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60 Street Lane, Roundhay, Leeds, LS8 2DQ [Map]

San Carlos Flying Pizza on Street Lane welcomes guests with a sophisticated ambience complete with crisp white linen table cloths and plush leather chairs. Serving delicious Italian cuisine in a spacious airy atmosphere, it is the perfect place for a business lunch or leisurely evening meal. Learn more

San Carlos Flying Pizza on Street Lane welcomes guests with a sophisticated ambience complete with crisp white linen table cloths and plush leather chairs. Serving delicious Italian cuisine in a spacious airy atmosphere, it is the perfect place for a business lunch or leisurely evening meal. To make the most of a sunny day, take advantage of the stunning al fresco dining area. Situated close to Leeds?s popular Roundhay Park, the restaurant is ideal to recharge your batteries after a round of golf or a walk around the Tropical House and Gardens.
 
The meticulously compiled à la carte changes seasonally and offers a range of authentic Italian dishes made with the finest ingredients. Starters include classic antipasti of mixed Italian salami and Parma ham served with artichoke and fried pecorino cheese; char grilled aubergines, courgettes and peppers marinated in fresh mint with extra virgin oil, garlic and chilli and served with buffalo mozzarella and parsley; or deep fried whitebait with baby marrows.
 
The tempting main course offers a range of dishes such as pan fried breast of chicken with white wine, mushrooms, cream sauce and asparagus; escalopes of veal cooked in mustard seeds, cream, brandy and mushrooms; calf's liver in a traditional Venetian sauce made with onions, Madeira wine and polenta; and lamb cutlets in Madeira sauce with rosemary and sun dried tomatoes. Seafood lovers will be spoilt with choices of roasted giant prawn, langoustine, prawn crevettes, scallop and mussels with garlic butter; special pasta with lobster, brandy, tomato, cream and peas or a mixed grill platter with a selection of five different fish and shellfish.
 
The pasta selection is an interesting mélange of regional dishes such as lasagne emiliane, a variation on the layered pasta dish with bechamel and Bolognese sauce topped with mozzarella and parmesan cheese. Other choices include linguine with clams, tiger prawns, tomato sauce, cream and sun blushed tomato; and garganelli salsiccia and porcini, an egg pasta dish with a spicy sausage specially imported from Calabria served with porcini mushrooms and a light tomato sauce.

As you would expect, there's also a superb range of pizzas on offer including the house special pizza Bianca with smoked Scottish salmon, sliced red onion, soured cream and chopped dill, or pizza Daviola with tomatoes, cheese, spicy hot sausage, onions and chillies.

To finish, consider traditional pannacotta served with fresh fruits, chocolate coated zabaglione flavoured ice cream or a classic baked cheesecake. There's also a range of homemade desserts, ice creams and sorbets as well as a mixed Italian cheese platter served with grapes, celery and biscuits.

To gain further information, just visit their extremely comprehensive Website.

Italian, Seafood

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Featured Restaurant

Jesmond Dene, Newcastle-upon-Tyne, NE7 7BQ [Map]

Fisherman's Lodge has recently undergone a change of ownership and is now in the capable hands of award winning North East chef patron, Alan O'Kane and backer Jamie Howell. Fisherman's Lodge is a mystical and tranquil rural idyll surrounded by the bustling city of Newcastle. Learn more

Fisherman's Lodge has recently undergone a change of ownership and is now in the capable hands of award winning North East chef patron, Alan O'Kane and backer Jamie Howell. Fisherman's Lodge is a mystical and tranquil rural idyll surrounded by the bustling city of Newcastle. It is hard to believe that the city centre is a mere five minutes away.

Lord Armstrong, Victorian manufacturer of very large whizz-bangs, public benefactor, inventor and the man who introduced electricity to Newcastle, used the Lodge to house the estate manager at Jesmond Dene and the stables, whilst his later country mansion at Cragside was the first house in the world to be lit by hydroelectric power.

