The Sticky Beak Blog Reviews

Sticky Beak Braves The York Dungeon

Maybe it was excitement at being in one of England's most historic cities, or maybe it was being re-fuelled at The Ivy restaurant that made us decide to brave the York Dungeons. Whatever the reason,

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

Sampling Some Christmas Goodies From Il Gusto

My little flock, plus the Boyf Bird, have just returned from a fab holiday in Turkey and the 'back to reality blues' have kicked in. Hurrah then for the fabulous team at Il Gusto

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

Dinner At House of Darwin, Shelton Lock, Derby

There must be something in the air - either that or The Man Bird has been wearing Lynx again! - we are being kept busy at the moment (just the way we like it!) and found ourselves at the House

Out For Dinner At Revolucion De Cuba, Nottingham

One of the things I love about Revolucion De Cuba (RDC) is the buildings they choose as their venues; Nottingham's RDC is housed in a massive former hotel.

A Visit From Chef Karl Tyler For My Daddy Bird's 70th Birthday

I've said in the past that we're a tight-knit Flock, so when the year came to celebrate one of The Tribal Elders getting even older (!) it was a no-brainer that it was going to be a family

Getting our T'ing on at Turtle Bay with the new menu!

The Man Bird and I love spicy food and we also love relaxed dining with an easy-flowing vibe. Well guess what? Turtle Bay has come up with our idea of heaven, called the Caribbean Social,