Editor’s note: This restaurant is now closed. This review remains online as part of our archive. Originally published September 2017.* Does a name ever intrigue you, to hasten you into action? When BlackHouse popped up on my radar (doesn’t it sound positively Dickensian?), I knew I just had to hop along to discover more about the…
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*Original publication date September 2017* When afternoon tea is described as “the deliciously delectable favourite done the Grand Pacific Way, served with a side of chitchat,” it’s a foregone inevitability that I wouldn’t be able to resist. Now, I adore afternoon tea. The ritual of sipping Darjeeling, nibbling on luscious pastries whilst holding intelligent conversation…
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Editor’s note: This eatery is now closed. This review remains online as part of our archive. Originally published June 2017.* Raucous laughter, rowdy environ, ordinary food. I consider these the holy trinity of Bring-Your-Own-Bottle (BYOB) establishments. Precious little surprises me these days – May is still PM after that wheat-runner gaffe and drubbing in the elections,…
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Editor’s note: The Derby location is now closed. This review remains online as part of our archive. Originally published May 2017.* As spring has finally sprung, we’re officially into the second warmest season of the year. Although it may not particularly feel clement or warm (come on, it’s freezing and veritable gloves and scarf weather),…
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*Original publication date March 2017* Hispi is the third opening from the team behind raved about eateries Sticky Walnut and Burnt Truffle. I won't get into the soap opera saga of the Didsbury-Chorlton-crowd-funder-thing, suffice to say that Hispi has found a pleasant home in Didsbury. Now, I’m always intrigued when a restaurant is named after a particular…
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*Editor’s note: The Nottingham site is now closed. This review remains online as part of our archive. Originally published March 2017.* Nottingham is now loud and proud as one of the UK’s leading cities on the craft beer scene. Unabashed in its approach – I can name five bars off the top of my head…
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