Cardiff . Restaurants in Wales
Dear Jay Rayner…
On August 30, 2016 by The Plate Licked CleanYesterday, Monday 29th August, Wales Online published excerpts from my response to Jay Rayner’s criticisms of Cardiff’s eating out scene. http://www.walesonline.co.uk/lifestyle/food-drink/weve-fantastic-food-here-heres-11814779 Picture: Eat Me Daily Here’s my original piece. Dear Jay, I’m a fan. The first thing I do on a Sunday morning is to read your latest Observer piece. I’ve bought -and recommended- your
Cardiff . Restaurants in Wales
The Meating Place, St Mary St, Cardiff
On August 10, 2016 by The Plate Licked CleanI do enjoy a good food-related pun. Canton’s ‘The Codfather’ chippy. Karl’s Burgers, just off Ocean Way, and their nod to a certain Danish lager’s telltale font. And you’d have to have a heart of stone to ignore the brilliance of Bristolian mobile kebab outlet Jason Donervan. Which brings us to The Meating Place. This
Cardiff . Cheap Eats . Restaurants in Wales
Saray, City Road, Cardiff
On July 30, 2016 by The Plate Licked CleanThe former ‘Istanbul’ sits opposite current favourite of this blog, Mezza Luna, and the upcoming New York Diner. It’s had a refit since changing hands, with an expanded kitchen area. Many-coloured glass lanterns, embroidered wall hangings: these are attractive touches, but it’s the neat ranks of meat-filled skewers on pristine display which impress this hungry
Cardiff . Restaurants in Wales
Mezza Luna, City Rd, Cardiff
On July 17, 2016 by The Plate Licked CleanA long room where the eye is drawn to the flames of the charcoal grill, Mezza Luna offers a menu influenced by both Lebanese and Moroccan traditions. And if that sounds unusual, then perhaps uniquely among the grill houses on City Road, there is alcohol on offer. I tried a crisp Lebanese Almaza pilsener. My
Cardiff . Restaurants in Wales
I Giardini Di Sorrento, City Road, Cardiff
On July 1, 2016 by The Plate Licked CleanI Giardini di Sorrento bills itself as ‘Coffee House-Bar-Kitchen’, though that doesn’t really do it justice. It’s certainly not formal dining, and as such it fits in well on City Road, but this isn’t a café knocking out a few token sandwiches as an afterthought. Today’s specials of lobster and T-bone are a giveaway, though
Cardiff . Restaurants in Wales
Dusty Knuckle Pizza, Canton
On April 28, 2016 by The Plate Licked CleanThis, right here, is stone cold proof of the burgeoning street food culture in Cardiff. It’s a story of people backing their gut, their passion, and making things happen. That Dusty Knuckle have made the transition from popup to permanent in the courtyard of local brewers Crafty Devil, who themselves seem to have gone from