Today Fisherman's Lodge, tucked away in its leafy woodland gorge in Jesmond Park, serves as a select haven for those who like their earthly pleasures, notably food, drink and good company, in surroundings that in themselves are a source of relaxation and understated comfort. The Victorian structure remains, but its formerly sombre interior has been replaced by a light and airy chic that draws on contemporary design, presenting a riot of vibrant colours, red sofas, black and gold wallpaper and banquette seating in Chinese blue.

Turning to matters of dining the emphasis is firmly on seafood and fish alongside fine Northumberland meat and fresh local produce. Seasonal game also features on the menu from time to time. The character of the man, in this case Alan O'Kane, is such that he prefers simplicity and his zest for flair and flourish is likely to merit a warm response from a wider clientele for whom good eating is a matter of enjoyment without fuss and a recognition of integrity in sourcing and preparation.

Amongst the dishes likely to appeal are starters of white onion and parmesan soup with foie gras ravioli, twice baked soufflé Suisse, and pan fried scallops with Iberico chorizo, tomato jam and ricotta gnocchi. Follow with 'plain and simple' fish of the day, seasonal vegetables and ratte potatoes, or Blagdon Farm duck breast, duck leg pastia, duck scratchings and sour cherry jus. For the connoisseur a sous vide fillet of turbot is likely to appeal, accompanied by mussel clam chowder and crisp Serrano ham. On the lunch and early evening menu coq au vin is making a popular resurgence along with fish (again, of the day) and chips and other traditional dishes.

Happy indeed is the restaurant where the sommelier, here Leon Battaglia, is also an expert in the selection and serving of cheese. With house wine starting at a pleasing £15 a bottle the list finds its way through a wide range of choices drawn mainly from the newer regions where value and quality meet.

A range of menus includes lunch and dinner, with an early evening menu available from Monday to Friday, the ideal place to start an evening out amidst the wide ranging entertainment spectrum within the city. On Sundays a traditional lunch is served. The restaurant is also pioneering a chic brunch menu, to be launched in 'The Terrace at Fisherman's Lodge' at weekends - a new feature designed to provide for more relaxed al fresco style dining - by covering in the terraced patio. The reputation for fine dining remains and the scope will open even further to meet the challenge of the times and changing habits in eating out.

With such a superb location it is hardly surprising that a forte at Fisherman's Lodge is the succession of private parties and business meetings. The Lodge is licensed for wedding ceremonies, and an extensive car park ensures no problems in that direction. Newcastle is fortunate indeed that such a fine asset for public entertainment and pleasure is located at its heart.

For up to date developments and news a click on their Website will prove informative.

Gourmet, Modern British, Seafood

£26.00£45.00

Featured Restaurant

Hetton, nr Skipton, BD23 6LT [Map]

The Angel at Hetton, near to Skipton, sets a remarkably hearty pace as an example for British pubs, which are aiming to fashion a unique experience, to follow. The Angel Inn was the creation of Denis Watkins, who sadly died in July 2004, he was a delightful man, an extremely able chef and always full of bubbling enthusiasm. Learn more

The Angel at Hetton, near to Skipton, sets a remarkably hearty pace as an example for British pubs, which are aiming to fashion a unique experience, to follow. The Angel Inn was the creation of Denis Watkins, who sadly died in July 2004, he was a delightful man, an extremely able chef and always full of bubbling enthusiasm. The Angel has gained almost too many awards to be able to mention, but one highlight was when Denis was given the Catey from Caterer and Hotelkeeper, a tribute from his chosen profession, in 1998.

However, it has been a stalwart fixture of the Good Food Guide for many years, and in 1991 they won the Good Pub Guide's 'All Round Dining Pub of the Year', as well as the AA's 'Best Newcomer' in 1992. In the past years, it has become, above all, a place to enjoy the finest of food, good real ales and a wine list hand picked of extraordinary length and surprising value. All oak beams, separate rooms, nook and crannies, it is a hotch potch of contrasting styles and features, which come together to create an authentic atmosphere reminiscent of a more relaxed and bygone age. In the summer you can dine al fresco on the flagged forecourt overlooking Cracoe Fell.

