Dining Out Reviews

Dinner At The Recently Opened Bear in INTU Derby

As you know, The Man and I are fans of the great coffee and atmosphere that epitomises BEAR on Irongate in Derby's Cathedral Quarter, and have visited on a few occasions.

Revisiting The Orangery at St Elphin's Park, Darley Dale

It's always nice to be asked back to a venue, so The Man and I were very happy when the invitation from The Orangery at St. Elphin's Park landed in our inbox. Like

Trying Out The Festive Menu At The Cosy Club, Derby

My little wings flapped in excitement when the invite from Cosy Club, Derby landed in my inbox; I'm a pretty excitable birdie anyway, to be honest, but the mention of Christmas

A Family Sunday Lunch At The Lescar, Sheffield

Well, The Chick is now officially a Fledgling; she's a University student and as such has flown the nest during term time. To me she'll always be my Chickadee though. So moving came day came

Friday Vibes at Revolucion De Cuba, Derby

Sometimes the weekend just needs to.hurry.up. You know what I mean, right? Not that it had been a particularly hard week, but I was just in one of those meh moods and couldn't wait

Enjoying Some Fresh Seafood At Riley's Fish Shack

For those of you partial to dining al fresco, Rileys Fish Shack will be your idea of Nirvana! The transformed shipping container (yes, really!) is as close to the sea as you're gonna get

A Trip Into Newcastle For Lunch At Dobson and Parnell

I'm blaming my hormones for the mini-fiasco that our annual pilgrimage to see Geordie Bird (Man Bird's Mum) became! We normally venture up around the late August Bank Holiday, but

Back For Afternoon Tea at The Flying Childers, Chatsworth House

Originally I had planned to just take Mummy Bird to Afternoon Tea at The Flying Childers at Chatsworth House for her birthday, but then Chickadee got her University place

Dinner At Graze Inn, Ecclesall Road, Sheffield

The Man Bird and I were in Sheffield only a couple of weeks ago, and here we are again; this time at Graze Inn in the heart of foodie territory on Ecclesall Road. This part of the city could become very

Out For Dinner At Thyme Cafe, Broomhill, Sheffield

It's been a while since The Man and I were up towards Sheffield, and then along come a pair of invites within days of each other! Those of you who live or work in Sheffield will doubtless