Restaurants to Visit

Caffe Luna, Cobham

2006-09-30T05:17:00.000-07:00

EXCELLENT food!
IMAGINATIVE menu!
GREAT taste!
FRIENDLY staff!

http://www.caffelunacobham.co.uk

Telephone: 01932 860683

What is the Hottest Spice in the World?

2006-05-14T02:41:00.000-07:00

Answer: The world’s hottest spice is the Red Savina Habanero. It has a rating of 350,000–570,000 on the Scoville scale (an index for measuring the hotness of chilies), compared with a score of 2,500–5,000 for the jalapeño.

The Black Prince Restaurant

2006-05-06T10:20:00.001-07:00

Part of Lostwithiel Golf Club & Hotel

Pork medallions with thai green curry.
I replaced thr rice with chips
Banoffi pie with clotted cream

Grasshopperonthegreen.com

2006-05-06T10:20:00.000-07:00

info@grasshopperonthegreen.com
01959 562926

8.50 - Homemade beef lasagne, salad and gb
8.50 - Homemade steak & kidney pie
12.50 - Pan-seared calves liver & bacon served on mash & spinach wuth red onion jus
8.75 - Beer Cod and chips
6.50 - Goats cheese & bacon salad

Kids had:
4.00 - Sampi & Chips
4.00 - Sausage & chips

2 x Garlic bread

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Pay as you weigh

2006-05-05T01:29:00.000-07:00

A buffet restaurant in China’s prosperous Guangzhou province recently introduced a new type of charging standard, reports the China Daily.

The restaurant requires children who are shorter than 140 centimetres to pay according to their weight. For example, a child who weighs 25 kilograms will be asked to pay 25 Yuan (US $3) while one who weighs 30 kilograms pay 30 Yuan. The provision has become popular with parents, especially of thinner children who now pay less than they otherwise would.

The Zen Restaurant - 55/59 Adelaide Street, Belfast, BT2 8FE

2006-04-24T15:33:00.000-07:00

The Zen Restaurant
55 - 59 Adelaide Street,
Belfast,
BT2 8FE

Tel: 02890 232244
Fax: 02090 236600

Ten of us popped over to Belfast this evening and had a meal at the lovely Zen. We all had a great time, an a little too much alcohol.

I had

India Cottage - 691 London Road, North Cheam SM3 9DL

2006-04-18T14:15:00.000-07:00

India Cottage - Balti Cuisine
691 London Road, North Cheam M3 9DL

A delightful restaurant that is a must for the locals and well worth a visit when passing. Highly recommenced by all that have dined. Parties welcome and catered for and a set party menu is available on request.

Although my wife's favourite dish of "Kema Peas" was not on the menu, when asked the restaurant offered to make it for her.

Fully Licensed

I had Tandoori Chicken - Marinated in herbs and spices, cooked in
clay oven. £2.25

Meat Dupiaza - Spicy medium hot curry garnished with fried onions. £4.50

Bombay Aloo £2.25
Pulao Rice £1.60
Nan Bread £1.40

"El Desperado" - Mexican Restaurant, North Cheam

2006-03-20T15:25:00.000-08:00

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El Desperado Mexican Restaurant
501 London Rd
Sutton, SM3 8JR

Telephone: 020 8337 4446
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Back from Portugal this morning. Decided to take the kids out for a meal at a new local mexican. From Monday to Thursday, kids eat free!!

Between us, we drank and ate the following:

Drinks
* Cokes, Lemonades
* Non-Alcoholic Cocktails
* Alcoholic Cocktails

Starters
* Stuffed Potato Skins (with cheese and bacon)
* Chilli Nacos (with Guacamoli, sour Cream and Salsa)

Mains
* Children had Margareta Pizzas
* Chicken and Beef Fajitas
* Chicken Burritos
* Smokey BBQ Ribs

Desserts
* Ice Cream

A great time was had by all, that is until we received the bill. Because I had told a member of staff it was my wife's Birthday they sang happy birthday and gave her a free cocktail. When we checked the bill the childrens meals had been included on the bill.

I pointed this out and eventually they took the meals off. It's not about the £7, but the principle that if you advertise an offer you need to follow through. They originally explained that because we were there as a "party" the offer doesn't stand. I pointed out that we only went there because of the offer and that if by giving us a free cocktail the bill is £7 more that it's not a free cocktail.

All said and done we had a nice evening, just make sure you check your bill :)

Final bill for 3 adults and 2 kids = £60.45

"Sr. Franco Da Guia", Galarias Saldanha

2006-03-19T22:26:00.000-08:00

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Tel: 21 315 26 49
Fax: 21 471 44 35
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This restaurant was busy, but the flow of people gave it a good atmosphere.

The menu is extremely simple, but the food was good and well cooked.

