Geoff and I visited Banks Bar Bistro in Bishop’s Waltham for lunch recently. It’s another of those ‘must visit’ places on my long list which I’m slowly going through but new places keep popping up. I’d walked past the restaurant only days before (it’s a one way street and I was walking in the opposite […]
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T & Thistle, Southsea

The T & Thistle Coffee Lounge – a slightly Scottish themed cafe – opened at the end of February this year. They are situated in Highland Road close to the Festing Road junction – not far from Hunter Gatherer which is on the opposite side a little further along. I knew nothing about the place – […]
Baffled Coffee, Southsea

UPDATE: 18/08/2017 see bottom of post. I came across Baffled Coffee quite by accident back in January (see footnote) on a social media site and thought it looked rather good. I quickly paid them a visit for lunch the very next day along with my friend and gym buddy, Sarah. Baffled Coffee have been open […]
Manna, Old Portsmouth – PERMANENTLY CLOSED

UPDATE: March 2020 – PERMANENTLY CLOSED. Manna has been replaced by Nell’s who serve all day breakfasts and cakes. Unfortunately they opened just as the Coronavirus broke out. UPDATE: March 2020 – PERMANENTLY CLOSED. Manna has been replaced by Nell’s who serve all day breakfasts and cakes. Unfortunately they opened just as the Coronavirus broke […]