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Restaurant reviews and general food nonsense, mainly Cardiff & Hastings/St Leonards Blog at www.theplatelickedclean.co.uk
NEW REVIEW...
After finding a much-hyped Chinese opening in #Cardiff pretty underwhelming, would the unheralded BBQ Xiang be any better?
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After finding a much-hyped Chinese opening in #Cardiff pretty underwhelming, would the unheralded BBQ Xiang be any better?
www.theplatelickedclean.co.uk/bbq-xiang-ca...
November 15, 2025 at 10:30 AM
NEW REVIEW...
After finding a much-hyped Chinese opening in #Cardiff pretty underwhelming, would the unheralded BBQ Xiang be any better?
www.theplatelickedclean.co.uk/bbq-xiang-ca...
After finding a much-hyped Chinese opening in #Cardiff pretty underwhelming, would the unheralded BBQ Xiang be any better?
www.theplatelickedclean.co.uk/bbq-xiang-ca...
Orchard Road at The Seadog ... It blows my tiny mind that this is in a train station pub on the edge of a shopping precinct
November 11, 2025 at 6:20 PM
Orchard Road at The Seadog ... It blows my tiny mind that this is in a train station pub on the edge of a shopping precinct
NEW on the blog.
Fresh Feast, #Cardiff.
With 'invite' accounts asking if this is 'the best #Chinese restaurant in the city', here's what I thought.
www.theplatelickedclean.co.uk/fresh-feast
Fresh Feast, #Cardiff.
With 'invite' accounts asking if this is 'the best #Chinese restaurant in the city', here's what I thought.
www.theplatelickedclean.co.uk/fresh-feast
November 11, 2025 at 10:00 AM
NEW on the blog.
Fresh Feast, #Cardiff.
With 'invite' accounts asking if this is 'the best #Chinese restaurant in the city', here's what I thought.
www.theplatelickedclean.co.uk/fresh-feast
Fresh Feast, #Cardiff.
With 'invite' accounts asking if this is 'the best #Chinese restaurant in the city', here's what I thought.
www.theplatelickedclean.co.uk/fresh-feast
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Everything falls apart: @steviechick.bsky.social talks to Bob Mould and Greg Norton for a primer on Husker Du's rise and fall silentwordsspeakloudest.blogspot.com/2025/11/ever...
November 2, 2025 at 3:00 PM
Everything falls apart: @steviechick.bsky.social talks to Bob Mould and Greg Norton for a primer on Husker Du's rise and fall silentwordsspeakloudest.blogspot.com/2025/11/ever...
Quick heads up that 卡村饭馆 aka Cardiff Restaurant on Salisbury Road is now called 'Kachun.'
If you've not been, here's what you're missing:
www.theplatelickedclean.co.uk/%E5%8D%A1%E6...
If you've not been, here's what you're missing:
www.theplatelickedclean.co.uk/%E5%8D%A1%E6...
November 2, 2025 at 5:33 PM
Quick heads up that 卡村饭馆 aka Cardiff Restaurant on Salisbury Road is now called 'Kachun.'
If you've not been, here's what you're missing:
www.theplatelickedclean.co.uk/%E5%8D%A1%E6...
If you've not been, here's what you're missing:
www.theplatelickedclean.co.uk/%E5%8D%A1%E6...
New on the blog are some thoughts about Sunday lunch at The Seadog's Orchard Road...
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October 29, 2025 at 9:26 PM
New on the blog are some thoughts about Sunday lunch at The Seadog's Orchard Road...
www.theplatelickedclean.co.uk/sunday-lunch...
www.theplatelickedclean.co.uk/sunday-lunch...
You might know how good Sunday lunch is at The Old Moat House, but here's another reason to book a visit: they have just signed up to StreetSmart again, so they're raising money for some of the most vulnerable people around.
Here's what I thought:
www.theplatelickedclean.co.uk/the-old-moat...
Here's what I thought:
www.theplatelickedclean.co.uk/the-old-moat...
October 26, 2025 at 10:07 AM
You might know how good Sunday lunch is at The Old Moat House, but here's another reason to book a visit: they have just signed up to StreetSmart again, so they're raising money for some of the most vulnerable people around.
Here's what I thought:
www.theplatelickedclean.co.uk/the-old-moat...
Here's what I thought:
www.theplatelickedclean.co.uk/the-old-moat...
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On my list
New on the blog...
Can't remember the last time I enjoyed a new place this much (not in #Cardiff, anyway)
Went 3x last week, tipped a few off, everyone who has already been has loved it.
You need to know about this place. (The next Lahore, perhaps..?)
www.theplatelickedclean.co.uk/afghan-cuisi...
Can't remember the last time I enjoyed a new place this much (not in #Cardiff, anyway)
Went 3x last week, tipped a few off, everyone who has already been has loved it.
You need to know about this place. (The next Lahore, perhaps..?)
www.theplatelickedclean.co.uk/afghan-cuisi...
October 22, 2025 at 9:43 PM
On my list
New on the blog...
Can't remember the last time I enjoyed a new place this much (not in #Cardiff, anyway)
Went 3x last week, tipped a few off, everyone who has already been has loved it.
