Harvester Restaurants

Advantages: Always one close by, quick turn out, children are welcome and catered for.
Disadvantages: Toilets can be quite disturbing, not all dishes taste as good they are described.

...the stains left in the toilet are not the remains of a Harvester dinner. Paying for your meal is either by cash or credit card. Some take cheques but always ask before you sit down and order. Not all branches have cash machines either but those present are not free ATM's. The bill is brought to you by the waitress and it's at this point that you can decide to reward her or not with a small tip. **** Sitting Outside **** Most places do have a beer garden and seating outside but not many have play facilities for children. It gets busy during the summer season and the same rule applies as the restaurant, get there early and avoid the masses. On numerous occasions I have seen dogs outside but always on a lead and never allowed to enter the building unless a guide dog. ****Conclusion ***** Ok, granted that the place is not...

mrsmopples 27.02.2007 · Read review
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Review of Harvester Restaurants

Tosa Restaurant

Advantages: Read Opp
Disadvantages: Read Opp

...Introduction I was recommended this restaurant by a friend who was really impressed by the quality of the food and service of this restaurant from her visit. I was interested to see this for myself on a wintery evening at the weekend. The restaurant itself is located in West London which is a quite posh and upmarket area. To the left of the restaurant was an office building and to the right was a back store retail outlet. Directly opposite this restaurant was an Allied Irish bank outlet. I was pleased overall as the location made it easily accessible on the public transport network in London. The restaurant is located near Stanford Brook W6 area of London and is just a few minutes away by walking to the restaurant. Fast Facts Food: Japanese, Chargrilled, Fresh, Authentic and Tasty Location: West London Stanford Brook...

costas1234 21.12.2009 (23.12.2009) · Read review
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Review of Tosa Restaurant, London

Ze Restaurant!

Advantages: Good show, interesting
Disadvantages: Slightly worse than last year`s

...The Restaurant is a TV programme shown on BBC 2 on Thursday nights! The show is a reality TV show and is similar to something like the Apprentice but a food version. This show is obviously based on the concept and success of many other TV shows like the Apprentice, food shows like Masterchef and all the other shows like Dragon`s Den, X Factor e.t.c The idea of the show is for world famous chef Raymond Blanc to find a couple to help him run a restaurant and the couples are gradually knocked out week by week until they have the winning couple. It is in its third season and seems to have got a bit worse. I still enjoy it but felt it used to be more exciting and interesting. There used to be two shows with one of them being a challenge but they seem to have got rid of this which is a shame! Raymond has help from his two assistants e...

mariofan123 23.11.2009 · Read review
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Review of BBC2 - The Restaurant

The Seafood Restaurant

Advantages: Great fish, sides
Disadvantages: None

...Rick Stein - The Seafood Restaurant On a recent trip to Padstow, Cornwall we decided to go to Rick Steins famous fish restaurant, The Seafood Restaurant. Rick Stein is an English chef, restauranter and television presenter. He now specialises in fish cookery. He opened his first restaurant in Padstow in 1974 and now runs quite a few businesses in the town including a cake shop, cookery school and a fish and chip shop. The Seafood Restaurant is his upper class restaurant in the town and is known for it's fabulous fish. It really is in the best location for fish. Padstow is a historic fishing port and so receives fresh fish every day. The restaurant is right at one end of town by the harbour and so is perfectly place to recieve all the best catches of the day. It's quite hard to get a reservation in the restaurant. I think I booked...

Spottydog11 02.06.2009 · Read review
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Review of The Seafood Restaurant, Padstow

Great restaurant in North West London

Advantages: Great service and honest welcome
Disadvantages: None to report.

...served from trolleys and seeing and hearing the food sizzle. To me seeing the latter factor convinced me that the food was well prepared and well served. I totally enjoyed myself here for around an hour a time. Food servings tend to cost between £5 and £8 a dish as a guide price. The range of curry dishes are wide ranging and there is plenty of choice for the consumer. I particularly enjoy peshwari naan bread and eating papadums as a starter dish. The cleanliness of the tables and the cutlery are good reasons to recommend this restaurant. The atmosphere of this restaurant is also good as the shop plays a tranquil Indian type music in the background and people can be heard talking amongst themselves on other tables throughout the restaurant. The restaurant is quite narrow, though the restaurant have a capacity of around 50 people. I...

costas1234 12.12.2009 · Read review
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Review of Eastcote Tandoori Restaurant, London

My favourite Turkish restaurant on Green Lanes

Advantages: Great food, quick, friendly service, inexpensive
Disadvantages: Can be crowded and noisy on weekend nights

