Ok first things first. I walked past this place a couple of times during my stay in Hitchin and no you will never know why I am here! It is a lovely little place on the Bridge (quelle surprise!) and I checked out the menu and loved it. Unfortunately I looked on Monday and it […]
Category: Restaurants
Amazing value at Four Leaf Clover
Dear Reader, sometimes I have been asked if I only eat at expensive restaurants. Absolutely not. Indeed some of the more expensive restaurants are not necessarily the best. To be fair they do tend to be good but you can get great food at a great price if you look. Currently I am in […]
Lussmans, oh lucky Hitchin
What I liked a lot about this venue is that it was literally opposite my hotel so not much walking needed. I always like places that require little effort to get there and end up loving places that are miles away. To be fair this place is actually in Hitchin and I live in Newbury […]
Blog down, web developer threatens to cut off bloggers fingers! Read to the end!!!
Sorry I haven’t been on for a few days, particularly as I have some great places to write about. I am currently in Hitchin having treatment that we will never talk about EVER. They have some great places to eat and a fantastic street food market on the last Thursday of every month. More on […]
Who has a double bass on a Tuesday? Azita in Hitchen!
Sooo I am in Hitchin having medical treatments that you really don’t want to know about! Tonight I tried a lovely tapas bar round the corner from my hotel Indeed I could probably roll back if I ate too much. I love tapas, I am a slow eater and I love little bits of […]
Henry & Joes such an amazing meal
We are so lucky in Newbury to have some great restaurants like The Newbury and now this fantastic pop up. Different people operate different nights and tonight we went to Henry & Joes Dining Table @16BartholomewStreet. The food is first class on every night regardless of who is operating that night and it is […]
Lussos, a great find in Newbury, amazing Pizza and more
OK this is embarrassing. I have been recommended to review Lussos in Newbury for so long but haven’t made it there. However we were lucky enough to present a prize to A Plan Insurance for winning the bowling competition and would you believe it, we had to walk past Lussos. I say walk past, we […]
Michelin take note of The Newbury, why did I only have one starter!
Another place I love and will support is The Newbury pub, not a chain and run by some magnificent people. I have followed Darren (not in a stalkerish way!) for many years and it is great to see his influence coming through and being encouraged by the lovely Pete Lumber. By the way I […]
New Menu at The Bladebone – whoop whoop
How supportive am I of my favourite restaurants? Very is the answer. These are my guidelines, I try only to blog food that I love, the occasional exception is where I am taken by surprise. Also I blog whereever I am so obviously there is a huge Berkshire/Bristol bias but next month will be […]
Vineyard, Robby wasn’t here today but his influence was
[contact-form][contact-field label=’Name’ type=’name’ required=’1’/][contact-field label=’Email’ type=’email’ required=’1’/][contact-field label=’Website’ type=’url’/][contact-field label=’Comment’ type=’textarea’ required=’1’/][/contact-form] Dear readers you know my favourite places to eat and just by looking through the blog you will see how often the Vineyard is mentioned. Hell, it was the place I chose to get married, indeed my only regret of the whole day […]
This is a wonderfully characterful hotel – Berwick Lodge
This was my second visit to Berwick Lodge in Bristol https://www.berwicklodge.co.uk/. This is such an incredible hotel, totally indvidual and appealing. It would be nice if it had a pool but it has a huge plus on the spa side, more later and very exciting. The whole site is beautiful, swings in the trees, fountains, […]
Wellington Arms, such a Buzz
I have been to the Wellington Arms in Baughurst before. I always compare it to a little Manoir in that it has the most wonderful home grown vegetables, its own livestock and sells home made bread and preserves. In fact I am not sure the Manoir does the selling bit of home made bread. The […]
A meal of fine distinction at The Harrow
Currently my finest treat is to be taken to The Harrow at Little Bedwyn. I have never had a bad meal indeed never an unsatisfying course, everything delights the senses. This time I went with Tony and two great friends and they all had the wine pairing. They hadnt had this before and loved it. […]
The Red House – Valentines deliciousness
No photos as it isnt Valentines Day but I spotted a great menu when I was there the other day. Seriously people, get yourselves over there but book now! If you think you have a better Valentines Day meal just let me know. https://www.theredhousepub.com/valentines-day That is one good menu!
Roast of abundance at The Newbury – go and eat, you wont be disappointed!
How cute is this starter? Fish and chips but wow what a difference, love the tiny cute tower of little chips, absolutely love the salmon keta, nothing better than an explosion of salmon oil in your mouth and the monkfish was perfectly cooked. It isnt often I do two pictures of […]
Henry & Joes, another first class pop up in Newbury
16 Bartholomew Street – burn that name into your memory I am so loving the new pop up deal happening at 16 Bartholomew Street in Newbury. Helped enormously by the fact that the Mansfield Boys are organising it, how can anything they do go wrong. These guys LOVE their food […]
Hennessey, make a day of it at Newbury Racecourse
Have you been to Newbury Racecourse. Here’s a strange thing, more people attend regularly from outside Newbury, indeed it wasnt until West Berkshire Mencap started to have its annual Race Day there (March 3rd 2017 folks) that I became a regular attender. Yet it really is a fantastic day out. My bestie, Anne, loves […]
Oops sorry people especially Lebanese Restaurant
My review of the Lebanese Restaurant accidentally got deleted when I moved hosts so I need to do it again
Pudding club, well puddingy!
So……an interesting one. Great atmosphere and clearly very popular as the car park can testify, I parked in a very awkward place in the road, sorry other road users. They knew I was a blogger but didn’t accept my offer of an interview which is fine, no big deal and shows how popular they […]
Mia Fiore His is bigger than mine! Great local Italian
And my heading applies to his pizza oven. It IS bigger though not by much but he uses it much better. Oh my, I have never seen Phil speechless but we will get to that later. This needs to be a short review as I have bigger plans for Mia Fiore but I couldn’t […]