The restaurant offers an early bird and an á la carte menu Monday to Thursday. On Friday they serve an early bird and a fish á la carte menu. A fixed price menu is served for Saturday dinner at £38.50 for four courses and coffee and Sunday lunch at £26.25 for three courses and coffee. Opening times given are for the restaurant. There is a wide choice of dishes and a specialisation in fresh fish. More informal food, with no necessity to book can be found in the Bar Brasserie, which is open for lunch and dinner every day.

The Angel is most famous for its food. Not the usual 'bought in' reheated fare, so often termed 'Pub Grub', but everything is absolutely fresh, of the finest quality, prepared by a dedicated and highly skilled kitchen team under the direction of their Head Chef.

The style of the food is Modern British, reflecting British origins but influenced by the cultures and cuisine of many countries, not least France and Italy. Wherever possible, raw products are sourced locally, meat and game from the Dales and Lancashire, sausages and cheese from Lancashire. Fish is delivered daily from the East and West coasts and herbs are from their own garden. All recipes are authentic and whilst the colour of a dish is important, it is the flavour that should live in the memory.

A typical dinner could begin with a choice of Glasshouses smoked trout fillet with beetroot jelly and horseradish cream; mini courgette and broccoli crumble; a little 'moneybag' of seafood baked in crispy pastry, served with lobster sauce, or carpaccio of Yorkshire beef.

Following on with a duo of Bolton Abbey mutton with liver, onion and bacon pie, roasted loin, courgette puree, sun-dried tomato, basil potato and rosemary sauce; and char-grilled fillet of Waterford House beef with foie gras, spinach and wild mushroom fricassée, baby vegetables, chateau potatoes and périgueux sauce. But leave room for their wonderful desserts, like sticky toffee pudding with butterscotch sauce; a selection of sorbets and fresh berries, and croissant and butter pudding with apricot compote.

There are five luxury suites and a Wine Cave over the road in the Angel Barn Lodgings. The Wine Cave is an atmospheric homage to a wine producer's cellar, with exposed stone walls, wood beams, stone flagged floor and nooks and crannies. It also makes for an intimate wedding venue and hosts 'The Angel Auberge', a private dining experience with a rustic farmhouse style of service. One long table seats up to 24 guests and hearty plates of charcuterie could be followed by big bowls of cassoulet, beef bourguignon, fondue Savoyard or chicken chasseur.

All studios and suites have been individually furnished to a high standard and decorated to compliment the natural beauty, stone and beams of the ancient building. For residents' convenience all rooms are equipped with mini bars, electric hair dryers, safes and tea and coffee making facilities.

For details of specials on their menu and other information visit their Website.


Modern British

N/A£37.00

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65-66 Saturday Market, Beverley, HU17 8AJ [Map]

Housed in a period building, opposite to the Market Cross, Prezzo Beverly offers authentic Italian cuisine in the heart of this bustling Yorkshire market town. Close to popular attractions like Beverley Minster, the Treasure House and Art Gallery and Beverley Racecourse, the restaurant is also just a short walk from the Beverly Rail Station. Learn more

Housed in a period building, opposite to the Market Cross, Prezzo Beverly offers authentic Italian cuisine in the heart of this bustling Yorkshire market town. Close to popular attractions like Beverley Minster, the Treasure House and Art Gallery and Beverley Racecourse, the restaurant is also just a short walk from the Beverly Rail Station.

Spread over two floors, the impressive interior features large windows and mirrors, creating a relaxed, airy setting for a delicious meal with friends or the family.

The restaurants satisfy the needs of those who like genuine Italian cuisine, as they use only the best seasonal products, many of which are imported directly from Italy. The menu includes pizza, pasta, risotto, grilled meats, fresh salads and frequently changing specials.

