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Hard Rock Cafe London
45 Reviews Don’t pass up your chance to see the original Hard Rock. Ask for a tour of the Vault. They may even let you hold Jimmy Hendrix's guitar. Bad expensive American food but and amazing atmosphere Check...
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The Elephant House Edinburgh
7 Reviews The Elephant House bills itself as "The Birthplace of Harry Potter", because this is where the author J.K. Rowling often "mulled over a coffee writing her first Harry Potter novel." They have a nice...
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El Rincon De Rafas Manchester
7 Reviews On a recent visit to Manchester, not knowing the city at all, I cast my net of contacts looking for suggestions. A friend of a friend highly recommended a tapas bar in the centre of the city called El...
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The Willow Tea Room Glasgow
10 Reviews This is the only remaining Charles Rennie Mackintosh tea-room that isn't heavily reconstructed, so this is the real deal. Rather bizarrely it is above a jewellers...enter the shop, walk through and...
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Pubs/Bars Cardiff
34 Reviews Family restaurant that operates under the Beefeater chain belonging to the Premier Inn Stable. The Coach & Horses in Castleton is Grade II listed as a "prominent sited inn of eighteenth century...
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Betty's York
16 Reviews Bettys Cafe Tea Room was founded by Frederick Belmont, a Swiss baker and confectioner, in 1919. He opened his first Bettys in 1919 in Harrogate and this became very successful! Frederick opened other...
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Balti Triangle Info Birmingham
10 Reviews Award winning Chef and friendly, stylish restaurant with food to delight, savour and wish I could get them to franchise in Australia! The Indian migrants were on a winner by giving Brummies an...
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Trout Inn Oxford
5 Reviews My colleagues and I went to The Trout for a celebratory meal. We were really looking forward to what we supposed would be an enjoyable outing. However, once through the doors our hopes were soon...
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Sally Lunn's Bath
17 Reviews I had afternoon tea at Sally Lunn's, home of the original bath bun, twice on my visits to Bath. The afternoon tea consist of a Bath Bun with jam and clotted cream and with either tea or coffee. On...
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Henry's Cafe Bar Cambridge
6 Reviews Before we headed off for our punting adventure, we stopped by Henry's for a spot of lunch. We tried to get a riverside seat indoors but there wasn't a large enough table for the 5 of us and a good...
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The Albion Chester
4 Reviews This is not a restaurant. It is a pub that serves food and that was very basic. We went there as a group of four.Not made to feel welcome. In actual fact, as there was a quiz going on we felt in the...
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The Other Place Belfast
3 Reviews If you want to get a full-on artery-clogging Ulster fry for breakfast, come here! The main difference between an Ulster fry and an Irish fry is that the Ulster one has more starch in it in the form...
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Belgo Centraal (Covent Garden) London
23 Reviews I'm pretty easy to please food wise as I'm not a particularly choosy eater and will try most foods. With that said, I will say that Belgo really disappointed me...the meal was just okay!! I was...
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The Witchery By The Castle Edinburgh
10 Reviews the surroundings where surreal, like stepping back in time, food was second to none, i had the venison myself and it melted in my mouhtm would definately come again...all in all the witchery made my...
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Yang Sing Manchester
17 Reviews New Chef Darren Marshall has introduced some fascinating ideas Starter was sun blushed tomato & goats chees risotto Mains Pan seared duck breast,roast beetroot,glazed carrots Blueberry frangipane with...
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China Buffet King Glasgow
7 Reviews went to china buffet king at xscape, braehead for the 1st time today and defo won't be back. first impressions, well it wasnt the cleanest looking place, floor was needing good wash and quite a few...
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Chinese Cardiff
10 Reviews An interesting restaurant and bar right, recently refurbished (2011) by Cardiff Bay. One half is a formal restaurant with live piano music, the other half specialises in Dim Sum - a sort of Chinese...
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Pitcher and Piano Birmingham
3 Reviews I was so pleased that this location worked out well for the meeting. A nice atmosphere, good food and nice background music that did not drown out the conversation. No complaints about the food from...
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Eagle & Child Oxford
7 Reviews The Pony Yard at the back of the Eagle and Child has been covered over as a restaurant area. This means that The Rabbit Room where the famous Inklings (JRR Tolkien, CS Lewis, et al) used to meet...
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Hole in the Wall Bath
4 Reviews Part of the revival of British cuisine as a gourmet experience, but with a French flair. The waiters are of the old-fashioned type who wait discreetly until exactly the moment you need them, then...
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The Eagle Cambridge
5 Reviews Update 2011: I was there twice in 2011, in January on my own and as always it was very busy and good. Then again in July, this time with several others, including a baby. Babies are allowed in the...
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Bear and Billet Chester
5 Reviews The Bear and Billet is a great old pub in Chester. It was built in 1664 replacing a building destroyed during the civil war. The Bear and Billet is a great example of a black and white half timbered...
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Maggie Mays Belfast
2 Reviews A small local cafe on Botanic avenue serving everything from tea/coffee to full fry ups, Burgers even mash potatoes. A full menu is available and its all tasty and fairly cheap i.e. £5 for a huge...
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Cafe in the Crypt, St. Martin in the Fields London
11 Reviews Last visit July 2011 Located right in the heart of Trafalgar Square, Cafe in the Crypt in St. Martin in the Fields is a terrific place to start off the day with a full English breakfast or a la carte...
