Loch Fyne

I thought I would never write about a chain restaurant in my blog but Loch Fyne really deserves a post. Located in historical "Old Granary" in the waterfront, Loch Fyne is a very beautiful seafood restaurant.

I made a reservation for Sunday lunchtime although we later realized that there wasn't a need for a reservation (you never know, though). We decided to go at lunchtime as they have set menu on a reasonable price of £10.45 for a 2 course meal and £12.95 for a 3 course meal. However, we decided to go for quality instead of quantity and ended up choosing our lunch a la carta. 

STARTERS

• Chilli and Garlic King Prawns (£6.45) in white wine, cream & shallot sauce and crusty white bread
• Scottish Rope-Grown Mussels (£5.95) pan-fried with lemon oil, with granary bread

MAIN

• Whole baked 1lb Lobster (£23.95) in garlic butter with French fries and mayonnaise

We share all dishes between two people and it was perfectly enough for a good lunch. I loved the king prawns, the sauce was a bit spicy in perfect amount and the lobster was perfectly tender and juicy, cut in half so that each one could have our piece with some French fries and mayonnaise sauce. French fries were a little bit disappointing as they were similar to the ones you get in McDonalds, for example, and mussels, although the taste was great, they were a little bit small.

When you signed in the website, you get a £10 discount voucher when you spend 30 pounds a la carta, and our bill was a reasonable £26.35 for the great food we had. Highly recommendable! :)

ADDRESS: The Old Granary, Queen Charlotte Street, Bristol BS1 4HQ
TELEPHONE: 0117 930 7160
WEBSITE: http://www.lochfyneseafoodandgrill.co.uk/locations/bristol

Santas also cycle in Bristol

Next Sunday, thousands of Santas will hit the road in Bristol. Armed with their bikes, they will be cycling from the MShed to Ashton Court. You can also be one of them!

This Sunday, 8th December, take your Santa outfit, decorate your bike and join the rest of Santas at MShed at 10.30am to cycle together with the herds of reindeer riders in this "santastic" event Sustrans is organising. The route will be traffic-free until Ashton Court, where there will be Christmas celebration activities such as advent treasure hunt, tombola, stalls and festive singing.

There will be two routes: Family Festive route (2 miles) and Rudolph route (up to 10 miles). If you don't have a bike, don't worry. You can join the event on foot if you prefer. 

The website has some ticket prices (10 pound for each adult) which includes Santa outfit, reindeer antlers, mince pie and Santa grotto present for each child. I guess you could be able to join the event without purchasing any ticket if you have your own Santa outfit.

More info: http://www.sustrans.org.uk/events/cycling-santas-and-reindeer-riders