Adam's reviews
Review of Dim T
20 Aug 08, 18:00
Its got Better! 
Went here over the weekend and was much better then I am used to. They have a great make it yourself noodle bar as well as some other interesting dishes.
I would recommend booking as it can get quite busy.
2 out of 2 people found this review helpful.
Review of Wahaca
22 May 08, 08:36
Out Of this World! 
This place is definitely one of the best restaurants I have ever been to. Although it can be hard at times to get a table you can often only have to wait if you go earlier on in the evening.
The food suits most people as there i a variety of different spiciness levels, as well as the option to add chili sauce for those who love hot food.
I would recommend having the churros with chocolate sauce, which are divine regardless of whether you are a chocoholic or not. I suggest that you get one per person as if you attempt to share you will just end up ordering more. :D
The cherry on top of the cake is that they give you free Jalpeno Pepper Seeds (for those who don't know, these are chili seeds which will grow into trees). Although you might be skeptical at whether they will grow, I can assure you that they do grow.
2 out of 2 people found this review helpful.
Review of Parkway Fish Bar
07 Jan 08, 10:55
Best fish n' chip bar in Dorset.
This is a great place to go if your are on holiday in the area (self catering) and you do not have time to go and buy groceries on the first night, it is also good if you love fish and chips.
It is quite hard to find parking but if you try the smaller roads there usually is a spot.
If you ask every-time you buy fish here they will staple the receipt to a menu. Once you have around 8 (the amount changes) you get a free fish and chips!
They also sell little sachets of sauces in case you do not have any.
Once you have your fish and chips, if it is warm outside, I suggest you drive towards Sandbanks along Sandbanks Rd. You will soon start driving down a hill, park here. You have to pay to park you car here but if you walk to the edge of the cliff/hill you can sit on a bench and see the whole of Poole harbor while you eat. This is especially good in the evening and you see all the lights going on.
3 out of 3 people found this review helpful.
Review of Pinocchio
06 Jan 08, 22:06
Tasty food, speedy service
The food at Pinocchio is what one would expect from an Italian restaurant. The service is very fast and the staff are quite friendly. Although when we came it was very busy and quite noisy downstairs due to it being lunch time, it turned out they have a whole second floor, which started of empty but by the time we left was starting to fill up. The music in the background is quite cheesy Americanized Italian music but you barely notice it unless you listen out for it.
I would suggest that if you are having a two course meal to choose the special set menu, this allows you to choose one from any starter and pudding and from most of the mains, aka a three course meal. This costs just under £16 so is on average cheaper by about £2 than ordering a main and a pudding for example. I believe it was a bit more cheaper than a main and a pudding. For those who did not understand the waffle that is a three course meal for the price of a two.
For the starter I had a salad from the salad bar which was very nice. The chick peas were not to my liking but the pasta as delicious although if you do not like al dente style pasta i would not recommend this restaurant.
For the main course I had monkfish with a garlic and tomato sauce. It was definitely something I would have again and came, to my surprise like all meat and fish dishes, with a small dish of vegetables. My sister had a tagliatelle with a carbonara type sauce. I tried some and it tasted ok but I do not think it is something you should order.
For the pudding I decided that I would not be able to eat the profiteroles so I chose the fruit salad and ice cream. It was presented in a glass type dish with the fruit salad at the bottom, a scoop of vanilla and a scoop of strawberry on top of this. Then there was a wafer and some whipped cream. It looked amazing. However the combination of brain freeze and an overload of acid has put me off from having that again.
2 out of 2 people found this review helpful.
Review of Greenslades
04 Jan 08, 13:40
Freshest Fish From the Flashiest Fishmongers!
One of the best places to purchase fish. The shop also sells to the surrounding area so you are buying the same fish that most of the restaurants cook. The prices are very fir because of this and the quality is arguably the best in the area.
To get there you must cross a drawbridge by following signs to the channel ferry, then go left instead of right and park outside the shop. There is limited parking but you can always find a spot.
If you are one who likes Tiger prawns I suggest you got on a thursday morning as that is when they bring them in, so the prawns are freshest then and in largest quantities. I suggest you cook them in garlic and butter which makes them taste amazing.
