Chicken Pasta Bake
The Lamppost

The Lamppost

19 Upper Newtownards Road, BT4 3, Belfast, United Kingdom

Cafe • Irish • British • European


"This pretty CS Lewis inspired café in east Belfast is a treasure trove of vintage crockery, quirky Narnia-themed artwork and with its perfectly pitched playlist, is a delightfully cosy family run affair offering fabulous food, coffee, tea and delicious tray-bakes all using local produce and suppliers. The Lamppost is now open on Friday and Saturday evenings with a brand new menu featuring a great selection of large and small dishes with suggested wine pairing, and some great vegetarian and vegan options, so we were delighted to have been invited down to be one of the first to try out the new menu. We began with a gorgeous Mackerel Rillette with watercress, cucumber pickle, and toasted sourdough, a Tempura Oyster Mushroom with maple glaze, kimchi bean sprouts, and an incredible gochujang mayo, and Grilled Asparagus with harissa yogurt, dill and toasted almonds, all of which were perfect sharing starters. To follow, the Mussels with Orzo, leeks, peas and saffron cream were fresh and bursting with flavour, and the Lentil Dahl with miso tofu and crispy onions with triangles of pitta bread for dipping was one of the tastiest vegan dishes we’d had in quite a while, accompanied by some steamed Asian Greens in sesame and ginger. To finish we had a light yet luscious Lemon Roulade with fresh fruit and vanilla cream, and some vegan cheese, a plant based, spirulina blue-veined wedge of Cashew Blue from Nourish Good Food, with crackers and Irish Black Butter. All washed down with an excellent bottle of Porta 6, and some great cocktails, this is a terrific new menu. Many thanks to the team at the Lamppost for a wonderful evening of fantastic food, service and warm hospitality."

The Potting Shed

The Potting Shed

Flemingate Beverley, East Yorkshire HU17 0NU, United Kingdom

Sushi • Pizza • Cafés • Asiatic


"I have left a complete review on trip advisor to which the manager reacted. he called me in a round as a sinner who is disrespectful. I expect a full apology we booked weeks in advance. we arrived to find a very loud live band in the bar on a Sunday night. it took a while to get some attention from the employees who were rushed around. our assigned table for was used directly before the bar for storing menus and cutlery etc. and had not been prepared. we asked for a quiet table to chat us (i.e. that was a family meeting) not one night out to see a band we were shown what the waitress called the chick, which was as loud as it was open to the bar where the band played. (nb the manager denies it the existential we asked if we could sit up, we had already observed that the people eat up. we said it was closed when we pointed out that others were up there and we were going to find another restaurant, the waitress went to consult with their superior and then told us we could sit up so that we decided to stay. (nb the manager has denied that this area was open at the top when we got up, it was clear that the diners were there part of a large family group that celebrated a birthday. we have double checked that it was not a private function and we had a table taken in a corner from the party was warm and moderate. we had a cure and didn't recommend at another place."