Restaurant Review
There are lots of reasons to dine at Bordeaux Quay, but possibly the best is the setting itself. Located in a spacious, beautifully converted warehous ...more
The Gastrotourist
Some meals are worth a special journey. In The Gastrotourist we profile select destination restaurants from across the UK and beyond. This month:
The Elephant, Torquay
A to Z Listings
Country house hotel in Hatch Beauchamp, Bath's Pan-Asian feast, American food in the firehouse, Two Bristol fish restaurants, Cheddar Gorge dining
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The Rant
It may surprise you to learn that Italians in Italy really don’t know how to cook proper Italian food. The same applies to the Chinese in China, Indians in India, Thais in Thailand and the Japanese in Japan. ...more
Signature Dish
Double-AA-rosetted Bruton House is a restaurant with rooms that’s home to some very accomplished cooking. Everything is made on the premises including this naughty but nice Nougat. ...more
Sugarvine Wine Offer
The Explorer Case brings together a choice of interesting wines from around the globe, specially selected with variety in mind. There’s two bottles ea ...more
Book Shop
Jay Rayner chronicles the revolution in high-end gastronomy that has been sweeping the world since the late eighties. Not simply an account of endless ...more
Quick Bites
Antix in Bristol has opened a new champagne and wine bar, ATTIX. . .New Bristol openings -- Zen Harbourside, Asia in Wok, Pizza Express Harbourside (in June). . .Bottelinos are opening a new branch in Weston-super-Mare this year. . .Aqua get set to open on Whiteladies Road. . .The Big Bang (sister restaurant in Oxford) takes over the site of Hullabaloos on Whiteladies for gourmet sausage & mash and other British revival recipes. . .Toms Pies opens on the Triangle for Great British pies. . .Seasoned restaurateur from London's Chinatown opens contemporary HK Diner on Bristol's Park Street. . .The Andy Nowak Duo play live jazz every Wednesday from 7.30pm-10pm at Pizza Express in Clifton Village. Booking is advisable. . .The Hophouse in Clifton relaunches as a stylish contemporary bar and restaurant. . .D'Vine on Clare St, Bristol reopens as The Funky Greek, bar, taverna and club. . .Stark on Bristol's Whiteladies Road becomes The Black Bear twinned with The White Bear on St Michaels Hill. . .The Cavendish At Dukes Hotel has been awarded three AA rosettes, one of only two restaurants in Bath to currently hold the award. . .New openings -- The Bentley in Clifton a stunning, design-led restaurant and gallery housed in an old car workshop; Java, an opulent venue that takes over the Mauritania building on Park St offering a café, members bar and nightclub. . .Blackstones Kitchen in Bath closes to move opposite into the Blackstones Restaurant building. . .Opening at the end of Sept is Chez Gerard on Grand Parade in Bath. . .Le Petit Couchon in the Claverton Buildings Bath gives way to new British restaurant Bramleys. . .Bristol's first Magic Bar Illusions opens on the Triangle. . .Romeo Browns on Clare St Bristol gives way to D’Vine Bar & Restaurant. . .Bristol's Aqua Bar & Restaurant open in Bath on the site of Zaza in a beautiful former church on Walcot Street. . .The Good Food Guide has chosen Culinaria as a regional award winner for 2007. . Belly dancing on the first Friday of every month at Mazati. . .