Tag: travel
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The Ivy
Dinner / £££ / 6/10 My favourite kind of restaurant will always be independents; however there is room in most big cities to welcome chain restaurants. They often save beautiful buildings, offer value for money and are reliably consistent. The Ivy offers a bit more with glamour and a touch of fine dining (read they…
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Iberico World Tapas
Dinner / £££ / 7.5/10 Before Bar Iberico there was Iberico World Tapas, an elder sibling in every respect. Grown up and with a definite air of sophistication. I remember when the restaurant first opened and people raved about the ‘Inside out’ chicken wings and the charcuterie. I went in the early days and loved…
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The Martins Arms – Colston Bassett
Dinner / £££ / 10/10 For The Northerners birthday in March I booked us into The Martins Arms for a meal and night away, it was a much needed break for both of us so when the toddler came home from nursery riddled with hand, foot and mouth we had to reschedule the whole shebang.…
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Pici
Dinner / £££ / 7.5/10 Our first visit to the highly anticipated Pici managed to coincide with a babysitter booking so we jumped at a 20.00 reservation on the Saturday the week the website went live. I followed on social media and made a few decisions before our visit. Primarily not to repeat the same…
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Skein
Dinner / ££ / 6/10 I saw a new opening announced on Instagram and started doing my normal mental walk of the city trying to realise what Skein *used* to be. I took a look at the menu and quickly booked in for the first free night we could get a babysitter. Weeks passed and…
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Compa
Lunch / ££ / 6/10 After hearing lots about the buzzing food scene in Beeston we kept meaning to visit but a ring road and a desire for ease above most things meant it is still on my to do list (see also ‘Sherwood’). Luckily for us the much praised Compa has opened a city…
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Bread and Lard Island – Lady Bay
Lunch / ££ / 10/10 I have a secret. It is on the next street from my house and I have decided to be a bit more open as it is becoming common knowledge. Bread and Lard Island is my favourite cafe. Yes, it is practically spitting distance from my doorstep. Yes, they play mostly…
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The Air Hostess – Tollerton
Dinner / ££ / 9/10 Since I have started writing reviews I have become a lot more opinionated on where to go, if I get the chance to combine a night out with friends and write a review I will take it. That sometimes means steering decisions towards places I haven’t been before. When trying…
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Hemisphere – West Bridgford
Lunch / ££ / 9/10 Hemisphere has recently opened in West Bridgford and on a child free day we decided to go for lunch. It is easy to walk past being above Iceland and holds the uncertainty of not being able to see inside from street level, but once up the stairs the dining room…
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Fothergills
Lunch / ££ / 7/10 Having vowed to revisit some old ‘favourites’, the Northerner and I went to Fothergills for lunch. The sunshine put everyone in a good mood and waves of euphoria hit me as I walked in. The distinctive layout of conjoined small rooms on different levels means you can never really tell…
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