened before I started writing for Bristol Foodie ( the idea of writing a scathing post just makes me feel uncomfortable). But that is until now. The experience I had [...]

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Taste of India – don’t judge a book by its cover!

Taste of India 1 Upper Byron Place Bristol BS8 1JY t: 0117 930 0170 Now I’m no expert, but I’d say that when people go out to eat they judge a restaurant predominantly on three things: food, service and the surroundings.  And as a rule, if one of these points is poor, you’ll expect at [...]

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Easy Beef Wellington-yes, really!

There are some dishes that have earned themselves quite a reputation for being  downright difficult, and most people write them off without having even tried them.  Souffle…no way! Roulade…too hard!  But if you, like me, have always fancied trying Beef Wellington (after all, what could be wrong about beef fillet wrapped in pastry?) then this [...]

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Pumpkin Pie – An American Halloween classic

We all know the Americans make a much bigger deal of out Halloween, and whether you love it or hate it, we could certainly take a few tips from them when it comes to Halloween food! I personally love Halloween, for no other reason than it gives me an excuse to throw a big party [...]

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Jack’s Brasserie Autumn Menu Launch

Jack’s Brasserie Bristol Harbourside T: 0117 945 3990 W: http://www.jacksbrasserie.co.uk/ We were lucky enough to be invited to the launch of Jack’s Brassiere’s new autumn menu, and as we trudged along Bristol’s very blustery waterfront, it couldn’t have felt any more seasonal! Thankfully though, it was a completely different story as soon as we arrived [...]

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Asian Coleslaw – The tasty way to be smug and healthy!

Discovered via Pinterest, the most beautiful, creative and artistic way to waste time on the internet, this recipe gave me one those rare ‘Wow! I can’t believe I made that!’ moments. If you like your Eastern flavours, and you’d quite like to feel a bit virtuous with it, then this is the recipe for you. [...]

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The Burger Joint – Cotham’s best kept secret

32 Cotham Hill, Bristol, BS6 6LA T: 0117 329 0887 W: http://www.theburgerjoint.co.uk/ Tucked away on Cotham Hill is The Burger Joint, a little place that’s kept itself very quiet. Had it not been for the whisperings on the foodie grapevine we may well have walked past it’s relaxed, unassuming exterior without even knowing it was [...]

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