* In Portugal you automatically get Bread / Cheese / Butter / Sardine Pate
(All of these appear on your bill unless you send it back)
* Pork Chops
* Beef Steak
* Tomato Salad
* Green Salad
* Jug of Sangria / Cokes

The Portuguese equivelant of VAT is IVA. It's usually already added to the bill (IVA incluido)

Our final bill was 33.70 euro (about £20)

"O Mastra", Rua de Santa Marta 41/a, Lisbon, Portugal

2006-03-18T20:06:00.000-08:00

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Street: Rua de Santa Marta 41/a
Not far from Praca de Marques de Pombal METRO
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This restaurant in Lisbon centre was newly decorated and very reasonably priced.

We endulged ourselves tonight.

# Mixed Salad
# Rabbit - with chips and vegetables
# Grilled Cutle Fish - with salad
# Squid and Prawn Skewers - with boiled potatoes, and brocolli

I sampled the local Beer called "Super Bock".
It has a very light taste to it making it very refreshing to drink.

Excellent evening!

"Latino", Rua Latino Coelho 18, Sau Sebastian, Lisbon

2006-03-17T21:11:00.000-08:00

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Street: Rua Latino Coelho, 18
1050-137 Lisboa

Tel: 21 314 18 97
Fax: 21 315 84 69
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We arrived too early at this restaurant at 7.30pm, but we had been up travelling since 4.30am in the morning and if we had left it any later we would have been asleep in the food.

We mostly had starters, but asked for all food to come out when it was ready.

# Vegetable Soup - Pumpkin and Spinach (Starter)
# Bacon and Mushrooms (Starter)
# Garlic Prawns (Starter)
# Grilled Veal (Main Course)
# Various Drinks

Beautiful and tasteful food, although a little pricey.

LATINO RESTAURANT, LISBOA
51,55 EUR --> £36.73

"Hard Rock Cafe", Avenida Da Liberdade 2, Lisbon

2006-03-14T21:57:00.000-08:00

The walls are typically covered in Rock memorabilia (Guitars, gold discs, etceteras).

The car on the ceiling is something else!!

We started with Santa Fe Spring Rolls: Stuffed with chicken, spinach, black beans,
cilantro, corn, jalapeños, Jack and Cheddar cheeses. Served with fresh salsa and guacamole dressing. Nice!

I then had the Hickory BBQ Bacon Cheeseburger. A hamburger of beef, basted with
hickory bar-b-que sauce and smothered with caramelized onions. Topped with crisp bacon and melted Cheddar cheese. That got the old stomach juices going!

My wife had the Tuscan Chick en Salad. Grilled chicken tossed with mesclun mixed greens, roasted red peppers and mushrooms , grilled asparagus , provolone cheese , salami and shaved Parmesan in a red wine vinaigrette. She thought the sauces where to heavy, but she did eat it all.

I couldn't resist the Hot Fudge Brownie Sundae. A mountain of Hard Rock's signature ice cream and hot fudge on a fresh brownie, topped with chopped walnuts, chocolate sprinkles, fresh whipped cream and a cherry.

We had to walk back to the hotel to shed a few pounds!

Bazil Brasserie

2006-03-13T23:50:00.000-08:00

This restaurant is part of the "Windsor Hotel"
South Parade, Whitley Bay, Tyne & Wear, NE26 2RF
Tel - (0191) 293 9898

The music, lighting and atmosphere were just right for a relaxing meal. Only open until half past nine which is always a shock to me coming from 24 hour London.

I had ...Table d'Hote Menu option for #18.95

Starter
Seared Pigeon Breast with Grilled Black Pudding

Main Course
Roasted Kangaroo Rump with Bolengaire Potatoes.
The portion was very generous! And the meat was nicely cooked.

Sweet
Mixed Berry Panna Cotta with Amaretti biscuits

A very attractive asian girl looked after me competently. The candle on my table wasn't lit although those on other tables were.

All in all, a superb meal

Stoneleigh - Village Pizza

2006-03-06T00:52:00.000-08:00

Another great meal!

Village Pizza is a little Pizza restaurant with a great menu.

We had:

Garlic Dough Balls
Garlic Mushrooms
Mixed een Salad
Margarita Pizza
America Hot Pizza
Carbonara Tagiateli

Excellent

The Dragon Inn - Chinese Restaurant

2006-01-20T20:05:00.000-08:00

Dragon Inn
511 London Rd,
Sutton.
Surrey.
SM3 8JR.

£60.90

I managed to get my children to eat Chinese!!!!

"Sugo" Pizza & Pasta - 135 Kensington Church St, London, W8 7LP

2006-01-17T19:38:00.000-08:00

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135 Kensington Church Street,
London,
W8 7LP
Telephone: 020 7792 9385
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This charming little restaurant is one of a chain of three, all in the Kensington / Notting Hill and South Kensington areas. I have been to all of them a few times.

