The next meeting will on Monday 13th December 2010 and will be the traditional Christmas / birthday meal (13 years old!).
We have used various venues in the past, some satisfactory, some less so. This year, following some discussion at the last meeting, the venue will be determined by a poll.
The possible venues are listed below, chosen by location and prior experience or recommendation.
Brio Pizza, The Light (Italian)
- Starters £3.75 to £7.05
- Mains £8.70 to £13.75
- House wine £13.95, beers from £3.35
- Generally good reviews, not particularly cheap for pizza/pasta
- Website
- Google listing
Bianco, Great George Street (Italian)
- Starters £3.35 to £7.25
- Mains £8.75 to £21.95
- House wine £13.95
- Christmas set menu £24.95
- Good reviews so far but only open recently, quite expensive
- Website
- Google listing
Chaophraya, Swinegate (Thai)
- Starters £7.50 to £9.95
- Mains £9.00 to £16.00 (apart from lobster)
- No drinks menu on-line
- Christmas set menu from £27.50
- Expensive but excellent food and atmosphere, good cocktail bar
- Website
- Google listing
Red Chilli, Great George Street (Chinese)
- Starters £2.70 to £15.00
- Mains £6.80 to £15.00 (plus rice etc)
- House wine £13.90, beers from £3.20
- Very authentic chinese food, reasonably priced
- Website
- Google listing
Spice Quarter, Millennium Square (Chinese / Italian / Indian / Thai Buffet)
- Buffet £14.95
- No drinks menu on-line
- Cheapest option, variety will suit most tastes but the food is better elsewhere
- Website
- Google listing
Akbars, Eastgate (Indian)
- Starters £2.95 to £5.45
- Mains £7.55 to £12.95 (plus rice etc)
- House wine £8.95, beers from £2.75
- Good food, reasonably priced, but can get busy and noisy
- Website
- Google listing
To ensure that there is time to book, the poll will close at 11pm on the 29th November 2010.