The Willoughton Wanderer

"Eating my way through life one bite at a time!"

recent posts

about

Eating my way through life one bite at a time! My Willoughton Wanderer blog tells the story of my various visits to eateries, pubs and restaurants, both good and bad, on my travels together with the occasional recipe thrown in for good measure.

Author: Ian Jeffery

  • Easy Tuna Steak Recipe with Lentil Tomato Salad

    This easy-to-make dish combines the rich, meaty flavour of seared tuna with the fresh, tangy taste of a lentil and tomato salad. Earthy lentils, sweet-tart tomatoes, warm garlic, and zesty lemon create a balanced, light, yet satisfying meal. If you prefer you can gently warm the salad through in a saucepan. Enjoy! Ingredients: Steps: Prep…

  • Pipe & Glass Restaurant Review: Mixed Bag Experience

    We often dine in the main restaurant of the Pipe & Glass and are always delighted with the experience. We visited Beverley the other Saturday and decided to drive on out to the P&G for an impromptu lunch in the bar restaurant which requires no reservation. Looking through the menu and the Specials Board I…

  • Alfredo Lounge Louth Review: Poor Service and Unclean Environment

    This is short and not so sweet….. We popped in to Alfredo Lounge in Louth for a spot of lunch, it being a relatively new offering in the town. There was a young couple already waiting to be seated as we fell in behind them. The young women who work the restaurant carried on with…

  • Mowgli Street Food, Beverley East Yorkshire

    The Beverley branch of Mowgli, the Indian street food restaurant chain owned and run by Nisha Katona, opened earlier this year and we had been keen to try it for some time. I went online and was surprised that there was availability on Saturday lunchtime at 1pm especially as that is market day and the…

  • Stokes High Bridge Cafe, Lincoln

    We popped into Stokes High Bridge Cafe in Lincoln High Street for a quick coffee and tea late in the afternoon. Without doubt Mrs Wanderer’s pot of breakfast tea was exceptional. The cast iron teapots keep the brew nice and hot and the loose leaf tea made for a strong cuppa. My flat white, although…

  • The Devonshire Arms at Pilsley, Derbyshire

    Having stayed at the Devonshire Arms in Pilsley on the Chatsworth Estate some 10 years’ previously we decided to have a night away to celebrate our birthdays. We were greeted with a friendly smile by Tracy and shown to our room upstairs in the Farmhouse wing earlier than the 4pm check-in time. The Bubnell room…

  • The Sun Inn at Everton, Nottinghamshire

    We decided to pop over to the Sun Inn at Everton for a spot of lunch to celebrate a birthday. Usually we have a 5 star excellent experience there but were somewhat let down today. Normally I focus on my meal when writing a review but on this occasion it will be Mrs Wanderer’s offering…

  • The Red Lion Inn, Redbourne, Lincolnshire

    It was a cold Saturday in February and our day started with hanging some light pendants in the kitchen. This turned out to be a messy, dusty job with plaster dust falling over me from the drill right from the get-go. A few arguments ensued and at 12.15, once the job had successfully been finished,…

  • The King’s Head, Tealby, Lincolnshire

    The first time we encountered the King’s Head in Tealby, Lincolnshire was some 14 years’ ago on a holiday before we moved to the county. At the time it looked like a picture-postcard pub with a lovely blond thatched roof. It was a warm September’s day if I remember and the doors to the pub…

  • The Swallow Inn, Swallow, Lincolnshire

    We arrived at the Swallow Inn at 12.55pm and found the restaurant area quiet with just four tables occupied. The pub has the faded air of an ’80s working men’s club without the swirling cigarette smoke, but it seemed pleasant enough. We were shown to our table by the young female waiting staff in a…