Restaurant Reviews

  • 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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  • RESTAURANT REVIEW: ROGANIC, LONDON

    *Editor’s note: This eatery is now closed. This review remains online as part of an archive.* "Birthdays are nature's way of telling us to eat more cake." - Edward Morykwas How do you celebrate your birthday? I tend to jettison my usual stoicism for the day and feel recklessly indulgent on my birthday. How else…

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