what's your favorite...

Restaurant. Just curious to know if you've got  a regular food haunt you want to share perhaps it might spurr us to try someplace new or maybe ideas to take someone ..valentines is coming soon


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Type of cuisine:
What do you like best about it:
Favorite dish (if any)
Recommendation whilst there:
Price range:

My favourite "chain" type place is Nando's.

Name:   Nando's
Locale:  I guess they're all over the UK.  There's one here in The Gate and one at the MetroCentre.
Type of cuisine: Portugese
What do you like best about it:  Fast service, never have to wait long for a table, good prices, good food!
Favorite dish (if any):   I almost always get chicken breast in a pitta (medium spice) w/ spicy rice, a frozen yogurt, and a diet coke.
Recommendation whilst there:  everything on the menu is good
Price range:   we usually spend about £20 for two drinks, two mains, and two frozen yogurts

-The curry house attached to the mosque in Nicolson Square
-Central Edinburgh
-AWESOME curries!
-Cheap and gorgeous food
-My fav is their chicken madras or lentil curry
-Huge plate for £3

I could eat there daily and never get bored.  Took my mom along there and we wound up coming back twice last time she was here.

Delicious.

There's nowhere near me that I'd recommend, unless you're just looking a pub meal. But one of my faves (I've been 3 times) is The Moon & Sixpence in Bath.

It's kind of a bistro-style place, not overly formal, but the food is to die for. I had an incredible wild mushroom bruschetta as an appetiser once. OMG. It was heaven. Their menu changes a lot, though, so no guarantee that it'll always be available.

It's not too pricey considering the food. Yum!

www.themoonandsixpence.com

I forgot to add mine , I've got two faves

Name:   Meze Bar
Locale: Clapham North
Type of cuisine: Authentic Greek
What do you like best about it: It's small family run and they really take care of you and they don't rush you to get out either.
Favorite dish (if any) they offer a set meal for large gatherings so you get to try a bit of everything
Recommendation whilst there:
Price range: £34 for a family


Name: Freshh
Locale: Chalk farm
Type of cuisine: Carribean Cuisine "proppa grub from the isle"
What do you like best about it: The food was excellent and they were quite hospitable although they do give you that feeling of "we need that table in 10mins "
Favorite dish (if any)Jerk Chicken and Phil recommends the curried goat even Jessie liked the curried goat!!
Recommendation whilst there: Don't go on a sat night it gets packed !!  Carribean stew chicken ..yumm
Price range: We had a large gathering and it was about £15.00 a head

There's nowhere near me that I'd recommend, unless you're just looking a pub meal. But one of my faves (I've been 3 times) is The Moon & Sixpence in Bath.

It's kind of a bistro-style place, not overly formal, but the food is to die for. I had an incredible wild mushroom bruschetta as an appetiser once. OMG. It was heaven. Their menu changes a lot, though, so no guarantee that it'll always be available.

It's not too pricey considering the food. Yum!

www.themoonandsixpence.com

Great recommendation!  Very popular for special meals out with our "Bath" employees here. Love the name too.

There's nowhere near me that I'd recommend, unless you're just looking a pub meal. But one of my faves (I've been 3 times) is The Moon & Sixpence in Bath.

It's kind of a bistro-style place, not overly formal, but the food is to die for. I had an incredible wild mushroom bruschetta as an appetiser once. OMG. It was heaven. Their menu changes a lot, though, so no guarantee that it'll always be available.

It's not too pricey considering the food. Yum!

www.themoonandsixpence.com

No kidding! I walked by that place so many times when we lived there before and thought it looked enticing. When we move back this summer, that'll have to be the first place we try. Thanks for the heads up!

Name: Caliente Cafe
Locale: Otley Road, Headingley
Type of cuisine: Tex Mex
What do you like best about it: It's cozy and the food is always good and there's a good atmosphere. Plus, it's non smoking which is always a plus.
Favorite dish (if any): Fajitas.
Recommendation whilst there: The potato cakes are good as a starter.
Price range: about £20 to £35 for two people, including drinks. But bring cash, they don't do cards.

Name:  Iguana
Locale: Leeds City Centre, next door to the Cornmarket.
Type of cuisine: Latin (mainly South American)
What do you like best about it: Fantastic atmosphere, good vegetarian menu, and fab happy hour.
Favorite dish (if any): Chimichanga
Recommendation whilst there: So far, everything we've had has been fantastic. Even the vegetarian menu is good.
Price range: about £20 to £35 for two, including drinks.

