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La Casa del Abuelo - review by Jimbo

Rating: 5.0

Location: Calle Victoria, 12, 28102, Madrid, Spain

Phone: +34-915-21231

Website: http://www.lacasadelabuelo.es/

Tags: lively, shrimp, prawn, seafood, cheap eat, good value, spanish, crowded

La Casa del Abuelo or Grandpa's place was founded in 1906. Prawns is the speciality of the house: a la plancha (grilled in their shells) or al ajillo (fried in oil and garlic). I cannot begin to describe how tasty they are.

There are no seats, of course. You walk in, order, eat and leave for another bar. All within 10 minutes or so. Exactly how a good tapas bar should be.

If you're in Madrid, this place is a must.

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La Casa del Abuelo - review by Jimbo

Rating: 5.0

Location: Calle Victoria, 12, 28102, Madrid, Spain

Phone: +34-915-21231

Website: http://www.lacasadelabuelo.es/

Tags: lively, shrimp, prawn, seafood, cheap eat, good value, spanish, crowded

La Casa del Abuelo or Grandpa's place was founded in 1906. Prawns is the speciality of the house: a la plancha (grilled in their shells) or al ajillo (fried in oil and garlic). I cannot begin to describe how tasty they are.

There are no seats, of course. You walk in, order, eat and leave for another bar. All within 10 minutes or so. Exactly how a good tapas bar should be.

If you're in Madrid, this place is a must.

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La Casa del Abuelo - review by Jimbo

Rating: 5.0

Location: Calle Victoria, 12, 28102, Madrid, Spain

Phone: +34-915-21231

Website: http://www.lacasadelabuelo.es/

Tags: lively, shrimp, prawn, seafood, cheap eat, good value, spanish, crowded

La Casa del Abuelo or Grandpa's place was founded in 1906. Prawns is the speciality of the house: a la plancha (grilled in their shells) or al ajillo (fried in oil and garlic). I cannot begin to describe how tasty they are.

There are no seats, of course. You walk in, order, eat and leave for another bar. All within 10 minutes or so. Exactly how a good tapas bar should be.

If you're in Madrid, this place is a must.

]]> Wed, 03 Dec 2008 16:33:54 +0000 /review/spain/madrid/restaurant/132at89/la-casa-del-abuelo1132731309 lively shrimp prawn seafood cheap eat good value spanish crowded 42.8579602 -2.6609235 La Casa del Abuelo - review by Jimbo http://trustedplaces.com/review/spain/madrid/restaurant/132at89/la-casa-del-abuelo
La Casa del Abuelo - review by Jimbo

Rating: 5.0

Location: Calle Victoria, 12, 28102, Madrid, Spain

Phone: +34-915-21231

Website: http://www.lacasadelabuelo.es/

Tags: lively, shrimp, prawn, seafood, cheap eat, good value, spanish, crowded

La Casa del Abuelo or Grandpa's place was founded in 1906. Prawns is the speciality of the house: a la plancha (grilled in their shells) or al ajillo (fried in oil and garlic). I cannot begin to describe how tasty they are.

There are no seats, of course. You walk in, order, eat and leave for another bar. All within 10 minutes or so. Exactly how a good tapas bar should be.

If you're in Madrid, this place is a must.

]]> Wed, 03 Dec 2008 16:33:54 +0000 /review/spain/madrid/restaurant/132at89/la-casa-del-abuelo896380805 lively shrimp prawn seafood cheap eat good value spanish crowded 42.8579602 -2.6609235 TGI Fridays - review by Jimbo http://trustedplaces.com/review/uk/guildford/restaurant/1193v7c/tgi-fridays
TGI Fridays - review by Jimbo

Rating: 2.4

Location: 2 North Street, GU1 4AA, Guildford, United Kingdom

Phone: 01483 300133

Website: http://www.tgifridays.com

Tags: american, junk food, family & home feel, expensive, lively

The only reason I go to TGI Guildford at least once a year is their Mojito and not the deep fried/over cooked tasteless junk they serve.]]> Wed, 03 Dec 2008 16:02:08 +0000 /review/uk/guildford/restaurant/1193v7c/tgi-fridays1030370766 american junk food family & home feel expensive lively 51.236805745305 -0.57182399018477 TGI Fridays - review by Jimbo http://trustedplaces.com/review/uk/guildford/restaurant/1193v7c/tgi-fridays
TGI Fridays - review by Jimbo

