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A recent addition to Allerton Road, Ei8ht Wine Bar and Restaurant has a way of putting you in the mood for a relaxed dining experience. Perhaps it's the unusually comfortable sofas. Or is it the chic interiors? Maybe it's the college students in Liverpool who light up the place with their buoyancy and laughter. Whatever the reason, this is surely the place to keep in mind if you're looking for good food and friendly service in a sophisticated ambience at reasonable prices.

There are menus for the bar, restaurant, Sunday lunch and a two course evening special menu. The Norwegian Atlantic prawn salad, the Ei8ht breakfast, the goosnargh chicken breast and the British rib-eye steak are just a sample of the excellent food available here. There is a well stocked wine cabinet of course, apart from a wide selection of spirits, draught beers and cocktails. Come here for a business luncheon or before heading out to the city centre in the evening. Ei8ht even has its own London bus to help guests over to their next destination. An exceptionally warm gesture from a 21st century bar.

Located across two locations in Liverpool, Tapas Tapas is a family run Spanish restaurant serving authentic tapas style food. Exposed brick walls, wenge flooring, wood beamed ceiling and rustic furniture along with subtle lighting create a unique and mystifying ambiance to keep you spelled whilst you enjoy a round of appetizing tapas.

A seasonally changing menu that focuses on fresh produce has a wide ranging variety of village and coastal tapas that include chorizo a la Riojana, cured spicy Spanish sausages sautéed in Rioja red wine and gambas al pil pil - king prawns oven baked in a traditional cazula with olive oil, garlic and chilli. Other exquisite options from the carte are eslanda del mar, a seafood salad with prawns peppers and tomatoes and delicacies such as jamony y queso, a platter of serrano ham and manchego cheese.

A notable wine list includes both Old and New world bins to pair up well with the food.