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The Olive Tree, 32-34 Queens Road, Aberdeen, AB15 4YF


32-34 Queens Road, Aberdeen, AB15 4YF

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By m at 16/04/2008 - 23:35 | 2000 | Approved | £££££/$$$$$ | Country | Modern British | add new comment | read more | 28 reads

The Canteen, Dolphin House, Market St, Newport, Dyfed

The Canteen, Dolphin House, Market St, Newport, Dyfed

Dolphin House, Market St, Newport, Dyfed

We first went for a cuppa and I had a bottle of ginger ale and a slice of lemon cake. The ginger ale was delivered to the table still in its decorative brown bottle along with a nice glass containing ice. It’s little touches like this that make a turn a fizzy drink into an occasion. The lemon cake was just delicious.

We went back with some local friends for a lunch of fish and chips. We were nattering away when the proprietor came over and said: ‘I do apologise but I put your order in a while ago and when I went to ask about it, they’d mislaid it in the kitchen. They promise it will be out very shortly.’ When it arrived shortly thereafter, the batter was crisp, the portions large, the chips hot and all that stuff. Indeed the chips were real French fries: crisp, thin and spiky. The batter apparently from a recipe supplied by the chef at the Tate Modern (Newport has a big contingent of London types). The boss knocked one of the orders off the bill because of the delay. Everyone makes mistakes, but the best places handle them properly. And you go back and write nice reviews on RestaurantSpy.

By Perry Stalsis at 04/04/2008 - 21:25 | 2008 | Approved | Modern British | Review | Wales | £££/$$$ | add new comment | read more | 203 reads

The Crooked Billet, Newlands Lane, Stoke Row, Oxfordshire RG9 5PU

The Crooked Billet, Newlands Lane, Stoke Row, Oxfordshire RG9 5PU

Newlands Lane, Stoke Row, Oxfordshire RG9 5PU

On the door of the Crooked Billet is a sign which I have never seen before and hope very much that I will see again elsewhere - 'local produce swap for lunch'. So they really do serve local produce on their menu. The local producers would get a good deal, too, because the food here is, not surprisingly, excellent. The Crooked Billet can't do much passing trade because it is buried deep in the Oxfordshire countryside and is the sort of place you need to know about to go to. You also need to book.

By Harry at 26/03/2008 - 23:18 | 2008 | Ambience | Approved | Modern British | Oxfordshire | Review | ££££/$$$$ | add new comment | read more | 202 reads

Wild Honey, 12, St. George St, London, W1S 2FB

Wild Honey, 12, St. George St, London, W1S 2FB

12, St. George St, London, W1S 2FB

Well I'll start by saying a very big 'Sorry' to Jim. It was my friends birthday celebration, and I talked him out of going to Langans (which has less than favourable reviews - food is naff and it's all a bit 'old boys club' for me - plus once told 'footballers eat there', I was convinced to avoid it like the plague) to go to much talked about Wild Honey, in London's Mayfair. It had, incidentally, just won a Michelin star and I was very anxious to try it out. Unfortunately, the only thing it had in common with Michelin is that it left me 'tyred'.

By admin at 06/02/2008 - 10:45 | 2008 | Central/West End | London | Modern British | Rejected | Review | ££££/$$$$ | add new comment | read more | 158 reads

The Vincent Rooms, The Victoria Centre, Vincent Square, London, SW1P 2PD

The Vincent Rooms, The Victoria Centre, Vincent Square, London, SW1P 2PD

The Victoria Centre, Vincent Square, London, SW1P 2PD

This was the first time I’d ever eaten in a restaurant that describes itself as ‘a laboratory’. The Vincent rooms is/are part of Westminster Kingsway College, a place where diners act as willing guinea pigs for student chefs and waiters. Now, when I go to the dentist I prefer to see a person who has been fully trained and has a few years’ experience under his or her belt. But food is different and I thought it might be nice to visit this place and check out the ever-changing menu of excellent sounding food, devised by the student chefs. After all, that Jamie Oliver fellow was trained here.

By Perry Stalsis at 03/02/2008 - 13:39 | 2008 | Approved | Central/West End | Large Groups | London | Modern British | Review | £££/$$$ | add new comment | read more | 211 reads

The Spring Hill, 312a Spring Hill, Warstones Rd, Penn, Wolverhampton, West Midlands, WV4 4LB


312a Spring Hill, Warstones Rd, Penn, Wolverhampton, West Midlands, WV4 4LB

The food was simply delicious, the best meal out I've had in months. I had the grilled sea bass, with sauteed potatoes, which tasted fantastic, and the creamed leeks/creamed spring onions (I couldn't work out which) set it off perfectly. If you like seafood - visiting here is a must. There must have been 10 fresh fish dishes on the menu, ranging from sea bass, to barramundi, and crab. Non-fish included the usual steak fare, coq-au-vin, a number of vegetarian options. The place is very well decorated with a very rustic feel.

By richieh at 12/12/2007 - 02:12 | 2007 | Article | Modern British | OK | Service | Worcs | £££/$$$ | add new comment | read more | 47 reads
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