Gem Lettuce Restaurants

Piccolino Alderley

➤ Number 50, London Road Alderley Edge, Cheshire SK9 7QD, SK9 7EJ, United Kingdom

Pizza • Asiatic • Seafood • Italian

"The restaurant must have recently hired a new chef because the quality of the food has significantly improved. The dishes are now spicier, more savory, fresh, and delicious."

Piccolino Chester

➤ 33 Pepper Row Chester, Cheshire CH11EA, CH1 1DF, United Kingdom

Cafés • Pizza • Pasta • Seafood

"I visited Picanha for the first time in December, just after the second lockdown was lifted. I was disappointed with my experience as it did not meet my expectations. As a fan of Fazenda, I am familiar with the concept and the food they offer, but this location fell short. While the meat selection was good, we encountered issues with the vegetarian dish being undercooked twice. Additionally, most of the sides were overly oily and had far too much salt. The service was another letdown; we had to wait a long time to order drinks or extra sides, while the wait staff appeared to prioritize tables that ordered expensive wine or champagne. Despite spending £100 on lunch, we felt ignored and expected better service."

The Orange

➤ 37-39 Pimlico Road London, SW1W 8NE, FSA Food H, United Kingdom

Pub • Beer • Wine • British

"I guess I was thrown because I got what I didn't expect. So I was embarrassed in front of my guests by that. I should have researched it better I used to go on and off over a number of years but it had changed out of recognition. Used to be sophisticated casual with classy food. I recall it as buzzy and lively without the excessive noise and boom boom boom of a bass line from music downstairs and the young and beautiful draping themselves loudly around tables. Now it’s that rather corny attempt to jazz up pizzas etc with unusual toppings That said. The food was delicious. As a party of four we shared several very interesting starters. Then very well cooked unusually topped pizzas. Service was adequate but dull and dour. A rather tired waitress. But adequate. Overall by all means go there to enjoy the thriving trendy folk of Pimlico but not if you valued the more sophisticated food and smart casual feel before it was “improved”. Noisy."

The Refuge By Volta

➤ Oxford Road, Manchester I-M60 7HA, United Kingdom

British • European • Vegetarian • Contemporary

"Excellent! We spent around four hours here on a Tuesday afternoon sampling their food, savouring their coffee and scabbing their free wifi! I 'll start with the basics. The Refuge is conveniently located on Oxford Street just a two minute walk from the train station. The casual seating area is huge with plenty of places for different sized groups to sit, there 's even an Apprentice Style boardroom table. The vibe is very relaxed but when I entered I noticed a lot of business people (or people clearly working). The decor is fantastic, as mentioned its a huge open space but the dark wooden finish makes it feel close and comfortable. The lunch menu isn 't huge but they clearly want to keep things simple and do them right. I had the beef burger accompanied by skinny fries and it was delicious. Just the right consistency so you could pick it up without it falling apart. It was generously topped with salad and the 'posh big mac ' sauce finished it off nicely. If you want to eat you 'll have to head through to the dining area as they don 't serve food in the lounge beware this was very busy, even on a Tuesday, so you may need to book in advance. After lunch we headed back to the lounge area and had a coffees while we chatted. The coffee was great, I had a flat white which was just off on the good side of bitter. We also ordered snacks later in the day the Almonds cooked in bacon fat are a must try that might sound gross to some people but just wait until the bacon flavour hits your taste buds! To access the free wifi you 'll need to sign up wth your email address but then it 's all yours. I haven 't even received a spammy email a week later. It 's really hard to fault The Refuge the staff were attentive without being too in your face, which I suppose is important when people are using their premises for business meets! All in all a really great experience and a lovely place to spend the afternoon working."

The George

➤ 40 Liverpool Street London, EC2M 7QN, United Kingdom

Pubs • Beer • Drinks • Casual

"Really nice hidden gem of a venue, gorgeous ornate decor. Have walked past so many times not realising it was there. Food prices reasonable for area, drinks prices a little expensive however. But realised it was actually part of the andaz hotel not an actual pub independently. Comfortable seating, friendly service and they gave us menus instead of asking us to download/ sign up to various qr codes via mobile phones- massive brownie points. Food was very tasty and presented beautifully. Would definitely come here again. Thanks guys."

The Coal Shed Brighton

➤ 8 Boyces StreetEast Sussex BN1 1AN, Brighton, United Kingdom

Wine • Fish • Meat • Steak

"We had a nice lunch for a special occasion at this restaurant, but we found it to be very expensive for what we received. We ordered 2 sirloin steaks, 2 sauces, 2 side dishes, 1 bread, and a carafe of red wine to share, which ended up costing over £100. If you only order steak, that's all you get, without even a salad garnish. The food was delicious and the service was attentive, but the individual prices added up quickly, making it a costly meal. We would have considered returning if the price was around £65/70, but this will likely be our only visit."

Joseph Benjamin

➤ 140 Northgate Street Chester, Cheshire CH1 2HT, CH1 3EG, United Kingdom

Cafés • Pizza • Seafood • European

"After an 'enforced ' absence of three years it was so good to be back at JBs for Sunday lunch today and, oh boy, what a lunch! Couldn 't find one thing to fault our visit from the warm welcome we received to the perfect beef and the sky high Yorkshire puds. It was soooo good to be back. It certainly won 't be as long as three years before I/we return again."

215 Kitchen Drinks

➤ 215 Banbury Road, Oxford I-OX2 7HQ, United Kingdom