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Sophie's @ The Dean Dublin

Sophie's @ The Dean Dublin

33 Harcourt Street Dublin, Co. Dublin D02 DW67, D01 KF84, United Kingdom

Cafés • Pizza • Irish • Italian


"I don’t recommend coming here unless you plan on partying all night. Myself and my partner came for a 1 night staycation on Valentine’s Day. When we arrived we were blown away by the customer service at the front desk and the interiors in the room. When we came back to the room for the night, there was a lot of noise in the hotel from around 9pm onwards. We didn’t mind this at first as it was still quite early in the evening. We were woken up from 3am-7.30am as there was people slamming doors in the hallway, talking very loudly and playing music in the rooms next to us. We were shocked how management could allow this. It sounded like there was 6 people or more in the room next to us drinking and playing music. We came to the dean for a relaxing night away but unfortunately we came home exhausted . We understood when we booked the hotel that there was nightclubs nearby but the issue wasn’t the outside noise it was the noise inside which was insanely loud. I mentioned this at the front desk when we were checking out and they seemed shocked and said they do walks of the hallways during the night but the noise was so loud I didn’t understand how they couldn’t have heard it. They offered to compensate us with brunch in Sophie’s rooftop which we appreciated but we turned down as we wanted to leave. Overall, lovely interiors and customer service but it is definitely more of a partying hotel than a relaxing quiet one. Unfortunately we won’t be back."

The Coy Carp

The Coy Carp

Copper Mill Lane, UB9 6HZ, Uxbridge, United Kingdom

Pizza • British • European • Vegetarian


"This has to be one of my favourite Canal side pubs with lots of history in the surrounding area lovely walks by the canal. After many years (10 coming here I'd through I'll finally leave a comment Every time I'm passing bye on my Canal boat I always try and moore up near by for my 2 weeks stay pop in and see Martin and his team. What's to like? A Great location,A nice garden with lots of tables. Free o2 WiFi. A good selection of cask ale Gin,Whiskey cocktails available. Also Tea,coffee for the non drinkers soft drinks for the kids. Doggy beer (water is available for your pooches and well behaved dogs can have a doggy treat. Ask the staff. Muddy paws are welcome at the bar but not in the restaurant. Bar snacks available. A menu that changes every few months. (As with any village Inn It's not Cheap but if you want cheap go down the local cafe! . But with a great menu on offer there is always something interesting on it sometimes I have hard time choosing what to have to eat If you like your Sunday Roast pop in try one,very nice. For the early morning person they do a lovely Breakfast/brunch menu (see my photos of the breakfast I had . Check the opening times for breakfast or just call them. What's not to like? Right PARKING...Let's get this out of the way, it's FREE for pub guests. YOU just need to enter your vehicle's registration at the console just inside the pub entrance or at the bar,any problems see the staff for help. If you forget to then you could be in for a fine! If you just want to park take a walk along the Cancel then you Pay! There are a lot parking signs around the car park telling you to enter your registration at the pub so you can't really say you didn't see them!!. It can get INSANELY busy on a nice day and you may have to wait for your food,so just warning you! So sit back and relax,watch the Canal boats or the Ducks go by have a drink while you wait. Lastly, The WiFi here is SO slow it has always had been that way (it's not the pubs fault it's just o2 WiFi ! . Overall imho it's a nice place to relax and have a drink grab a bite to eat. So if your passing by on your Canal boat or by car or just on foot drop in and check the Cory Carp out you may like it, just like I do. Enjoy! If you like this review found it helpful leave me a thumbs up Parking: Just enter your registration number for your vehicle at the Bar for free parking"

Banana Tree

Banana Tree

75-79 Battersea Rise, London, SW111HN, United Kingdom

Chicken • Noodles • Chinese • European


"I’ve had the Tastecard a little while now, but never got around to using it. The restaurants featured on the program are largely chain-based. Or not very good ones. So this is my first experience with that in hand. BananaTree is located in the heart of Soho making it an ideal spot to catch up with a friend from the office. The deal meant buy-one-get-one-free so we had a lot of food for not a lot. A good start. Our order consisted of the chicken wings, money bags along with our mains of the beef rendang curry and the pad thai. The fried wings are very good. Messy, sticky and lots of sauce. They offer a recipe for their tantalising wings on their website. It all looks well and good and I get excited up to a point. Then I realise, and decide it’s too many ingredients and too much work. It is one of the most popular appetisers at Banana Tree, and easy to understand why. The rendang was just above average, the meat tasted a bit dry and there wasn’t enough curry for my liking. The beef is quite chunky, and of good quality so its got that going for it. Banana Tree feels like yet another whitewashed Asian-inspired food restaurant in London. Others that come to mind: East Street and Dim T. Dishes across Thailand, Cambodia, Malaysia, Singapore and Vietnam all meld into one being rather than having each of its own elements celebrated. The first store opened a staggering twenty one years ago and now its eight stores it may have traded that authenticity with domination. The venue at Banana Tree has a nice, vibrant atmosphere and this is only completed by the size of the crowd. It’s plenty busy and a popular haunt for some of the other corporate dwellers from the looks of it. I didn’t find the find innovative but it was tasty."

YUMN Brasserie

YUMN Brasserie

69-71 South End Croydon, Greater London CR0 1BF, United Kingdom

Steak • Kebab • European • Brasseries


"I have been a frequent customer at Yumn Brasserie for many years one year actually getting food poisoning from this restaurant due to the chicken which was not cooked properly. However as the manager has been very nice I have always come back due to myself being a Croydon local I enjoy helping out local business. On recent occasion as you can see from the photos I booked today for 2:15pm. I was running late made several calls and went on the chat to let them know I was running late and if there was a grace period. I ended up getting to the restaurant 10 mins late in the end. Once I got there I was greeted by a woman and gentleman. The woman said you must leave we are closing. I stated look at my booking the man tried to look on the system as again the woman tried to usher us out the restaurant. As I have worked in customer service I said to them hey let’s just come to the agreement there could have been something wrong with bookings on your side and let me re-book to celebrate the new year in with my family. She said I am not too sure the gentleman looked at the bookings and said we can squeeze you in. Then the manager walked in I explained the situation and the bad customer service and he said well do you want the booking then? I thought personally this was very bad customer service as the manager knows we are locals and we come to this restaurant every year to support their business. He could have made things right by offering us a complimentary drink or discount on our food. Unfortunately, I will not be dining here again. And Yumn Beasserie has lost me as a customer due to the level of service."