Wednesday 31 May 2017

Fortnum & Mason Salted Caramel Biscuits

Fortnums have recently rebranded their biscuit range and added two new flavours, this salted caramel being one of the new ones.  They're very tasty biscuits, although the caramel bits are a tad hard/chewy even when the biscuit has been dunked in tea/hot chocolate.  They come in 200g tins costing £7.95 and are available instore and online HERE

The River Hotel, Oxford

We stayed at this hotel practically by accident - we'd booked two nights at the Oxford Youth Hostel (which is about 100 yards away on the same road, right around the corner from Oxford Train Station) but due to the noise levels in the hostel (mix of noisy guests plus night time trains) impacting on Andrea's tinnitus, we were unable and unwilling to stay at the Hostel for a second night.  We'd noticed this hotel up the road, so looked them up on the internet and found they still had vacancies so we booked a room for our second night in Oxford.
We're VERY pleased we did!!!  It's a family run hotel in a Victorian house, and very comfortable, very quiet, friendly staff and a wonderful yummy breakfast!!!  The single room we had, had tea making facilities, private bathroom, TV and free wifi and the breakfast includes tea or coffee, fruit juice, cereals and as much of a cooked breakfast as you want.  AND it's only a 5 minute walk to the train station - I believe there's carparking available though (we don't have a car)
Their website is here River Hotel
It's ever so slightly off the beaten track, but we'd have no worries staying there again.

Monday 29 May 2017

Mozart dark chocolate liqueur drink

This is an Austrian version of Baileys Irish cream - made with kirsch and Belgian chocolate and cream, in this case dark chocolate.  This stuff tastes divine either on its' own and also goes well as an addition to hot chocolate for extra pizzazz!!!  I've seen this for sale in Continental European duty free in airports and also in the Harrods department store in London.

Also available on the Harrods website as Mozart Black for £19 a bottle

The One restaurant

Chinese fusion restaurant The One is located in Botley Road, Oxford is a short walk from the train station (opposite direction from Oxford town centre)  We ate there twice in May 2017, on a Wednesday and Thursday night - the Wednesday, The One was packed!  The food is excellent and very well cooked and the staff are very efficient and friendly.  Both occasions, the meal cost close on £25 (main course, soft drink - 2nd evening, main course, pudding, soft drink)

Grilled tiger prawn with noodles and mango salad.

Menus and locations listed on their website here The One restaurant

Sunday 28 May 2017

Sussex Alberts Sussex Honey biscuits


These are the second variety of Sussex biscuits I've tried from this company...... they're good biscuits, but I still prefer the first one!!!  These are available at several outlets around the south of England, listed here Stockists

Fortnum & Mason Chocolate Pearl biscuits

This is the new rebranded biscuit tins - my original review is here chocolate pearl
The tin is available instore or online HERE for £7.95 a tin