MOST pubs seem to have jumped on the food wagon. Whether it's try-harders labelling themselves as gastro-pubs or more down-to-earth venues offering baskets of scampi and chips, drinkers needn't go hungry.
You'd be forgiven for not knowing about the Wagon Wheel. The black and white 15th-century pub/restaurant is a little off the beaten track, but this is a gem of a place and worth a detour.
LIKE most of the other businesses in Tenbury Wells, Singapore Garden is still recovering from last summer's floods. The Cantonese restaurant in Market Street was filled with water when the Kyre Brook broke its banks.
AS soon as you walk into the Rock Tavern you get a nice feeling about the place. Recently refurbished, the modern-looking restaurant is all brick walls, oak tables, and comfy chairs covered in funky fabrics.
A RESTAURANT filled with happy customers is its own best advertisement, and that was the scene we chanced upon at the Blue Bell Inn beside the A38 Worcester-Tewkesbury road near Upton-upon-Severn.
IT is quite rare that a restaurant can seem grand without being a little snobbish and warmly welcoming without being a little too casual. But the Evesham Hotel has this balance down to a tee.
WITHIN historic Reindeer Court is one of Worcester's most popular cafés. Away from the hectic High Street, Elgars Coffee Shop and Restaurant attracts a mix of diners and most of them, I expect, are regulars.
DESPITE being well away from river and stream, the restaurant at the Anchor Inn was put out of business until Christmas when partially blocked culverts failed to cope with last July's torrential downpour and 18 inches of water flooded the ground floor.
THAI people are supposed to be famous for their beaming smiles - and with food like this, it's easy to see why.This fine Worcester restaurant's unusual name apparently comes from the fact that in Thailand, there are officially more than a dozen different ways to smile.
IN case you haven't heard, the Kings Head in Sidbury, Worcester, has had a facelift. It now has a smart new exterior, a restaurant upstairs and there is new decor throughout.
I once went to a Chinese restaurant in Birmingham where there were more than 400 separate dishes on the menu. Spice Fusion doesn't quite fall into that category but it's having a very good try.
AFTER a hard evening's trawl around Worcester Christmas shopping, my friend and I were ravenous and looking for a warm and filling meal to end our night.
I'M a bit of a traditionalist, so I have to confess I was a little disappointed to discover that someone had chosen to rename the Green Man pub, in the Tything, Worcester, the Marwood, but once inside any reservations quickly disappeared.
