by lareine | Sep 27, 2024 | Elsewhere, Stories
As a tourist I get overly excited by proper French bistros in small towns in France. I am not feeling the same way in London where many new openings are trying hard to replicate the real thing, we are obsessed with this kind of restaurant there. English people love...
by lareine | Feb 18, 2025 | Elsewhere, Stories
The Broad Chare is supposedly a gastropub, with quite a few awards under their belt. When a pub is put into this category, the food must be something. We were on our way back to the south from way up north and decided to make a stop in Newcastle for a late dinner. I...
by lareine | Nov 10, 2024 | Elsewhere, Stories
Il Caffe is housed inside the Nolinski Hotel, it is small and boutique like which opens out onto the courtyard, a slight squeeze but a wonderful place to dine. My first encounter for the food was a quick pit stop break- A tea and dessert. I chose their vanilla...
by lareine | Nov 6, 2024 | Elsewhere, Stories
Today I decided to venture out to investigate some of the Michelin starred restaurants close-by in the area, this is imperative for me to do so when travelling to compare standards across the globe, country to country, city to city. A lot of the time The Michelin...
by LRGadmin | Sep 14, 2024 | Elsewhere, Stories, Subscriber Only Stories
I am going to put this simply- Seafood and shellfish is at its best here. Fish Kitchen is the more casual offering of Nathan’s restaurants, but this in no way takes away from the quality and level of cookery. At this point I do not want to go home, imagining myself...
by lareine | Feb 16, 2025 | Elsewhere, Stories, Subscriber Only Stories
I wish that there were more places around like Fish Shop, and to get this quality of cookery/seafood on the same premises, the restaurant must be placed in a natural location where it can thrive and deliver. I always enjoy coming out of capital cities for that very...
