30 Nov

The receptionist at the hotel recommended a pub just 100m down the road called O’Sheas if we wanted to sample Irish fare. I had Irish lamb stew with root vegetables (€10.25), A2 got spicy vegetables in an Irish pancake (€9.50), dad had a confit leg of duck with red wine jus (€10.25) and mum had leek and onion soup with wholemeal bread and meatloaf with potato and onion mash, veggies and onion rings and a cup of tea (all for €9.95). The food was really good. The bread...

15:00 / Bar/Pub / Dublin / Food / Ireland / Irish / O'Sheas / Restaurants / Travel / United Kingdom
29 Nov

We had dinner at The Slug and Lettuce, not far from the hotel. Mum had chicken and mushroom risotto with garlic bread (5.75). The chicken was given as pieces rather than mixed in. Dad ordered grilled Italian-style chicken with roast vegetables (₤8.95) and I had a British steak and mushroom pie with chips and beans (₤8.95). The risotto was nice, although there was a lot of cheese in it. The pie was like a cottage pie with the pastry only covering the top. It was a bit too...

14:58 / British / Chester / England / Food / Restaurants / The Slug and Lettuce / Travel / United Kingdom
28 Nov

The B&B owner suggested the Royal Arms pub for dinner. It was in a Stainton, a little part of town that looked like a small village. Most of the patrons were probably regulars. It felt a little weird being Asian in a small town like this. At least we don’t have strong Asian accents. Dad ordered pork loin chops (₤9.65), mum and I had salmon with some sort of creamy sauce and mash/new potatoes, peas, coleslaw and salad (₤9.25). A2 got a ‘Combi for 2’, which consisted of...

14:52 / Bar/Pub / British / England / Food / Restaurants / Royal Arms / Stainton / Travel / United Kingdom
28 Nov

We were going to have lunch at Fort William, but we couldn’t find it so we had lunch at Ben Nevis Highland Centre instead. There was lots of tourist coaches there. Inside the centre was a souvenir shop and a restaurant. Mum had carrot and parsnip soup, while dad and I had lentil soup. The soup came with a bread roll that was a bit old and dry. I also had a turkey and salad (Spanish onion, lettuce, tomato, cucumber) sandwich and A2 had salmon and cream cheese....

14:44 / Ben Nevis / Ben Nevis Highland Centre / Food / Restaurants / Sandwiches/Wraps / Scotland / Travel / United Kingdom
27 Nov

At 12pm we headed towards the new part of town and went into Princes Plaza for lunch. There we got fish and chips and rhubarb pie for desert. A2 also got a Crunchie McFlurry (99p) from McDonalds. The fish and chips were from Harry Ramsden. Mum said they have a store in Glen Waverley. I got a large piece of haddock (₤3.90); mum got the lunch deal, which was fish and chips plus a drink for ₤5.99. She had haddock and Fanta; dad had cod and lemonade. The...

13:15 / Dessert/Sweets / England / Food / Princes Plaza / Restaurants / Travel / United Kingdom / York
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