You need to know about this place. (The next Lahore, perhaps..?)
www.theplatelickedclean.co.uk/afghan-cuisi...
Can't remember the last time I enjoyed a new place this much (not in #Cardiff, anyway)
Went 3x last week, tipped a few off, everyone who has already been has loved it.
You need to know about this place. (The next Lahore, perhaps..?)
www.theplatelickedclean.co.uk/afghan-cuisi...
October 22, 2025 at 5:02 PM
New on the blog...
Can't remember the last time I enjoyed a new place this much (not in #Cardiff, anyway)
Went 3x last week, tipped a few off, everyone who has already been has loved it.
You need to know about this place. (The next Lahore, perhaps..?)
www.theplatelickedclean.co.uk/afghan-cuisi...
Can't remember the last time I enjoyed a new place this much (not in #Cardiff, anyway)
Went 3x last week, tipped a few off, everyone who has already been has loved it.
You need to know about this place. (The next Lahore, perhaps..?)
www.theplatelickedclean.co.uk/afghan-cuisi...
Kebabcheta, katuk, karnache and gyuveche: this week's review goes full-on Bulgarian.
www.theplatelickedclean.co.uk/the-little-b...
www.theplatelickedclean.co.uk/the-little-b...
October 8, 2025 at 4:30 PM
Kebabcheta, katuk, karnache and gyuveche: this week's review goes full-on Bulgarian.
www.theplatelickedclean.co.uk/the-little-b...
www.theplatelickedclean.co.uk/the-little-b...
New review on the blog, in which my Yemeni mandi obsession shows no sign of slowing down any time soon...
www.theplatelickedclean.co.uk/qamariyah-fo...
www.theplatelickedclean.co.uk/qamariyah-fo...
August 13, 2025 at 6:11 PM
New review on the blog, in which my Yemeni mandi obsession shows no sign of slowing down any time soon...
www.theplatelickedclean.co.uk/qamariyah-fo...
www.theplatelickedclean.co.uk/qamariyah-fo...
NEW on the blog:
It's two years since I first told you about the quiet revolution at The Flora: so it's time to go back for their new menu, where Steve Bennett continues to set the standard for casual pub dining in #Cardiff...
www.theplatelickedclean.co.uk/the-flora-ca...
It's two years since I first told you about the quiet revolution at The Flora: so it's time to go back for their new menu, where Steve Bennett continues to set the standard for casual pub dining in #Cardiff...
www.theplatelickedclean.co.uk/the-flora-ca...
August 2, 2025 at 8:13 AM
NEW on the blog:
It's two years since I first told you about the quiet revolution at The Flora: so it's time to go back for their new menu, where Steve Bennett continues to set the standard for casual pub dining in #Cardiff...
www.theplatelickedclean.co.uk/the-flora-ca...
It's two years since I first told you about the quiet revolution at The Flora: so it's time to go back for their new menu, where Steve Bennett continues to set the standard for casual pub dining in #Cardiff...
www.theplatelickedclean.co.uk/the-flora-ca...
New on the blog...
This started as a simple review and turned into...something else, I suppose.
Anyway. Here it is.
www.theplatelickedclean.co.uk/legacy-india...
This started as a simple review and turned into...something else, I suppose.
Anyway. Here it is.
www.theplatelickedclean.co.uk/legacy-india...
July 16, 2025 at 7:13 PM
New on the blog...
This started as a simple review and turned into...something else, I suppose.
Anyway. Here it is.
www.theplatelickedclean.co.uk/legacy-india...
This started as a simple review and turned into...something else, I suppose.
Anyway. Here it is.
www.theplatelickedclean.co.uk/legacy-india...
Indian Express in Caroline Street showing why they're one of my favourite cheap eats in the city centre. Fresh naan chicken tikka wrap: £7.50 and big enough to choke a donkey.
(Literally. Am now blacklisted by the RSPCA).
(Literally. Am now blacklisted by the RSPCA).
July 16, 2025 at 5:46 PM
Indian Express in Caroline Street showing why they're one of my favourite cheap eats in the city centre. Fresh naan chicken tikka wrap: £7.50 and big enough to choke a donkey.
(Literally. Am now blacklisted by the RSPCA).
(Literally. Am now blacklisted by the RSPCA).
i'm not a big fan of people spending a couple of weeks abroad and then writing 'City Guides' as if that time is going to give them anything close to genuine insight.
And that's why I enjoyed this from @kavey.bsky.social: it's 'just' the joy of travel and food and being together. Have a read.
And that's why I enjoyed this from @kavey.bsky.social: it's 'just' the joy of travel and food and being together. Have a read.
NEW FOOD & TRAVEL POST ON KAVEY EATS: Our Favourite Eats in San Sebastian
www.kaveyeats.com/favourite-ea...
#foodsky #sansebastian #donostia
www.kaveyeats.com/favourite-ea...
#foodsky #sansebastian #donostia
July 15, 2025 at 9:36 AM
i'm not a big fan of people spending a couple of weeks abroad and then writing 'City Guides' as if that time is going to give them anything close to genuine insight.
