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Signor Franco's, 5a, High St Tunbridge Wells Kent TN1 1UL

Signor Franco's, 5a, High St Tunbridge Wells Kent TN1 1UL

5a, High St Tunbridge Wells Kent TN1 1UL

Signor Franco's is rather much an institution in Tunbridge Wells,with a reputation to suit and having lived in this hallowed town for so long and not sampled their culinery delights was quite simply unacceptable.

So on a delightful Monday evening we decided to pay them a visit and to say they live up to their repution would be a safe statement to make.

Even initial contact was a pleasure, with the booking procedure being nothing but a pleasant experience with a polite friendly person on the other end. My flatmate and I were greeted well and promptly taken to our table which had wonderful views of tunbridge wells and had a wonderful ambience to the whole establishment.

By elfigo at 22/04/2008 - 16:41 | 2008 | Ambience | Approved | Country | England | Italian | Kent | Review | Service | UK | Views | ££££/$$$$ | 2 comments | read more | 417 reads

Exceline Restaurant, 175 Mare Street, Hackney, London E8 3RH

Exceline Restaurant, 175 Mare Street, Hackney, London E8 3RH

175 Mare Street, Hackney, London E8 3RH

I've eaten here twice. The first time my Ugandan friend brought me because we wanted East African food and she recommended this place. The parking is lousy, but that's not the restaurant's fault - the little side street of Hackney look like a cruising spot for twocers, and I was nervous about leaving my nice little car there.

Anyway, once in the restaurant, the owners were nice to us, and soon brought us Tusker beers, which made me forget about my car. My friend had lots of meaty things and I had tilapia fish. We had little samosa starters, and we ordered the African beans in rich tomato sauce as well. The portions were generous. It wasn't long before I couldn't move, and was forced to drink another beer. Overall very enjoyable, and afterwards my car was just where I'd left it.

By norman at 04/06/2007 - 12:19 | 2007 | African/Afro-Caribbean | Ambience | Approved | East | England | London | Review | ££/$$ | add new comment | read more | 191 reads

The Sea Cow, 67 Stoke Newington Church Street, London N16 0AR

The Sea Cow, 67 Stoke Newington Church Street, London N16 0AR

67 Stoke Newington Church Street, London N16 0AR

I commute, and on the nights when I drive I need some time to eat or have a drink until rush hour traffic clears enough to allow me out of the city. So I look for inexpensive places with decent wine that aren't packed in the early evening. (In the same situation? Post some reviews - there must be lots of us who need ideas for quiet places in N/E/S London to wait out the evening rush hour.) I read or write until the food comes so I pick restaurants with enough light to see by. Being single I avoid places packed with couples (so's I don't feel too envious) and it's cool if there are a few attractive fellow diners to glance at occasionally.

By norman at 27/04/2007 - 10:48 | 2007 | Approved | England | London | Modern British | North | Review | ££/$$ | 1 comment | read more | 187 reads

Hatters Bar and Restaurant, The Pheasant, Ballinger Common, Great Missenden, Buckinghamshire HP16 9LF

Hatters Bar and Restaurant, The Pheasant, Ballinger Common, Great Missenden, Buckinghamshire HP16 9LF

The Pheasant, Ballinger Common, Great Missenden, Buckinghamshire HP16 9LF

Jane King used to be a milliner. She was a very successful milliner, her hats ended up in the big West End stores and she had reached the top, millinerally speaking. So she looked for fresh challenges and new worlds to conquer. She decided to open a restaurant and, I'm pleased to report, she's gone and done it again! Perhaps she could try a political career next and sort the country out. But not just yet - I hope the Hatters Bar is around for a quite some time.

By Harry at 20/04/2007 - 00:34 | 2007 | Ambience | Approved | England | Modern British | Review | ££££/$$$$ | add new comment | read more | 514 reads

George and Dragon, High Street Chipstead Nr Sevenoaks Kent

George and Dragon, High Street Chipstead Nr Sevenoaks Kent

High Street Chipstead Nr Sevenoaks Kent

Take a packed lunch, pair of ear plugs and your sleeping bag.
Love a bit of live music, but 6 of us went for a meal and a natter on a saturday night, and the raucous sing-a-long with the folk musician drowned out all possible conversation eventually!

The other major problem was the incredible wait for food. We were booked in at 8.15, 4 meember of the party received their main course at 10.00, the other 2 were told the chef had dropped their food, which then turned up 20 minutes later, by which time a packet of crisps and a pickled egg would have gone down a treat.

By strawberrywhip at 14/01/2007 - 09:28 | 2007 | England | Modern British | OK | ££££/$$$$ | add new comment | read more | 164 reads

El Torero Spanish Restaurant, The Side, Newcastle upon Tyne, NE1 1PR

El Torero Spanish Restaurant, The Side, Newcastle upon Tyne, NE1 1PR

The Side, Newcastle upon Tyne, NE1 1PR

El Torero, The Side, NE1 1PR tel 0191 233 1122

Friends had told us that we might have to wait for a table at El Torero the Spanish Tapas Restaurant if we called in on a Friday night. Although it appeared busy, we were ushered to a table immediately when we arrived at about 7.40pm. By the time we moved to the bar after 9.00pm the place was full and diners who had not booked were being advised that they might have to wait over 30 minutes for a table. Most appeared quite happy because they were going to get a table and it would give them the opportunity to soak up the atmosphere and people watch whist they waited in the bar. It is so interesting to see people come in off a cold street into a warm vibrant restaurant with the staff fussing round them. It adds to the atmosphere to hear the Spanish language being used at a high volume and fast rate as drinks are ordered and tables prepared by the mainly Spanish staff. There were large parties, couples and family groups all seemingly having a great time.

By Clean Plate at 12/11/2006 - 21:30 | 2006 | Ambience | Approved | England | Families | Large Groups | Other European | Review | Service | ££/$$ | add new comment | read more | 266 reads
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