Dining Out Reviews

Dinner At The Recently Refurbished Hanging Gate Near Belper

The weekend looked like getting off to a cracking start as we headed off for dinner on a Friday night, thanks to the kind invitation from the team at Vintage Inn's recently refurbished

Steak Night At Porterhouse By Barlows, Annesley

They say that "there ain't no party like an S Club party", so His Nibs and I set off to see if that's true. Now before you all think I've gone (even more) mad, let me just clarify that

Pie Night At The Bull Shed, Shottle, Belper

I've said before that we have so many incredible venues in our great county, and it can be very tricky getting to visit them all! We've been meaning to visit The Bull Shed on Handley Farm,

Dinner In The Gallery Restaurant At The Cavendish Hotel, Baslow

There's absolutely no denying the breath-taking beauty that is Chatsworth House all decorated up for Christmas, so imagine my glee at discovering that other

Breakfast At Stamp at the Post Office, Ashover

One of the things I love about the Blog is the interaction we get from you, our wonderful readers. As you're all aware, I love weekends; not only is the daily grind forgotten about

Afternoon Tea At The Principal Hotel, York

There's just something about an Afternoon Tea that instantly relaxes you, and after an absolutely hectic morning and early afternoon, His Nibs and I were in need of some relaxation!

Lunch At The Ivy, St Helen's Square, York

The Man Bird and I always hit the ground running whenever we are away from the nest, so having left our car at The Mount Royal Hotel we had a brisk walk into the City of York to make our lunch

Dinner At Arunothai in Hucknall, Nottinghamshire

Things have a way of just working out, don't they? A planned visit had to be cancelled at short notice, so The Man Bird and I were faced with either cooking a 'surprise',

A Late Dinner At Las Iguanas, Nottingham

This review is quite unusual dear reader in that a) it was totally unexpected, and b) we only had a single course - the reason for which will become apparent. The Man Bird and I were in Nottingham for

Breakfast At The Pantry In Swanwick

I'm guilty, I'll admit it; guilty of having something on the doorstep and not visiting it for an absolute age, despite thinking 'we'll go there next week' for I don't know how long. I refer of course to The Pantry in Swanwick