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All the Restaurant Reviews..

2/4/2009
OUR Aintree tips....
Don't know about you, but we find that after a hard day at the races we're so hungry we could eat a . . .
20/3/2009
Restaurant review: Meet Argentinian
What's not to love about steak and chips? Angie Sammons finds out
13/3/2009
The carnivore is over
AA Grill reviews The Egg cafe and almost manages to get through it without resorting to a single bad eggy pun. Almost
27/2/2009
Restaurant review: Yee hah for Yee Rah
AA Grill only stops cursing the Halifax bank after he finds a lot to like about the twisted Thai in Liverpool One
13/2/2009
Gordo's recession review: Le Pré Catelan
Mark Garner looks recession, and Clint Eastwood, in the, er, eye and reviews a three star Michelin restaurant in extreme south Liverpool (actually Paris)
10/2/2009
Restaurant review: Mayur
Andrew Hobbs gets assertive on a curry experience that failed to live up to the hype
15/1/2009
Restaurant review: Ziba
AA Grill finds a mixed bag in the restaurant that night time forgot
9/1/2009
Restaurant review: The Everyman Bistro
Angie Sammons visits the king of the cheap eating places and spiritual home, while there's still plenty of time
12/12/2008
Restaurant review: The Fat Italian
Angie Sammons finds new signs of life on the Crosby front
21/11/2008
Restaurant review: Hamilton's
AA Grill visits the Atomic Kitten's place in the Met Quarter, but did it make him whole again?
4/11/2008
L'Enclume: Are you worthy?
Gordo thinks some people have been worshipping a false idol at the Michelin place up in the Lakes
30/10/2008
The Mulberry Tree, Darkest Lancs
Jonathan Schofield enjoys the grub, but not the view from his table
26/9/2008
Restaurant review: Bar Italia
David Prior forgets where he is down the cellar steps of Franco Colangeli's Castle Street trattoria
12/9/2008
Fat Git at the Renshaw Grill
Our rotund cabbie has been feeling a bit low lately, so we sent him to eat meat on Rapid Hardware Street
5/9/2008
Restaurant review: Fifty One The Promenade
Andrew Hobbs lands a prize catch and tells us why we should all make a trip up to Southport
21/8/2008
Restaurant review: Hit and myths
Ben Patey joins the Eureka crowd and finds happiness, that's no accident, hiding on Myrtle Parade
15/8/2008
Restaurant review: Guilty of glutttony
Reverend Kurt Manor takes his Bible and his bird, with missionary zeal, to The Lobster Grill in Parkgate
8/8/2008
Paris Part II: La Table de Joel Robuchon
From lowest ever score a couple of weeks back, to the highest ever. Bad news: It's in Paris. Good news: Flights are cheap
1/8/2008
Michelin, part one: Benoit, Paris.
Mark Garner takes Liverpool Confidential's July expenses budget to gay Paree and murders it
25/7/2008
Restaurant review: Blowing hot and cold
Angie Sammons finds out if Aigburth's Gulshan really is "the only curry house in Liverpool worth mentioning"
17/7/2008
Restaurant review: Hotel do lack
AA Grill finds himself eating at the Adelphi - and it ain't good
11/7/2008
Restaurant review: The Italian Club
The Italian Club was recently voted best cafe/bar in the North West by a trade mag. AA Grill makes his own mind up
4/7/2008
Restaurant review: Tirano, Lark Lane
Footballer Daniel Agger's restaurant Tirano aims to raise the bar on Lark Lane. Has it succeeded? Angie Sammons finds out
27/6/2008
Restaurant review: Wizards of Odd
AA Grill finds the former Malmaison double act conjuring up their kitchen magic just down the end of the Wirral line, at Oddfellows
20/6/2008
Restaurant review: Burger me
Fat Git takes his ex's kids to Eddie Rocket's for the afternoon and sinks his teeth into a large bap or two
6/6/2008
Restaurant review: The Spice Lounge
AA Grill goes to Albert Dock's Spice Lounge, hungry for curry
30/5/2008
St John Restaurant and Fergus Henderson
Gordo goes nose to tail as part of Confidential's occasional excursions to classic restaurants elsewhere. This time in London
23/5/2008
Restaurant review: Hard Day's Bite
Blakes may be a Beatles-themed restaurant but, says AA Grill, it's all in the best possible taste
16/5/2008
Restaurant review: Fat Git gets lost in the Mei-Mei
Food-loving cabbie Fat Git indulges in manic abandon at the Mei Mei Chinese restaurant
9/5/2008
Restaurant review: The Patio, Mossley Hill
With so many restaurants up around Penny Lane, AA Grill plucks out The Patio for close, close scrutiny
2/5/2008
Restaturant review: The Thais have it
Angie Sammons goes to Sabai twice, and discovers an astonishingly good green chicken curry
25/4/2008
Restaurant review: Citizen Kane
No spin needed for the plates of food served up at a caff off London Road, which takes tips from Michelin stars. AA Grill is impressed
17/4/2008
Restaurant review: Cheesed off
David Prior finds all the style of Italian New York but little substance in the way of food at Heswall's Gusto
11/4/2008
Restaurant review: Out of the Blue
The party was over early for AA Grill and diners at the Bluecoat's swishy new upstairs restaurant. But was it worth going to?
