Speedboat Bar, London: ‘Completely irresistible style’ – restaurant review
The neon-bright Bangkok flavours of London’s Speedboat Bar will soon have your lips tinglingSpeedboat Bar, 30 Rupert Street, London W1D 6DL. Snacks £5-£12.50, salads, stir-fries £10-£14, curries,...
View ArticleHalf of all UK consumers have cut non-essential spending
KPMG study shows scale of household spending cutbacks, with eating out hit particularly hardMore than half of UK consumers have cut back on discretional spending since the start of the year, with...
View ArticleMr Pook’s Kitchen, Castle Douglas, Dumfries & Galloway: ‘Happiness is moments...
A peculiar sensation began to flood through my body, one I’ve not experienced for a long time: I was full.We went to Mr Pook’s Kitchen in Castle Douglas while on holiday in the south-west of Scotland,...
View ArticleRats, crime and inflation: fears for future of Manchester’s famed Curry Mile
Businesses are struggling and gangs have moved in, say locals, as custom on the popular Wilmslow Road strip continues to dry upWhen Nadia Khan used to visit Manchester’s curry mile in the 1990s, the...
View ArticleSakura, Salford: ‘It’s all delightful’ – restaurant review
For Manchester’s Chinese students, this small Hong Kong-style café is a true taste of homeSakura, 8 Salisbury House, St Stephen Street, Salford M3 6AX. No bookings. Main dishes £8-£11.50, desserts...
View ArticleThe Oyster Club, Birmingham: ‘The biggest thing on the plate was the chunk of...
Inland fish restaurants are peculiar places; the older I get, the more I question why they exist at allThe area around Birmingham New Street on Saturday night gave me a taste of how weekend nightlife...
View Article‘Booker’s remorse’: Australian fine dining cancellations up 88% last year as...
Schnitzels are in and souffle is out as the cost-of-living crisis bites and diners seek more affordable, flexible dining optionsFollow our Australia news live blog for the latest updatesGet our morning...
View ArticleThe Kolossi/Attica, London: ‘It’s not revelatory, it’s much better than that’...
They say you can’t revisit past times, but at this much-loved old haunt, it’s not quite trueThe Kolossi/Attica, 50-60 Rosebery Avenue, London EC1R 4RR. Small plates, starters £3.80-£9.80, larger dishes...
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