What makes a good English Restaurant?

Posted by Gill | General | Sunday 31 January 2010 6:47 pm

English restaurants are a peculiar type of dining. Even though they offer traditional English food, they also usually offer foreign food as well. Spanish, Italian, Mexican, American and Indian food can all be found in an English menu.

Traditional foods served at English pubs include meats and steaks, mince dishes, pies, soups and the infamous roast dinners. For breakfast, a diner can expect cereals or the worldwide known ‘English Breakfast’ (includes sausages, eggs, bacon, hash browns, mushrooms, tomato’s, beans and toast). Drinks at English restaurants usually include cups of tea and coffee, fizzy drinks and juices (apple and orange juice etc).

Veg Restaurants in the UK

Posted by Gill | General | Sunday 31 January 2010 6:45 pm

In every area of dining, the type of food offered must cater for every type of diner. This includes, most importantly, a variety of different types of food on the menu (i.e. chicken dishes, beef dishes, foreign dishes etc). However, there are individuals out there who take a different view on meat dishes, and they are vegetarians.

Vegetarians take a route in life wherein they decide to stop eating meat/fish and meat/fish sauces (plus by-products of meat) and instead focus on eating vegetable dishes, as well as quorn dishes (quorn is a mushroom protein ‘meat’ substitute). This means restaurants have to cater for dishes without any traces of meat also.

What is a Restaurant?

Posted by Gill | General | Sunday 31 January 2010 6:43 pm

Restaurants are places people to go to dine in. They can be located in towns, cities – pretty much anywhere in a country. An individual can place their orders by a set menu, or a blackboard with special daily/weekly menus, although that is more common in a pub.

The types of food an individual can hope to select from vary from restaurant to restaurant, however, usually a restaurant will offer starters, main courses and deserts. Secondly, restaurants in different countries will also usually offer their own unique traditional food, although ‘foreign’ restaurants can be found in countries not of their own.

Italian Restaurants in the UK

Posted by Jamie | General | Sunday 31 January 2010 6:40 pm

Italian restaurants are very traditional, where ever they are found. Waiters found in Italian diners usually wear very smart shirts, trousers and shoes, upholding the tradition of a smart Italian man.

Well known foods can be found in Italian Restaurants, including; pizza’s, pasta dishes, lasagne, gnocchi and various ice creams. The food there is usually exceptional as it is made my home grown chefs who have cooked Italian dishes for years. Usually , the music in Italian dining is classical, helping the diners relax whilst also upholding the traditional, calming melodies found in Italy itself (classical artists etc).

Indian Restaurants in England

Posted by Brad | General | Sunday 31 January 2010 6:39 pm

Cuisine in Indian restaurants is very unique indeed. From presentation, to décor, to the background music: everything is different, and very traditional in Indian culture.

The food found at Indian restaurants is usually spicy, with the types of sauces including nuts, peppers, onions, coconuts, vegetables and types of spices. The main type of dish served at this type of restaurant is called a curry, and a curry is basically either meat or vegetables covered in a mild, medium or hot spicy sauce. The type of foods include lamb, beef, chicken and for the vegetarian diner, Bombay potato’s or aubergine.