Friends tell me that Bibi is now charging £4 corkage on BYO. Seems fair enough, now they have a licence. It might be simpler just to drink their wine – apparently it’s good and good value for money. Just like the rest of what they do then… Bibi Persian Cuisine, 157 Heath Road, Twickenham [...]
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Update: Bibi Persian Cuisine – Twickenham
Posted in Restaurants, tagged Bibi, budget eating, Persian, Twickenham on March 5, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
The Phoenix, Sunbury
Posted in Pubs, Restaurants, tagged budget eating, Sunbury, The Phoenix on January 15, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Dipsophile should first declare an interest. He has known the current landlord of the Phoenix for over thirty years. Last year, when the pub was refurbished, Dipsophile helped to document the project in photographs. After extensive building work the pub reopened in March 2008. Since then we’ve been for the odd drink, but [...]
Update: Bibi Persian Cuisine – Twickenham
Posted in Restaurants, tagged Bibi, budget eating, Persian, Twickenham on October 7, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Apparently, Bibi is now licenced. My friends chose a £10 bottle of the house red, which was “smooth, full-bodied and mellow”. Their dinner for two including the bottle of wine was about £32, and was declared “really good”. Bibi apparently still say it’s in order to BYO if you wish. You might wish to phone to check [...]
Ches’s Trattoria – St Margarets
Posted in Cafes, Restaurants, tagged budget eating, Ches's Trattoria, Italian, St Margarets on October 6, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
For years Ches’s Café in Crown Road has been reliably dishing up early morning bacon sandwiches and fry-ups. But recently the focus has changed. It’s still a very good place for an English breakfast, but it has recently adopted a different guise at lunchtime and evenings – Ches’s Trattoria. Wikipedia [...]
Bibi Persian Cuisine – Twickenham
Posted in Restaurants, tagged Bibi, budget eating, Persian, Twickenham on September 24, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
This Persian restaurant at the end of Heath Road is a little-known gem. Mr and Mrs Riversniffers were tipped off by people who’d already been. So we turned up one Sunday lunchtime. From the outside, BiBi looks like a café; the external appearance, taken with the constant traffic and [...]
