Dining Out Reviews

Dinner At The Recently Opened Turkish Chef Restaurant and Wine Bar, Heanor

I'm a firm believer in manifesting. The previous week I'd suggested to The Man that we eat out when he was out of the office, but he'd pooh-pooh'd

Dinner At Dante's Italian Restaurant In Colinton, Edinburgh

No-one can accuse The Man Bird of letting the grass grow under his feet when it comes to his day job (getting him to vacuum round is a different matter!); from Kendal, it was onwards

Dinner At Pedro's Casa In Kendal, Cumbria

Yet again, His Nibs and I were on the road; and once more, we were combining his day job with our favourite past-time: dining out. Our first stop was to Kendal in the Lake District, where we were

Dinner With Friends At Porterhouse By Barlows, Annesley

The Man Bird and I consider ourselves blessed to have the friends that we do, and love nothing more than going out and catching up whenever schedules allow. On this

Dinner At Tu Casa Tapas Restaurant In Cambridge

The Man Bird was due to be heading down to Cambridge with his day job, so I very cheekily cadged a lift in the jalopy, eager to see if my old stomping ground was as great as I

Dinner At The Newly Reopened George In Hathersage

There's a saying that you can't keep a good thing down; well, there has never been truer words spoken than when it comes to The George at Hathersage! This iconic

Dinner At Binary Bar And Restaurant In Mickleover

Bank Holiday weekends are brutal, aren't they? I mean, that extra day off work (if you're lucky) seems to convince us that we can get through a months worth of laundry/housework/gardening

Lunch At The Nottinghamshire Golf And Country Club Near Cotgrave

I hate to admit it, but I think I'm missing a trick here! Granted, my experience is limited, but from what I've seen, the golfing set have seriously swanky 19th holes

Trying The New Summer Menu At The Maynard, Grindleford

A beautiful late spring evening saw The Man and I winging our way to The Maynard at Grindleford to sample their summer menu, and we were eager to see what

A Nine Course Tasting Menu At Fairways At Chevin Golf Club, Duffield

Tasting menus tend to be fairly elaborate; after all, its a chance for a venue to put its best-foot-forward and showcase what it can do, isn't it? At these events, owners/managers