Rating: 2.4

Location: 2 North Street, GU1 4AA, Guildford, United Kingdom

Phone: 01483 300133

Website: http://www.tgifridays.com

Tags: american, junk food, family & home feel, expensive, lively

The only reason I go to TGI Guildford at least once a year is their Mojito and not the deep fried/over cooked tasteless junk they serve.]]> Wed, 03 Dec 2008 16:02:08 +0000 /review/uk/guildford/restaurant/1193v7c/tgi-fridays65305862 american junk food family & home feel expensive lively 51.236805745305 -0.57182399018477 TGI Fridays - review by Jimbo http://trustedplaces.com/review/uk/guildford/restaurant/1193v7c/tgi-fridays
TGI Fridays - review by Jimbo

Rating: 2.4

Location: 2 North Street, GU1 4AA, Guildford, United Kingdom

Phone: 01483 300133

Website: http://www.tgifridays.com

Tags: american, junk food, family & home feel, expensive, lively

The only reason I go to TGI Guildford at least once a year is their Mojito and not the deep fried/over cooked tasteless junk they serve.]]> Wed, 03 Dec 2008 16:53:42 +0000 /review/uk/guildford/restaurant/1193v7c/tgi-fridays1698180068 american junk food family & home feel expensive lively 51.236805745305 -0.57182399018477 TGI Fridays - review by Jimbo http://trustedplaces.com/review/uk/guildford/restaurant/1193v7c/tgi-fridays
TGI Fridays - review by Jimbo

Rating: 2.4

Location: 2 North Street, GU1 4AA, Guildford, United Kingdom

Phone: 01483 300133

Website: http://www.tgifridays.com

Tags: american, junk food, family & home feel, expensive, lively

The only reason I go to TGI Guildford at least once a year is their Mojito and not the deep fried/over cooked tasteless junk they serve.]]> Wed, 03 Dec 2008 16:02:08 +0000 /review/uk/guildford/restaurant/1193v7c/tgi-fridays1624195043 american junk food family & home feel expensive lively 51.236805745305 -0.57182399018477 Byron - review by Jimbo http://trustedplaces.com/review/uk/guildford/restaurant/133at88/byron
Byron - review by Jimbo

Rating: 3.0

Location: 244/246 High Stre, GU1 3JF, Guildford, United Kingdom

Phone: +44-1483-535059

Website: http://www.byronhamburgers.com/

Tags: american, beefburger, hamburger, family & home feel, good value, burger, vegetarian, lively

Byron replaced Jo Shmo's a couple of months ago.

"Proper burgers" is the only main course on the menu accompanied by the usual side dishes such as onion rings, French fries, coleslaw, etc.

Food quality is great. In fact, I can assure you, if you like burgers, this is the place to go in Guildford (the other options are TGI and some other place I can't remember its name!!!).

Service is friendly and quick.

If you had been to Jo Shmo's before, the place still looks more or less the same, only with brighter colours.

Prices are surprisingly low: Around £30 for two (including appetisers, drinks and side dishes)


- Photographs are courtesy of Su-lin; Shared under BY/NC/ND CC3.0 license.]]> Wed, 03 Dec 2008 15:55:11 +0000 /review/uk/guildford/restaurant/133at88/byron1539933425 american beefburger hamburger family & home feel good value burger vegetarian lively 51.236770760012 -0.56896006392333 Byron - review by Jimbo http://trustedplaces.com/review/uk/guildford/restaurant/133at88/byron
Byron - review by Jimbo

Rating: 3.0

Location: 244/246 High Stre, GU1 3JF, Guildford, United Kingdom

Phone: +44-1483-535059

Website: http://www.byronhamburgers.com/

Tags: american, beefburger, hamburger, family & home feel, good value, burger, vegetarian, lively

Byron replaced Jo Shmo's a couple of months ago.

"Proper burgers" is the only main course on the menu accompanied by the usual side dishes such as onion rings, French fries, coleslaw, etc.

