Dining Out Reviews

Sunday Lunch At The Royal Oak In Westwood

I'm not gonna lie, I'm still not back to firing on all cylinders after the Festive period; I mean, who is, really, if you're being honest?! With that in mind (and the fact that we've all had this wretched

Sunday Lunch At The Three Horseshoes, Clay Cross

Usually we're a pretty organised flock when it comes to food but, for whatever reason, Sunday Lunch and its associated preparation had completely slipped all of our minds! Always calm in a crisis

Graduation Meal At Olive Moroccan, Belper

We recently celebrated Fledge's graduation and, as with all occasions in The Flock, we had to go out for a meal to mark the moment. Seeing as it was Fledge's time to shine we let her choose

Dinner At Los Moros North African Restaurant In York

Here in the Shire we're very lucky to have a venue that serves wonderful Moroccan cuisine (Olive Restaurant in Belper), so when we spied Los Moros Restaurant in York, and

Tapas For Dinner At Ambiente, Goodramgate, York

A couple of months ago Mummy Bird was reminiscing about the times her and Daddy Bird had had in the historic city of York and was saying how much she'd like to return.

Lunch At The Miners Standard, Winster Near Matlock

It's always been our Flock ethos that a holiday or short break starts as soon as you set foot out of the door. No surprise, then, when The Man Bird suggested we book somewhere for lunch

Lunch at Santo's Higham Farm Hotel, Higham, Alfreton

The Man Bird is using up the last couple of days he has left of his annual leave, so we took the opportunity to take Mummy Bird to the MacArthur Glen/East Midlands Designer

A Festive Dinner at Taste Restaurant, Chesterfield College

The Man Bird is always keeping his beady eye out for a tasty supper, so when he spied the advert for Chesterfield Colleges Taste restaurant and their Christmas Dinner. For those

Bistro Night At The Terrace Cafe At The Whitworth, Darley Dale

How many of you have driven past The Whitworth at Darley Dale on your way to Bakewell and not really known what was there, except the roadside-facing building

Dinner At The Elephant And Peacock In Milford

It's been a while since The Man and I visited this particular historic building in Milford. Formerly known as The Strutt Arms (and probably always will be to locals), a new Indian Fusion dining concept