Restaurant Reviews

  • REVIEW: LOTUS INDIAN KITCHEN DERBY

    *Original review date December 2018* At the time of writing this review, it is that awkward time in between Christmas and New Year, where it is difficult to discern exactly what day it is. As myriad questions pepper your mind (Is it Tuesday? Is it really wrong to still be in PJs at 2pm? Will…

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  • REVIEW: AFTERNOON TEA AT 1750 TEA ROOM, ROYAL CROWN DERBY

    *Editor’s note: This eatery is now closed. This review remains online as part of an archive.* With less than 12 days to go till Christmas, you will probably identify with one of two camps; the smug “I completed all my Christmas shopping in the Black Friday sales, ha!”, or “I am in a state of…

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  • RESTAURANT REVIEW: IBÈRICA MANCHESTER

    *Editor’s note: This eatery is now closed. This review remains online as part of an archive.* With clocks set to go back next weekend (hurrah!), this leaves you with a whole extra hour to indulge in whatever your heart desires. For me, I would very much like to spend those precious 60 minutes trying out…

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  • GASTROPUB REVIEW: THE HORSESHOES, LONG LANE, DERBYSHIRE

    *Original review date October 2018* With talk of a Spice Girls reunion on the horizon, I have been listening to the back catalogue of their music. One song sprang to mind as I was leaving my most recent review place; The Horseshoes Long Lane, Derbyshire which is a place that has been on my radar…

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  • RESTAURANT REVIEW: 20 STORIES MANCHESTER

    *Original review date October 2018* If heaven existed, I believe it would be a place filled with soft white lights, flickering Jo Malone candles, positive energy, a mammoth library which includes Agatha Christie's entire collection and the dulcet tones of Morgan Freeman on a tannoy relaying cake recipes intermingled with messages of love. So, Morgan…

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  • REVIEW: NUSH VEGAN CHEESE

    *Original review date October 2018* With the exponential rise of veganism in the UK – take last night’s airing of the first ever vegan challenge on the Great British Bake Off – it is no surprise that companies are catering for discerning diners who want to embrace the vegan lifestyle. At the time of writing,…

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