Dinner at Home

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Restaurant reviews, opinions and news

  • The Curzon Arms, Woodhouse Eaves

    My girls have been in London for a few days with their granny so it has been very peaceful at home – just me and the dog. Granny had offered to drop the girls back home so we thought it might be nice to take the dogs for a walk and then find a decent country pub that would welcome all three dogs.

    I was recommended the Curzon  Arms in Woodhouse Eaves as a dog friendly pub with good food and a relaxed atmosphere. With Tonka only being 8 months old he’s still not perfectly pub trained so we were a little anxious but there was no need to be!

    We had a lovely walk in Outwoods and arrived at the Curzon Arms (only a mile away) but about 1.30pm. We were warmly welcomed and the dogs were offered a bowl of water. The atmosphere was relaxed and family friendly and we settled at our table in the bar. It is an old pub with a contemporary feel – traditional wood burning stoves, a bar area as well as restaurant, real ale and a traditional English pub menu.  Imogen and I decided on the Home-made Beef and Ale Pie which was a 20 minute wait but we were happy with that. It was worth it – puff pastry on a tasty beef filling with delicious chunky chips. Scarlett had the Scampi and Chips and my mother-in-law had the Traditional Fish & Chips. All delicious.

    I would thoroughly recommend The Curzon Arms if you are looking for a dog friendly, family friendly pub / restaurant in Leicestershire. Perfect for anything from a lite bite to a full three course meal. Sunday lunch looks good and is not limited to the traditional Sunday Roast as some places are.

  • Gourmet Capsule Loughborough

    So having moved back in to Loughborough after 15 years and having the luxury of restaurants and take-aways on our doorstep we have decided that Friday night is take-away night. After Domino’s Pizza last week we were going to try this new place in Loughborough but decided we would head down there and eat in – we are only five minutes from the town centre.

    The flyer for Gourmet Capsule – Continental Eatery came through the door and was very different and mildly intriguing – enough information to interest you but not enough to fully understand the concept – hence our decision to visit. The owner used to cook at Stapleford Park and has now decided to open his own concept in Loughborough town.

    We were taken to our table by a very helpful waitress and shown menus and a drinks menus. Disappointingly for a Friday night meal out (with our 13 year old daughter) we were advised that alcohol was not available for several reasons, the main reason being that with an encouraged “family friendly” environment they did not want people “a bit worse for wear” in their restaurant around children. Mmm… I can’t remember the last time I got in that state over a bottle of wine with a bit of dinner on a Friday night with my children.

    On to the food.. the crisps and dips came out in a bath of smoking dry ice which was a great novelty which Imogen loved. (They had had to scrap the liquid nitrogen after the nightclub incident elsewhere a week or two before).

    The main courses were very varied and each one comes in a egg-like metal capsule. There is everything from a Moroccan style lamb cous-cous biriyani , meatballs in arrabbiata sauce, slow cooked traditional beef stew with veg to a selection of curries.

    We ordered five dishes between 3 with some bread and it was just enough. I’d recommend two dishes each for normal appetites. The Mumbai chicken tikka massala was very tasty (Imogen’s favourite!), the Bangladesh lamb bhuna was very spicy, the Thai red beef curry was full of flavour but slightly chewy, the shredded duck in black bean sauce was a little sweet but nonetheless flavoursome and the Nasi Goreng fried rice was my  favourite. We were brought chunky chips as a free extra which was a nice gesture.

    Imogen wanted pudding so ordered a lemon tart with chocolate ice cream – both nice but not sure about them together.

    If we’d had a bottle of wine we might have stayed longer but with the prospect of another lemonade we headed off. It is well worth a visit for the experience and flavours and the bill was great value (without wine!) so see for yourself what you think. They also deliver take-away for just £1.

  • The Mulberry, Saundersfoot

    We were over in Saundersfoot yesterday visiting family and decided to revisit the Mulberry Restaurant for some lunch as we were all starving! I think the last time I was there was following a funeral when we hadn’t eaten all day so ended up there for a steak. Not sure whether it was because we were starving that time but I remember it being an incredibly good rib eye steak!

    Anyway, the menu is reasonably priced at around £7 – £8 a dish and they are good sized portions. The menu is fairly traditional with all the old favourites on but that is just what we were fancying! (more…)

  • The Ocean Restaurant, Tenby

    We’ve had a really nice weekend down in Tenby over half term – a journey from hell which took over 6 hours in the thick snow (!) but worth it as the weather in Pembrokeshire was glorious.

    We had the obligatory fish and chips on Friday night from the Park Road Fish Bar – delicious as ever and then last night ventured to the Ocean Restaurant, overlooking the harbour and with a special offor of “half price food” as advertised in the Tenby Observer. This offer is until 7pm (I think) so we booked in for 6.15pm as the girls were with us. (more…)

  • The Qube, Tenby

    For years, our family friends the Charnocks, had the Pam Pam Restaurant in Tenby and I could never imagine it as anything else, but now it has been updated and taken over by a young local chef and is renamed the Qube Restaurant. It is right in the heart of the town square in Tenby with seats outside in the daytime.

    We booked a table for my husband’s birthday and the girls were looking forward to it as we had had a good meal there last year. (more…)