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A guide to eating out in Lagos, Algarve – Portugal

Lamb rack with Baker-style potatoes in Lagos, Algarve

Having just booked a last-minute holiday to Bulgaria next month (whoop, whoop!), I’ve been thinking back over my memories from my most recent getaway to Portugal, when I visited Lagos, Algarve for the third time. As I’ve got to know the town so well over the past few years, I thought it was about time […] Read more…

Restaurant review: The Corner House – Caroline Street, Cardiff

Scallops with pancetta

There aren’t many pubs in Cardiff city centre dishing up food that could rival some of the city’s leading restaurants, and Caroline Street (known locally as Chippy Lane/Alley) is the last place you’d expect to find one of these hidden gems. However, on my recent visit to The Corner House, perched on the corner of Caroline […] Read more…

Cafe/deli review: Madame Fromage – Castle Arcade, Cardiff

Baked French camembert with assorted fresh breads

Stretched across a corner in one of Cardiff’s oldest Victorian arcades, Castle Arcade, sits a quaint French café/delicatessen by the name of Madame Fromage. Run by a French family. Madame Fromage began its life as a traditional fromagerie, but it was always the owner’s dream to expand into a French café. Today, Madame Fromage is a […] Read more…

Restaurant review: Zio Pin, Italian restaurant- Albany Road, Cardiff

Tagliatelle al salmone, Zio Pin, Cardiff

N.B. Unfortunately, Zio Pin has now closed down.   In keeping with the Italian theme of my most recent restaurant review, I’m writing about a meal I had a few weeks ago at Zio Pin Italian restaurant on Albany Road, Cardiff. An independent restaurant run by the Bertelli family who are originally from Ferrara in Emilia-Romagna, […] Read more…

Restaurant review: Ask Italian – Wyndham Arcade, Cardiff

Seafood tagliatelle

 If you’ve been anywhere near Wyndham Arcade, Cardiff recently, you could be forgiven for thinking a new restaurant has opened up on the end nearest to Mill Lane. With its new striped canopy and painted grey front, long-standing chain restaurant, Ask Italian is bound to catch your attention since its recent revamp. Inside, the restaurant […] Read more…