4/4/2008
Restaurant review: Bacchus of beyond
Fat Git, our restaurant critic cabbie, takes the boss's daughter out for a Greek at the Bacchus Taverna. Now read on
28/3/2008
Restaurant review: The Mal: Part 2
We have a winner! Our ages-ago competition to find the best restau-rant of 2007 led to Mike Homfray winning a £100 tab at the Malmaison. We hope he liked it...
14/3/2008
Restaurant review: Super Thai Banana?
AA Grill gives the food at Lark Lane's Chilli Banana the once over. So is it any good?
6/3/2008
What's the big Ikea?
Fat Git gets into lumber with laminate and lingonberries in the M62's best looking restaurant
29/2/2008
Restaurant review: On The Quarter front
Angie Sammons goes to Falkner Street's busy hub of meeting and eating to see what happens at night. So is it any good?
26/2/2008
Doing bird
We get taken into nick by the people at Jalons Bridewell
22/2/2008
Restaurant review: Red, hot and Russian
AA Grill encounters a rare cuisine at St Petersburg. But is it any good?
15/2/2008
Restaurant review: Fat Git's big date
Our generously proportioned gastronome pulls, just in time for Valentine's Day, and treats his lady to dinner at Bistro Pierre
8/2/2008
Restaurant review: Room for improvement
AA Grill takes a trip to Victoria Street's party central and heads for the food
1/2/2008
Restaurant review: Baptism and fire
Lew Baxter and christening party adjourn to the Tai Pan for dim sum and other afternoon delights
24/1/2008
Restaurant review: Gut as big as Liverpool
Liverpool Confidential ranter Fat Git joins the restaurant review team - on probation - and parks up outside Savina
18/1/2008
Restaurant review: Honey I cooked the kid
AA Grill takes an old goat out on the peninsula
19/12/2007
Top nosh or what?
What are the best and worst eating experiences you've had this year? Here are AA Grill's picks, and we've got a £100 tab for the top rant about yours
13/12/2007
Restaurant review: Sober thoughts
Lew Baxter and chums take a wander around Asia, via Skye, and discover there's more than chopsticks to Geisha
6/12/2007
Restaurant review: You've got a pitta pocket or two
It's love at first bite for AA Grill who coos over cous cous and coffee at Kimos
30/10/2007
Restaurant review: Hide and souk
It's got a Spanish name but, in a bizarre bazzar twist, the cuisine is Lebanese. Mick Middles escapes to Warrington's Andalucia
26/10/2007
Restaurant review: Hope and glory
Locally sourced is the big thing at The London Carriage Works. But does their big menu revamp go the distance? Angie Sammons finds out
12/10/2007
Restaurant review: Gold spice
Gordon Ramsay ate at the Maharaja a while back and he now he swears by it. But will AA Grill have a bad word to say about the north-west's only south Indian restaurant?
5/10/2007
Restaurant review: The Good life
Or is it Life on Mars? Hester Blumenthel gets rooted back in time on a visit to Lino's in Hoylake
28/9/2007
Restaurant review: African queen
Reader Harvey Charles likes his food and wanted to write about it. So we sent him to Quynny's Quisine where he found a welcome is as warm as a Senegal summer's day...
13/9/2007
Restaurant review: Southern comfort
Angie Sammons - and chums past - mind their old school manners at Casa del Cocodrilo
10/8/2007
Restaurant review: The village people
AA Grill finally gets around to eating at the Botanic Bistro in Churchtown. What's the verdict?
26/7/2007
Restaurant review: Are you local?
