Eating out if you are vegetarian or vegan has become much easier than it ever used to be. Pubs, cafés, restaurants and even bakeries have introduced far more meat-free options to its menus over the past couple of years as more and more people adopt a plant-based lifestyle. If you're going out with a group of friends or your family and one member doesn't eat meat, it's important to find somewhere that caters for everyone. With National Vegetarian Week 2019 next week (May 13-19), SurreyLive has ranked the top 10 vegetarian friendly restaurants in Surrey according to TripAdvisor and it features entries from across the county. Taking the top spot is Raviz, an Indian restaurant in Guildford town centre. 1. Raviz in Guildford About: This Indian restaurant is open for lunch and dinner every day of the week and its menu features some ingredients you wouldn't normally expect. Patron and chef Ravi Binuraj started his career with Taj group of hotels in India and has worked with many … [Read more...] about Surrey’s 10 best vegetarian friendly restaurants
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A celebration of Welsh cuisine at Thomas Restaurant
It is fair to say that the team at Thomas Restaurant at Future Inn Cardiff are passionate about food. Their whole ethos is around using local produce to create a Welsh themed menu with traditional dishes. We go behind the scenes at the launch of the new summer menu. What is unique about Thomas Restaurant? Unlike many other restaurants, all of the mouth-watering dishes are made on site using local, fresh ingredients. The chefs have the freedom to create their own menus and cook them from scratch. As all of the food is homemade, it means that those who have an allergy or require gluten free, dairy free or even a vegan menu can be catered for. The elegant restaurant is a cosy but bright space filled with comfortable booths and stylish furniture. It has gained an excellent reputation as a perfect setting for a family celebration, a catch up with friends, client meeting or an intimate dinner for two. The new summer menu The dishes are indeed colourful and full of flavour. The new brunch … [Read more...] about A celebration of Welsh cuisine at Thomas Restaurant
Before you leave a tip in an Irish restaurant, read this
“Amy”, a waiter in a Dublin restaurant, is uncomfortable about what she sees as a major injustice in her industry. Customers “are being lied to”, she says. When you eat a meal in a restaurant in Ireland, it’s normal practice to tip the waiter – either in cash or by card. Occasionally, restaurants apply a “service charge” on top of the bill instead – a sort of obligatory tip. In either case, customers may assume that these gratuities or service charges go to the staff who served them. Not necessarily. Few of the patrons in Amy’s workplace – the Hard Rock Cafe in Dublin’s Temple Bar – realise that many of the service charges added to their bills go not to the waiting staff but to the restaurant owners. The owners, she says, appear to be “getting more tips than we are”. If you have six or seven people for a few hours, the service charge comes to a lot but you’ll get nothing. And they think … [Read more...] about Before you leave a tip in an Irish restaurant, read this
Sneak peek inside new fine dining restaurant Six at Trent Bridge
Six, the new contemporary British restaurant and bar with panoramic views and input from a Michelin-starred chef, will be opening its doors to the public soon. Nottinghamshire Live was given a sneak peek of what's in store and the kind of dishes and drinks that will feature on the menu at Trent Bridge, the home of Notts County Cricket Club. Notts-born chef Tom Sellers, who runs Michelin-starred restaurant Story in London, has helped to design the menu for Six, which will evolve regularly to be in tune with the seasons. The 40-seater restaurant, which will be open to everyone (not just spectators), will be serving an à la carte menu and diners can expect to pay £40 to £50 a head for three-courses. It will also be a venue for pop-ups by guest chefs. On the sixth floor of the new £7 million Radcliffe Road Stand, the elevated bar and restaurant has views of the city and West Bridgford, with plenty inside to capture the imagination of food and drink lovers. For a taste … [Read more...] about Sneak peek inside new fine dining restaurant Six at Trent Bridge
Glynn Purnell’s Coventry restaurant: What to expect
There has been huge excitement in the wake of Michelin-starred celebrity chef Glynn Purnell announcing plans to open a restaurant in Coventry. The restaurant will be at one of Coventry’s great historic buildings - the Charterhouse, just off London Road. But what can people expect and when might they be able to dine there? In terms of when it opens the aim is for it to be up and running ahead of Coventry’s ‘big year’ in 2021 when it becomes UK City of Culture. As to what it will be like, the speculation has started already. What can we learn from Glynn Purnell's other eateries? Perhaps the best indicator is to take a look at Glynn Purnell’s two existing establishments in Birmingham - Purnell’s Restaurant and Purnell’s Bistro & Ginger’s Bar. While the two eateries have similarities they are also very different, with one offering a Michelin-starred fine dining experience and the other offering a slightly more relaxed set-up that combines … [Read more...] about Glynn Purnell’s Coventry restaurant: What to expect