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We tried the 'amazing value' set menu at the snazzy Harvey Nichols restaurant

6 days ago | bristolpost.co.uk | Mark Taylor

The restaurant has been open 17 years but it's still a bit of a 'well-kept secret'Amazing value - that’s one way you could describe the new spring set menu at the Second Floor restaurant at Bristol’s Harvey Nichols store. At £35 for three courses, or £28 for two, including a complimentary Brugal Dominican 88 rum cocktail to kick things off, it really strays into ‘bargain’ territory.
I've chosen Bristol 11's best fish and and chip shops to visit on Good Friday

1 week ago | bristolworld.com | Mark Taylor

If you want to treat yourself to a fish supper, here are some of the very best Bristol has to offerBristol has plenty of places serving the Great British favourite of fish and chips, whether you're after super-sized cod, extra mushy peas or a battered jumbo sausage. We’ve rounded up the best-rated fish and chip shops in Bristol according to Google reviews and what customers had to say about their food at 11 chippies across the city. Do you agree? Have we missed your favourite chippy? Let us know.
Popular Bath sports bar and diner closes suddenly

1 week ago | somersetlive.co.uk | Mark Taylor

A popular Bath sports bar and diner has closed suddenly, leaving regular customers shocked and disappointed. Belushi’s on the corner of Broad Street and Green Street shut its doors over the weekend without notice and its Google listing already says ‘permanently closed’. Belushi’s was well known for showing a huge range of televised sport as well as live music and events.
Ginger Pig Kitchen review: 'Three excellent courses for a frankly ridiculous price'

1 week ago | bristolpost.co.uk | Mark Taylor |Pete Gavan

The bistro has been consistently rated as one of the town's best on Tripadvisor ever since it opened in 2020. The Ginger Pig Kitchen got its unique name from co-founders James Baker, who has ginger hair, and Dave Newman, who previously ran a hog roast business. Despite opening on the brink of lockdown in January 2020, it has weathered the pandemic and cost of living crisis to become one of the town's top-rated restaurants on Tripadvisor.
Somerset pub with a suntrap terrace, sports bar and delightful drinks

1 week ago | somersetlive.co.uk | Mark Taylor

The New Inn, a Grade II-listed pub on Bath Hill, boasts a history dating back to the late 18th century. Now under the ownership of the Craft Union pub company, it marries its historic exterior with a modern interior. One of the standout features of The New Inn is its expansive south-facing terrace and garden, offering stunning views across the River Chew towards the town centre an idyllic spot on sunny days, as BristolLive reports.
We visit the historic Bristol pub with a huge waterside garden

1 week ago | bristolpost.co.uk | Mark Taylor

The Ostrich dates back to 1745They were quite literally waiting for the doors to open - several people hanging around near the door or sitting on the benches opposite, checking their watches for the clock to strike midday. On a sunny day, The Ostrich is still one of Bristol’s go-to pubs for alfresco drinking. An inn since 1745, this harbourside stalwart also has one of the biggest outdoor drinking spaces in the city - according to owners Butcombe it can seat 482 people.
Barbers, sweet shops and car washes among businesses targeted by police in criminal cash crackdown

2 weeks ago | gloucestershirelive.co.uk | Mark Taylor

Barbershops and car washes are among the cash-intensive businesses targeted by law enforcement officers and police, including Gloucestershire Constabulary, during a crackdown on high street crime. In total, 265 UK premises were visited across Operation Machinize, where officers secured freezing orders over bank accounts totalling more than £1m, executed 85 warrants and made 35 arrests.
Barbers, sweet shops and car washes among businesses targeted by police in criminal cash crackdown

2 weeks ago | msn.com | Mark Taylor

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I had a pint in the pub near Bristol with a suntrap terrace, meat raffle and a dog show

2 weeks ago | bristolpost.co.uk | Mark Taylor

The pub also has several screens for live sport and drinks dealsIt dates back to the late 18th-century so there’s nothing especially new about The New Inn, a Grade II-listed pub perched on Bath Hill. Now owned by the Craft Union pub company, it retains plenty of original features outside but the interior is contemporary.
'I tried the seaside tearoom with cakes that would make Mary Berry blush'

2 weeks ago | bristolpost.co.uk | Mark Taylor

It was originally a Victorian spa and treatment roomThere wasn’t a single table available inside Dr Fox’s Tearoom so we buttoned our jackets and grabbed one outside. The tea alarm must go off slightly earlier in Weston-super-Mare as it was barely 3pm when we arrived and most customers were already digging into scones, cakes and pots of Assam. Tucked away at the end of Knightstone Island, Dr Fox’s Tearoom opened in 2011 and Alyson Medley - its third custodian - took it over in the summer of 2019.