And that's why I enjoyed this from @kavey.bsky.social: it's 'just' the joy of travel and food and being together. Have a read.
And that's why I enjoyed this from @kavey.bsky.social: it's 'just' the joy of travel and food and being together. Have a read.
My thoughts on coquina (little 'c') in Rock-A-Nore, from the team behind Bayte and the green starred Petersham Nurseries:
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Coquina, Hastings Contemporary: restaurant review - The Plate Licked Clean
It is a beautiful evening for a walk down to dinner. Coquina (styled with a small ‘c’) is easy to spot from the top of Hastings’ West Hill, near the foot of the East, and next to the darkly looming Ne...
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July 6, 2025 at 8:22 PM
My thoughts on coquina (little 'c') in Rock-A-Nore, from the team behind Bayte and the green starred Petersham Nurseries:
www.theplatelickedclean.co.uk/coquina-hast...
www.theplatelickedclean.co.uk/coquina-hast...
The new Fowl & Fury in Canton is off to a flyer.
June 18, 2025 at 8:21 AM
The new Fowl & Fury in Canton is off to a flyer.
Looking for uncompromisingly spiced Sri Lankan cooking, hefty portions and value for money? Fresh on the blog, it's Canton's new Cuisines Negombo.
My thoughts: www.theplatelickedclean.co.uk/cuisines-neg...
My thoughts: www.theplatelickedclean.co.uk/cuisines-neg...
Cuisines Negombo Sri Lankan restaurant, Canton, Cardiff: review - The Plate Licked Clean
Cuisines Negombo sits where the interesting but short-lived Rasathi did. Unlike Rasathi, though, you can now eat in on a solitary table: so there is no need now to eat your Sri Lankan order in Victori...
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June 18, 2025 at 6:13 AM
Looking for uncompromisingly spiced Sri Lankan cooking, hefty portions and value for money? Fresh on the blog, it's Canton's new Cuisines Negombo.
My thoughts: www.theplatelickedclean.co.uk/cuisines-neg...
My thoughts: www.theplatelickedclean.co.uk/cuisines-neg...
NEW review: brilliant ramen from Sumisu...
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www.theplatelickedclean.co.uk/sumisu-ramen...
Sumisu Ramen, Stooge Coffee, Trinity Street Hastings: review - The Plate Licked Clean
I seem to spend my time in Hastings in little rooms eating lovely things. There are worse ways to spend your life, I suppose, and here’s the latest: the twice-weekly Sumisu Ramen popup from husband an...
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May 21, 2025 at 8:03 PM
NEW review: brilliant ramen from Sumisu...
www.theplatelickedclean.co.uk/sumisu-ramen...
www.theplatelickedclean.co.uk/sumisu-ramen...
New on the blog... Lury. Or, my meal of 2025 to date...
www.theplatelickedclean.co.uk/lury-hasting...
www.theplatelickedclean.co.uk/lury-hasting...
May 12, 2025 at 5:43 PM
New on the blog... Lury. Or, my meal of 2025 to date...
www.theplatelickedclean.co.uk/lury-hasting...
www.theplatelickedclean.co.uk/lury-hasting...
You might know how little time I have for the 'HIDDEN GEM' thing. And I've seen some howlers recently.
But I'd say the Syrian bits of Dino's menu might qualify.
Besides, I sent my parents there last week, and if they know about it, you should, too.
www.theplatelickedclean.co.uk/dinos-cafe-c...
But I'd say the Syrian bits of Dino's menu might qualify.
Besides, I sent my parents there last week, and if they know about it, you should, too.
www.theplatelickedclean.co.uk/dinos-cafe-c...
May 4, 2025 at 9:31 AM
You might know how little time I have for the 'HIDDEN GEM' thing. And I've seen some howlers recently.
But I'd say the Syrian bits of Dino's menu might qualify.
Besides, I sent my parents there last week, and if they know about it, you should, too.
www.theplatelickedclean.co.uk/dinos-cafe-c...
But I'd say the Syrian bits of Dino's menu might qualify.
Besides, I sent my parents there last week, and if they know about it, you should, too.
www.theplatelickedclean.co.uk/dinos-cafe-c...
This week: fantastic hospitality and Somali cooking at Ayeeyo's Kitchen www.theplatelickedclean.co.uk/ayeeyos-kitc...
April 27, 2025 at 8:05 PM
This week: fantastic hospitality and Somali cooking at Ayeeyo's Kitchen www.theplatelickedclean.co.uk/ayeeyos-kitc...
April 12, 2025 at 3:56 PM
Nostalgic, evocative cooking from Ben Cumberpatch in this week's review... www.theplatelickedclean.co.uk/winifreds-re...
March 31, 2025 at 9:29 AM
Nostalgic, evocative cooking from Ben Cumberpatch in this week's review... www.theplatelickedclean.co.uk/winifreds-re...
Had to go to Bristol to get my Roti Shack fix, but it does make for a superb next-day breakfast...
March 17, 2025 at 9:31 AM
Had to go to Bristol to get my Roti Shack fix, but it does make for a superb next-day breakfast...