Bristol . Restaurants in England . Uncategorized
Cotto Wine Bar and Kitchen: review
On May 22, 2022 by The Plate Licked Clean‘So- to the train station? Where is home..? You been in Bristol long? But you used to live here? Ha. You come for a woman, yes? You look like a man who likes a lot of women… Oh, just seeing friends this time..? You can’t fool me… it is good to schedule a holiday from
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Caper and Cure, Stokes Croft, Bristol: review
On May 3, 2022 by The Plate Licked CleanSome meals you remember fondly. Some you recall suffused with some soft golden glow, because somehow you felt a connection with the place and you just fell for it: an infectious sense of being in the right place at the right time. That’s the best of eating out isn’t it? Incongruously, the elegant dark blue
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Thomas by Tom Simmons, Pontcanna, Cardiff: review
On May 1, 2022 by The Plate Licked CleanUsually, the definitive review of a new restaurant comes some time after it has bedded in. They’ve established an identity, you’ve got a frame of reference. That’s not true of Pontcanna’s Thomas by Tom Simmons, because the first review, from The Octopus Diaries blog and written soon after it opened a little after two years
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Bullys, Pontcanna, Cardiff: review
On April 21, 2022 by The Plate Licked CleanSome menus charm you slowly, don’t they? Their da takes a while to sink in when you’re browsing. Some bring something far more urgent, more carnal. The Bullys menu which had me rushing to book recently was less sweet nothings and tentatively meaningful glances across the table, than ‘Get your coat love- you’ve pulled.’ Bullys
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Gem 42, Newport
On April 9, 2022 by The Plate Licked CleanWith a recently awarded third AA Rosette, it’s obvious twins Pasquale and Sergio Cinotti are doing something at Gem 42 in Newport which deserves attention. It’s not an award any Cardiff restaurant holds. It’s not unusual for it to go hand in hand with a Michelin star: The Beach House and The Walnut Tree have
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Pierogi, Cardiff Market
On March 18, 2022 by The Plate Licked Clean“I want to say those are better pierogi than my grandmother’s!” he says. ‘Don’t say that!’, she replies, half laughing, half in mock horror. Good customer feedback to get on your second day open, no? From someone who grew up with the things, rather than some arsehole blogger with his Influential Opinions. Still, who doesn’t