... INTRODUCTION Diyarbakir is a Turkish Restaurant on Green Lanes (A10), in the borough of Haringey, North London, a 7-8 minute walk from Manor House Tube station and practically seconds away from Harringay Green Lanes rail entrance. Undoubtedly, the densest Turkish restaurant population in London, if not, the whole planet, including Istanbul itself. I moved to this area in 2005 and my decision was mainly down to the great value restauration and the Mediterranean (Turkish - Cypriot - Greek - Middles Eastern) groceries having grown up on the stuff. THE RESTAURANT You can spot the trays of lovely, colourful daily stews from the street as they are displayed in the window. As you enter, the long chilled counter is on your left with a huge menu board overhead. The decor is simple, now repainted a warm yellow and red. Unlike...

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Review of Diyarbakir Turkish Restaurant

Claimed to be the oldest restaurant in Dalyan

Advantages: Gorgeous surroundings, loads of special dishes, the clay pot, waiters look the part
Disadvantages: Expensive wine and water, relatively small portion sizes, loads of manky cats

...Sini and instantly clocked my other half (she has got the best long, curly and fiery auburn hair ever, and it is something that Turkish blokes seem to really like as the male attention she got wherever we went was a bit too much for me (and I seldom become the green eyed monster), although I was offered 3 camels for her) and the banter started. It was time to sample Sini, so we booked a table (which the tout promised would be the best in the house) for eight that evening. Why is this restaurant called Sini? According to the tout, and the website; ?In a traditional Turkish family the people eat together on the floor. They sit at a sort of tablecloth and a large round serving tray with about three or four different kinds of dish. In Turkish this tray is called a "Sini". Around the restaurant you will see traditional...

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Review of Sini Restaurant, Dalyan

Akbars restaurant, York

Advantages: Fabulous night out, excellent food
Disadvantages: only a teeny tiny one - read and find out!!

...restaurants in Manchester, Leeds (2), Bradford and Sheffield. There are further plans to open Akbars restaurants in Birmingham, Glasgow (yesss) and London. Akbar's specialise in Birthday parties, weddings, anniversaries, leaving parties or any occasion that you would like to celebrate. Flowers, birthday cakes and photography can be arranged. A limosine service can also be arranged to collect you and bring you to the restaurant. Akbars can also provide a magician for your evening!! Awards and comments The Good Food Guide-'Recommending Akbars'. The only Indian restaurant recommended in Yorkshire. Yorkshire Evening Post-'Restaurant of the Year' Daily Mail-'Best Indian in Bradford' Telegraph and Argus-'Restaurant of the Year' Times Magazine-'Brilliant Restaurant' Some examples of dishes on the menu and their prices included: I had...

sharkel 08.03.2007 · Read review
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Review of Akbars Restaurant, York

The Fynest Chain Restaurant

Advantages: Wonderful fish and seafood
Disadvantages: Very limited choice for vegetarians

...crumble and vanilla ice cream which was delicious and helped me to resist the offer to taste the chocolate sponge. The service was again very friendly and efficient on this occasion, although no-one came to ask us if everything was to our satisfaction during the main course. There was similarly no attempt to make us feel that we should rush to leave once we had finished. Our bill came to £32.50, as the chocolate pudding was £4.50 and the apple crumble a very reasonable £4. This is obviously a restaurant for lovers of fish and seafood, although there are a few other options on the menu. The only other speciality fish restaurant I know of in Portsmouth is Lemon Sole, and although this is mentioned in the Michelin Guide, I would say that Loch Fyne stands head and shoulders above it. There were people of all ages there that Saturday evening...

denella 13.01.2009 (24.01.2009) · Read review
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Review of Loch Fyne Restaurant, Portsmouth

Compact Guide to Croatia

Advantages: Compact size and waterproof cover
Disadvantages: Disjointed and hard to find information.

...Out This chapter gives some good information on the culture of food in the area including meal-times and local specialities. There is also a section on local drinks and other wines. There is a vocabulary page at the back of this section with phrases that you may need in restaurants and lists of foodstuffs. This is useful for interpreting menus but there is no pronunciation guide so you may still end up with a surprise to eat if your Croatian is not up to speed! Travel Tips This chapter is all printed on blue pages to make it easy to locate and is arranged in alphabetical order of subject matter. There is lots of useful information located in this section ranging from climate to healthcare and certainly gives the traveller good background information. There are lots of references to useful websites that are also worth...

Meggysmum 15.10.2009 · Read review
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Review of Croatia Berlitz Pocket Guide