Shoryu opened its twelfth restaurant, their second outside of London, on 12th December which seems very fortuitous. I happened to be in town a few days later, doing some Christmas shopping and mid afternoon decided the sun was definitely well over the yardarm and that a cocktail would be well deserved. However, several of the bar/restaurants on the terrace were busy with … [Read more...]
Bitten Bites: The Coconut Tree opens tomorrow
Sri Lankan food from an award-winning restaurant?! Well, that sounds intriguing! The Coconut Tree started off in Cheltenham as the brainchild of four young Sri Lankans who wanted to share their authentic Sri Lankan food. Between them, they renovated a pub and converted it into a restaurant which opened in December 2016. It rapidly became the number one restaurant in Cheltenham … [Read more...]
Bitten Bites: Hank’s now open
Replacing the old and much missed Maxwells on Queen Street, Hank's is brought to you by the guys behind Thirst. Dim lighting, luxurious leather or velvet seating and an extensive cocktail menu, this is a good looking venue for adults. Plus the rumours are true, it is named after the owner's cat. Hank was an adopted stray and is now sadly missed so they named their bar after … [Read more...]
Restaurant Review: Pho, Westgate Oxford
A cold and miserable Monday night found us in Pho where we'd been invited to go and try their Vietnamese food, see why people were so excited for their opening and learn how to actually pronounce Pho. Turns out the restaurant is called Pho and said "fo" but the dish itself is "fuh" and when it comes to pronouncing the menu items, it's pretty much say it as you see it! We … [Read more...]
Preview: Sticks N Sushi, Westgate, Oxford
Prior to the opening of Oxford's Westgate next week, we were invited to a preview evening of Sticks N Sushi on the fancy rooftop terrace. Granted, it didn't look too fancy last night but there was an entire army of hi-viz vests scuttling around and I was repeatedly reassured that "yes, it will all be ready for Tuesday's grand opening". We were whisked through by security and … [Read more...]
