I can’t believe that I have not written about the Hour Glass prior to this…I started this post months and months ago, and then just couldn’t finish it. There is so much that I want to write about this awesome place – our ‘local’ and so much more. The only thing to do this place […]
I get a bit giddy when new restaurants open in New Plymouth and I’m excited to say that we’ve had quite a few new openings lately. The New York bar at the Nice Hotel, Monica’s, Social Kitchen, Prohibition… The latest is in the new ‘Arts Quarter’ across from the Len Lye Centre, and in […]
Fredrics is the first restaurant I experienced in New Plymouth. Before we even thought of moving here, we visited from London and Rod’s parents took us here. We started with a drink in the swank, vibrant bar and then headed upstairs to the dining room. It had been awhile since Rod had been home and […]
We have re-visited Portofino a few times over the past few months, and it’s slowly going to the top part of our local restaurant list (behind a few top contenders I’ve yet to list.) It has a quaint, romantic atmosphere, a good Italian focused menu, and even some Italian wines. This is huge for me […]
We have recently begun coming to The Good Home every weekend – sometimes both Saturday and Sunday. We might pop in for a quick drink or enjoy a leisurely brunch or lunch. The biggest reason in the beginning was because they welcome dogs, and even serve Ms. Weston complimentary ‘puppachinos’ (bowls of warm milk with […]
I thought I’d create a new section of this blog and highlight local restaurants to help guests plan their trips to New Plymouth. We visited the new Prohibition on the day after it opened and were truly blown away by their burgers. So much so, that Rod was given the wrong burger and ended up […]