The Radisson, on Old Hall Street, has been around for almost a decade, and with it comes Filini, a modern Italian restaurant. I’d eaten there several years ago and had pleasant memories of what was a good meal, a good balance of refined food that didn’t trip on the usual obstacles of being over fussy or over priced. Thus, I was rather pleased when I was invited in to write a review of their new menu one lunch time.
I know know, your all thinking, “what the hell is he doing bleating on about places in London for”. Well I do love Liverpool, but sometimes there is noting better than a good bit of food tourism, which in my case means walking round London stuffing my face. So should any of you venture south sometime soon, I thought I would be able to help with a few idea should you require some light refreshments.
I just had a fantastic meal at Mishkins, where amongst other things I promised the quite lovely staff that I wouldn’t blog about their place. Clearly that was a big fat lie, as here it is bold as brass on the screen in front of you. Service was brilliant, really friendly and I spent a good hour sitting at the bar chatting to the staff about restaurants, baking bread and food bloggers. For relaxed friendly ambiance it was as good as it gets, especially because I was on my own, it has to go down as one of the best restaurants experiences I’ve had in a long time. Just don’t tell them their Ruben sandwich isn’t quite right, you’ll soon be shoved out the door.
The food was top notch also, great pickled herring with beets tartar, sharp zingy and full of flavour, and due to its rather healthy feel, it mainly consisting of fish and vegetables, I didn’t feel bad ordering a massive pudding. In this case a banana fosters, which is the classic, and brilliant, combination of rum, caramel, banana and vanilla ice-crea
If you live in London please visit Mishkins, if you don’t live in London go and visit it anyway you won’t be disappointed.
The advantage of being a food blogger is occasionally, very occasionally in my case, a restaurant will offer you some form of free meal. I was rather surprised when a few weeks ago Frankie & Benny’s contacted me offering a £50 restaurant voucher in return for a written review, this very review in fact. Now, F&B’s is not the kind of place I would ever choose to eat, in fact I’ve never eaten at a F&B’s before, in any of their 180 nationwide franchises. I wrote back to F&B’s, stating quite clearly that I didn’t write favoured reviews, unlike our local papers; despite the free cost it would be an honest review of the food on offer. They were very happy with this, certain that their new menu would stand up to close inspection. A few days later the voucher arrived in the post and myself and a friend made our way to the rather derelict Edge Lane.
The recent Scousetro Club event @Lunya was a great success, read the full review here, and learn about future events here.
Also read this excellent review by Sara Barwell here
I seem to spend a large amount of my time in leaf, I’m often in there drinking tea, drinking beer or eating cake, or sometimes all three. It’s the welcoming atmosphere, nice drinks and good food combined with free wifi that make it such a great place to waste some time. I’ve written about it several times, and in effort not to be a bore, banging on about the same places again and again, I’ll keep this short. Leaf does a pretty decent burger.
There is nothing I like more than a simple menu, one that’s short, just a few items, a menu that has intent, a menu that clearly defines what a restaurant does. Too many times have I pored over too many dishes in the name a culinary base covering, too many times have I spent 15 minutes just trying to grasp all the options available to me. Choosing a meal should be easy, a simple task and not a hoop through which to jump to get your food. Little Pizza Kitchens menu is short, and shows the intent of a restaurant that know what it does well.
Not long ago I wrote about EastZeast for Seven Streets, my findings were decent food, not inventive or original just well cooked Indian food. We don’t have anything really fantastic in Liverpool, and if I’m really honest we’ll never be a city that pushes the culinary boundaries. We are more often followers, something great will happen in London and it will slowly move up the country, with Liverpool getting our own version some time later. Continue reading
My latest article for Sevenstreets has just been posted, inspired by a great meal at Fraiche in Oxton, which is outstanding, I review the other so-called fine dining restaurant in our city. Click here to find out what I discovered.
This is a first for Food Fascination, I guest post, ably written by Danielle Fitzsimmons and aided by Laura or Laura’s Little Bakery fame.
The Bombay Sapphire Botanical Experience at The Nobel House was certainly an evening of culinary delight paired with delectable gin based cocktails. Throughout the night we were offered a five course set menu, each course complimented with tasty cocktails, all of which was interjected with a wealth of information regarding gin from a spokesman from the Bombay Sapphire company.
My latest review of a new Eritrean restaurant is now up at seven streets
This is an interesting little cafe and well worth a visit.
