Cardiff . Restaurants in Wales
The Dock, Mermaid Quay, Cardiff Bay
On May 20, 2016 by The Plate Licked CleanThe Dock is Brains’ grand statement in Cardiff Bay, a seven-figure refurbishment of the old Terra Nova. Oh, I loathed Terra Nova. Hated it with an intensity bordering on the visceral. I had too many dreary nights in its overcrowded, dingy corners. And it was always where we had our work do, and the food
Bristol . Restaurants in England
The Pony and Trap, Chew Magna, Bristol
On May 17, 2016 by The Plate Licked CleanThe Pony and Trap is the sort of place you’d love for your local. Long wooden pews, shaded lamps, tiled and wooden floors, leaded glass. It’s cosy, welcoming and intimate: stuffiness and over formality are strangers here, and the view is of endless fields. Oh, and it just happens to have a Michelin-starred kitchen. But