Csilla M. Fisher

Such a nice place to jog, bike or just walk in. For a section you walk along the river which is extra nice. It’s a flat paved path so an easy one.

I was very happy with Ruby of Siam! The service was very friendly, the food was fantastic, and the Thai ice tea is very authentic and great. I loved their serving dishes as well! We ordered a duck curry (which came in a duck shaped bowl and was stuffed to the brim with fresh, crunchy and colourful vegetables) and chicken pad Thai. The jasmine rice came in another lovely ornate bowl. I also love that they use toast for the checkout - I love the convenience of the app. We will definitely be back.

It’s a modern Japanese / Asian fusion restaurant - it’s a huge space, blue club-like lighting and loud music. Very clubby atmosphere. The cocktails were excellent, I had a cucumberita which tasted way better than it sounds. For food, we had some shishito peppers to start with, and then sashimi (nice and fresh), a spicy maki roll and the haddock with vegetables. It was pleasant, and the service was attentive, although I did feel they wanted us out fast at the end - we barely finished our dinner and we were still working on our drinks and the waitress just brought out the check unprompted (it wasn’t late and there weren’t people waiting for tables so I didn’t quite understand this but oh well).

I have been wanting to try Sophia’s for a couple years now but never got around to it - until now. It was my birthday so seemed like the perfect opportunity to splurge. I didn’t make a reservation because it’s Thursday - but they are so popular they were full and we almost got turned away - but the lovely host and hostess somehow squeezed us in. We had mocktails to start, and then a beautiful porterhouse steak and two sides: the cream spinach (amazing) and the Brussels sprouts (also fantastic). We ordered the steak medium rare but it came out closer to rare. We didn’t mind it and the meat was tasty and juicy. It came with two sauces as well, bernaise and the house sauce, both were great condiments to the steak. The service was friendly and professional. I’ll be happy to be back and try more of their cuts and menu items as well as their wine and cocktail list some day.

Love love love this place! I had the battered haddock and it was literally the best fish and chips I have ever had. My friend had the steak and she said it was excellent. For dessert we shared an amazing sticky toffee pudding - it was heavenly. They have a good selection of beers and ciders and the service was outstanding.