This weekend I went to @cafelilli10 , I’ve only ever been for lunch and I’ve been meaning to go for tea for ages, after always being so impressed with every meal.
For starter I chose pan fried cod cheeks, chorizo jam and cauliflower salad and my boyfriend went for the coco gin and beetroot salmon gravlax, celeriac remoulade, pickled fennel and horseradish mayo.
Main - Pork belly with pancetta and puy lentils. Jack had poached plaice, squid ink pasta, king prawns with some sensational tomatoes and other things ha.
Dessert - Apple and blackberry tart with basil sorbet and meringues and Jack had sticky date pudding.
You're going to have to read my blog because this post would go on forever. But to round up, the service was faultless and I think Cafe Lilli is my favourite place to eat in Teesside so far! Bold statement I know, but if you think somewhere can beat it then holla.
And, if you haven't been yet then go - simple as that.
Read about it on my blog! #linkinbio
Thoroughly enjoyed my first visit to @umimiddlesbrough last night👌
We ended up getting vegetable gyoza, chicken gyoza, karaage chicken, flame tuna nigiri to start with. The gyoza was my fave!
For my main dish I had king prawns curry don and it was banging, I could of easily ate a bowl of the panko breaded king prawns alone, nevermind with anything else.
The food was just something different than the usual places in Teesside and at such great prices too, I can't believe it's took me this long to come!
And plus I used my @independent_teesside card and got 10%off🙌
I would say that the service wasn't the best, there was only one waitress so if you're not very patient I'd keep this in mind.
Last night I went to @derrylongnewton for the first time! I've heard so much about this place and I've wanted to try it for ages.
It's a classic English country pub, it was really chilled, there was no rush with our order and the service was spot on.
I went for the Thai fishcakes with a mango salsa, they were beautiful! The mango and pomegranate seeds made it so fresh, literally faultless. Then I had the chorizo and chicken burger, it wasn't what I was expecting, it was pieces of chicken and chorizo and it worked a dream with the brioche bun, it was really light surprisingly. The chips were fine but I'd of loved proper home made pub chips 🤭 both of these dishes were on the specials board.
I'm desperate to try their steak and ale pie too, it smelt unbelievable, I had major food envy and the person wasn't even on my table that had it😂
I had such a lovely night and I would definitely recommend if you're wanting to go for food that's in a chilled atmosphere with bloody good grub.
£4.95 for a 3 course lunch - I'm sold!! I'm always apprehensive about crazy cheap food deals, but I'm well impressed!
I've heard so many good things about @sorrisorestaurantandbar in Stockton, so I thought I'd investigate myself.
Everything was delish, I still can't get over the price. The portions were big, the staff were lovely, it was really clean and tidy and the food was 👌
I'll definitely be back🙌
I went to @vinemiddlesbrough last night and I've got quite a mix review.
The interior is gorgeous and I was very surprised at how big the restaurant was, there was a guy playing guitar too which just added something extra.
A couple of the mains were sold out, which was a bit disappointing considering it was 7:30pm on a Saturday evening👎
For starter I went for Chicken Liver Pate with Apple Saffron Chutney and Melba Toast and my boyfriend went for the Cured Salmon Gravlax with a Caper, Shallot and Lemon Dressing, Micro Dill, House Salad and Crusty Bread. We didn't actually get our starter for an hour, which is just ridiculous. Of course they apologised but it just didn't start well!
The pate was very creamy and the chutney was so good, it was really strong in flavour and it made the dish. The salmon's presentation was beautiful, and he thoroughly enjoyed it.
Moving on to the mains which again took a while. I had the San Francisco Cioppino Stew - Lightly Spiced Tomato Based Seafood Stew served with Crusty Bread. Jack had a pan fried chicken breast with wild mushroom and ham hock tagitelle.
Both of the dishes were £17.95 which I thought was a little over priced, my stew was nice, the white fish in particular was really 'melty' although I enjoyed it I wasn't overly impressed, especially for the price. Jack again enjoyed his main, the chicken was very juicy and the tagitelle was delish, but again the price was a little high.
The food was nice it just was majorly effected by how long it took, we were there for 2 and half hours and our starters didn't actually need to be cooked. A few times we were given someone else's food too, and I had to ask for my crusty bread for my main🙄
Overall, the food was good and I would like to try more of their mains in the future!
The photos look a bit strange it was dark😅