The freshly baked breads, like the garlic pizza bread with caramelised balsamic onions and melted mozzarella cheese, are perfect for sharing and give you adequate breathing space to order starters to follow. Crab cakes served with garlic mayonnaise or grilled goats' cheese with plum tomatoes and caramelised onions on focaccia bread with a balsamic glaze set the tone for a hearty meal.

Find pastas such as the unusual chicken ravioli, made pancetta bacon, petits pois and grana padano cheese in a cream sauce; amongst the special pastas, the polpette al forno with meatballs, field mushrooms, caramelised onions, red chillies and penne in a tomato and garlic sauce is interesting and different. Italian menus would be incomplete without risotto, like chicken and red pesto with roasted peppers and grana padano cheese, while tiger prawns with oak roast salmon and petits pois in a creamy saffron sauce, is enticingly different.

Classic pizzas embrace, among a wide selection, the popular fiorentina, topped with spinach, free-range egg, grana padano cheese, marinated olives, mozzarella and tomato, and the much loved quattro formaggi - gorgonzola, goat's cheese, grana padano, mozzarella, tomato.

Specials could include the pollo Siciliana, char-grilled chicken breast, prosciutto ham and plum tomato slices, baked with Prezzo's own blend of cheese, only one example from the many tempting offerings that come out from the Prezzo kitchens.

You can wash down the food with a variety of tipples - ranging from house wine and Chardonnay to liqueurs and beer and there is espresso or fresh ground coffee to wind up an enjoyable meal.

To gain further information, just visit their extremely comprehensive Website.

Italian

£10.00£25.00

Prezzo Valentine's Menu: 3 Course for £18.95, add your first glass of prosecco for £1 Book

Featured Restaurant

Next to The Balmoral Hotel, Franklin Mount, Harrogate, HG1 5EJ [Map]

Two minutes from the centre of Harrogate, but a million miles from the average restaurant, Villu Toots is truly different; its classic, yet stunningly contemporary, minimalist decor provides a chic, stylish setting to accentuate the individuality of its customers. Learn more

Two minutes from the centre of Harrogate, but a million miles from the average restaurant, Villu Toots is truly different; its classic, yet stunningly contemporary, minimalist decor provides a chic, stylish setting to accentuate the individuality of its customers. Large enough to seat up to 70 people in spacious comfort and yet maintain an intimate and friendly atmosphere.

A very contemporary menu embraces both the traditional and the unexpected, and delights those who not only appreciate excellence but also prize value. Starters could be: carpaccio of peppered tuna with a fennel, papaya, radish, lemon and coriander salad; a warm tartlet of tomato, basil and glazed goat?s cheese with a rocket and red onion salad and a vintage balsamic vinaigrette or cheddar cheese soup finished with leeks, tomato and fresh chervil and homemade cheddar and chive bread.

Then those might be followed by a choice of seared calf?s liver with blue cheese dumplings, Irish cabbage and a light mustard sauce; grilled langoustines and red mullet fillets coated in a bouillabaisse style sauce, Gruyere cheese, rouille and herb sippets; fillet of turbot with scallops, baby leeks and wild mushrooms or pesto linguini topped with char-grilled Mediterranean vegetable kebab with fresh parmesan.

Desserts are no less tempting, who could resist a dark chocolate torte, seared fruits, mint and champagne syrup; crispy baked apple, sultana and armagnac samosas, cinnamon mascarpone cream or iced blood orange and Grand Marnier 'glace' souffle, confit of pineapple? The wine list is equally diverse, with fine vintages rubbing shoulders with more youthful newcomers, and throughout your meal Villu Toots's lively convivial staff provide informal but attentive service.

For further details, do have a look at their attractively presented Website, which also has their full menu.

