March 14th, 2008 Cheffy
If you have yearned to try out the Walnut Club’s new Champagne Bar on Ecclesall Road, but haven’t made it yet, they now have a great new Early Bird menu on offer to tempt diners in at lunch time, straight after work or for a pre-theatre bite to eat. Diners can choose from the special early bird set menu, with two courses for £9.95 or three courses for £14.95. Tables must be vacated by 7.15 pm to qualify for the offer. For diners that prefer the tranquility of the Peak District, the offer is also available at the Walnut Club in Hathersage.
Cubana Tapas Bar also have a Happy Tapas Hour menu available between 5 - 6.30pm. Diners can choose 3 delicious tapas for £9.95 or can enjoy a full set tapas menu for £12.95.
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December 6th, 2007 Cheffy
We’ve been working hard over the past few weeks and we’re pleased to be officially launching our new blog style news page this month. This means that the news will now be searchable for users, to let you search old posts and find snippets about specific restaurants. From now on, we’ll be adding short news items as we get them, rather than doing a monthly round up.
Whilst we been busily working away, a few things have changed out and about amongst Sheffield restaurants. One of the most exciting for us is that popular Spanish restaurant La Vina is now part of our on-line booking network, so you can make your table reservation at any time that suits you. It’s free, easy and very fast to use the on-line booking system. See our restuarant bookings page for the current range of local restaurants on the network, plus a further 2,000 restaurants across the UK that can also be booked on-line. Alternatively, you can go directly to bookings at La Vina on Ecclessall Road using the La Vina booking link.
We were sad to see the closure of boho restaurant a few weeks ago and wonder what might come in to replace this top notch city centre venue. Like everything else in life though, as one restaurant closes its doors, another one opens for business and the Walnut Club Champagne Bar and Grill opened at the beginning of December on Ecclessall Road. Also new to Sheffield’s famous road of restaurants is mishmash, which is described by the owners as a comfortable and down to earth cafe-restaurant. Their food is apparently sourced almost exclusively from the Sharrow Vale area of Sheffield.
There was great excitement at Nonna’s restaurant today, as 60’s celebrity singer Lulu popped in for lunch. Apparently she described her chicken as ‘the best chicken I have ever had’ so it was a feather in the cap of head chef Jamie Taylor.
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August 1st, 2007 Cheffy
At last the sun has come out. Hurrah! Let’s hope it lasts a while now and gives us all the opportunity we’ve been waiting for to get out into the Peak District and enjoy a good pub meal or two. Talking of pub meals, we have a great review in this month for Rowley’s the gastro pub restaurant, which is run by the owners of one of our top local restaurants, Fischer’s of Baslow Hall. It definitely sounds like one to try.
We’re very excited this month to have done a deal with Spice Yorkshire to bring a terrific offer to our readers. If you’ve ever yearned to do something exciting, like have a crack at white water rafting or fire eating, but aren’t sure about tackling it on your own, Spice Yorkshire could be just what you need to get started. Mind you, they’re not just about adrenalin kicks and adventure, they also have a great range of more sedate social activities, including a dining club, which is what brought them to our attention in the first place.
Anyone who joins Spice Yorkshire through Sheffschefs will receive £100 of event vouchers free, to get their membership off to a good start.
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The end of July saw an exciting new menu introduced at Sheffield’s top tapas restaurant, Cubana. The new menu has been created by Chilean chef Fabian Cruz, who has headed up the Cubana kitchen for seven years, ever since they opened as Sheffield’s first tapas bar. They’ve kept some old favourites, but new additions to the menu include ‘Cordero’ - slices of tender marinated lamb sauteed with caramelised red onions and ‘Pez espana’ - smoked swordfish on toasted Chilean bread. There is also an extensive vegetarian selection.
Cubana have also teamed up with Sheffield’s leading Italian restaurant, Nonnas. Nonnas Cucina have created a new range of luxurious Cuban style ice creams exclusively for Cubana, with coffee made from a special blend of fair trade beans.
Once again, the The Walnut Club in Hathersage is celebrating, as they have had confirmation that the restaurant has made it into the Michelin Guide 2008. They don’t yet know what the rating will be, but they are naturally delighted to have received this news, as their aim from the word go was to achieve Michelin status. Richard Mills, Managing Director said ‘I am very proud of our staff, especially our chefs, who work tirelessly in search of perfection with each dish’. We quite agree - a big pat on the back to all of them.
During the summer holidays, The Walnut Club have a special organic children’s lunch box available for just £3.99. Alongside the £5-£10-£5 set menu, this means that the whole family can have a day out in the Peak District and enjoy a great meal, whilst keeping the cost under control.
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New reader reviews this month include The Ivory, Rowley’s, Bluefin, Baan Thai, Playspace Cafe and Parthenonas.
We have a great special offer this month from The Maynard, in Grindleford. If you haven’t already subscribed, sign up for our free newsletter now to get the details of this and any future offers and discounts from local restaurants.
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August 2007
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July 19th, 2007 Cheffy
The big day is finally here! From 1st July, all public enclosed spaces will be non smoking, so customers eating in any restaurant or cafe will be able to enjoy a meal without the worry of someone lighting a cigarette at a neighbouring table - something that can so easily spoil the meal experience for diners. Love it or hate it, clean and fug free air will be the order of the day throughout.
There have been one or two businesses shifting in and out of of Ecclesall Road recently, so we can expect to see some new establishments to tempt us in to dine. 543 restaurant, which opened in 2004, has now closed, pending its sale. Further up the road, planning permission has been granted for the conversion of a former clothes shop into a new cafe which is to open in late summer, specialising in organic and vegetarian meals.
There are changes too on London Road, with a change of ownership for Soho, the contemporary Chinese restaurant. Soho was the sister restaurant of Sheffield’s Japanese restaurant, WasabiSabi, but this establishment remains unaffected and it is business as usual there. Out of town, yet another leading restaurateur has forsaken Sheffield for the bright lights of Leeds. Fabrice Limon, formerly of the Lion’s Lair and Sola has now also sold the The Cricket Inn at Totley. The Cricket Inn would seem to be in capable culinary hands though, as it has been taken over by a new company, which involves the talents of Richard Smith of Artisan and Thyme Cafe.
There is great excitement over at The Walnut Club in Hathersage at the moment, as they have been nominated as a UKTV local Food hero 2007, for the programme presented by Gary Rhodes. The Sheffschefs team wish them all the very best and hope they make it through the selection process.
If you would like to vote for them, you can do so at UKTV Food and if you want to test them out before voting, you can of course book a table on-line.
If you are looking for a summer treat, we have some great on-line booking deals for the famous Georgetown restaurants in Leeds and Nottingham this month, where you can tuck into a three course a la carte meal and a Singapore Sling cocktail for just £20. It’s a great chance to try their award winning Malaysian cuisine if you are planning a trip to either city in July.
Georgetown offers - 3 courses and a Singapore Sling for £20
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