Food quality is great. In fact, I can assure you, if you like burgers, this is the place to go in Guildford (the other options are TGI and some other place I can't remember its name!!!).

Service is friendly and quick.

If you had been to Jo Shmo's before, the place still looks more or less the same, only with brighter colours.

Prices are surprisingly low: Around £30 for two (including appetisers, drinks and side dishes)


- Photographs are courtesy of Su-lin; Shared under BY/NC/ND CC3.0 license.]]> Wed, 03 Dec 2008 15:55:11 +0000 /review/uk/guildford/restaurant/133at88/byron1693939820 american beefburger hamburger family & home feel good value burger vegetarian lively 51.236770760012 -0.56896006392333 Byron - review by Jimbo http://trustedplaces.com/review/uk/guildford/restaurant/133at88/byron
Byron - review by Jimbo

Rating: 3.0

Location: 244/246 High Stre, GU1 3JF, Guildford, United Kingdom

Phone: +44-1483-535059

Website: http://www.byronhamburgers.com/

Tags: american, beefburger, hamburger, family & home feel, good value, burger, vegetarian, lively

Byron replaced Jo Shmo's a couple of months ago.

"Proper burgers" is the only main course on the menu accompanied by the usual side dishes such as onion rings, French fries, coleslaw, etc.

Food quality is great. In fact, I can assure you, if you like burgers, this is the place to go in Guildford (the other options are TGI and some other place I can't remember its name!!!).

Service is friendly and quick.

If you had been to Jo Shmo's before, the place still looks more or less the same, only with brighter colours.

Prices are surprisingly low: Around £30 for two (including appetisers, drinks and side dishes)


- Photographs are courtesy of Su-lin; Shared under BY/NC/ND CC3.0 license.]]> Wed, 03 Dec 2008 15:55:11 +0000 /review/uk/guildford/restaurant/133at88/byron1920997458 american beefburger hamburger family & home feel good value burger vegetarian lively 51.236770760012 -0.56896006392333 Byron - review by Jimbo http://trustedplaces.com/review/uk/guildford/restaurant/133at88/byron
Byron - review by Jimbo

Rating: 3.0

Location: 244/246 High Stre, GU1 3JF, Guildford, United Kingdom

Phone: +44-1483-535059

Website: http://www.byronhamburgers.com/

Tags: american, beefburger, hamburger, family & home feel, good value, burger, vegetarian, lively

Byron replaced Jo Shmo's a couple of months ago.

"Proper burgers" is the only main course on the menu accompanied by the usual side dishes such as onion rings, French fries, coleslaw, etc.

Food quality is great. In fact, I can assure you, if you like burgers, this is the place to go in Guildford (the other options are TGI and some other place I can't remember its name!!!).

Service is friendly and quick.

If you had been to Jo Shmo's before, the place still looks more or less the same, only with brighter colours.

Prices are surprisingly low: Around £30 for two (including appetisers, drinks and side dishes)


- Photographs are courtesy of Su-lin; Shared under BY/NC/ND CC3.0 license.]]> Wed, 03 Dec 2008 15:55:11 +0000 /review/uk/guildford/restaurant/133at88/byron738425463 american beefburger hamburger family & home feel good value burger vegetarian lively 51.236770760012 -0.56896006392333 The Princess Victoria - review by sue http://trustedplaces.com/review/uk/london/bar-pub/1x01s8t/the-princess-victoria
The Princess Victoria - review by sue

Rating: 4.2

Location: 217 Uxbridge Road, W12 9DH, London, United Kingdom

Phone: 020 8749 5886

Website: http://www.princessvictoria.co.uk/

Tags: friendly, gastro pub, different pub food, gastropub, wine, pub

Sunday lunch at the Princess Victoria with friends was bound to be good⬦. I hoped. Well, it had recently been voted "Best Gastropub 2008", so I figured it must be pretty special.

It looked the part, with an attractive, high-ceilinged bar at the front and separate dining area to the rear. The dining area turned out to be noisy and I wished we were sitting in the bar area as it had a better atmosphere. Service was friendly and efficient, though attentiveness dropped off as the place filled up. Didn't attack the wine list, but it did look interesting - not many bottles under £20 though. Oh - I did like the complimentary sparkling water!

