Eating Out at Piccolino Virginia Water

Located on London Road, Virginia Water, behind the walls of the very plain white looking Piccolino buildingĀ is a restaurant that boasts an open kitchen, wine and cocktail bar and a substantial alfresco terrace. Having never eaten there it was a real treat to go for lunch for none other than my birthday. We sat in the alfresco terrance which features a fully retractable roof and heaters to ensure the ultimate alfresco experience rain or shine. The shade of Liz Earle blue the chairs were more like a comfortable sofa, there’s no surprise you could spend hours there. Menus galore there…

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Eating Out at Jamie’s Italian

Let’s face it most things revolve around food, well it certainly does for me, and I love going out to eat. I do find that there isn’t much variety when it comes to restaurants and wherever you go there are the same cluster of eateries. I am very much up for trying new places and was lucky enough to be invited by Jamie’s Italian to give their menu at their Guildford branch a try. I’ve never adventured to a Jamie’s Italian before, mostly because I have heard mixed reviews but also it’s not one of those restaurants I immediately think about…

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Soffle’s Pitta Chips *

It has been quite the up and down bank holiday weekend weather wise and we all need a bit of summer in our lives. With the sunnier weather comes the picnics and barbecues (even in the rain) and all things social gatherings, and with that comes snacks; Enter Soffle’s Pitta Chips *. Recently I have been having a love affair with crisps, namely salt and vinegar crisps and Hippeas Cheese & Love. Soffle’s Pitta Chips are new to the crisp aisle and launched on Ocado around Mid-March, and are also available in selected Waitrose, Harvey Nichols as well as online. These pitta chips are…

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Carluccio’s Woking

Italian restaurants, there is no shortage of them. Walk along a parade of restaurants and I can guarantee you most will be serving Italian food. With all these Italian choices can there really be much scope in the food served? What comes to mind when I say Italian cuisine? *Gino DiCampo was my first thought :)*; Second, more realistic thought – pizza and pasta. With so many Italian chains, what makes one a cut above the rest? Hot on the newly refurbished restaurant scene, Woking has welcomed Carluccio’s. Modern, glass fronted exterior and spacious floor plan with a view into the kitchen at the rear of…

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