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    Square Bar and Grill

    5.0 (1 review)
    Closed 11:00 am - 10:00 pm

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    9 years ago

    Best chef, beer and atmosphere in town. Come in and have a romantic night. Don't forget to bring the one you love!!!

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    Rookwood Bar and 'Cue

    Rookwood Bar and 'Cue

    4.7(6 reviews)
    8.1 mi
    ££

    Rockwood is ideally placed, just off Bold Street and behind FACT. It is a specialist burger…read morerestaurant, serving delicious burgers with a twist. I had the special which was served with pulled pork, a mushroom and peppercorn sauce. My friends really enjoyed the Vegetarian option 'The Green Angel'. The cocktails were on a Sunday to Thursday 2 for £10 offer...I can recommend the 'Tommy Gun Margherita'. Nice atmosphere and friendly staff. We had to wait a while to be served but it was busy!

    Rookwood Bar and 'Cue was the restaurant of choice for our large party on Saturday night. We booked…read morein advance and they offered us the main menu or one of their large party options. The large party options offered a menu with three choices of starter and main or two different banquets with steaks, wings, Mac and cheese etc. We opted for the large party menu and as requested by the restaurant placed our orders in advance midweek. Normally pre-booking gives me a bit of a headache. I'm indecisive at the best of times when I'm out to eat so having to choose days in advance makes me worry that the notion would have worn off by then. I'd ordered corned beef hash croquettes for my starter and the rump steak with peppercorn sauce and beef dripping cooked chips. And luckily by the time Saturday night came I was really looking forward to having a delicious medium-rare steak! The restaurant is upstairs and is quite small, but they had changed the layout slightly to ensure that our group didn't feel cramped in which was a nice touch. We had a drinks order taken (a very deep, fruity Zinfandel for myself) and then our starters were brought to us quickly after. Three huge, golden brown potato croquettes with a side of crunchy red cabbage slaw were placed in front of me. Was this the starter?! The breadcrumb coating was crisp and coated a fluffy, tangy centre. There was a good balance of flavours, with some spring onion lifting the milder potato and corned beef flavours. In my head I was going to eat two and save room for my steak but they were delicious and I ate all three. Our plates were cleared and the mains were brought out. I immediately regretted polishing off my starter as another huge plate of food faced me. My steak was a perfect medium rare but the peppercorn sauce was full of whole peppercorns and was a little bit too hot for my liking. The onion ring was encased in a light crisp batter but the onion was slightly undercooked. The chips on the other hand were unanimously decided upon as the highlight of everyone's meal. Well seasoned, fluffy, a good bite to the outside and perfectly golden. Just delicious. We were very well taken care of here and they gave us 20% off our first round of drinks in Bar Bodega downstairs too. A really lovely place, with wonderful food and attentive staff. If you're looking for some proper steakhouse style food then Rookwood should be on your go to list.

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    Rookwood Bar and 'Cue - Corned Beef Hash Croquettes

    Corned Beef Hash Croquettes

    Rookwood Bar and 'Cue - Rump Steak, peppercorn sauce and beef dripping fried chips.

    Rump Steak, peppercorn sauce and beef dripping fried chips.

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    La Barbacoa

    3.2(5 reviews)
    4.7 mi

    We normally go here as a large family group because the Sunday carvery is reasonably priced and…read moregenerally of a higher quality than other competing restaurants in the area. There is a separate dining area at the back if you want a more á la carte dining experience. The bar has recently been refurbished and really looks the part. There's lots of quiet alcoves and intimate seating areas. This makes it a more enjoyable place to have a drink rather than some of the more crowded, rowdy bars in the area. It's also a good place to hold a function or to meet up for a few drinks prior to heading off to an event. Recommended if you're in the area and want to avoid South Road.

    My friends, my husband and I went here for my birthday in September. Our friends enjoyed their…read moremeals quite a lot and so we said we would return. My husband and I go quite often but it was our friends first visit. In October I rang to book a table for 10/12/16. Something came up and so I rang to change the booking for last night. We paid 8.00 for a taxi and arrived 15 mins early for our table. We were all hungry and looking forward to the steaks. On arrival we waited a few mins before we were welcomed by a gentleman who asked if he could help. We said we had a table booked. He could not find the booking. I explained that I had changed the date, so he looked at the 10th and my booking was still there. No bar meals were being served, the restaurant was full and so was the cabaret lounge. It was 8pm on a cold wintery evening and the gentleman could offer us nothing. I asked for the manager and he said he was the manager. He didn't offer us the taxi fare, a drink or anything in way of apology for his staffs error. Not very good customer service, is it Liam? Loyal customers are the ones you should want to keep happy, not send away angry.

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    La Barbacoa - Newly decorated restaurant

    Newly decorated restaurant

    La Barbacoa - "Bird is the word" burger

    "Bird is the word" burger

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    Miller & Carter - Food

    Miller & Carter

    3.0(3 reviews)
    1.6 mi
    £££

    Wouldn't serve my wife and myself because of a supposed kitchen fault. No explanation…read more They should have had a sign at the entrance warning potential customers!

