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Native, Neal’s Yard | Restaurants in Covent Garden

Hake at Native in Neal's Yard, Covent Garden

As you’ll know if you read my blog regularly, I recently travelled to London to attend Notting Hill Carnival after Travelodge kindly provided me with two nights’ complimentary accommodation in their Covent Garden hotel. While in Covent Garden, I seized the opportunity to explore the area, including its vibrant arts and cultural scene and, of […] Read more…

Gliffaes Country House Hotel, Brecon Beacons

Welsh lamb at Gliffaes Country House Hotel

Tucked away in the heart of the Brecon Beacons National Park, near Crickhowell, Gliffaes Country House Hotel is widely regarded as one of the finest luxury hotels in Wales. It gains its name from its setting between the River Usk and the Myarth Hill, known as Gwlydd Faes or ‘the dewy field’, and when you […] Read more…

Bombay Grill Indian Restaurant on City Road, Cardiff

Butternut squash lamb shank curry at Bombay Grill Indian restaurant on City Road, Cardiff

Mumbai seems to produce excellence in Indian chefs. If you read my blog regularly, you’ll know that Moksh in Cardiff Bay, headed up by Mumbai-born Stephen Gomes, is one of my favourite restaurants in Cardiff. However, after a recent visit to Bombay Grill Indian Restaurant on City Road, Cardiff, I discovered that Stephen isn’t the […] Read more…

The Woodville, Cardiff – Contemporary Pub Grub

Freak shake at The Woodville pub, Cathays

As a former Cardiff University student, I hold fond memories of The Woodville pub in Cathays (of what I can remember, at least!); memories of drunken pub golf escapades, fancy dress parties and chilled out pub quiz nights. It was always somewhere I’d associate with having a good time, as opposed to somewhere I’d go […] Read more…