If you are too tired after dinner to drive home, you can even opt to stay overnight at The Balmoral Hotel in one of their sumptuous bedrooms, which helped them to win The Which? Good Hotel Guide Hotel of the Year in 2002, or call them on +44 (0)1423 508208.

English, French, Modern European

N/A£28.00

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2 Lendal, York, YO1 8AA [Map]

Housed in a striking church building on The Lendal, Zizzi is a welcome haven for busy shoppers. In the heart of the city, just a short walk from attractions such as York Minster and the Theatre Royal, Zizzi offers contemporary Italian dining in a spacious setting. Learn more

Housed in a striking church building on The Lendal, Zizzi is a welcome haven for busy shoppers. In the heart of the city, just a short walk from attractions such as York Minster and the Theatre Royal, Zizzi offers contemporary Italian dining in a spacious setting.

Close to the City Screen Picturehouse, Zizzi is also an ideal spot for a meal before or after a movie.
 
The bustling open kitchen at Zizzi turns out freshly prepared, tasty fare. The extensive à la carte offers distinct sections of antipasti, salads, pizza and calzone, pasta, risottos and mains of seasonally changing meat and fish dishes with a variety of tempting desserts to finish.
 
Zizzi's special antipasti platter has mixed Italian meats with buffalo milk mozzarella, marinated sun-dried tomatoes, mixed olives and red onion focaccia bread. There's also choice of arancini, crispy risotto balls stuffed with mozzarella and peas and served with a tomato chilli sauce as well as gnocchi gorgonzola, potato dumplings in a creamy gorgonzola and spinach sauce seasoned with nutmeg and black pepper, setting the tone for a hearty meal.

For a delicious pasta or risotto choose between penne vodka, king prawns, chilli, peas and Grana Padano in a creamy tomato and vodka sauce; ravioli di capra, goat's cheese and spinach ravioli served with tomato sauce and topped with pesto and pine nuts; zucca e pancetta, pumpkin, pancetta, spinach, sage and Grana Padano topped with mascarpone and rigatoni con pollo e funghi, chicken in a tomato, onion, rosemary and mushroom sauce. Gluten-free pasta is also available on request.

If you prefer a pizza, then you could try Zizzi's speciality pizza rustica, which couples extra thin and crispy bases with a range of toppings such as bufala, buffalo mozzarella with sunblush tomatoes, basil, rocket and a drizzle of extra virgin olive oil or mare e monti, one half topped with tiger prawn, courgette and mozzarella and the other with spicy sausage, tomato sauce and chilli, all finished off with a rocket and crème fraîche. The carne piccante calzone has marinated chicken, meatballs, Bolognese sauce, mushrooms, chillies, tomato and mozzarella while the clarissa version, has aubergine, and red pepper caponata, olives, goats' cheese, rocket, pine nuts, tomato and mozzarella. Zizzi's calzon'pizzas, half calzone and half pizza, add an interesting twist to the meal.

Sumptuous mains include agnello con peperonata, roasted lamb shank served with basil, roasted vegetables and a little pot of potatoes with tomato, red onion and Grana Padano; duck arrosto, slow roasted whole duck leg in a balsamic, olive and pancetta reduction served with Tuscan potatoes and green beans; and sea bass al vino, sea bass pan fried with wine, garlic and baby plum tomatoes and served with herby potatoes.

The scrumptious dessert list offers torta cioccolata with its thick hazelnut chocolate base topped with rich chocolate torte and served with vanilla mascarpone; homemade tiramisu; creamy vanilla pannacotta with fruit compote and torta Zizzi, an almond-based plum and fig tart topped with pistachios and icing sugar and served with gelato.

The wine list is dominated by a range of Italian wines from regions such as Veneto, Lazio, Sicily, Tuscany and Lombardy. Also on offer is an assortment of beers, and spirits as well as a range of soft and hot drinks.

More information can be found on their Website.

