The Hare, Scawton, North Yorkshire
The Hare has been on the list for a while now. In fact, it’s nearly five years since Paul and Liz took over a failing pub and we still hadn’t […]
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The Potting Shed, Northallerton
Once restaurant and pub chains get a semblance of a marketable idea, there’s no stopping them. Witness Wagamama all those years ago – who’d have thought that sitting at long […]
The Clarence Pub, Piccadilly, London
It’s a very short review of the pub – good beer, atmosphere, snacks – because the real point of the review is about the reviving properties of almost any pub […]
The Kitchin, Leith
Let’s get this right out of the way at the beginning, without any preamble; dinner at The Kitchin was absolutely perfect. No question. One of the very best. So, 11/10 […]
Ristorante Santa Felicita, Verona
Time to fill in the gaps in our trip to Verona in 2016. We’re still in shock from actually quite liking the Opera. We decide to explore Verona. Lots of […]
Old Dungeon Ghyll, Ambleside, Lake District
Back to reality from the West Indes we head for the Lake District. We’ve stayed in many places over the years but they’ve all tended to be on the more […]
Ardardan Estate, Argyll
As you head west from Glasgow along the A82 towards Loch Lomond you pass from Dumbartonshire into the highly sought-after “Argyll” postcode. Well, that’s a double-edged sword. Once you get […]
