Abergavenny . Restaurants in Wales
The Hardwick, Abergavenny: review
On December 11, 2017 by The Plate Licked CleanSimon Pegg’s hapless Shaun may famously have retreated to The Winchester when things took a decided turn for the worse, but when the zombie apocalypse finally happens, I’ll be holed up at The Hardwick. A shotgun (there must be plenty round these parts) for protection and Stephen Terry’s food to comfort and sustain, and I’ll
Newport . Restaurants in Wales
Gemelli, Newport
On December 5, 2017 by The Plate Licked CleanA couple of weeks on from my meal at Gemelli, and I still can’t make up my mind about the place. Take this, for example. The formally-clad waiters arrive in a pair. Working deftly, silently, one clears space for the amuse-bouches to arrive. The other recently places a tree of gleaming filigree with two small
Bristol . Restaurants in England
Pasta Loco, Cotham Hill, Bristol
On November 8, 2017 by The Plate Licked CleanAmble down Whiteladies Road and round into Cotham Hill, and you pass more good places to eat than grace some whole cities. The lovely Bellita has been featured on this blog recently but grabbing headlines since it opened last year, has been Pasta Loco, which makes me overdue a visit. There’s no dreaded kids’ menu: they just
Bristol . Restaurants in England
The Cauldron, St Werburgh’s, Bristol
On November 3, 2017 by The Plate Licked CleanThings didn’t go smoothly, exactly, at The Cauldron. They had managed to overlook the email I had sent them a couple of days before our arrival, so were unprepared for our little girl to accompany us. Consequently the available table was cramped, uncomfortably positioned, rickety and my back was at the mercy of a door
Bradford-on-Avon . Restaurants in England
The Longs Arms, Upper South Wraxall, Wiltshire: restaurant review
On October 25, 2017 by The Plate Licked CleanMeandering country lanes? Check. Dog bowl on the floor? Check. ‘Bob’s eggs, £1’ from a few doors up, next to an honesty box on the bar? Check. A pre-starter of hot, sour lobster soup from a stock of real depth and character, punchy with Thai flavours? Homemade bread, homemade butter, a rich canary yellow? A
Bristol . Restaurants in England
Root, Cargo, Wapping Wharf, Bristol
On October 17, 2017 by The Plate Licked CleanSo after a break, we are back- for a blogger who doesn’t blog is of scant use to anyone- with ‘simple but interesting food’ from Root at Wapping Wharf. It’s a ‘small plates which appear as and when’ deal here, in this renovated shipping container on the upper level of the box park on Bristol