Italian

£25.00£30.00

Featured Restaurant

Unit 4, The Light, The Headrow, Leeds, LS1 2QS [Map]

With quality food, friendly staff, quick service and excellent value for money, Nando's is a great place to eat. Don't expect identikit, pre-fab restaurant interiors which are usually a staple of the larger chains; each restaurant is tailored to its local surroundings and customers, offering up a unique restaurant experience to go with the equally unique taste of legendary, Portuguese, Peri-Peri chicken. Learn more

With quality food, friendly staff, quick service and excellent value for money, Nando's is a great place to eat. Don't expect identikit, pre-fab restaurant interiors which are usually a staple of the larger chains; each restaurant is tailored to its local surroundings and customers, offering up a unique restaurant experience to go with the equally unique taste of legendary, Portuguese, Peri-Peri chicken.

Your peri-peri chicken, when the chips are down so to speak, is a fresh A grade chicken that has never seen the inside of a freezer, but having made the supreme sacrifice is butterfly-cut, marinated for 24 hours in a secret brew called - you've guessed - peri-peri, and is then cooked to your choice over an open flame.

There are, of course, many variations on this broad theme, numerous plays on words such as Nando's experi-perience, peri-peri good reasons why you should eat at a Nando's' and all one hopes is that for their sake chicken never goes out of fashion. New Nando's are opening all the time, peri-peri quickly in fact, the spicy bastes become hotter and more daring, and the full platter offers a whole chicken, large chips or spicy rice and Nando's salad or coleslaw.

Since chickens are vegetarian it seems logical you can order veggie or bean burgers and patties, and still feel the heat from the peppers. All in all, Nando's is hotly recommended for those occasions when you have a large following of permanently hungry children, or adults even, to keep happy - the only thing taken really seriously is the quality of those peri-peri good chickens.

Nando's is a place for bright people who love to laugh and love to eat, and is guaranteed to spice up your taste buds. Their fun approach to life means that when you visit Nando's you can fully relax without the airs and graces associated with more starchy dining out.

For the location of your nearest Nando's restaurant and a host of details about menus, parties and drinks, a click on their Website will reveal a Pandora's box of information.

Casual, Portuguese

£11.00£16.00

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Queen Elizabeth II Country Park, Woodhorn, Ashington, nr Morpeth, NE63 9AT [Map]

Brewer's Fayre restaurants offer a warm welcome to those who want a reliably tasty meal in pleasant surroundings, with plenty of choice, minimal fuss and friendly service. With a reputation going back 25 years they should have a fair chance of doing that, but don't take our word for it. Learn more

Brewer's Fayre restaurants offer a warm welcome to those who want a reliably tasty meal in pleasant surroundings, with plenty of choice, minimal fuss and friendly service. With a reputation going back 25 years they should have a fair chance of doing that, but don't take our word for it. Give them a try and see if you agree that this is how good quality pub food should be served.

Whether it's snacks, grills, pub classics, fish, Sunday roasts or side dishes they think their way through the options, talk to their guests, and then come up with the goods. Not everybody wants a full meal so they've considered the needs of those who want to keep the gap filled and the children contented, perhaps on a journey or a day out.

Hot filled baguettes are always popular be it sausage and red onion or a classic chicken club sandwich. Jacket potatoes are good on their own but filled with mature cheddar cheese and beans they take on a new dimension.

More paced occasions demand a wide menu, perhaps with starters of breaded butterfly prawns, chicken goujons or breaded camembert bites. Grills are there for the hungry and whole rack of meaty BBQ pork ribs served with extra sauce, chips and coleslaw can be very welcome. The days of the mixed grill are back - or did they ever go away - a 4oz rump steak, two pork sausages, and a gammon steak topped with a fried egg served with all the trimmings will remind you if they did.

Salmon and prawn fishcakes are served with buttered new potatoes, tartare sauce and a lightly dressed salad. A combination of sea and land comes with a rump steak, whole grilled chicken breast and breaded breaded butterfly prawns, served with chips and a side salad or garden peas.