For lunch we started with the Crab bisque with rouille, gruyere and croutes, and the Terrine of confit rabbit with chestnuts, Serrano ham, celeriac and apple remoulade. Both dishes were nice, but we'd had better examples in other gastropubs.

We all chose the same main course - the Roasted belly of Gloucester Old Spot pork, with roasted potatoes, apple sauce and crackling (though I don't recall any crackling). Again, nice flavours, but nothing special. Shame. For dessert we shared the Sticky toffee pudding with vanilla ice cream, and the Steamed apple sponge with cinnamon ice cream. Both desserts were simple but tasty.

All up, the meal was fine, but didn't live up to the "best gastropub" hype IMHO. Prices were reasonable though, and if you lived locally you could do a lot worse.]]> Tue, 11 Nov 2008 18:51:47 +0000 /review/uk/london/bar-pub/1x01s8t/the-princess-victoria1350040404 friendly gastro pub different pub food gastropub wine pub 51.506418603013 -0.24026155471802 Cantinetta Luca - review by sue http://trustedplaces.com/review/us/ca/carmel-by-the-sea/restaurant/1p66l76/cantinetta-luca
Cantinetta Luca - review by sue

Rating: 4.0

Location: Dolores Street Between Ocean and 7th, 93921, Carmel By The Sea, United States of America

Phone: 831.625.6500

Website: http://www.cantinettaluca.com/

Tags: italian, lively

Carmel is filled with so many great sounding restaurants it was hard to choose where to dine out when we had one night only. We decided to go to the latest place the locals seemed to be raving about (well in the Carmel magazine in our hotel room anyway), Cantinetta Luca.

This is a modern Italian restaurant and bar, apparently more San Francisco style than Carmel. The large restaurant was full and I think we were very lucky to walk in and get a table without having made a reservation.

Cantinetta Luca specialises in antipasti, and cure many of the meats on the premises. After reading this on the menu, we decided to start with the Artisan and House Made Salume, along with some Caseficio Gioia Burrata Cheese and some bread. The generous servings were well presented and loved most of the meats, which went so well with the cheese (which was up-sold to us by our helpful waitress).

For main course we had the Tagliatelle, Chanterelle Mushrooms, Organic Peas and Pecorino Toscano Cheese and the Grilled Baby Octopus, Salame Calabrese, Broccoli and Potatoes (starter size). Both dishes were very flavoursome and plates were cleaned. We shared a Chocolate & Hazelnut Tart for dessert.]]> Wed, 05 Nov 2008 09:34:59 +0000 /review/us/ca/carmel-by-the-sea/restaurant/1p66l76/cantinetta-luca1100589840 italian lively 36.554323374947 -121.92281484604 Katy's Place - review by sue http://trustedplaces.com/review/us/ca/carmel-by-the-sea/cafe/1p76l75/katy-s-place
Katy's Place - review by sue

Rating: 4.0

Location: Mission Street between 5th and 6th, 93921, Carmel By The Sea, United States of America

Phone: 831-624-0199

Website: http://www.katysplacecarmel.com/

Tags: cosy, proper food, average brew, brunch, breakfast, quick bite, friendly

After having breakfast one morning at our hotel we weren't that keen to repeat the experience, so on our second morning in Carmel we headed to Katy's Place. Katy's is open daily, from 7am - 2pm and serves up giant breakfasts and lunches. I had read it was 'the' place to have breakfast in Carmel, and we certainly enjoyed it.

It was already busy when we arrived around 7.30am on a weekday, and there seemed to be plenty of locals dining, along with fellow tourists. Service was very friendly and efficient and the décor eclectic.

They specialise in versions of Eggs Benedict - with 16 different combinations to choose from! We had the Classic Eggs Benedict - Tender Canadian bacon layered between eggs and muffin; and the Sonora Benedict - poached eggs and Canadian bacon with guacamole. Both were delicious, with copious amount of creamy hollandaise sauce and a pile of crispy country potatoes.]]> Wed, 05 Nov 2008 09:25:57 +0000 /review/us/ca/carmel-by-the-sea/cafe/1p76l75/katy-s-place1971737350 cosy proper food average brew brunch breakfast quick bite friendly 36.556357289145 -121.92075490952