Update on Big Chill Sept. 2013 We went and access is via the bins at the side which have to be moved before you can get down the very narrow passage. They also had a bike in the disabled toilet. They were very helpful and it’s definitely an under 30s place but we have to…
The Aumbry in Prestwich, Manchester is run by Head Chef & Owner Mary-Ellen McTague and is representing the North West in the new series of Great British Menu! This one is celebrating 25 years of Comic Relief and her starter was a bath of baked beans with an edible rubber duck. Looked funny/weird but the chefs thought the taste…
Rivington Shoreditch is another brasserie owned by Caprice Holdings. The food is OK but I would only go there for a drink, it can be quite a lively bar. It’s easy to get to the bar but there are two steps into the restaurant and no ramp… There is no disabled toilet and steps up…
Hyde & Co is a speakeasy style bar hidden away right in the centre of Bristol. The charm of the venue is that everything is set up to make you feel like you’re actually in 1920s prohibition America. When you get there, the only way you know you’re not in the wrong place is a small sign…
The Kingham Plough is so highly rated by critics it has to be reviewed even though access is dubious. AA Gill says “The bar menu is as fine as any I’ve seen…anyone thinking of opening a local pub restaurant should come here and see the gold standard” Certainly looks cosy & stylish but we can’t…
The history of St. Valentine is unclear but one version of the truth is that he married Christian couples who were being persecuted in Rome. Helping Christians at this time was a crime and the Roman Emperor Claudius condemned him to death. He was beaten with clubs and stones; when that failed to kill him,…
Pera is a relaxed Mediterranean restaurant in North London. The Epicure Lieutenant popped in to check it out. Here’s what he thought: I’m a little wary of Upper Street. It’s easy to be seduced by the endless shiny shops and cafes and to come away having spent way more than you planned and feeling vaguely unsatisfied. The…
The George is an (apparently) English themed hotel in Hamburg. It’s a member of Design Hotels so it must be very trendy. The English theme involves the hotel being decorated to make the guests feel like they are in an ‘English-style country house’. Unfortunately, we’ve yet to visit the hotel ourselves, so we can neither…
Update Feb 2013: Farringdon have a ramp for access and a disabled toilet so get a Provisional 2.5 BBS Ticks Bread street is completely wheelchair accessible.The restaurant is on one level with most of the tables being able to fit a wheelchair (except the bar). There is also a disabled toilet down a hallway from the…