My Top Five: Places to Dine Out

Thought I would stray away from movies this week and get on to one of my other loves in life ... FOOD! I just love food they say you either eat to live or live to eat and I definitely live to eat.

1. Ed's Diner

I am an Ed's addicted where ever there is an Ed's Diner I will be there especially if I am in London to see a show or for a day trip. 

They always do the most amazing milkshakes especially they're Nutella one which is to die for. Usually when I am there I will have one of they're burgers with sweet potato fries but on my last trip I swapped them for bacon cheese fries which were incredible and the pulled pork burger!

2. Chiquito's

I love Mexican food and a lot of people would probably moan about me liking they're food as its a chain or what not but I don't care I've always had great service and the food has always been great.

They do the best Chimichanga and Burritos with of course sweet potato fries ;) they have just released a new menu which I haven't managed to try yet but by looking at it it looks very yummy with lots of new foods on the menu. 

3. Hobgoblin

So unless you live in Bristol I'm afraid you won't know this place but seriously if you happen to stray in to my neck of the woods then seriously check it out! 

This pub used to be a complete dive but it got taken over by a new owner and transformed in to a great new place that sells burgers/drinks (by the end of this post your see a theme here) but what drew me to this place was the "Dirty Fries" which is essentially a big basket full of chips, pulled pork and 3 different types of cheese melted in to a massive gooeyness! Who doesn't like cheese and pulled pork?

They also do some pretty awesome burgers as well which with me being a bacon and peanut butter lover "The Wrong Burger" was just for me.

Just writing this and I'm having dirty fries withdraw symptoms!

4. Spitfire BBQ

Sorry guys another place that your only going to be able to try if you come to Bristol but if you love Ribs then this is the place to go! The sizes are huge like we ordered a medium rib and it was massive and we ended up taking a lot of it home with us cause it was too much too much to waste ;)

These are some of the best ribs I have ever tasted and I don't think anywhere will even come close to these as they're so thick and meaty with pork belly as well and the meat just falls right of the bone!

5. The Burger Joint
I love a good burger and what drew me to this place was that you create your own burger by filling in a tick sheet with what you along with sides as well. They do a variety of meats not just plain beef or chicken.

I had a venison burger which was cooked perfectly and my partner had a buffalo burger and by the time we had finished we were full to the brim.

Next Up: Places I Want To Visit

In A Nutshell ... At Cafe Mickey

Long time no see fellow blog viewers, hope your all keeping well and sorry for the lack of blogging recently been very busy and I've been away to Disney as some of you may know.

Well before I do an overall post regarding my trip to Disney, I am going to do a review of a restaurant that we visited whilst there which is a great laugh and fun for all the family and adults of course ;)

Cafe Mickey 
On our 2nd night in Disney we decided why not go to Cafe Mickey which is a restaurant situated in the Disney Village. Its basically where you dine with the Disney characters whether this being breakfast, lunch or an evening meal there is always a vast variety of characters that come and go during your meal.

When we visited we opted for a 3 course meal which has good lengths of time between each course, we thought this was the best idea as it meant you could spend a lot more time in the restaurant. If going for an evening meal I would advise going around 6pm as this is when it is most quiet so it means you get more one on one time as they move from table to table.

The characters are never the same, we may have only been once but as we stayed in one of the Disney Hotels so you walk through the Disney Village everyday so we did see a variety of characters inside.

When we visited we had the pleasure of dinning with Mickey Mouse, Minnie Mouse, Pluto, Goofy, Tigger and Eeyore. We had also seen in there whilst walking past Chip n Dale the chipmunks, Geppetto from Pinocchio, Donald, Jessie from Toy Story, Smee from Peter Pan, Genie from Aladdin, Rabbit, Dasiy, Hock and Stitch. So there is a massive variety of people you have the chance to meet.

So the food isn't exactly cheap but then again none of the restaurants are in Disney so be prepared to pay the price. Our 3 course meal and a drink came to 38.79 euros which is about £32 so in reality it isn't that bad cost wise.

For our starter we had Fantasia Mushrooms, Sirloin Steak for the main and a giant Profiterole which had chocolate sauce and whipped cream on the side with ice cream on the inside which was amazing. We sat down at half 5 and our starter came at 18:00 and we were done by 19:00 so it meant there was a decent time in between each course and plenty of time to spend with the characters.

Here is a link to the menu on their website ...
http://www.dlrpmagic.com/planning/dining/restaurant-menus/cafe-mickey/

So in a nutshell we were pounced upon by Pluto and Tigger and my best friend upset Goofy. It was a great laugh and the best dinning experience I've ever had so was worth the money and would recommend for anyone of any age.

I give this a 10/10 on the marking scale :D