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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
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...
www.theplatelickedclean.co.uk/sunday-lunch...
www.theplatelickedclean.co.uk/sunday-lunch...
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...
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).
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.
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...
Finally got round to collecting all my Hastings reviews in one place, for anyone following me around this fascinating area. Plenty more to come, what rich pickings there are in this small seaside town!
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March 5, 2025 at 7:17 PM
Finally got round to collecting all my Hastings reviews in one place, for anyone following me around this fascinating area. Plenty more to come, what rich pickings there are in this small seaside town!
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'Hidden gem' has essentially lost all meaning now, yet occasionally you find somewhere doing good things with no fanfare and in unlikely surroundings.
Which brings us here, to Grangetown's Sai La Vie, and Dhamaal Kitchen.
Have a read.
www.theplatelickedclean.co.uk/dhamaal-kitc...
Which brings us here, to Grangetown's Sai La Vie, and Dhamaal Kitchen.
Have a read.
www.theplatelickedclean.co.uk/dhamaal-kitc...
March 3, 2025 at 5:54 PM
'Hidden gem' has essentially lost all meaning now, yet occasionally you find somewhere doing good things with no fanfare and in unlikely surroundings.
Which brings us here, to Grangetown's Sai La Vie, and Dhamaal Kitchen.
Have a read.
www.theplatelickedclean.co.uk/dhamaal-kitc...
Which brings us here, to Grangetown's Sai La Vie, and Dhamaal Kitchen.
Have a read.
www.theplatelickedclean.co.uk/dhamaal-kitc...
The loveliest welcome and lunch from Ayeeyo's Kitchen yesterday. Grangetown keeps coming up with the good stuff.
February 23, 2025 at 6:56 PM
The loveliest welcome and lunch from Ayeeyo's Kitchen yesterday. Grangetown keeps coming up with the good stuff.
Lovely little Cardiff Market haul yesterday. How lucky we are to have these traders under one roof in a still-working Market.
Beef brisket pierogi with peppercorn sauce from Pierogi
Chicken tikka masala and chicken biryani from Tukka Tuk
Tuscan sausage & provolone panzerotto from Franco Street Food
Beef brisket pierogi with peppercorn sauce from Pierogi
Chicken tikka masala and chicken biryani from Tukka Tuk
Tuscan sausage & provolone panzerotto from Franco Street Food
February 20, 2025 at 4:05 PM
Lovely little Cardiff Market haul yesterday. How lucky we are to have these traders under one roof in a still-working Market.
Beef brisket pierogi with peppercorn sauce from Pierogi
Chicken tikka masala and chicken biryani from Tukka Tuk
Tuscan sausage & provolone panzerotto from Franco Street Food
Beef brisket pierogi with peppercorn sauce from Pierogi
Chicken tikka masala and chicken biryani from Tukka Tuk
Tuscan sausage & provolone panzerotto from Franco Street Food
It somehow seems absolutely on-brand with Hastings' refreshingly quirky vibe that some of the best Middle Eastern food I have eaten in ages is wedged between Marksies and Pizza Express in a shopping centre...
February 8, 2025 at 2:20 PM
It somehow seems absolutely on-brand with Hastings' refreshingly quirky vibe that some of the best Middle Eastern food I have eaten in ages is wedged between Marksies and Pizza Express in a shopping centre...
Proper pub crammed with local and national standout brewers. A menu that stands as a tribute to the Singaporean upbringing of chef Rob's mum. I bloody love The Seadog and Orchard Road...
February 6, 2025 at 7:46 PM
Proper pub crammed with local and national standout brewers. A menu that stands as a tribute to the Singaporean upbringing of chef Rob's mum. I bloody love The Seadog and Orchard Road...