Jun
23
2012
If you’re planning a visit to a village pub, someone has to drive. Right? Not so! A few minutes on the Amberline bus from Derby centre and you’ll be dropped off right at the door of the excellent Hunters Arms. This pub has a lot to …
Jun
06
2012
It has been several years since we visited the Trent Navigation and we’d heard that it had been refurbished so we thought it was high time that we paid it a visit. What an improvement – in fact, it’s so different that we could scarcely recognize it! It’s smart, warm, comfortable with …
Mar
10
2012
We went with our friend Gloria for Saturday lunch. It was not a great success for a number of reasons. My original review focusses on the quality of the food and the variety of the menus. On this Saturday we were presented with a “brunch” menu. We asked the …
Jan
05
2012
Situated opposite the Leeds City Art Galley, and diagonally across from the forbidding Town Hall, for over 100 years Mr Foley’s statue, accompanied by his two pet griffins, has gazed over the rooftops of Leeds city centre from their vantage point on the opulent frontage of the old …
Sep
08
2011
It strikes me that a nice day out should include a bit of shopping, a pub or two and and a nice meal. So that’s what we decided to do. Picking up bags of spice and armfuls of coriander on Radford Road for next to nothing then off to the Fox and …
Jul
21
2011
I can’t say that Wetherspoon pubs float my boat but I’d be as pleased as punch if I were a student at Nottingham Trent University because this little beauty is going to be a godsend to ease the strain on their student loans! We dropped by at 11.30am on a Saturday (it was raining buckets). …
Jun
04
2011
It was a glorious evening when we dropped by to take in the splendours of the Wetherspoon’s latest offering, and what do you know – there was a twenty20 match at Trent Bridge. It was 4pm and the place was already pretty chocka. They’ve done a pretty good job with this grand old building, restoring …
May
09
2011
The Cross Keys is a calm and serene city centre real ale pub that serves good quality, affordable pub grub. There’s a good variety of food and it’s pleasant to see a pub providing a range of inexpensive breakfasts, snacks, and tea and coffee so it’s a great venue for shoppers and office workers. For …
Mar
21
2011
A comfortable and stylish modern pub in the Canning Circus part of town. It has a sports theme and has lots of sports related artwork. There are several (usually non intrusive) plasma screens. Upstairs it has a very attractive lounge upstairs and a small beer garden. It’s right next to the Hand and Heart and …
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