The Sticky Beak Blog Reviews

Dinner At The Cupola Visitor Centre And Kitchen, Stoney Middleton

Never before have I sat at my keyboard feeling such discombobulation; and yet here I am, feeling quite out-of-sorts. The reason for this is a recent visit to

Afternoon Tea At The St James Hotel, Nottingham

Nothing feels better than a last-minute, cheeky annual leave day, and His Nibs was positively brimming with excitement at his freedom! So was I, I have to say; more so, because The

Sunday Lunch At Fairways At Chevin Golf Club, Duffield

The Man, Mummy Bird and I have been to Fairways restaurant at Chevin Golf Club before, but it's been about a year (maybe more) since we had a Sunday roast there - time that

Sunday Lunch At The Pear Tree Inn, Yeaveley

The Man Bird was mindlessly scrolling through Facebook (nothing unusual there), when I heard him exclaim 'eh!'. Curiosity piqued, I wandered over to see what had got him puzzled.

Lunch At The Old Smithy At Beeley

Normally when His Nibs books a days annual leave, you can pretty much guarantee that it'll tip it down with rain! For once, though, it seemed that the weather gods were smiling down on us

Dinner At The Orangery At St Elphin's Park, Darley Dale

The Man Bird and I always love being invited back to a venue that we've previously reviewed; whether it's for a change in Chef, owner, a refurbishment, change in menu, or just because

Sampling Hot Chocolate From Before Chocolate In Sheffield

Cacao has been enjoyed by humans for thousands of years, in various forms. Nowadays you're more likely to be drinking an overly sweetened version that is heavily

Sunday Lunch At The Lion By Olivers in Brinsley

My favourite day of the week, Sunday (for obvious reasons!) had come round again, and His Nibs and I had been kindly invited [by manager, Hayley] to visit The Lion by Olivers in Brinsley to

Dinner At The Recently Opened House Boat Restaurant In Derby

Kerala to Derby: so says the eye-catching mural on the far wall in Derby's hot, new eatery, House Boat; and that's exactly what John Geo and his team do: they bring

A Return Visit To Endeavour Cafe, Newbiggin, Northumberland

I swear I'm going [even more] bonkers! If you'd told me that it's been a couple of years since we've been to the Endeavour Cafe in Newbiggin-by-the-Sea