If you want a good variety to choose from I suggest you get there as early as you can in the morning, bearing in mind it opens at 8.30am. Also the store is closed on a Monday as the fishermen have sunday off. If you want more information go to http://www.poolequay.com/diving.html near the bottom of the page.
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Review of Parkway Patisserie
04 Jan 08, 12:11
Amazing chocolate croissants!
This patisserie sells everything from Challah (a type of Jewish bread) to nice shortbread type of biscuits to chocolate croissants which I could live on. The prices are very reasonable and the quality is much better than I expected.
For those who are driving the parking directly in front of the shop is non existent but it is possible to find parking on west heath drive and west heath avenue.
The store closes once it has sold out which is usually around 2-3pm on Fridays the store will close earlier and it is not open on saturdays.
If you do go try the chocolate croissant its about 40p but eat it out of the paper bag.
1 out of 1 person found this review helpful.
Review of Laboratory Spa and Health Club
04 Jan 08, 11:49
A nice place to swim. 
The Laboratory or the Lab has a decent swimming pool. It has enough lanes to service its members and they are long and wide enough to allow at least 5-7 people in each lane. However the swimming pool depth was quite shallow so it is impossible to dive. Even so it is possible to have a very productive swim in their pool.
The Lab also has a small "cafe" which serves mainly fruit smoothies and drinks which are all made upon order. They also serve some light refreshments and several slightly bigger dishes. These include scrambled egg and pasta with tomato sauce. Inside the "cafe" there is also a variety of newspapers which are bought every morning so you may catch up on the news.
Children were only allowed on sunday mornings, however this may have changed since I was last there. The children were encouraged to use a part of the swimming pool which was not laned allowing adults to continue to swim peacefully.
Overall it is a nice health club but their are many others which have better facilities.
2 out of 2 people found this review helpful.
Review of The Screen On The Hill
04 Jan 08, 11:38
A Sweet Little Place.
When I first went to Screen on the Hill my first impressions were, "What a dump!" However once I had bought the tickets and got some popcorn and I was sitting down in my seat, I realized that the place was much nicer than, for example the VUE or ODEON. There was no extremely hyper people talking throughout the movie, at last I could actually enjoy what I came to see.
Although the parking in Belsize Park is not amazing the Screen on the Hill is serviced by the 268, 46 and C11 and the Belsize Park Tube station that is just across the road.
I would definitely recommend you go visit the cinema before you judge it on the quantity of the films it shows or the amount of screens.
1 out of 1 person found this review helpful.
Review of Toffs
04 Jan 08, 10:53
You Must try their fish and chips!
As Tom P. says Toffs definitely has earned their many awards for being the fish and chip shop of the year.
Parking in the area is terrible pretty much all year round but especially on weekends. If you do come by car instead of the 102 bus, I suggest you park in the Marks and Spencers car park.
Toffs do a very reasonable lunchtime fixed menu for about £5 (from memory) You get to choose between Cod or Rock and weather you want it steamed or battered. They serve this with a Tea a soft drink and of course chips and a salad. I always find that for a lunchtime meal this is a very good deal.
If you are not keen on batter Toffs do another type of batter which is much lighter and not so oily. If you ask for matzo meal instead of batter they will do it free of charge.
For the pudding I suggest their chocolate pudding if you have room for it. It is not amazing quality but it is still very nice for the chocoholics out there.
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Review of Storm
03 Jan 08, 22:25
The finest fish restaurant in the area!
This restaurant is accessed via a narrow street, which is very hard to find parking on. However it is often quite easy to double park as there is usually little traffic on the road despite its name. I recall that there was a multi-storey parking centre, which is a 5 minute walk away. The price to park there is usually quite cheap as after a certain point in the evening it is a single price rather than per hour.
The restaurant is famous as the owner catches all the fish that the restaurant cooks. The atmosphere is very quiet and quite cosy. The tables are made of uneven natural wood and there are candles in the centre of the table. As well as a good variety of fish the restaurant serves a few wild animals and some locally produced farm animals. There is as well one or two vegetarian dishes but i would not advise going if you do not eat fish or meat.
The puddings are delicious, even if you are full you find that you are capable of eating a massive pudding yourself it is so nice.
I do suggest that you book ahead as it can get quite busy, even during the winter months.
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