Jolly Butchers Pub
An unmarked venue with no name over the door, the interior is a small hall of tables with a long bar serving food and drinks along the left side. The decor is very minimalist and almost dirty, undoubtedly attracting a trendsetting crowd. The drinks are a good selection however and the plates food [...]
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Tags: Angel and Islington
San Pino Bar and Restaurant
A big part of me wishes this restaurant bar combo didn’t serve alcohol at all. After a thirsty day I was eager to sink my teeth into a cold soft drink and landed on a cider by mistake. The restaurant itself does seem to serve up some culinary oddities which perhaps [...]
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Tags: German Venues
El Barracomde De Las Tapas
In all honesty, sitting down to big tapas after a long day in the Spanish sunshine is a huge relief and a very welcome custom in Elviria, Marbella. This busy but little Tapas bar attracts just as many English folks as locals and offers up a rather broad selection of nibbles. [...]
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Tags: Marbella and Puerto Banus
Dining Street Restaurant and Bar
Thankfully one does not have to look far for a breakfast and a beer in Heathrow Airport Terminal 4. The dining street restaurant is essentially a limited menu diner-style restaurant with accompanying bar. The place is decorated with London’s stret signs and is relatively popular at most reasonable meal times. The [...]
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Tags: London
The Tamarind Club
The Tamarind club is really a club for middle aged folk looking to sit back in big red lounge seats and watch various lounge acts perform before them. The acts themselves seem to attract a fairly big audience which at times can congest parts of the Prominade deck, especially during formal nights. We [...]
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Tags: P&O Ventura
New China Teppanyaki Bar and Restaurant
This venue was my first experience in Teppanyaki, the venue consists of a series of outdoor tables and inside half of the venue has been expensively converted into a stainless steel kitchen where the chef prepares and cooks our fodo in front of us. The bar is situated at the [...]
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Tags: Marbella and Puerto Banus
St Michael’s Manor Hotel Bar
An absolutely glorious wedding venue, St Michael’s Manor in St Alban’s offers colourful country scenary, a lake and wonderful views, on a warm summers day this has to be one of the best wedding venues in the country. The bar is located facing into the back garden, it is a fairly [...]
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Tags: St Albans
Don Carlos Poolside Bar
The Don Carlos is a big beautiful tower block hotel in Elviria near Marbella on the costa del sol. The venue has two big swimming pools. The one nearest the reception of the hotel is an overflowing rectangular pool with a bar, an array of tables and sun loungers and table service. [...]
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Tags: Marbella and Puerto Banus
The Crown and Horseshoes
The Crown and Horseshoes is a very quaint country pub set in the picturesque setting of canal-side among willow trees: all fully pedestrianised. The main interior of the pub is a fair size with some low ceilings that could do with some repair, but serving well in the winter as a cosy [...]
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Tags: Enfield
Trios Banqueting Suites
Set in the quiet town of palmers green, the trios banqueting suites has the kind of frontage that would warrant every pedestrian to walk past and never notice that this place was here. Sure enough this two storey venue offers large dinner parties and receptions to those eager to throw a private family [...]
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Tags: Cockfosters Oakwood and Southgate