Reviews by ajmg (4)

Thai Kingdom, Stratford upon Avon

5/5 (minimum 1) on 31 Aug 2008
This is a wonderful place to have a quiet and relaxed meal. We've been there twice now and both times the food and service has been excellent. Being on the Warwick Road it's just about 5 minutes walk from the main Stratford shopping area and well worth the detour. Feeling tired, hot and a bit frazzled from walking around Stratford, once we got into the restaurant we felt immediately at peace. I don't know if they've feng shuid the place but the carvings, paintings, fountain and statues of Buddha make for delightful surroundings. They also have an oriental garden at the back for eating out on warm summer evenings.

Roy's Quality Ices, Coast Road, Bardsea nr Ulverston

5/5 (minimum 1) on 23 Aug 2008
I'd unreservedly recommend this fine little ice cream kiosk on the A5087 coast road between Ulverston and Barrow. Roy's ice cream is home made and comes in about 20 delicious flavours such as lemon meringue, liquorish and blackcurrant, rum and raisin, black cherry and others I can't remember. Today I had the apple crumble with substantial apple crumbly bits in and which was as good as any desert at a top notch restaurant. Mum had a cup of tea served in a proper mug, none of your paper cups here. Roy's ices seems to be getting quite a reputation among the biker community (you usually see a lot of motorbikes and men in leathers milling around eating ice creams). Roy also puts tables and chairs outside the kiosk and there are a few benches overlooking Morecambe Bay. Roy's ice cream kiosk is in a lovely situation and on a nice sunny day with an ice cream or cup of tea overlooking Morecambe Bay it's as near to heaven as you can get.

The Old Mill, Bardsea nr Ulverston

3/5 (minimum 1) on 23 Aug 2008
Today I took my Mum for a drive along the coast road from Barrow to Ulverston and we stopped for lunch at the Old Mill. We were given menus, ordered lunch and were offered drinks in the bar area. We ordered at 1.50 pm and were shown to our table half an hour later at 2.20 pm (the restaurant was reasonably busy but not crowded). While we were waiting in the bar area I heard the woman behind us remarking that if she had known it was going to take so long she'd have ordered something else and when two other ladies were told that their table was ready they seemed relieved so I asked them how long they'd been waiting. 35 to 40 minutes was the reply. Once we were sat down we were waiting between 5 and 10 minutes for our food and when it did arrive it was good and piping hot. I had the all day English Breakfast (eggs, bacon, home made black pudding, sausages, baked beans and fried mushrooms and tomatoes, and toast). This was excellent. Mum had fish and chips and mushy peas which she really enjoyed. I asked the waitress for a cup of tea which was not forthcoming by the end of the meal and so we didn't bother with it but just asked for the bill. The waitress did realise her oversight and apologised and asked if everything was OK apart from forgetting my tea. I said yes but told her that they needed an insectocutor to kill the flies that were around (rather offputting when you are eating). She told us that they were waiting for an electrician to install one (they can't install one themselves as it's a fire hazard apparently). Well at least they are doing something about that. I was tempted to give this place 2 stars because the service was poor, we were kept waiting a long time and there were a few flies in the dining area. However, I got a reasonable response to the fly comment, the staff were affable and the food, when it finally arrived, was very good. We headed off for a cup of tea and an ice cream at Roy's Ices just down the road (see separate review).

The Brave One

5/5 (minimum 1) on 30 Jul 2008
This is an unusual and thoughtful take on the vigilante/revenge genre in that the vigilante is female (Jody Foster). One cop puts it something like this - women kill their kids, their partners, people they love but they don't do shit like this. So the film explores the "what if" aspect - what if a woman did do this - in a believable way. The acting is superb, script very good, the film has a very good soundtrack - quiet and understated, the film looks good - the cinematography is excellent and it was directed by Neil Jordan. The only bad thing about the film is the title.

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