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This new contemporary Thai restaurant opened early 2010, so we tried it out. It has stiff competition with the longstanding Manolys restaurant up the road (which has had a refurbishment this year), but it has brought a fresh approach and it has worked.
The interior is smart, yet cosy and the chairs are really comfortable. It has a laid back feel, with plenty of space between the tables, and friendly, efficient staff. The extensive menu made it hard to choose our dishes, as there were some dishes that are not seen in other restaurants, which is great news. I spent 7 months in Thailand when I was younger, and have been waiting for a restaurant to serve some of the more unusual things like the Northern Continue reading Rak Chang Thai Restaurant review, Leigh on Sea
This diner opened in February 2010, so we quickly tried it out, keen to find a local diner. The restaurant has been fitted out really nicely, with booths and a great pink colour scheme and the waitresses have cute 1950’s uniforms, so it is in keeping with the theme. There is also some memorabilia dotted about and question and answer cards on each table about different celebrities from the 50’s.
The menu is typical diner style and we ordered a hotdog, plain burger, chips and jalapenos, but I have to say that it was disappointing. Maybe we have Continue reading Bobby Jo’s American Diner review, Southend on Sea
(I will add the photos soon…) This restaurant has been in Southend on Sea for years, yet I had never tried it before. On first impressions, the restaurant looked modern and comfortable, but it was not furnished, decorated or tidy to a high standard, but acceptable. The toilet was cold and left a bit to be desired.
The menu is very varied, and offers a huge range of Southern Indian dishes. Although we go to a lot of Indian restaurants, being fairly new to this Southern cuisine, we chose from seafood dishes, as this is what we know Continue reading Keralam South Indian restaurant review, Southend on Sea
Last week saw the charity EWAG (Essex Women’s Advisory Group) in the news, as they are campaigning to clean up the image of the Essex girl.
I first heard about this Essex registered charity on This Morning on TV, which sparked some interest and many callers/texts and emails were sent into the show. The Telegraph, Daily Mail and other newspapers/websites, also covered the news. I have now researched this group, and have made my comments below this article.
The website says “The primary aim of the Essex Women’s Advisory Group is Continue reading Charity set to clean up image of the Essex girl!
I have now been to Bacchus (the new fine dining take on the old restaurants named Glasshouse and San Fairie Ann) for breakfast, Sunday lunches, dinner’s and Christmas Day, so I thought I should update this information, as we have had mixed experiences.
All meals were taken from the end November 2009 to mid January 2010.
Firstly, breakfast was of very good quality – sausage good and meaty, bacon Continue reading Bacchus restaurant review, Southend on Sea, Essex
Although I watched X Factor avidly in 2009, I was so impressed by campaign set up by Jon and Tracy Morter from Essex that I had to put it on the website. It shows perfectly the confident attitude and ability to fight for what we want that Essex people are made of.
Fed up of seeing Simon Cowell’s X Factor winner as number one for four years running, the couple, from South Woodham Ferrers, launched a Continue reading Essex couple defeat Simon Cowell to the Christmas number one!
 wings chinese restaurant southend essex This is without doubt the best Chinese restaurant in the Southend on Sea area and around, as far as we are concerned. The interior is not plush, but comfortable and well spread out giving you plenty of space. Booths, tables for two and long tables ensure it accommodates from single people to larger groups.
Service is friendly and efficient, the menu is really varied, with lots of traditional Chinese dishes and the food is fabulous. The chef uses fresh produce to create a wide range of flavours, and there are ducks hanging in the window, which is always a good sign of a Chinese Continue reading Wings Chinese restaurant review, Southend on sea, Essex
 Compasses at Pattiswick interior Whilst on an Essex road trip, we decided to try out one of the North Essex restaurants on our wish list, and chose the ‘Compasses at Pattiswick’. This really was a good choice and we will be back again! The restaurant and bars are spread across a large area, so you can choose where to eat depending on what mood you are in. The bar is cosy and smart, the restaurant nicely laid out with comfortable chairs and a couple of tables in the middle bar, where the shop is set up. We ate in there as the fire was roaring and the restaurant area was pretty busy.
For pre-starters there is a choice of some delicacies like garlic bread, ham, olives etc, and we asked them to do a small platter which was no problem at Continue reading The Compasses at Pattiswick, Essex, Restaurant Review
I wrote to Lord Mandelson in May 2009 and received this reply(below) in October 2009 which was a little disappointing time wise, however it is a lengthy reply and at last answers my questions.
I was delighted to find that the Government are funding a two year project with the RSPO to review and improve the criteria of ‘sustainable palm oil’. This is very important, as we have found that the criteria currently in place by the RSPO is not sufficient. It has loopholes and does not properly address the issues of current ‘unsustainable plantations’ as these planations will Continue reading Reply from Defra regarding palm oil and Orangutan issues
 Olly Murs thumbs up for X Factor copyright Sandra M Dean Olly’s Mum, Vicky Lynn
, has been updating me with news on Olly….
I have been asked where to send fan mail to Olly Murs and this can be sent to ‘Olly Murs Carraways, Witham Essex’
Vicky Lynn also said ‘He definitely is not at home and we didn’t pick him up from the house on Monday (after the X Factor final). We did pop over to take most of his stuff and it was lovely to actually sit with our son and have a lovely chat without camera’s in our face. I have noticed lots of gigs that Continue reading Olly Murs updates and dates for his concerts over December/January
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