Unlovely name, lovely place
The naming of new restaurants is a difficult business so a bit of sympathy, please, for those charged with the task. But sometimes they don't help themselves.
Bistrot Romance - a new(ish) place that's sprung up in Bennetts Hill - has a tacky title that might well put off some potential customers who don't have lurv on their minds. A couple of workmates, for instance. Or a family.
Which is a shame because a recent visit (reviewed in the Food + Drink section of the Mail on January 31) revealed it to be a place with decent food and charming service. Well worth a visit, even when you have no intention of gazing into your companion's eyes.
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Paul Fulford - Features Editor Paul Fulford gives his verdict on the region’s restaurants.
Bad restaurants... tell me about it.
I once went to a carvery in Israel called Spare Ribs.
It didn't last...
Naming a restaurant after a 1960s feminist magazine was never going to work...
I think d name's quite sweet! I've been a couple of times now, their food's lovely..
I've seen worse restaurant names - Sven Spices, a balti house named after England's manager springs to mind.
I agree about the food, Shilla. It's pretty simple stuff but well done.