Oscars Restaurant, Ramsbottom – Not what you’d describe as fine dining
On the edge of Ramsbottom stands The Red Hall hotel, a venue we’ve visited a couple of times for formal dinners in the function suite. On those occassions the service, quality of food and presentation were faultless. So we decided to try out their restaurant called Oscars with friends, after all, the images on their…
Pacifica Cantonese, Eccles, Manchester – The Place to get Genuine Cantonese
Manchester is a sprawling metropolis, with a diverse and wide range of places to eat. It’s exploding with nightlife, hotels and…
Teppanyaki Restaurant, Costa Adejé Palace, Great food from a performing chef!
Within the complex of the Costa Adeje Palace are two speciality restaurants. The Teppanyaki is a purpose built restaurant, located just…
Sunset Boulevard, Palace Theatre, Manchester – Worthy of a standing Ovation?
Andrew Lloyd Webber’s story of a recluse silent movie star is a clever story. The stage set is clever too with…
Basil & Lily Prestwich, Manchester – still growing up but good food.
You might not know it yet, but Prestwich in North Manchester is about to become the Didsbury of North Manchester, the…
Beef Tomatoes by a genuinely lazy gardener!
Remember this? If I was to say that I sweated blood and tears growing these giant tomatoes I would be lying!…
The Alchemist, Media City, Manchester – The Asgards have landed.. and they make great food!
Manchester, home of the industrial revolution and the northern powerhouse is located inland, so it was a remarkable feat of civil…
Restaurant Mini, Vienna – Hungarian Cuisine at its best
You just have to visit Vienna, not just for the sights, but for the food! It has a lot of Michelin…
The Bird at Birtle, Bury – Brilliant Restaurant run by Nutters!
Think of Bury, Lancashire, a market town with a limited number of places to eat and you’d be forgetting the East…
The Jewish Museum, Vienna – for Jews returning, now a place to live.. but still not home
History is not my strongest subject, but what I discovered in Vienna was a story of untold suffering and anti semitism…
Tiergarten Zoo – Schönbrunn, Vienna – Certainly not a natural environment, but a pleasure seeing the Pandas.
As a naturalist I prefer animals to be in their natural habitats and surroundings. Sadly, a zoo is nothing but an…
Big Bus Tour, Vienna – You definitely see more above ground this way!
The transport system in Vienna is incredible. Modern trams, clean wide roads, rickshaws, buses, horse and carriage, taxis, underground system and…
Schönbrunn Palace, Sisi Museum, Imperial Apartments and Silver Collection
Vienna is a haven for art, culture and stories dating way back before the Romans. It’s fame is like a well…
Twenty Five Hours hotel, Vienna, where they claim to be mad!
Vienna, young and old, trendy and traditional and the unexpected! Over in the Museum Quarter on Lerchenfelder Strasse stands a hotel…
Eisvogel Restaurant, Prater, Vienna – its Unfair to label the food average!
Much of Vienna has a tranquil, quality feel about it. As you walk the streets you are struck by the beautiful…
