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This is worth a visit if you ever find yourself in Dublin. Unlike the majority of recommended places to go in Dublin, you won't find this in the Temple Bar area but right in the heart of the shopping district.

This bar/restaurant/club is set in a reformed church and is pretty impressive. Many of the main attractions are still intact including a fairly large pipe organ but it doesn't feel stuffy in the slightest. It's a place to go to see and be seen in without being overly pretentious. It's as good as any reformed church/court room/bank that I've seen in Britain.

The club is open til three in the morning from Thursday to Sunday and there's also a nice area for sitting outside in the good weather/for the smokers which is lit up with fairy lights.

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Noisy but nice

This is a gem of a place if you find yourself in the Wimbledon area of London. One of the great things about the restaurant is that you can bring your own bottle and pay for the corkage which results in you having a really nice meal at a really nice price.

We got two platters of starters between the four of us and then each had a main for £15 each which is pretty good almost anywhere in London but especially when the food is top notch.

If you like spicy food then this is the place to go. You get handy chillies on the menu to give you a guide as to how hot you're choosing. The drunken noodles were spicy and delicious.

We went on a Friday evening and the place was jumping. It has a good atmosphere but is pretty loud so not really the place to go for a deep and meaningful but a pretty good place to go for a fun and cheap night out.

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This is a really swanky place with fantastic steaks. You can get special pre-theatre menus, however, there isn't a great deal of choice and you do feel that if you are there you really need to have the steak which has a supplement of about £7. On the day we went they served freshly baked bread with walnuts which was lovely.

The service was very good but possibly verging on the trying too hard to please.

It's worth giving a go but wait until you're feeling quite flush!

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Rogano

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11 Exchange Place G1 3

Glasgow ( United Kingdom )

www.roganoglasgow.com

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Step back in time

This 70-year-old Glasgow institution is fitted out with Art Deco fixtures modelled on the original Queen Mary ocean liner which was built in the Glasgow docks on the river Clyde. This is a wonderful place to eat and drink and you'll find the bartenders add to the atmosphere of twenties decadence, with perfectly mixed cocktail classics. The restaurant is particularly renowned for delicious oysters and fish dishes and its clientèle are mainly 40-50 something divorcees, business-people and people who lunch, who are all impeccably dressed.

If you want this sort of class, however, then you have to pay for it. It has the reputation of being one of the best but also one of the most expensive restaurants in Glasgow. If you're not looking to splash out so much on a meal, however, it's worth popping in during the day for a cappuccino which is served in a large cup with a piece of tablet and at a more reasonable price and in much more luxurious surroundings than the Starbuck's next door!

There is also a terrace bar outside which is popular with smokers and non-smokers alike and a good place to be seen right on the edge of the Merchant City.

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This great bistro restaurant is located on the outskirts of Edinburgh in the extremely picturesque town of South Queensferry with its cobbled streets and situated at the side of the famous rail bridge on the banks of the river Forth. The restaurant has some fantastic views and a really good atmosphere and there is even a toy train that runs throughout the top part of the restaurant keeping in with the railway theme. The famous book by John Buchan 'The 39 Steps' is also based on the steps really near here.

The food is always really fresh and delicious with an extensive choice and the staff are very welcoming friendly and courteous. It's well worth a visit any time you're in the area. In fact, I think I'd go out of my way to be in the area to visit the Bridge Bistro.

Specialist coffees, cakes, pastries are served all day and there's nothing nicer to do on a Sunday afternoon than chill out on the large comfy sofas with some comfort food. The meals are modern and imaginative making this the idea place to go for either lunch or dinner.

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The Arches is located in spare ground in the railway arches right across from Glasgow Central railway station and the building is pretty big, accommodating a couple of thousand people on club nights.

The Arches cafe is located at the front of the building which has a decent selection of dishes that are mainly of Italian and Scottish origin and you can pick up some fairly decent deals through 5pm.co.uk website.

The building hosts many different events ranging from visual arts, contemporary theatre as well as the extremely popular 'Celtic Connections' Scottish music festival.

The club is best known for holding dance music events and frequently attracts world class DJs. It has been one of the hippest venues in the city for quite a number of years and the spaciousness of the building being built around the 6 railway arches make it unique in itself.

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The basement is probably one of the coolest places to drink and eat in right in the heart of Edinburgh city centre. It's bright, colourful, vibrant and stylish with funky and upbeat music and a million miles away (in spirit at least) from some of the overpriced places in George Street. The bar staff confirm this with their fun Hawaii-style shirts. Although it's fairly reasonably priced, it hasn't been taken over by students yet and the crowd tends to be twenty-something to thirty-somethings.

The food is great value for money and mostly Mexican, but with pub grub favourites such as posh fish and chips and an excellent steak pie. It can get busy so best to book in advance if you can.

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This tearoom is located right in the heart of the city centre and was designed by the city’s most popular architect, Charles Rennie Mackintosh in 1903. Not only did he model the exterior but also the interior right down to the tea spoons and the waitresses’ dresses. You get a true feeling of a bygone era in here and the clientèle includes just as many locals as tourists.

Mirrors reflect tall silver chairs, white table cloths, lilac cushions and petals of stained glass. The waitresses dressed up in French maid outfits adds to the whole ambience and the menu gives a wide choice from such things as ham toasties to smoked salmon and prawns. You can also treat yourself to afternoon tea with sandwiches, scones and cakes.

If you don’t make it along to any of the Mackintosh museums then this is a perfect place to drop in for a cuppa and try a bit of the Mackintosh experience.

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Tusk is pretty stunning as it is located in a former cinema and pool hall, the ground-floor bar is decked out with mirrors, flowers and reflective lighting and it’s pretty special to set eyes on for the first time. It’s Asian-themed and includes a massive Buddha statue as well as Thai lanterns and long mirrored tunnels. It’s one of those places that you just have to see at least once. The folk who go here are more your Shawlands types rather than more pretentious types that you may encounter in the city centre, and the atmosphere is really good.

The music can be a wee bit hit and miss though. They can play some good dance tunes and R'n'B but it just depends how many cheesy tunes you want to hear on a night out and you sometimes feel like you’re attending a wedding rather than a cool club at the weekend.

It’s a pretty good night out though and this place can definitely hold it's own against many of the clubs in the city centre. The only down side is the drinks are pretty expensive but what you would expect from somewhere that is as stunning as here.

There is also a restaurant which offers Asian style cooking.

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This isn't just a vegetarian restaurant; it's a vegan restaurant, which means it serves no animal products whatsoever. The restaurant is, however, fairly laid-back so there's no need to fear any one pouncing on you trying to ram down their extreme vegan views on you.

It´s got a fairly bohemian atmosphere which is a nice change from the prolifera of chain restaurants and pubs that are a feature of Glasgow city centre. Stereo's premises are a one-off as well as they are located in the lower floor of a less well-known Charles Rennie Mackintosh building with an unusual tiled exterior.

The menu is fairly small with typical veggie things like tofu, although it does include items like cheesecake so they manage to find adequate substitutes for the animal products and I couldn't knock the fajitas as they went down a treat.

It's a nice unpretentious relaxing environment though and you do feel that you're eating that bit more healthily than you normally when you pop out to lunch elsewhere in town.

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