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Winespeak wine bar and restaurant, Dee Lane, West Kirby

Winespeak, Dee Lane, West Kirby

IN a world dominated by private booths and velvet ropes, it’s quite refreshing to be so socially involved. If you hanker for space and seclusion, however – I suggest you reserve a window seat. Read

Meet Brazilian at the junction of Bold Street and Slater Street Liverpool

Meet Brazilian, Bold Street, Liverpool

A RESTAURANT with a menu that mainly features meat may seem like a funny choice for a review printed on Good Friday. Read

Chiquito, Mexican-themed restaurant, Cheshire Oaks

Chiquito, Cheshire Oaks

THERE are certain questions to avoid with men. “Are you sure you’re not lost” and “does my bum look big in this” are among them. Read

Joseph Benjamin Restaurant and Delicatessen 140, Northgate Street Chester

Joseph Benjamin Restaurant and Delicatessen, Northgate Street, Chester

A WALK around Chester finds welcome surprises on the food front. There’s been a Thai invasion with at least four city centre restaurants. Read

Pistachio restaurant on Lark Lane, Liverpool

Pistachio, Lark Lane, Aigburth, Liverpool

EVER since I read Anne of Green Gables as a little girl, I have wanted a window seat - like the one in the book - to sit on and watch the world go by. Read

The Olive Press restaurant, Castle Street, Liverpool

The Olive Press, Castle Street, Liverpool

MY MUM loves to shop. Scrub that, she really, really loves to shop. If it were an Olympic sport, she would be a record-breaker. Read

La Paz, 3, Banks Road, West Kirby, Wirral

La Paz, Banks Road, West Kirkby

YOU'RE no Delia, Jamie or Nigella. Some days you can't even cope with sticking an M&S ready-meal in the microwave without moaning. Read

The Boat House gastro pub, The Parade, Parkgate

The Boat House, The Parade, Parkgate

THE first time we attempted to dine at the Boat House, in Parkgate, was something of a strange experience. We'd made no booking and arrived early - at 6.30 - to be told there were no tables available until 8.30. Read

The Lounge Inn, Bold Street, Southport

THE clean lines and neat square shapes of the tables gave the interior an Eastern feel, almost like a Sushi Bar. However, the menu offered more of the contemporary fusion cuisine which has become popular. Read

The Devon Doorway restaurant, Telegraph Road, Heswall, Wirral

The Devon Doorway, Telegraph Road, Heswall, Wirral

IT WAS not so much the morning after the night before as the afternoon after the night before. After a rather late Saturday night, a late Sunday lunch somewhere calm and relaxing sounded ideal. Read

Bar 52, Lark Lane, Aigburth, Liverpool

IT'S not often that you walk into a restaurant and there's an Oscar-winner sitting at the table next to you - or, in this case, a potential Oscar winner. I don't mean potential as in an actor who's made a great film and is practising his acceptance speech in front of his bedroom mirror just in case. Read

The Coterie Restaurant, 217, Birchfield Road, Widnes, Cheshire

The Coterie Restaurant, Birchfield Road, Widnes

EMMA Johnson didn't need an excuse to celebrate a return trip to a restaurant with the right ingredients Read

Bombay Palace 11 Upper Northgate Street, Chester

Bombay Palace, Upper Northgate Street, Chester

NOW that we’re all gastronomes, thanks to the great welter of TV chefs passing on their advice about what’s hip and what’s not, some of us have become a little sniffy about old familiars that we’re not supposed to like any more. Read

The Black House Grill, Newgate Street, Chester

SURVEYING the Chester restaurant scene is rather like playing musical chairs - except, rather than getting fewer, the number of seats seems to increase. Read

Negresco, restaurant 32-34 Lark Lane, Aigburth, Liverpool

Negresco, Lark Lane, Aigburth, Liverpool

I'VE never been a fan of taxidermy. Ever since I went for a pub lunch as a child and we found ourselves being watched by a stuffed fox that would have given Freddy Kruger the creeps, I've objected to eating in the presence of dead animals. Except for the ones on the plate, of course. Read

Delifonseca, Stanley Street, Liverpool

SAM Lister finds a place which revives nostalgia for the culinary delights of home Read

East Glory, Northgate Street, Chester

CHESTER could be on its way to getting a reputation similar to that of the "curry mile" in Rusholme, Manchester, or the "Balti triangle" in Balsall Green, in Birmingham. Read

Paul's Place restaurant, 550, Aigburth Road, Liverpool

Paul's Place, Aigburth Road, Liverpool

ONCE upon a time, hungry diners visiting Liverpool's Aigburth Road were likely to stay that way. The choice was sparse and not particularly inspiring. But how times have changed. A plethora of restaurants now grace this suburban stretch. Read

Neighbourhood restaurant, 261 Woolton Road, Childwall, Liverpool

Neighbourhood, Woolton Road, Liverpool

THERE'S an old photograph I love that is printed on one of those lovely sepia cards you find in coffee shops. It shows two women dressed in old-fashioned clothes chatting over a coffee on a café terrace. Read

Savina Mexican Restaurant & Cantina, Duke Street, Liverpool

I LOVE all things Mexican. I love the country, I love the people and I really love the food. I have visited Mexico twice and actually got engaged there under a moonlit sky following a feast of tortillas. Read

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