River Grille restaurant Prince Street, Bristol BS1 4QF w. http://www.doylecollection.com/restaurants/the_river_grille.aspx t. 0117 923 0333 e. bristol@doylecollection.com On a hot sunny day in Bristol there aren’t many better places to hang out than on the water front, particularly by the Arnolfini. After soaking up the last of the summer sun in Queen’s Square last week, we [...]
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I was a latecomer to the wonders of Japanese food – chains like Wagamama had put me off. But recently, I can’t get enough of the intelligent, beautiful and precise cuisine. Fortunately Bristol has some great Japanese restaurants. My favourite three? In order: Noa Japanese Restaurant 12-13 Waterloo St Clifton, Bristol, Avon BS8 4BT 0117 [...]
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The Old Fish Market Baldwin Street, Bristol, BS1 1QZ T : 01179 211515 W : www.fullers.co.uk E : oldfishmarket@fullers.co.uk A fairly old fashioned / traditional pub on the inside (dark wood furniture, some characteristic wall hangings and old pictures) with a Thai kitchen. Granted The Old Fish Market is a fairly odd concept albeit one [...]
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Baldwin’s Café Baldwin Street, Bristol, BS1 1SA T: 0117 922 5293 My foodie adventures often lead me to exciting and luxurious restaurants, delis and cafes – but sometimes you just want to go back to basics And that’s exactly what Baldwins is, a simple café and sandwich shop offering full English breakfasts, bacon butties lunchtime [...]
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Vodka Revolution St Nicholas Street, Bristol, BS1 1UA T: 0117 930 4335 W: http://www.revolution-bars.co.uk/bristol A bit chain-y I know but nonetheless somewhere I often end up with work colleagues so thought it high time I did a proper review. A large and airy bar with a mezzanine level, some of the character of the building [...]
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Big Chill Bristol Small Street, Bristol, BS1 1DE T : 0117 930 4217 W : www.bigchill.net/bristol Tucked away on Small Street in central Bristol, Big Chill is one of those super cool venues; art on the walls, a great selection of drinks and cocktails, an upstairs bar and garden terrace, relaxed vibe and the opportunity [...]
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Masa Japanese Restaurant 42-46 Baldwin St, Bristol, BS1 1PN t: 0117 929 3888 / 0117 930 0600 w: ww.masajapaneserestaurant.com A nice quick review for this one – which sums up the nice quick meal I had when I went to Masa. Our offices are on Baldwin Street in Bristol City Centre and Masa is literally [...]
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• 2nd and 3rd July • Bristol Harbourside • £6.50 day /£10 wknd / Under 16s free • http://grillstock.co.uk/ Now who doesn’t love a barbeque in the summer? This year Bristol’s Harbourside will play host to Grillstock, the UK’s biggest BBQ and music festival. Its already set to be a fantastic weekend and wonderfully affordable. [...]
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This is not our latest review of Spyglass, read Becci’s Spyglass revisited here. Spyglass on Welshback Welsh Back, Bristol BS1 4SB t: 0117 9277050 w: www.spyglassbristol.co.uk A casual business lunch on a Friday – some teammates and I decided to discuss upcoming projects at work over a boozey lunch and some nice food. Not wanting [...]
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Yum Yum Thai Park Street, Bristol 0117 929 0987 Early evening, one of the few sunny days last week we were trawling Park Street looking for a quick bite before heading off to a gig at St George’s. Now my dining partner on this occasion – a good friend James, is both wheat and lactose [...]
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