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Deacon Brodie's Tavern Edinburgh
12 Reviews worked in the deac for a year best pint of stout in scotland!!! foods not bad either! ye all talk about how The Deac inspired robert louis but what ye dont know is that above the bar behind all the...
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The restaurant is a great place to eat with a varitey of chicken, steaks, burgers, fish etc. It can be quite expensive depending on what you order, but worth it. You get good size portions so you will never leave hungery! Cheese burger with cheese, bacon and muhroom, with chips and coleslaw.The spicy caucn coleslaw is absoulty gorgeous..........
Eating out is very expensive in the UK. Especially for Australians. However most restaurants and pubs have a menu and price list displayed outside. Saves embarassment if you suddenly find you can't afford the food.
I found it hard getting a good cup of coffee. Until I found Costa's. They were always busy and seemed very popular. A regular Latte was about 1 pound sixty and worth every cent. Always hot and tasty. I found though all over Britain coffee shops and cafes were a bit reluctant to fill the cups up properly. Could not get a 'flat white' anywhere so just settled for a latte.
I had the Prime rib of roast beef with all the trimmings. It is sliced thin at your tableside and served with vegetables, potato and bread (popover? I think its called). It was excellent. The lamb is also roasted and sliced and served tableside. Jim didn't share, he ate it all. So it must have been good!
The Bell and the Dragon is an old church that has been converted into a restaurant. This may sound a bit strange but I have taken my American colleagues there a few times now and so have had no complaints! The menu is daunting, the service is good and the food is fantastic - they also have an enormous wine cellar behind the bar (that used to be the altar!) I love the atmosphere, the surroundings, the gallery and the location - its gotta be worth a visit if you are in Guildford or Godalming. This may not be the cheapest restaurant in the area but its well worth a visit. Pan Fried Breast of Duck with Sarladise Potatoes, warm Pear and Shallot Marmalade and Madeira Jus - yum!! I particularly like the fact that you have have more vegetables with your meal - definitley a heallthy plus! Another recomendation is the Sunday roast - the beef is superb and I guarantee you wont need to eat again...
We went me my friend Mohammed *Mido* and his sister Rihab to the Metropolitan restaurant which is really great in decoration and service, and Mido was all the time repeating that I have to try the most traditional food in London : Fish and Chips (with salt and vinegar) plus a pint of beer, and I did it finally and I have to say I liked it so much, it was really great to see number one of the English public most famous food :-D
We went me my friend Mohammed *Mido* and his sister Rihab to the Metropolitan restaurant which is really great in decoration and service, and Mido was all the time repeating that I have to try the most traditional food in London : Fish and Chips (with salt and vinegar) plus a pint of beer, and I did it finally and I have to say I liked it so much, it was really great to see number one of the English public most famous food :-D
The category is more specifically Bangladeshi food, but Indian I guess is close. Anyways, Brick Lane, on the east end of london, is famous for their Bangladeshi food, and since I was living only a few blocks away, I was able to try several restaurants along this road. Though I am sure more than a couple escaped me, I found that Bengal Blues had one of the best selections in regard to the buffet at the most affordable price. Sunday is by far the best day to go down brick lane, as many of the restaurants have specials especially during lunch. I think the buffet usually ran around 7 pounds but the food was outstanding! Going on sundays also allowed me to pick up fresh fruit and vegetables at brick lane market, though watch out as some of the fruit goes bad very quickly! Chicken Korma and tikka masala by far! though the other dishes are quite good as well! Go with the buffet though and ask...
The picture shows Haggis Scotland also has some food with weird names. Try these:Arbroath Smokie - wood smoked haddockBannocks - oatcakesScotch Broth or Hotch Potch - a rich stock made by boiling mutton with diced vegetables and barleyColcannon - boiled cabbage, carrots, turnip and potatoesForfar Bridies - minced mutton or offal crimped into a pastry shellHaggis - minced sheep's offal mixed with suet and lightly toasted oatmeal and then boiled in the sheep's stomachStovied Tatties or Stovies - potatoes, beef drippings, fried onions, leftover meat and vegetables boiled together
British food has very interesting and unusual aspects. Some of the names are ludicrous. Try these:Bangers and Mash - fried sausage and mashed potatoes.Battenberg Cake - checkerboard loaf cake wrappen in rolled marzipan.Beans on Toast - canned baked beans on toasted white bread.Biscuit - cookieBlood Pudding - sausageBubble and Squeak - chopped cabbage and potatoes fried in fatChipolatas - small bangersChips - French fried potatoesClotted Cream - thick, high fat cream, lifted off the top of heated fresh milkCrisps - potato chipsFaggots - meatballsGammon - a large thick slice of hamKedgeree - flaked fish and riceMeat Pasties - fried pie with bits of beef, vegetables, and thick rich gravy insidePloughman's Platter - local cheese, baked bread, pickled onions, lettuce and tomatoSavoury - a small canapé served after dessertSpotted Dick - whitish suet pudding with currants, plums, or raisins...
The Montague On The Gardens London
5 Reviews and 1067 Opinions The concierge was fabulous, the hotel very grand, and despite the rooms being small they were...
The Balmoral Hotel Edinburgh
5 Reviews and 770 Opinions Two men wearing kilts (or trews) welcome you at the door and an open fire welcomes you in the lobby,...
Radisson Edwardian Manchester Manchester
4 Reviews and 929 Opinions I had a great time there. Stayed due to business 4 nights in the hotel. Staff was great, friendly...
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