Update 2017: South Place Hotel is still fully accessible (see our full review) but now with the added attraction of a Secret Garden-inspired bar with palm trees and a retractable roof. Fully accessible and with a disabled toilet nearby. Available only to guests and club members it’s also available for events. Great cocktails and trendy…
Purnell’s is a chic, contemporary restaurant in Birmingham. The Head Chef is Glynn Purnell and his “bold and innovative cooking that has brought him critical acclaim and numerous awards including a Michelin star”. He has appeared many times on The Great British Menu on BBC1. We haven’t audited them yet but they told us the restaurant is on one level…
The Autostadt where the Ritz Carlton is located is the visitor attraction next to the VW factory that features the pavilions of the company’s model range: Audi, Bentley, Bugatti, Ducati, Lamborghini, Porsche, etc. The hotel serves the visitors to Autostadt as well as customers picking up their new cars from the factory. The cars are stored…
Il Piccolo Mondo is located in an old church hall just outside of Cambridge. Nominated for a BBS Award, 2017 by The Relative Lieutenant who raves about the authentic Italian cuisine. You have to book well in advance and it’s a “one-sitting restaurant because we feel our guests join us to enjoy the whole event—food, service, ambiance…
The new restaurant from the man behind the Michelin Starred Star Inn at Harome, Andrew Pern, is The Star Inn The Harbour in Whitby. Whitby is located on the cliffs on the East coast of Yorkshire and as a town is quite difficult to negotiate if you’re less able. Located in the old tourist information centre…
Our review of roof top bars mentioned……. “Liverpool’s Rooftop offering is Matou which overlooks the Mersey river on the 2nd floor of the Ferry Terminal. Not too high up but they say you can see Wales on a clear day and there’s an outside terrace. They have a lift, a disabled toilet and no steps anywhere. The food…
In our review of roof top bars here’s one we found in Birmingham, “Rofuto also in Birmingham, is not open to the elements but has ‘urban’ views. Enclosed on 16th Floor of The Park Regis Hotel, it’s somewhere to go when the weather’s bad and enjoy an ‘authentic modern Japanese & Pan Asian restaurant and cocktail bar’.…
Update Sept 2017: We visited Pergola Paddington Central and you can see the evidence in the photos below. Extremely accessible even on the pebbles which are just a thin layer that can be easily swept aside to expose flat concrete flooring. There are 2 levels linked by a very smart lift and both have decking…
In our review of rooftop bars Harvey Nichols got this mention “Rooftop bars are difficult to find in Scotland – is it because of the temperatures in summer?? But there is Harvey Nichols Forth Floor Edinburgh which has a bar terrace overlooking the Firth of Forth and going by their other locations we’ve reviewed it will have good food and…