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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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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Grillstock BBQ Joint facebook: facebook.com/grillstockBBQ web: grillstock.co.uk twitter: @grillstock We’ve been wowed by Grillstocks BBQ fare at their annual events in Bristol before so were excited to see that they were to be the newest addition to St Nicolas Market Glass Arcade, replacing the Trethowan’s Dairy stall. One week in and the menu is simple [...]
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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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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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It was a sad day when Soup & Salad left St Nick’s market’s glass arcade However a very happy day when new stallholders Eat-a-pitta arrived! A family run business which has just gone full time after successfully running a falafel stand in Quakers Friars on Saturdays. If like me you are a lover of falafel [...]
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Thai Classic Whiteladies Road, Bristol, BS8 2NT T : 0117 9738930 W : www.thaiclassic.co.uk Thai food is one of my favourites, it has a wonderful freshness, is fragrant, zingy and bursting with flavour. With this in mind its fairly shocking that it’s taken me nearly five years of living in Bristol to try Thai Classic [...]
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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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A wise man once said (probably not all that long ago) that Facebook is full of people you know in real life, but at times, wish you didn’t. Twitter, on the other hand, is full of people you don’t know, but really wish you did! This statement couldn’t be more applicable to the Bristol Foodie [...]
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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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