Another recent addition to Glasgow’s not-quite-west-end café district is Gesso Lounge. We’re not sure why this place is called Gesso Lounge, perhaps it’s some link to Margaret …
Coffee & cake review: Gesso Lounge, 20-22 St Georges Road Glasgow
Food review: Kervan Palace, 61 Bridge Street, Glasgow, G5 9JB *CLOSED*
Just across the Clyde in a curious section of street that boasts a Rangers pub, an Egyptian restaurant, an African social club and one of Glasgow’s …
Food review: Pommes Frites, 476 Sauchiehall Street Glasgow
I made the trip along to one of my least favourite parts of Glasgow – the Charing Cross end of Sauchiehall St for a gig …
Taynuilt Hotel, Taynuilt, Argyll Review
The Taynuilt Hotel By Oban is easily reached by car or train so it’s ideal for an overnight getaway from central Scotland or a base for exploring …
A Great Rail Journey with my mum
Website Great Rail Journeys are offering a mum and a blogger a short break to Bruges to say Thanks Mum! Bruges is a beautiful city, …
Food & drink review: Swedish Affär, 6 Royal Exchange Square, Glasgow, G1 3AB
A recent unexpected addition to Glasgow’s Royal Exchange Square, filling the gap left by Bruschetta, is Swedish Affär – I’d heard that this was Glasgow’s first Swedish coffee …
Review: Kaldis, 50 Edinburgh Road, Glasgow, G69 6DN
Kaldi’s sits on Edinburgh Road just before Baillieston lights where the Little Chef used to be. Echoes of the former roadside diner survive – booths and plenty of parking, though we struggled …
Food review: lunch at La Sultana, Rue de La Kasbah, Marrakesh 40000, Morocco
As part of our stay at the impressive La Sultana hotel in Marrakech we ate a relaxed lunch in their al fresco dining area, and the …
La Sultana, Marrakech, Morocco Review
Need some winter sun but bored of the Canaries? Looking to get away from it all to relax and be pampered? Or perhaps searching for the …
Food Review: Five Guys, 57- 61 St. Vincent Street, Glasgow
Five Guys, the American burger chain, have moved into Glasgow, occupying the space where the ever-busy Pesto used to be (and before that Easy Internet, …
Food review: Pastificio Mangio, 30-32 Knightrider Street, London
In mid-December Pastificio Mangio opened up on the interestingly named Knightrider Street near to St.Paul’s cathedral in the business district of the city of London. I …
Product Review: McIntosh of Dyce – haggis & mince pies
We might be food bloggers who visit the occasional Michelin-starred restaurant but we still enjoy the simpler things in life such as a pie (especially …
Food Review: BRGR, 562 Great Western Road , Glasgow G12 8EL
We settled into this new, brightly light and small restaurant/take-away on Great western Road just along from Kelvinbridge Underground, where The Black Rabbit once resided. …
***CLOSED***Food Review: Fazzi, 65 Cambridge Street Glasgow G3 6QX
Once an institution…should now be institutionalised! Fazzi is an Italian restaurant with a cafe atmosphere – too many tables close together. The floor tiles reminded us …
Food review: Tony Macaroni, Parkgrove shopping centre, Queensferry Road, Edinburgh
New Tony Macaroni’s now open in Edinburgh Tony Macaroni is ever-expanding with 11 restaurants currently in Scotland and more on the way, we made the …
Food review: Cubatas Tapas Bar & Restaurant, 108 Elderslie Street, Glasgow
Myself and the mysterious Mr.P booked our meal at Cubatas | Tapas Bar & Restaurant with a Living Social voucher knowing very little about it but …
Food review: Som Saa, Climpson’s Arch, Arch 374, Helmsley Place, London
Hidden away under a railway arch in London Fields on the short road behind the main road is Climpson & Sons (not to be confused …
CLOSED Riccardo’s Italian Kitchen, 512 St Vincent St, Glasgow G3 8XZ
We headed along to Riccardo’s armed with a Groupon voucher to the value of £49.75 for 2 courses for 2 people plus a bottle of …
Holy Cow! Gourmet Burger Bar, Zähringerstrasse 28, Zurich 8001
We accidentally stumbled upon a gourmet burger chain in Switzerland! A bright room with stools greeted us. It looked student-friendly and prices weren’t too steep …
Loch Melfort Hotel, Arduaine by Oban, review
A room with a view 19 miles south of Oban and located right next door to the National Trust for Scotland’s Arduaine gardens on the shores …
Ingram Wynd, 58 Ingram St, Glasgow, October 2012
A 2 course meal for 2 with a bottle of wine included deal for £25 (real price £50) from 5pm. White or red? We asked for …