Mar i Terra (Air St) was almost my second office when I worked in Piccadilly. Run in a most efficient and engaging way by Kasia and Simon McEnery, until they moved on to take over Lord Nelson’s House Hotel in Oakham (and to go and stay there is very much on my list!) it stayed [...]
Our regular dining friends, Sam and Mark chose Loch Fyne for our most recent evening of chat, giggling and generally chewing the fat (no pun intended). We were fortunate to get a car parking space, as it is quite small! The building is beautifully laid out inside. The welcome was warm and the service friendly [...]
Yet again, Brighton yields up another vegetarian jewel! I have not eaten there yet, so this is just a warm-up. I have used the location for meetings in Brighton, and can attest to the wonderful and helpful service there, and the quality of the cakes & beverages. I can recommend particularly the freshly-made Orange Juice [...]
Determined to get a short break from everything, there was only one place that readily sprang to our collective mind – La Maison du Vert (where we had a great time in 2007). Landing off the Eurotunnel service, it was an easy 3 hour and a bit drive from Calais. Debbie and Daniel made us [...]
Georgina Wroe recommended this place for us to grab a bite and chat about business. G is running a PR campaign for a start-up that we are launching in June 2009. Nestled down in Museum Street, arguably Ipswich’s nicest street, Arlingtons immediately gave me an impression of those fine French restaurants one used to find [...]
We had dinner here recently with Sam and Mark, our most frequent dining companions, for a second time, and once again we were struck by what a difference good food and good service can make. Coupled with very reasonable prices, this makes for a great evening out. With plenty of drinks, the four of us [...]
Susan and Neil have an idyllic cottage near Belper in Derbyshire, and were kind enough to invite us for a couple of days R&R – usually in the shape of exhilarating walks, fabulous home-cooked food, ample drinks and rare conversation. Oh, and games of Scrabble and Balderdash. Having walked for miles around the grounds of [...]
I was ordered here by Carol the other day to take a break from everything. We’d been here before, both individually and together, on the latter occasion taking advantage of a special Bank Holiday offer to stay over, which was tremendous. Hence this also appearing in the Staying in the UK section. Anyhow – I [...]
Carol and I trialled The Old Counting House as a potential location for her Mum’s upcoming 70th birthday dinner. The restaurant is very olde worlde with plenty of beams (but not over the top!) and the staff very friendly and attentive. The menu is certainly varied with plenty of choice. Carol opted for a Thai [...]
I’m sorry to say that The Chili Company’s fine restaurant The Fire Cracker Grill has been closed from the beginning of 2009 due to economic conditions. We hope that things will pick up again soon enough to enable them to open again.