The decor in this one, as I mentioned, is charming with fairy lights, a domed glass skylight, vine-like plants and gilded pictures abounding.

The black-clad waiting staff were all charming as well, and efficient with it and I'm sure the food would have been charming, if it had been able.

Even the other diners looked not short in the charm department - though that could have been the house wine, which was very good indeed. I had a tomato and onion salad to start with which was excellent (though not much can go wrong with a tomato and onion salad) and my companion had mussels, which you can do a lot wrong with, and they were very good too.

We both had risotto for mains, mine with mushrooms and hers with seafood and we were, not surprisingly, enchanted with both. On top of all this, it is also reasonably priced - very well worth a visit.

See if you can catch "Enrico" the owner getting in the way of the staff when it gets busy.

Beleive me, he does smile, even if the photo doesn't show his best side.

Star of India, Cheam Villages, Sutton

2006-01-08T14:19:00.000-08:00

As usually, food from the Star was superb!

Chicken Dopiaza

Lamb Balti

Beef Madras

Bombay Aloo

Rice

Nan Bread

Popadoms

Cobra 660 ml

Mint chocolates

This cost us £23.20

9 out of 10

Hilltop Restaurant - Mellieha, Malta

2006-01-03T13:52:00.000-08:00

Nice visit with my family (2 adults and 2 children)

The bill came to £24.77

- Mexican Hot Pizza
- Fresh Ravioli
- Pizza Bonnie (Margarita Pizza with sausages on it)
- Scampi and Chips

This also included

- 1 litre of water
- Half a CISK (Local Maltese Lager)
- 2 Apple Juices

The Mexican Hot was interesting because it had amongst it's ingrediant 'Minced Beef' on top.

Rate out of 10 = 7.5 (Slow service and over cooked Scampi)

"Sugo" Pizza & Pasta - 115 Notting Hill Gate, London, W11 3LB

2005-12-15T19:34:00.000-08:00

Sugo Pizza & Pasta

115 Notting Hill Gate, London, W11 3LB
Telephone 020 7727 6562

Situated across West London, Sugo Pizza & Pasta restaurants are traditional pizzerias serving a range of popular Italian dishes. This branch can cater for private parties of up to 45 people.

Owned by an Italian called Enrico. What a great person! When the restaurant is busy he can be seen trying to help the rest of the staff but mostly getting in their way!

Great traditional Italian food at reasonable prices!

The Balti Restaurant - Matlock Bath, DE4 3NT

2005-12-07T04:36:00.000-08:00

What an excellent Curry House!

Popped in last night and had a lovely Balti Chicken and Mushroom with Pilau Rice.

I'd give this Restaurant a 4.5 out of 5. Nice atmosphere, nice food and reasonably priced.

Items we bought:

Onion Bhaji - £2.60
Balti Chicken and Mushroom - £5.95
Pilau Rice - £1.95

Chris had:

Garlic Mushroom Puri - £2.60
Jeera Lamb - £6.75

They also cater for those who don't eat Balti with dishes like Roast Chicken, Fried Scampi and Omelettes.

Their address is

256 Dale Road (Main road through Matlock Bath), Matlock Bath, DE4 3NT

Telephone - 01629 55069

Garfield L.O.V.E.S. Pizza!

2005-11-21T02:55:00.000-08:00

But would he order "Pizza Hut" or "Domino Pizza"?

Star of India Restaurant, Cheam, Surrey

2005-11-17T15:00:00.000-08:00

Star of India Restaurant

020 8642 0917
39, Station Way Cheam
Sutton Surrey
SM3 8SD

Excellent Curries! We love this restaurant and visit almost once a month.

Kung Pao Kitty, Hollywood

2005-11-17T06:34:00.000-08:00

Restaurant: Kung Pao Kitty

Location: 6445 Hollywood Blvd. (at Wilcox), Hollywood

Type of restaurant: Hipster Chinese

They stipulated: You find your own parking -- and in Hollywood, on a Saturday night, that's not always easy. But the parking gods were smiling on us, and we found a spot almost immediately, one block south of Hollywood. Otherwise, reservations aren't required.

What we ordered: Chili-crusted Calamari with spicy lime dip ($6.75); Kitty's Kung Pao Chicken ("Our main squeeze, with mango," $9.50); Steamed baby bok choy ($6.50); Steamed fish in ginger onion sauce ($10.00)

High point: First off, how cool that this restaurant, along with Paladar around the corner (and a handful of others), is finally bringing some real late-night eating life to Hollywood. The food is cheap and a bargain for the amount you get. Menu is also very eclectic, and doesn't just stick to Chinese: Kung Pao Kitty also offers several Filipino dishes, including lumpia and Chicken adobo.

Low point: Strangely enough, their signature dish -- the Kitty's Kung Pao -- was my least favorite dish. It was sort of on the bland side, compared to the tasty steamed fish and the calamari, which was the most tender I've had in a while.

