Favourites - Squidbeak

Moorcock Inn, Norland

Life as a food reviewer can be tough. It looks like the best job on the planet (and it’s not...

Tucked back from the roadside at the junction of two quiet country lanes, the Black Swin is in a delightfully...

If you are a Squidbeak regular you will know we are done with the small-plate phenomenon: tiny portions on a...

We do like Partisan. It’s a relaxed, laid back place with scrubbed tables, original art, vintage furniture courtesy of their tie...

In 2018 Tommy Banks opened Roots. Back then securing a table was harder than scoring tickets for Glastonbury and things...

On 26 November 2021 we reported on the dreadful fire that devastated the Star Inn one of our long-time favourites....

Once the gatehouse for Dalton Park – the private estate of Lord Hotham – the Pipe and Glass is a...

Oh my, oh my, Grantley Hall, the Palladian mansion near Ripon, lavishly upgraded in 2019 from and Adult Education centre...

Some years ago we reported on the closure of our favourite restaurant the Fox and Hounds at Goldsborough on the...

It’s taken us too long, ridiculously long, to report on Cochon Aveugle especially as it’s one of our favourite places...

One of our favourite things is to walk along a blustery beach at Marske on the east coast north of...

When you tire of tasting menus, small plates, micro leaves and mini vegetables, then head for the Homestead Kitchen where...

Once upon a time if you wanted a shopping break in York, Betty’s was the only alternative to chain café’s. ...

Up until lockdown Frances Atkins, Roger Oliver and front of house John Tullett had worked together at the Yorke Arms...

We have been followers of Stu and Jo Myers ever since they opened a sandwich shop called the Greedy Pig...