The rise of eating out in pubs has brought into our daily lives a whole legion of what might be termed 'pub classics'. Many of them have their roots in what used to be called 'good home cooking' and include such dishes as sausage, egg and chips, beef and ale pie, chicken and mushroom pie and for the very daring a beef lasagne. Well, all of them and many more are on the menu at Brewer's Fayre, supplemented by such new regulars as vegetable Goan chicken curry, pork chop, chilli con carne and grilled chicken and bacon salad.

It has often been said that chicken tikka masala is now the most popular dish in Britain. Some may not really want to believe that, much as they love curry, but travel, population movement and other factors have widened our scope and they are probably pretty keen on fish and chips in Timbuktu.

What is certain is that the great British Sunday roast is exclusive to these islands, though copied maybe elsewhere or in ex-pat outposts. No surprise therefore that it's on the Brewer's Fayre menu. A trade of three roasts with an opportunity to trade up to a mega roast for a modest sum. With it come two Yorkshire puddings, roast potatoes, fresh seasonal vegetables and that important element - gravy.

A fine list of immensely tempting desserts may well bring the most ardent weight-watcher to their knees. A short but well thought out wine list offers all choices, except champagne, by the glass. Staying the night - check to see if there's a Premier Inn next door - chances are you'll be lucky.

A quick click on their Website is always worth while. The only thing that stays still permanently is the quality which is helped by a changing menu, and some very special offers.

Pub, Traditional

£10.00£18.00

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Arnison Retail Centre, Pity Me, Durham, DH1 5GB [Map]

Brewer's Fayre restaurants offer a warm welcome to those who want a reliably tasty meal in pleasant surroundings, with plenty of choice, minimal fuss and friendly service. With a reputation going back 25 years they should have a fair chance of doing that, but don't take our word for it. Learn more

Brewer's Fayre restaurants offer a warm welcome to those who want a reliably tasty meal in pleasant surroundings, with plenty of choice, minimal fuss and friendly service. With a reputation going back 25 years they should have a fair chance of doing that, but don't take our word for it. Give them a try and see if you agree that this is how good quality pub food should be served.

Whether it's snacks, grills, pub classics, fish, Sunday roasts or side dishes they think their way through the options, talk to their guests, and then come up with the goods. Not everybody wants a full meal so they've considered the needs of those who want to keep the gap filled and the children contented, perhaps on a journey or a day out.

Hot filled baguettes are always popular be it sausage and red onion or a classic chicken club sandwich. Jacket potatoes are good on their own but filled with mature cheddar cheese and beans they take on a new dimension.

More paced occasions demand a wide menu, perhaps with starters of breaded butterfly prawns, chicken goujons or breaded camembert bites. Grills are there for the hungry and whole rack of meaty BBQ pork ribs served with extra sauce, chips and coleslaw can be very welcome. The days of the mixed grill are back - or did they ever go away - a 4oz rump steak, two pork sausages, and a gammon steak topped with a fried egg served with all the trimmings will remind you if they did.

Salmon and prawn fishcakes are served with buttered new potatoes, tartare sauce and a lightly dressed salad. A combination of sea and land comes with a rump steak, whole grilled chicken breast and breaded breaded butterfly prawns, served with chips and a side salad or garden peas.

The rise of eating out in pubs has brought into our daily lives a whole legion of what might be termed 'pub classics'. Many of them have their roots in what used to be called 'good home cooking' and include such dishes as sausage, egg and chips, beef and ale pie, chicken and mushroom pie and for the very daring a beef lasagne. Well, all of them and many more are on the menu at Brewer's Fayre, supplemented by such new regulars as vegetable Goan chicken curry, pork chop, chilli con carne and grilled chicken and bacon salad.

It has often been said that chicken tikka masala is now the most popular dish in Britain. Some may not really want to believe that, much as they love curry, but travel, population movement and other factors have widened our scope and they are probably pretty keen on fish and chips in Timbuktu.

