First Cardiff review for a while, so here's Farrouj and their Syrian rotisserie chicken. Starter, drinks and mains for £35, if you're looking for a bargain. www.theplatelickedclean.co.uk/farrouj-syri...
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Restaurant reviews and general food nonsense, mainly Cardiff & Hastings/St Leonards Blog at www.theplatelickedclean.co.uk
My latest review, described by some bloke on Facebook as 'really terrible writing' is now up on the blog... #pr www.theplatelickedclean.co.uk/bayte-st-leo...
My latest review, described by some bloke on Facebook as 'really terrible writing' is now up on the blog... #pr www.theplatelickedclean.co.uk/bayte-st-leo...
Tonkotsu Ramen have landed in Cardiff, and I rather like what they do. www.theplatelickedclean.co.uk/tonkotsu-ram...
I eat out more than anyone I know. (About 400-plus times a year, if we are keeping score. Occupational hazard, I guess). So I won't be posting some '10 best things I ate in 2025' list, sorry. But I did have a favourite meal of the year, and that's here. tinyurl.com/7ykj2yvs
Latest review: shish-shaped shenanigans from Lyalena... www.theplatelickedclean.co.uk/lyalena-loun...
I've put all my #hastings reviews in one handy list, for anyone interested in exploring eating out in this fascinating town... linktr.ee/platelickedc...
Did you know... under the streets of Cardiff’s shopping centre, there's a restaurant serving Yunnanese food. And it serves the perfect antidote to cold, dark nights... www.theplatelickedclean.co.uk/u-mi-chinese...
NEW REVIEW... After finding a much-hyped Chinese opening in #Cardiff pretty underwhelming, would the unheralded BBQ Xiang be any better? www.theplatelickedclean.co.uk/bbq-xiang-ca...
Orchard Road at The Seadog ... It blows my tiny mind that this is in a train station pub on the edge of a shopping precinct
NEW on the blog. Fresh Feast, #Cardiff. With 'invite' accounts asking if this is 'the best #Chinese restaurant in the city', here's what I thought. www.theplatelickedclean.co.uk/fresh-feast
Everything falls apart: @steviechick.bsky.social talks to Bob Mould and Greg Norton for a primer on Husker Du's rise and fall silentwordsspeakloudest.blogspot.com/2025/11/ever...
Quick heads up that 卡村饭馆 aka Cardiff Restaurant on Salisbury Road is now called 'Kachun.' If you've not been, here's what you're missing: www.theplatelickedclean.co.uk/%E5%8D%A1%E6...
New on the blog are some thoughts about Sunday lunch at The Seadog's Orchard Road... www.theplatelickedclean.co.uk/sunday-lunch...
You might know how good Sunday lunch is at The Old Moat House, but here's another reason to book a visit: they have just signed up to StreetSmart again, so they're raising money for some of the most vulnerable people around. Here's what I thought: www.theplatelickedclean.co.uk/the-old-moat...
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The Plate Licked Clean@platelickedclean.bsky.social · 10mo agoNew on the blog... Can't remember the last time I enjoyed a new place this much (not in #Cardiff, anyway) Went 3x last week, tipped a few off, everyone who has already been has loved it. You need to know about this place. (The next Lahore, perhaps..?) www.theplatelickedclean.co.uk/afghan-cuisi...
New on the blog... Can't remember the last time I enjoyed a new place this much (not in #Cardiff, anyway) Went 3x last week, tipped a few off, everyone who has already been has loved it. You need to know about this place. (The next Lahore, perhaps..?) www.theplatelickedclean.co.uk/afghan-cuisi...
Kebabcheta, katuk, karnache and gyuveche: this week's review goes full-on Bulgarian. www.theplatelickedclean.co.uk/the-little-b...
New review on the blog, in which my Yemeni mandi obsession shows no sign of slowing down any time soon... www.theplatelickedclean.co.uk/qamariyah-fo...
NEW on the blog: It's two years since I first told you about the quiet revolution at The Flora: so it's time to go back for their new menu, where Steve Bennett continues to set the standard for casual pub dining in #Cardiff... www.theplatelickedclean.co.uk/the-flora-ca...
New on the blog... This started as a simple review and turned into...something else, I suppose. Anyway. Here it is. www.theplatelickedclean.co.uk/legacy-india...
Indian Express in Caroline Street showing why they're one of my favourite cheap eats in the city centre. Fresh naan chicken tikka wrap: £7.50 and big enough to choke a donkey. (Literally. Am now blacklisted by the RSPCA).
i'm not a big fan of people spending a couple of weeks abroad and then writing 'City Guides' as if that time is going to give them anything close to genuine insight. And that's why I enjoyed this from @kavey.bsky.social: it's 'just' the joy of travel and food and being together. Have a read.
Kavey 😁@kavey.bsky.social · last yr.NEW FOOD & TRAVEL POST ON KAVEY EATS: Our Favourite Eats in San Sebastian www.kaveyeats.com/favourite-ea... #foodsky #sansebastian #donostia
My thoughts on coquina (little 'c') in Rock-A-Nore, from the team behind Bayte and the green starred Petersham Nurseries: www.theplatelickedclean.co.uk/coquina-hast...
Coquina, Hastings Contemporary: restaurant review - The Plate Licked Clean
It is a beautiful evening for a walk down to dinner. Coquina (styled with a small ‘c’) is easy to spot from the top of Hastings’ West Hill, near the foot of the East, and next to the darkly looming Ne...
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The new Fowl & Fury in Canton is off to a flyer.
Looking for uncompromisingly spiced Sri Lankan cooking, hefty portions and value for money? Fresh on the blog, it's Canton's new Cuisines Negombo. My thoughts: www.theplatelickedclean.co.uk/cuisines-neg...
Cuisines Negombo Sri Lankan restaurant, Canton, Cardiff: review - The Plate Licked Clean
Cuisines Negombo sits where the interesting but short-lived Rasathi did. Unlike Rasathi, though, you can now eat in on a solitary table: so there is no need now to eat your Sri Lankan order in Victori...
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NEW review: brilliant ramen from Sumisu... www.theplatelickedclean.co.uk/sumisu-ramen...
Sumisu Ramen, Stooge Coffee, Trinity Street Hastings: review - The Plate Licked Clean
I seem to spend my time in Hastings in little rooms eating lovely things. There are worse ways to spend your life, I suppose, and here’s the latest: the twice-weekly Sumisu Ramen popup from husband an...
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New on the blog... Lury. Or, my meal of 2025 to date... www.theplatelickedclean.co.uk/lury-hasting...
