Bridgend . Restaurants in Wales . Uncategorized
The Bone Cartel, Porthcawl: review
On December 19, 2024 by The Plate Licked CleanThere’s an air of anticipation outside The Bone Cartel. I arrive ten minutes before they open and there is already a queue: ahead, a bunch of lads discuss their favourite wing sauces on the menu. One has recently broken a vegetarian streak of over a decade. He does not seem to be in danger of
Bridgend . Restaurants in Wales . Uncategorized
ASIAD, Porthcawl: restaurant review
On December 2, 2024 by The Plate Licked CleanThe former Cosy Corner’s rebrand (Asiad is ‘Asian’ in Welsh/Cymraeg), puts their love of the area’s flavours right to the fore. Inspiration comes from all over Asia- you might find Thai, Singaporean, Korean, Malaysian, Vietnamese, whatever takes their fancy on a frequently-changing menu. More importantly you’ll find no slavery to ‘authenticity’ here, just a love
Bridgend . Restaurants in Wales
Steak and Stamp, Pencoed, Bridgend: review
On June 9, 2022 by The Plate Licked CleanSteak. Phwoooar. Flames. Huge hunks of meat. Tattoos. Burly, bearded six-footers innit? Forearms like slabs of sirloin. That’s not Lynx Africa, that’s the reek of testosterone. Big manly stuff. Tony Soprano on the grill, and he’s not cooking aubergines. But in this Jubilee year, let’s never mind that particular set of clichéd bollocks: because here’s