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Dine Out Maine: A former Old Port sports bar transformed
The two-level dining room at Thistle & Grouse. Shawn Patrick Ouellette/Staff Photographer Forgive me for name-checking another restaurant in the opening paragraph of my review of modern gastropub Thistle & Grouse. But it’s in the interest of saying something nice about both places, so perhaps it’s OK if I bring up the interior mezzanine dining…
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Omni Café, Whitley Bay: ‘The food is cracking’: restaurant review
Omni Café, 12 Front Street, Monkseaton, Whitley Bay NE25 8DF (0191 251 2819). Breakfast dishes £5-£15, lunch and dinner dishes £9-£18, desserts £3.95-£8, wines from £25 Some dish titles do all their own marketing. At Omni, a Vietnamese-inspired café tucked into the end of a shopping parade just outside Whitley Bay, they offer a “12-hour…
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I ate at the restaurant getting top reviews that you probably haven’t heard of
Sometimes, a restaurant will inexplicably slip under your radar. You’re spoilt for choice on Cardiff’s City Road (if you don’t believe me, look at all the amazing places to eat here) and walking past Turkish, Syrian, Japanese, Thai and Lebanese restaurants it’s easy enough to forget about one or two. But when writing an article…
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Hazel, Glasgow, review – the four-star AC Hotel by Marriott hotel restaurant isn’t quite up to scratch | Scotsman Food and Drink
“There’s the tree that never grew, there’s the bird that never flew, there’s the fish that never swam, there’s the bell that never rang”. That well-kent rhyme is associated with Glasgow’s coat of arms, which features all the St Mungo-related paraphernalia that’s mentioned. On my last visit to the Dear Green Place, I was just hoping that…
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Restaurant Review: YAO
Chinese food in America has never had a fair shake. It’s been relegated to conjure up the household names of General Tso’s and Orange Chicken, both of which are good but far from the truth of what Chinese cuisine can be. However in a one-of-a-kind city like New York, you can be sure to find…
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Erth Abu Dhabi review: Michelin-starred restaurant champions Emirati cuisine
In December, the second edition of Michelin Guide Abu Dhabi added a fourth restaurant to its stellar list. Erth joined 99 Sushi, Hakkasan and Talea by Antonio Guida, as one-Michelin-starred restaurants, opening up its Emirati-inspired cuisine for resident foodies and jet-setting gastrotourists alike. The story behind Erth Located within Al Hosn compound in Abu Dhabi,…
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Helfand’s Deli on Highland Street in Worcester to close after less than two years
WORCESTER — Helfand’s Deli on Highland Street, which opened in September 2022, is closing for good. The New York-style Jewish deli posted on social media Friday that Saturday will be its last day. “As many restaurants are experiencing the high cost of food and the significant labor shortage, we find ourselves unable to properly serve…
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Restaurant review: Splendid spot shows NI town can match Belfast or Dublin for top food
The Banks, 30 Main Street, Strabane www.thebanksstrabane.com The Banks, Strabane Joris Minne Today at 17:00 Strabane used to make us laugh. Presented by local comedians as that funny wee town near Derry City, it has been repeatedly relegated to culchie backwater. But have we forgotten that Strabane gave us Flann O’Brien, Ireland’s greatest literary absurdist,…
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Food critic heaps praise on Manchester rooftop restaurant hiding in plain sight
Offering up panoramic views of the Manchester skyline, Climat, a wine-led restaurant atop Blackfriars House, opened its doors back in November 2022. Since then, it’s been winning over diners with its Parisian-style interiors, sprawling rooftop terrace and casual but elevated dishes. The Observer’s resident food critic, Jay Rayner, raved about the place during a visit…
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Restaurant Review: Treasures of Eclectic Influence at Hiraeth
Hiraeth, a Short North project from the owners of Chapman’s, made its debut in August, smack dab in the heat of the sweltering summer. The origin of its name is Welsh, and the term translates as “longing for home.” Home, in this Short North setting, offers guests two distinctly different reservation-only experiences. Hiraeth hosts a…