Overall impression: Cool, urban eating experience. The restaurant's bright red decor and ambience give it an almost New York feel -- Maria compared it to Kelly and Ping in Soho. Service was top-notch, while the bathroom was clean. Place wasn't too crowded, particularly for a Saturday night -- but wasn't empty either. On the Chinese food authenticity scale, well, you're not going to mistake it for the real thing. But what the hell, you're not going to Hollywood to eat authentic Chinese food.

Chance we will go back: Maybe not immediately, but I think we'll find ourselves there eventually, especially if we're in the neighborhood.

China Court, Antrim, Northern Ireland. BT41 4BE

2005-10-14T15:54:00.000-07:00

69 Church St, Antrim, BT41 4BE
Telephone: 028 9442 8513
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Popped in here to have a lunch with around 30 other people!

They do a fantastic 3 Course Business Lunch for just £5.50 from 12 until 2pm.

Starters
BBQ Spare Ribs
Spring Roll
Veg. Spring Roll
Prawn Cocktail
Chicken & Sweetcorn Soup
Cream of Chicken Soup
Cream of Tomato Soup
Fruit Juice

Main Course
1) Mixed Grill
2) Rost Leg of Lamb
3) Roast Leg of Chicken
4) Chicken Omelette
5) Mushroom Omelette
6) Chicken Salad
7) Sweet & Sour Chicken
8) Sweet & Sour Chicken Cantonese style
9) Sweet & Sour Pork Cantonese style
10) Dry Shredded Chicken in Spicy Sauce
11) Shredded Chicken in Honey & Chilli Sauce
12) Fried Pork in SzeChun Style
13) Chicken with Satay Sauce
14) Fried Beef with Mushroom in Blackbean Sauce
15) Pork with Oyster Sauce
16) Fried Chicken Chilli and Garlic Sauce
17) Fried Chicken with Mandarin Sauce
18) Fried Chicken Chop Suey
19) Fried Chicken in Salted Chilli
20) Chicken Chow Mein
21) Fried Beef with Crispy Noodle
22) Chicken Fried Fice
23) Curried Chicken or Curried Beef
24) Deep fried Chicken in Orange Sauce
25) Chicken Foo Yung

Vegetarian
Veg & Peking Sauce
Veg & Satay Sauce
Veg & Blackbean Sauce
Veg & Garlic & Chilli
Veg & Honey & Chilli

Dessert
Banana Fritter
Pineapple Fritter
Apple Pie
Ice Cream
Fruit Salad

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I had BBQ Spare Ribs, Fried Beef with Crispy Noodles and I couldn't resist having Pineapple Fritters as you can't seem to get them back in my local Chinese in London.

ENJOY!

Zara's Restaurant (Indian) - Tickhill. Doncaster. South Yorkshire

2005-05-31T12:38:00.000-07:00

Map for Restaurant Location
Address: Zara's. 1 Sunderland Street. Tickhill. Doncaster. South Yorkshire. DN11 9PT.
Telephone: 01302 744122
Opening Times: 6pm until 12 midnight 7 days a week - including holidays.

Rated: 6 out of 10 - Nice meal and welcoming atmosphere.

Newly refurbished

20% Take away discount

Newly refurbished

Newly refurbished

Starters: From £2.50 (Onion Bhaji) to £3.90 (King Prawn Butterfly)
Main courses: From £5.90 (Chicken Dansak) to £9.60 (Special Tandoori)
Pappadams £0.60 each
Tiger Beer and Draught beers

I had Pappadams, a Chicken Tikka Dopiaza (£7.10), Mushroom Pilau Rice (£2.40)

Cheshire Tapas Restaurant - "PZAZ" Mediterranean Kitchen

2005-05-09T11:16:00.000-07:00

I've just eaten in a really cool restaurant in a village called Bramhall, neat Poynton, Cheshire.

The lighting and colouring is great and in warm reds and bourgandy colours. The music was a funky, jazzy blend.

The menu was simple and impressive. The prices seemed reasonable too.
Pzaz boasts a varied menu with something to suit every palette. I opted for a Meat Feast Pizza which was topped with some great meats. Chicken, Beef, Parma Ham. The pizza cost me £8.25

I also got myself their famous homemade chips and a coke cola for £2 each.

Their website is currently not available, but it is http://www.pzazkitchen.com

Other people who have visited this restaurant are Rudd Van Nistelroy from Manchester United and Badly Drawn Boy.

Contact Sean @
Pzaz Mediterranean Kitchen
2/4 Ack Lane East
Bramhall, Stockport, Cheshire
SK7 2BY
Tel.0161 440 9222
Fax.0161 439 0002
haley@pzazkitchen.com

I rate the meal and value for money at 8 out of 10.
Thanks Sean and staff.