    The importance of first impressions is overrated and the abiding memory is usually of the last act…read more That is true in politics (no one remembers any redeeming features in Blair or Brown), in theatre, in literature (with the possible exception of a Tale of Two Cities) and it is certainly true in dinner. That being the case, I start with dessert. A Baked Alaska was once regarded as a miracle of gastronomy: cold ice-cream encased in meringue, flash-baked in a blazing oven. The dish ought to be a perfect clash of textures, with the warm crispness of the meringue set against the icy softness of the ice-cream. In many ways the dish (so named in 1876) is the ancestor of the spherification, suspension and distillation utilised so spectacularly by the incumbent ranks of alchemists occupying head chef positions throughout the land. Sadly, at Miller & Carter, Aughton, on father's day, despite ordering a Baked Alaska, what was received was merely an "Alaska". That is, an unbaked Baked Alaska. One which had been removed from the freezer, taken nowhere near an oven and then served after a blow-torch had been casually and briefly waved in front of it. I am confident in that appraisal because, first, our table also took delivery of a crème brulee which had certainly been subject to the blow-torch and, secondly because I put my theory directly to my waitress who offered no denial. The unbaked Baked Alaska is not a miracle of gastronomy, let me assure you. The meringue mixture was goo, suspended in place temporarily because its molecules were huddling together in the cold. The erratic blow-torch scorching assisted in no respect. The ice-cream middle was cold, indeed so as to be impenetrable with a mere spoon. It was a terrible way to end a meal. It was an insult to the history of the dish, to the restaurant and to the individual who permitted it to be served. Other than by making a conscious effort, it is a struggle to remember what had come before: last impressions. However, up until that point the meal had been enjoyable. A starter of duck rillette came individually potted and sealed with a plug of yellow fat. It was perfectly seasoned, served with sweet red-onion chutney and just sufficient toast, which is the perfect amount. Then onto the main. Being a steakhouse, whilst there is variety on the menu, ordering something else is bit like spitting in the face of the concept. The steak also provides comedy value, with the presentation of a needlessly over-sized knife which, happily, is not indicative of the meat being as tough as old boots and needing a cutlass to get through. The ribeye was recommended as best cooked medium and, as requested, did indeed come medium. That is practically a triumph by typical standards. The peppercorn sauce - served on the side - didn't so much kick as prod discreetly, but was a good accompaniment, although the parsley butter melted directly onto the steak seemed a little like over-kill. Rings of fried red-onions melted sweetly. All was well and dessert menus were presented with a flourish and accepted with relish. A Baked Alaska presented the opportunity to cap off a nice lunch with something memorable...and therein lies the problem...

    Almost Famous

    Almost Famous

    4.5(8 reviews)
    8.1 mi
    ££

    First thing to note is that this is not a place to go on a first date. There simply is no way to…read moregracefully eat their burgers or wings without slathering face, fingers and possibly eyebrows in the vast amounts of sauce dripping from everything they make. It's probably why you're given a roll of kitchen of roll instead of napkins when you sit down. When we first arrived it was queued out the door, ok it's a small entrance way but that still meant there was at least a dozen people ahead of us. Thankfully we were quickly ushered inside and while we still had a 15 minute wait for a table for 4, and we could spend that time at the bar. The bar has a decent selection of the usual favourites. It's a bit short on good beer/ale but does have Brooklyn larger on draught. They also have their very own larger, which to be honest was unimpressive. It tasted very weak with no strong flavours and a distinct lack of hops. I would describe it like sex in a canoe, f**king close to water. If you're a Bud or Coors lite drinker you'll likely enjoy it. But you don't come here for the booze. The burger menu was impressive, the smallest they do is a double and every burger comes with a long list of toppings. Some crowd pleasures feature, candied bacon, pepper jack cheese, BBQ onions, but there are also some weird and wonderful additions such as crunchy pretzels, frazzles (yes the crisps!) and even beerios, which are some sort of beer infused cheerios, they only appear on their breakfast burger. I had the river phoenix, a double cheese burger with bacon, BBQ onions, chipotle sauce, baconaise and the aforementioned frazzles. The burger was delicious, the meat was good quality and well cooked, although it did get lost under the vast amount of different toppings. As sides we had their chilli cheese fries and suicide wings. The fries were excellent, a mixture of regular and sweet potato fries. They were cut to just the right thickness and had a nice crunch while still being fluffy on the inside. There wasn't quite as much chilli as I'd have liked but other than that the fries were perfect. However I was disappointed in the suicide wings. I'm a big hot sauce fan and they were pretty mild. I would have liked for them to have been a lot hotter. I was expecting ghost pepper heat and only got Jalapeño. It's not full waiter service as you do have to order and pay at the bar. But the staff were pleasant and the queues were short so I didn't mind. Our four burgers (3 doubles and a triple), two portions of fries and a portion of wings came to a very reasonable £40.

    In London we've got burger places on nearly every street - boring old limp McDonalds burgers just…read moredon't cut it anymore so when I come out the capital it's hard to find somewhere that matches up. That's until I came across Almost Famous in Liverpool. The Triple Treat is a 3 cheeseburger beast topped with bacon AND pulled pork! They've got wings coated in fiery 'suicide' sauce and chips laden with cheese and chilli. Portions are huge so come hungry, and leave very satisfied! No table service - this a DIY venue but worth the trip!

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    Almost Famous - "Everyone's Got a Gun in Texas" Burger. Has everything you want in a burger.

    "Everyone's Got a Gun in Texas" Burger. Has everything you want in a burger.

    Almost Famous - Phoenix Fries. They're Winning Fries with so much more added in :)

    Phoenix Fries. They're Winning Fries with so much more added in :)

    Almost Famous - Chilli cheese fries

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