Raspberry Cheesecake Raspberry Cheesecake

A rich cheesecake topped with a sweet raspberry glaze and fresh raspberries.

Sussex Bar Restaurant

Sussex Bar Restaurant

63-64 Frith Street, London I-W1D 3JW, United Kingdom

Drinks • British • Seafood • European


"Conclusion don 't go if you 're hungry! Sussex is nice, but at these prices you 're better off heading to one of London 's Michelin starred restaurants. There 's the nearby Sabor, or BRAT and Lyle 's in Shoreditch. All 3 feel reasonably priced by comparison. Don 't get me wrong, the environment is lovely, the staff are perfectly pleasant, and most of the flavours were nice. The gnocchi in particular stood out! That said, the positive sentiment in the other reviews makes me begin to question the relative credibility of google maps ratings. Or perhaps it 's simply that many of us Londoners have far too much spare change lying around and no longer understand the concept of good value for money. This is Michelin star pricing without the Michelin star food or service that 's not to berate the staff as I mentioned above, they were perfectly nice). We were in a rush so opted to share some oysters, a couple of starters and a main. I specifically asked about the size of the starters and was told they were not as small as Tapas portions . Imagine my surprise when the monkfish carpaccio arrived. £12 for 9 slithers of fish each roughly the size of an average basil leaf. It would be one thing if the flavours had blown my socks off, but they were actually a bit underwhelming. The gnocchi £9.50) was good, perhaps even great, but equally disappointing in size probably 9 12 pieces). It 's the kind of portions you 'd expect from a 10 course tasting menu. I think Sussex could do a better job of setting expectations in that department. The main venison ragu) was a more reasonable in size and had lovely flavours, but at £24 it 's almost 2x the price of the similar 8 hours beef shin ragu at Padella a London pasta establishment). Not necessarily an apples with apples comparison I know, but these are the kind of comparisons you end up making when the price is greater, but the quality and flavour is seemingly not."

Manhattan Grill

Manhattan Grill

22 Hertsmere Road, London E14 4ED, United Kingdom, Tower Hamlets

Steak • Grill • American • Breakfast


"5 Stars??? Yes I do feel generous sometimes, unlike the teachers in high school who never wanted to shell out that extra half a mark for a spelling mistake. Let 's get back to Manhattan Grill and analyse (food reviewing is very serious business I tell ya! how and why they deserve full marks. I am more of a West London girl and I like the Victorian and Georgian buildings but the walk to Manhattan Grill, especially the pretty bridge you have to cross from Canary Wharf to reach your destination (Manhattan Grill is extremely romantic (that is the best word I could use, I promise . The external ambience of any restaurant does add to its charm. Oh did I mention that this steak house is a part of Mariott, these guys are ace when it comes to such things! I made a reservation before going and I was extremely delighted to see that the manager remembered my name without having to look at one of those black diaries. The service was a bit slow initially (it took them a while to get us water which we requested for but the overall service made up for that little jolt. I was generous to take a friend of mine along with me (nothing is worse than eating alone, I promise to try this place (did I mention that I won a voucher from this lovely site? Woohoo Zomato! and we decided to go for cocktails instead of wine, think we both had enough of wine over the weekend. While I was trying to carefully pick a cocktail from the menu and looking rather confused, the manager suggested that we had to the bar where an extremely experienced bar genius will talk us through all of them. We made our way to a very old fashioned (in a nice way looking bar called the G&T bar and as the name suggests they specialise in Gin. The bar genius, Sam made us try some lovely Gin from around the world Saffron infused Gin, Spice route Gin and a very London Gin. All of them had their own distinctive tastes I am not a neat spirit kind of girl but even I loved all of them especially the silk route or spice route gin (yeah yeah make those lame curry jokes, go on because I could taste the cinnamon, cardamom and other gorgeous spices. He made me a cocktail with that gin and added some more exciting things to it which included rosemary, chocolate and orange liquor BLISS. Before entering the restaurant I was starving but all this Gin excitement made me forget my hunger but by the time my cocktail was ready the waiter came and said : 'Madam your Steak is ready ' Perfect Timing! I went for the rib eye steak with creamy mash and red wine sauce keep it simple! My steak was perfectly cooked medium well (just the way I like and it was MASSIVE! A person with my appetite can never finish one of those, and needless to say I didn 't either! After being rather satisfied with my steak and cocktail, we ordered for a Manhattan Raspberry Cheesecake It was again simple but delicious. Perfect sweetness, I don 't like my cheesecakes to be extremely sugary and a generous crust nom nom nom. And... I am running out of stars! Verdict : Stunning location, Great service, Knowledgeable bar genius with a great moustache, Beautiful,well done meat and yummy desserts That m 'dear is a perfect dinner! I shall rest my case here. You can read more details on my blog."

The Celtic Arms

The Celtic Arms

Northop Country Park, CH7 6WA, Flintshire, United Kingdom

Steak • Seafood • British • Fast Food


"Went for a drive Father's day and ended up having a meal here, we rang and luckily got a table for 7pm. On entry to the Celtic Arms it was a high walled gated area with absolutely beautiful gardens which went on for some considerable area, it is a golf club as well and a beautiful golf course with golf buggies opposite the restaurant. Opposite the golf buggies their is a play area that as I recall was fenced off but attached to the restaurant as its also a bar. On arrival to the resteraunt the manager was extremely warm and welcoming and escorted us to a table just outside of the restaurant. During the time we where in the Celtic Arms I observed the waitress in the restaurant constantly clean and spraying the tables which was absolutely so reassuring since the last covid people have relaxed a bit to much. A young lady who was equally as welcoming came and as us for our order, it was a set three course meal at £23.99 which we felt was really reasonable for such a lovely place. Halfway through our time in the Celtic Arms the young lady went home from her shift that had intially taken our order and I pressume we then passed to another waitress. I felt we where out of the eye of the bar but not in the restaurant so got a little forgotten about, although once we called a member of staff to remove our plates these where remove immediately. The starters where delicious with plenty of prawns on the prawn cocktail and the pate had an amazing homemade chutney. The mains where lamb and beef with the whole meal being cooked to perfection and hot with vegetables cooked just right. A lovely touch we felt was the lady out of the restaurant came and asked us if everything was to our liking and was there anything of the meal we would like a little extra off, I dare say you won't get a ton of potatoes or veg but the gesture was very touching and to be honest the meal size was ample. The desert white chocolate and raspberry cheesecake we shared and both agreed it was delicious, and we then shared a cheeseboard which I had got on the three course set menu. The delicious chutney again appeared with varies cheeses, crackers and grapes. Our compliments where left with the manager and the staff with our thanks for serving and delivering multiple resteraunts can not quite achieve. Well done Celtic arms for your polite, professional manner and serving a delicious good quality meal which was ample portioned, reasonably priced in an excellent environment. Would definitely recommend this place it's beautiful and wins hands down on the last 20 plus places we have been over the last few months. We will most definitely be going back again."