What's the real deal, these days, at Liverpool's original gastropub? AA Grill visits The Monro
20/7/2007
Restaurant review: A Spire to greatness
Does the cooking at Matt Locke's restaurant live up to the hype? Angie Sammons finds out what the fuss is about
13/7/2007
Port in a storm
AA Grill investigates Filini at the Radisson to discover if the scoff is fit for Premiership royalty
6/7/2007
Restaurant review: Roman road
At the weekend people queue out of the door for tables at Villa Romana. Angie Sammons peers in to find out why
29/6/2007
Restaurant review: Back in the black
AA Grill reviews his credit score after revisiting his former bank, now the Restaurant Bar and Grill
21/6/2007
Restaurant review: Juniper - the brilliant mystery
Gordo gets carried away and writes a novel in two chapters.
15/6/2007
Restaurant review: Relight my fire
Coriander is the new Nirvana for curry lovers - but Indian food is just half the story, says AA Grill
8/6/2007
Restaurant review: If you knew sushi...
Sapporo Teppanyaki is a roaring success and packing the punters in. But where's it at? Angie Sammons finds out
1/6/2007
Restaurant review: Catch a rising star
Fraiche is Merseyside's brightest hope when it comes to landing that elusive Michelin star. AA Grill finds out if it really does stand out from the rest
25/5/2007
Restaurant review: The Italian job
Angie Sammons visits Casa Bella in search for some real Italian food
10/5/2007
A bit on the side
Angie Sammons steals off to The Side Door and finds it quietly standing proud among its formidable Hope Street neighbours
19/4/2007
Restaurant review: New kid on the dock
It may have only just been built, but AA Grill finds out if the Liverpool Malmaison really is demolishing the opposition on the food front
5/4/2007
Hot favourite
Angie Sammons revisits the ever popular Shapla and finds it reassuringly familiar. In fact the only thing that has changed is the name
22/3/2007
Restaurant review: Meet Brazilian
It is the only restaurant of it's kind in the country, outside London, so what else is there to recommend at the Bold Street Meet?
16/3/2007
Restaurant review: Back doing the business
Delifonseca might be a young new outfit, but they know how lucky they are to have a stalwart like Martin Cooper in the kitchen
9/3/2007
Restaurant review: Ego trip
Would we find sunny delights at the hugely popular Ego on Hope Street? Angie steps inside
2/3/2007
Restaurant review: Fairway to heaven
Has Birkdale has got more going for it than golf? Definitely yes, says AA Grill, after finding an ace in Michael Wichmann's restaurant
22/2/2007
Restaurant review: Vision of China
Yuet Ben has stood out on the Chinese restaurant map since 1968. Angie finds out what makes it different from the rest of the pack
12/2/2007
Restaurant review: Simply Heathcotes
While the great tizz over that elusive Mersey Michelin star goes on, Simply Heathcotes racks up the rosettes, bibs and awards to cheer up its Bolton-born boss. We get reacquainted
30/1/2007
Restaurant review: Beef encounter
Black House Grill, the newest Living Venture in Chester's ancient walls, is something to seriously hunger for, says Angie
2/1/2007
Restaurant review: Brave New World
Valparaiso has built a small but loyal fan base down the years. But does traditional cooking from the old country stand up against the newer kids on the city's dining scene? Angie Sammons goes along
15/12/2006
Restaurant review: Just like Mamma used to make?
AA Grill discovers that you won't find any knees trembling at Il Forno, so he makes do with olives and pizza at the place that calls itself Liverpool's first authentic Italian restaurant
7/11/2006
Restaurant review: Going large at Piccolino
They can't get enough of their garlic bread in Piccolino. But this bustling joint has a lot more going for it, especially if you happen to be one of the after-work crowd, as Angie discovered
7/11/2006
Restaurant review: Hot in the city
AA Grill has been searching the land for a curry to remember since he was a chip-loving lad who knew no better. Will he finally find that something special at the Sultan's Palace, or will he be yearning for the sultan vinegar?
31/10/2006
Restaurant review: Puschka pushes all the right buttons
AA Grill celebrates 10 years of non-wedded bliss with an all-expenses paid trip to Puschka and finds a stage-door Johnny who becomes a man of letters by the end of the night
30/10/2006
60 Hope Street
Oh yes, it's good to be the king, especially when you've got your own jam butty goldmine. But is 60 Hope Street's crown still as shiny as it was when it was new? The seven-year itch to find out pushes Angie back through the doors.
30/10/2006
Havana, let's go...
What do you do when there's no room at the inn and the chef has gone home for Horlicks? You land on your proverbial ass at a 200-year-old church and pray they'll take mercy on you, like Angie and her late-night chum. That's what..



 



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