York – Hotels & Holidays – Hotels If you’re tired of over-elaborate hotel rooms and service offerings then you’ll absolutely adore the York Central Micklegate Travelodge.  It’s also ideal if you’re keen on visiting the Reflex 80’s bar, which is conveniently located right across the road. You certainly wouldn’t stay here under any other circumstances….

London – Eating & Drinking – Restaurant – Spanish So, from what we can gather, this place is located on the site of a former burrito joint – and its new incarnation is… a Spanish place, which does burritos! (I’m reviewing this place purely on the strength of its burritos, by the way – couldn’t…

London – Eating & Drinking – Restaurant – Italian & Pizza The plan was to meet at the pub next door, then pop over to Ciao Bella for a low-key bite.  And what an experience!  There’s seldom a vibe that can be matched by a bustling cheery Italian restaurant – this place was absolutely heaving,…

Bristol – Eating & Drinking – Fastfood & Takeaway It’s hard to really know what the best part of a McDonald’s visit is – we got back from the Bedminster branch about an hour ago, and I can say with honesty that I certainly don’t feel like eating anything else for quite some time. It’s…

London – Eating & Drinking – Restaurant – Japanese & Sushi For someone with “tapas baggage”*, the idea of a “tapas style” place can be fraught with angst and a sense of impending disaster.  Although as Tapasia describes itself as “Japanese Tapas” the agony’s a little lessened…  after all, sushi and sashimi are easily shareable…

London – Eating & Drinking – Restaurant – Other Asian – Korean Having worked in the area for a while, Kimchee is typically referred to as a landmark with the description, “That Korean place that always has the queues out the front”.  If you have the good fortune of spending any time inside, the reason…

London – Eating & Drinking – Cafes & Coffee Shops Damson Café replaces a fairly forgettable Italian bistro, and though some might claim that this area’s already got loads of choice where coffee is concerned I think the addition of Damson is no bad thing! Even on a murky day it’s a bright, airy space…

London – Eating & Drinking – Restaurants – Mexican Atmosphere-free refit of an atmosphere-free refit of a former Pret: El Mexicana seems to churn out a solid burrito, although doesn’t come near some of its neighbours. Nevertheless, the Barbecoa meat was flavoursome and mid-way between dry & moist. The wrap was performed a little naively…

London – Eating & Drinking – Pubs & Bars – Bars Maybe I had the wrong expectation of this place – I thought that pop-up bars were meant to be about making quirky, innovative and memorable use of space that was only available for a short time, whereas the modus operandi of this place appeared…

New York – Eating & Drinking – Pubs & Bars – Pubs – Microbreweries Not strictly a microbrewery (in that they don’t actually make their own beer… guess that’s a bit of a biggie, really), Lazy Boy is a bar which – as the story goes – was started by a couple of tradesmen who…