Qype: The Ship in London

London - Eating & Drinking - Pubs & Bars - Pubs - Nightlife - Music Venues

I like the vibe in the Ship. It’s young and bouncy place without being pretentious. You’ll see local trend setters, suits, uni students and OAPs all happily mingling and enjoying themselves. The interior of the pub is pretty small and narrow, so (like us on Friday night) you’ll probably find yourself out on the pavement or in the alley to the side of the pub (which sounds dodgy, but hey, this is Soho).

Lots of decent ales on tap including by favourite summer ale - Discovery. I haven’t tried the food, but the menu looked simple and included most of your pub classics.

The staff are super friendly and wouldn’t look out of place at Metallica or Motley Crew concert (i’m sure you can guess what kind of music is playing in the bar area!)

I’ll be back i’m sure.

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Qype: Browns in Clifton

Clifton - Eating & Drinking - Pubs & Bars - Bars

What a fantastic building! Very grand indeed - pillars, tall mirrors, incredibly high ceilings, marble and mahogany. This is a great place to have dinner. The food is good (but not great). I’d recommend coming here for a quick beer or cocktail and a nibble before you go out.

Brown’s is a bit of a Bristol University institution, so expect lots of University students (the main campus is only 200m away).

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Qype: Vittoria in Bristol

Bristol - Eating & Drinking - Pubs & Bars - Pubs

Whiteladies Road is the posh end of Bristol and the Vittoria attract the local sloanes as well as some suspiciously young local teens. I’m 28, and i i felt very old in this place!

Beer - Limited choice and no real ale. Foster, Carling, Kronenburg and Strongbow on tap.

Atmosphere - Young, vibrant party atmosphere on Friday/Saturday night. Relatively sleepy during the week.

Food - Better than Whetherspoons, but certainly not a Gastro pub. Equivalent to what you’d find in an “It’s a Scream” pub.

3 stars and no more. If i’m back in Whiteladies, i might come again. There’s nothing particularly compelling about the Vittoria though…

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Qype: Porthminster Beach in St. Ives

St. Ives - Arts & Entertainment - Beaches

This is the family bucket and spade beach in St. ives. You’re protected by the cove here, so no surfing waves at Porthminster beach, but a great place relax ans soak up the rays. The beach is about a 5 minute walk from the middle of St. Ives (the walk from town is actually very nice!) and it is host to the best seafood restaurants in this part of Cornwall - The Porthminster Cafe.

Great for families, sunbathing and dog walking.

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Qype: Hotel Riviera in Newquay

Newquay - Hotels & Holidays - Hotels

This is a very poor hotel. The only thing good about it is the location (very close to the beach) and the fry up they do in the morning. Everything else is pretty terrible. The rooms were tiny! Certainly no cat swinging in here and the service was pretty much non-existent.

£50 for such a rubbish hotel is really pushing it in my opinion. I’d only come back and stay here again if the nightly rate was less then £20 and breakfast was free. Wait a minute…. Did i pay for my breakfast? I’m not sure i did…. ha, ha 1-0 to me!

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Qype: The Seafood Restaurant in Padstow

Padstow - Eating & Drinking - Restaurants - Seafood

If you’re looking for the best Seafood in Cornwall (possibly the South of England), look no further than the Rick Stein’s Seafood Restaurant in Padstow. The menu is phenomenal and the 3 courses for £34 lunch time deal is actually very good value. I started with the Plum Tomato and Basil Gallette with Fresh Buffalo Mozzarella and went traditional for my main with Local Hake, Chips and Tartare Sauce. Deep-fried in dripping, served with thick chips and mushy peas. Without question the best Fish n’ Chips i have ever had.

Service was attentive without being intrusive and the complimentary glass of champagne sealed the 5 star rating for me. My only negative point would be that Mr. Stein should have picked a restaurant location with some sea views! The interior is very well decorated, but there isn’t much to look at if you gaze out of the window.

I’ll be back. Oh yes, i’ll be back.

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Qype: porthminster cafe in St. Ives

St. Ives - Eating & Drinking - Cafes & Coffee Shops - Cafes - Eating & Drinking - Restaurants - Seafood

The Porthminster Cafe is easily the best restaurant in St. Ives. The setting is fantastic (right on Porthminster beach!). Try to get a seat with a view of the bay (we didn’t quite manage this as we booked on the same day).

You can expect to pay £10 for a starter and £20 for main here. Not cheap, but definitely worth it as a holiday treat. The baked cod was excellent and the calamari fresh and crisp. Wine comes served in beach buckets which i thought was a nice little touch!

Highly recommended posh nosh.

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