Dining Out Reviews

Lunch At The Castle Inn (aka The Middle) In Bamburgh

After a couple of hours on my favourite beach in the world (Bamburgh), taking in the breath-taking sight of Bamburgh Castle, it was time to head back up to the village itself for

A Break From Our Journey At The Farmers Arms, Brompton-On-Swale

The extended Flock is on tour!!! We decided to hire a cottage in the picturesque Northumberland village of Alnmouth: me, The Man Bird, Fledge, Mummy Bird

Sunday Lunch At The Bell in Smalley

I think I'm going to change His Nibs' name to 'Arfur'; he literally had one job to do (book a table for Sunday Roast), but managed to just book it for two people not three! Thankfully the team at The

Out For Dinner At The Market Pub In Chesterfield

Mission: Decoration still continues; to be honest I think it's going to be like that bridge that gets painted almost continuously, we'll just get finished then it'll need to begin again!

Dinner At Thai Pavillion Restaurant In Chesterfield

One of the things we've always loved about the blog is the engagement we get from our readers. We recently posted a review about a venue that we'd had a really good experience at, but when

A Return Visit To Praan Indian Restaurant In Belper

There comes a point where you struggle to buy birthday presents for someone, doesn't there? Mummy Bird is pretty much sorted for stuff she needs/wants day-to-day so, to be honest, I was

A Return Visit To The Curry Lounge In Somercotes

I'm an absolute bugger for taking venues that are literally up the road from me for granted, and I'm ashamed to say that The Curry Lounge in Somercotes have fallen prey to my lackadaisicality (yes, I

Sunday Lunch Carvery At The Twin Oaks Hotel, Palterton, Chesterfield

It'll come as no surprise when I say that none of The Flock could be bothered to cook in the ridiculous heat, but after a full-on day of decorating we were in need of sustenance.

Another Birthday Meal For Fledge, This Time At Olive In Belper

Stone the Crows, our Fledge has more birthday celebrations than Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II !!! Mummy Bird recently threw her a bash where the adults had a selection of dishes

A Return Visit To Divan Turkish Restaurant In Chesterfield

Regular readers of the blog will know that it's very rare we return to a venue within 6 months (unless it's to have different meals there), but that's exactly what we did at Divan