What is certain is that the great British Sunday roast is exclusive to these islands, though copied maybe elsewhere or in ex-pat outposts. No surprise therefore that it's on the Brewer's Fayre menu. A trade of three roasts with an opportunity to trade up to a mega roast for a modest sum. With it come two Yorkshire puddings, roast potatoes, fresh seasonal vegetables and that important element - gravy.

A fine list of immensely tempting desserts may well bring the most ardent weight-watcher to their knees. A short but well thought out wine list offers all choices, except champagne, by the glass. Staying the night - check to see if there's a Premier Inn next door - chances are you'll be lucky.

A quick click on their Website is always worth while. The only thing that stays still permanently is the quality which is helped by a changing menu, and some very special offers.

Pub, Traditional

£10.00£18.00

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383-385 Ecclesall Road, Sheffield, S11 8PG [Map]

Café Rouge has over one hundred branches throughout Britain all offering a wide range of dishes drawn from the French cuisine. Slightly less than half their branches are in or close to London. Almost inevitably the décor and design of each restaurant differs from the others, but there is a general curtsy towards La France. Learn more

Café Rouge has over one hundred branches throughout Britain all offering a wide range of dishes drawn from the French cuisine. Slightly less than half their branches are in or close to London. Almost inevitably the décor and design of each restaurant differs from the others, but there is a general curtsy towards La France.

Many restaurants do an excellent breakfast, or shall we say petit dejeuner, at which such delights as scrambled eggs and smoked salmon on toasted brioche, croque Madame, croissants and pain au chocolat make welcome appearances, and to their credit the English traditional gets top billing.

An array of small dishes takes in pulled pork pâté with French bread, and spicy beef and lamb sausage with harissa mayonnaise. Salads and pasta feature largely, as do baguettes and croques. Quick dishes, ideal for lunch, include slices of saucisson and cured pork loin with French bread.

Moving on to more serious stuff we find steaks, an 8oz bavette and thin cut rib eye, with a choice of béarnaise or peppercorn sauce. No French menu would be complete without the poulet jaune grille, pan-roasted breast of corn-fed chicken served on a warm taboulé of bulgar wheat and a medley of roasted vegetables with minted crème fraîche, or a steak frites before moving on to the crème brûlée, or the tart tatin. Almost invariably the coffee tastes like coffee should, something that sadly can all too often still not be said of our English restaurants, who depend too much upon technology and too little on the acquisition of a certain flair for this important conclusion to a meal.

By now we all know that the French, despite their distinctive habits when it comes to matters of satisfying the inner man, maintain a miraculous longevity of life. This is generally attributed to a number of causes, of which a measured consumption of decent wine is foremost. Café Rouge, you may be pleased to hear, encourages this with a well-chosen selection of French wines. Their prix fixe lunch and meals for children, both at a very reasonable figure, also offer excellent value.

Their Website will keep you updated on menu changes, news and other competitions and offers from the Café Society.

French

£21.00£26.00

Valentine's Menu: 3 courses and a glass of Crémant de Bourgogne - £25 per person Book

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Newcastle-upon-Tyne

Valentine's Set Menu: 3 courses and a glass of Prosecco - £16.95 per person.

Cafe Rouge - Sheffield St Pauls

Sheffield

Valentine's Menu: 3 courses and a glass of Crémant de Bourgogne - £25 per person

Giraffe - Sheffield, Meadowhall

Sheffield

Valentine's Menu: Two courses for £15.95 or Three Courses fro £18.95 includes coffee

Noosh Restaurant - Newcastle

Newcastle-upon-Tyne

2 Courses for £10.95 and 3 Course for £13.95 per person

Selected Restaurant

Quayside

Whitby

Fusco's of Whitby have been selling top-notch fish and chips in Whitby since 1968 with Stuart Fusco being awarded the title of UK No.1 Young Fish Frier of the Year 2004-5, they won Les Routiers Cafe ...