Velvet Hotel opened its doors in April 2009 on Canal Street and is considered a premier venue to eat, drink and stay. A glass fronted fish tank built into the floor greets diners at the restaurant, then get cosy in an interior filled with original design features like ornamental mirrors and beams.

Peer into the menu and you'll soon discover some interesting soups and sandwiches on offer in addition to pizza and small plates of piri piri chicken livers on crostini, potato skins with sour cream and curried mussels. Consider a starter plate of feta and sunblush tomato parcels and beer battered prawns with a sesame and chilli dressing before moving on to try a Moroccan fish tagine or slow cooked pork belly served with a sage and onion mash and calvados gravy. To finish just let your teeth sink into a chocolate selva, a dark chocolate purse filled with chocolate mousse, sponge and whipped cream served with berry coulis.