Bristol . Restaurants in England
Wilson’s, Redland, Bristol
On April 10, 2019 by The Plate Licked CleanFor Tom Parker Bowles, this was his best lunch of 2018- ‘Once again, Bristol comes up trumps. Dear god, I love this city. And dear god, I worship Wilsons…’ while Tim Hayward in the FT chose it as his best meal of the year, urging his readers to experience ‘something irreplaceably wonderful.’ Jay Rayner’s review
Bristol . Restaurants in England
Paco Tapas, Bristol
On April 16, 2018 by The Plate Licked CleanBristol’s latest addition to its roll call of Michelin-starred restaurants is Paco Tapas. Some might think this is getting to the point where it constitutes showing off. In a sense, this is this blog coming full circle: parent restaurant Casamia was the first I ever wrote about. It has always held a special place in my memory,
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
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
Bristol . Restaurants in England
Namaste Nepal, Frogmore St, Bristol
On August 13, 2014 by The Plate Licked CleanIt’s all about the momo, baby. Since I first came across them at Natraj on Bristol’s Gloucester Road in the early 1990s, these have always been something I look for on menus. Trouble is, as a mainstay of Nepalese cuisine, they’re not often found, or at least not in these parts, so the quest typically
Bristol . Restaurants in England
Wilks, Redland, Bristol
On July 30, 2014 by The Plate Licked CleanSome shoes are harder to fill than others. You might not want to be the man to replace Christian Bale as Batman, but you might fancy your chances of improving on Steve McLaren’s record as England manager. In any walk of life it’s a gamble, but sometimes the cards fall kindly. In the case of