Fyne Ales, Loch Fyne
Not actually part of the Loch Fyne chain of restaurants [which we’ve enjoyed for many years], this brewery produces a range of regular and seasonal beers for pubs and, through […]
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The Ebrington Arms, Chipping Camden, Cotswolds
Not to be confused with the Ebbrington Arms Devon – which we’re sure is nice too – this is a lovely golden stone pub in a soft, relaxed Cotswold village. As […]
The Lord Crewe Arms, Blanchland, Northumberland
Blanchland is a model village in Northumberland, near Derwent Reservoir, in the North Pennines Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty. It’s a conservation village, immaculately restored and preserved [if that’s not […]
Cafe l’Academia, Barcelona
Nearly a disaster; you turn up [all six of you] and find a busy restaurant bursting at the seams – noisy, food arriving overhead on trays, terrific atmosphere. You check […]
Botafumeiro, Barcelona
Not ashamed of celebrating their own success… At Botafumeiro, we know what it means to be Barcelona’s top seafood restaurant. Each dish we serve is the result of painstaking work […]
The White Swan, Stokesley, North Yorkshire
Continuing the selfless quest of searching out the best craft breweries – and not just in Yorkshire, honestly – we come to the White Swan which, in the past, has […]
The Left Bank, Glasgow
Last day of the XX Commonwealth Games in Glasgow, settling down to watch the Men’s Road Race, a perfect course doing twelve circuits of the best of the city centre. […]
The Sisters, Jordanhill, Glasgow
Well, it’s definitely not going to be in the Top 10 settings…probably not the top 10,000. Down the Crow Road, under the railway bridge, turn up a side street and […]
Drum and Monkey, Harrogate, North Yorkshire
We like fish. The waters of the North-East coast are a source of the most delicious fresh fish, often sourced from Hodgson’s of Hartlepool. The Drum and Monkey could have […]
Endeavour Restaurant, Staithes, North Yorkshire
The sound of gulls screeching overhead as they dive across the boats and the lobster pots, the smell of the sea and the lapping of the water as the tide […]
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