Name: Sam's
Locale: Fowey, Cornwall
Type of cuisine: local seafood and also great burgers
What do you like best about it: i hate to say it, but it reminds me of really good small American seafood restaurants
Favorite dish (if any): where to start?!
Recommendation whilst there: any of the catch of the day
Price range: mid range


http://www.eatoutcornwall.com/cornwall-restaurant/details-restaurant.php?pv=5423

I LOVE this place!!

Name: Sam's
Locale: Fowey, Cornwall

Thank you so much for this recommendation! We spend a lot of time camping in the Fowey area and this sounds awesome! We'll definitely try it this summer!

Glad to be of service! Wish I could go more often. They don't take reservations and it's a small place so try to get there right when they open if you don't mind eating 6ish or whatever.

Oh, there are 3 Sam's in Fowey but this one at 20 Fore St. is the one you want.

Oh, there are 3 Sam's in Fowey but this one at 20 Fore St. is the one you want.

The website made it sound as if there were 2 of them -- which was confusing enough! But thanks -- we'll get there early and go to the right one!

Name:  Iguana
Locale: Leeds City Centre, next door to the Cornmarket.
Type of cuisine: Latin (mainly South American)
What do you like best about it: Fantastic atmosphere, good vegetarian menu, and fab happy hour.
Favorite dish (if any): Chimichanga
Recommendation whilst there: So far, everything we've had has been fantastic. Even the vegetarian menu is good.
Price range: about £20 to £35 for two, including drinks.

I second Las Iguanas here in Leeds.  It's a chain -- they also have locations in Bath, Birmingham, Brighton, Bristol, Cardiff, Leicester, Nottingham, and Sheffield -- according to their web site.  Happy Hour (2 for 1's) is excellent.  They have a Lunch & Early Supper special ('til 6:30) 2 courses (selected options) for about £7.  If you have a large party (10 or more) you can get a Fiesta Menu special -- 3 courses for £16.  Just went there last night for my leaving work do.

DH felt ill after eating at Caliente Cafe once, but it was the night before our wedding -- so could have just been nerves.

In Leeds, we also like Thai Edge, Chaophraya, Dinos -- will have a think for some others.  Like the restaurant in Haleys Hotel in Headingley -- very posh, intimate & romantic setting (very £££ too)...'cause that's where we got married.  We went there last Valentines Day -- 6 months to the day after our wedding.  They do sort of a slightly French/haut cuisine thing there.

Name:  Little Bay
Locale:  Kilburn (NW London)
Type of cuisine: continental
What do you like best about it: inexpensive but oh so good
Favorite dish (if any):  monkfish, chips and any desert
Recommendation whilst there:  you can't go wrong
Price range:  about £30-40 for two including wine

I have gone there several times and just love it.  The food is quite good for the price...and the restaurant is kinda cool too.  If you are going with 2-4 people, ask to reserve a booth up in the top section...fun!

Name: Mutley Spice
Locale: Plymouth, Mutley Plain
Type of cuisine: Indian
What do you like best about it: Great Quality Indian and even though they are slow the happy dappy owner..
Favorite dish (if any):  Anything Prawn...  or the Flaming Brandy dishes
Recommendation whilst there: See above. :-)
Price range: £5 to £15

Name: Yukisan
Locale: Notte St., Plymouth
Type of cuisine: Japanese with a bit of Chinese thrown in
What do you like best about it: Really decent Japanese.
Favorite dish (if any): Sea bass fried and organized so beautifully you don't wan to eat it and miso.
Recommendation whilst there: Anything!
Price range: Middle... depens on how much you eat... lots of little bits.

Name: Piermasters and their new cafe
Locale: Barbican, Plymouth
Type of cuisine: Seafood
What do you like best about it: Fresh, fresh and fresh seafood with no fuss
Favorite dish (if any): Fish
Recommendation whilst there: Fish
Price range: High

Name: Platters
Locale: Barbican, Plymouth
Type of cuisine: Fish
What do you like best about it: Cheapish and good..huge serving sizes ask Balmerhon
Favorite dish (if any): Huge fish and chips
Recommendation whilst there: see above
Price range: lowish

Name: Thai Palace
Locale: Notte Street, Plymouth
Type of cuisine: Thai
What do you like best about it: Thai hot food....  really nice staff!
Favorite dish (if any) Tom Yum Soup
Recommendation whilst there:
Price range: middle to high...