Hits and misses at laid-back Red Lion
Review – The Red Lion at Brafield, 6 Bridle Path, Brafield- on-the-Green, NN7 1BP After being recommended a visit to The Red Lion at Brafield by a family of [...]
Restaurant reviews
The Press brings you tomorrow’s chips today
Matt Moore finds he has a taste for a pun… Hot off the press… it’d be a great way to start this review, but instead I’m just namechecking one of the many burgers [...]
Fabulous fine dining in theatre’s top room – Hibiscus, Northampton review
Penda had been looking forward to this. A promise of an up-market dining experience in Northampton for less than £30 a head? Yes please. Hibiscus is tucked away upstairs in [...]
Kids rocked at Foodies.(Rock)
NQ’s Penda looks at another county eaterie… There were furrowed brows from the younger Penda friends as they looked at the menu at uber-trendy Foodies.Rocks [...]
Stuffed by saucy steaks at Miller and Carter, Northampton
Penda is old enough to remember when the height of dining sophistication was to go to an Angus Steakhouse. They may have gone on to have a reputation for serving shoe-leather [...]
The Smokepit is still hot
It took a while for us to get to The Smokepit in Northampton, which opened in 2015. The building had been so many things before, including the Blue Plate Diner and briefly [...]
Is Delapre Abbey’s cafe worth the premium pricing?
After a multi-million pound project to open its 900 year history to the public, Delapre Abbey has removed its covers and opened its cafe. The new conservatory cafe is a [...]
Eating outside the box – Ginza, Northampton, restaurant review
Penda has been keen to go to Ginza in Northampton for some months. And no, it’s definitely not just raw fish. A Japanese restaurant on Wellingborough Road ticks lots of [...]
Red Lion is still worth its salt
Someone flashing their knickers at you for two hours might sound like an ideal night out for some. But when you’re out for an anniversary meal with your beloved at The [...]