Mystery Diner

New pub will meet economic demands

Loch Fyne will be re-branded as the Old Speckled Hen, a traditional pub selling home-cooked food and British ales.

Monday, January 19, 2009

A new year could bring a flicker of hope for Mere Green as one new outlet opens, one re-brands and another announces its best ever Christmas period.

Costa Coffee is to open in the premises previously occupied by Hindley's bakery. The company is currently recruiting...

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Making time for an Ego boost

Tuesday, January 13, 2009

EGO, LICHFIELD: So much of modern life hangs on time – Doctor Who-vian parallel worlds created or crashed by being in the right place at the...

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Tranquility and taste twinned at Gemini

Thursday, January 08, 2009

GEMINI CANTONESE RESTAURANT, TAMWORTH: Time was when Delia and The Galloping Gourmet were all you could good get when looking for food on television,...

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Fresh spice of life at Jimmy Spice's

Thursday, January 08, 2009

JIMMY SPICE'S, SUTTON COLDFIELD: A 'dazzling array of international cuisine' is what Jimmy Spice's promises its 'intrepid diners'. The £15-a-head,...

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Generous cornucopia of new Asian delights

Wednesday, January 07, 2009

LE JARDIN PUNJABI, LICHFIELD: From being an exotic example of eastern promise to a staple of the high street, the journey of Indian food has been a...

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Hearty English fare at the Four Oaks

Wednesday, January 07, 2009

THE FOUR OAKS, SUTTON COLDFIELD: The first thing that struck me when I walked in the Four Oaks was just how English it was. The title itself is along...

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Plentiful helpings really floated my boat

Oddfellows in The Boat: a popular place to splice the mainbrace. (AW8236-0001LM)

Tuesday, October 21, 2008

ODDFELLOWS IN THE BOAT, LICHFIELD: In the stormy waters that are these troubled times, it takes truly terrific tenacity to stay afloat. So,...

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Treasure on Bowling Green island

Thursday, August 21, 2008

THE BOWLING GREEN, LICHFIELD: There are some days when you just have to throw your waistline to the wind. A hard day's journalising left Mystery Diner...

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Impressive pub food at White Lion

Wednesday, July 16, 2008

THE WHITE LION, HARLASTON: What better on a summer's evening than to swish along country lanes, the sun dipping over golden cornfields to left and...

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Indulging at the Plough and Harrow

Thursday, June 12, 2008

PLOUGH AND HARROW, ALDRIDGE: We arrived at the popular Plough and Harrow on Chester Road in Aldridge early Saturday evening to find both the bar and...

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