To welcome Matilda the Musical to London’s Cambridge Theatre, the Mercer Street Hotel in Covent Garden has launched a new Stupendous Afternoon Tea. Anne Coates and a friend had tea for two and loved it.
While holidaying at Altomincio with Thomson al Fresco, Anne Coates and family discovered a great restaurant just a few minutes away – Ristorante Alberto Diga.
While on their day trip to Peschiera Del Garda, Anne, Olivia and Harriet Coates stopped for lunch at the Ristorante La Toretta and had an excellent meal in a very friendly atmsophere.
Although the self-catering facilities at Thomson Al Fresco's mobile homes in Altomincio Family Parc were excellent – including BBQ – it's nice to eat out on holiday. The Parc had several family-friendly outlets for the Coates family to try.
On a visit to relatives in Australia, Claire Griffin and her family were caught up in the Queensland floods and decided to leave quickly, finding a last minute retreat at Dubai's Desert Palm, part of Per Aquum Resorts, for some sun and respite.
Louise Pollard and her family discovered the JCK restaurant in Rue des Baines, Houlgate but found that their pizzas were more than they had bargained for!
On her recent visit to Lille, Anne Coates ended up eating at La Chicorée restaurant three times - and each time was a different and enjoyable experience.
To see in the New Year on 2 January the Bell family went to St Pancras Grand, the new Searcys restaurant at London's St Pancras International much to the delight of Toby and Pippa!
When someone suggests family friendly Italian eating, most of us get as far as Pizza Express, writes Harriet Elliot. But there's a great and more sophisticated alternative out there – Carluccio's.
Louise Pollard dined out with Harvey and their two children in Norwich's family-friendly Tootsies restaurant and had a delicious meal plus an enjoyable and relaxing evening.
Anne Coates starts off a new section on child-friendly restaurants, and features her favourite local restaurant, Tandoori Nights in East Dulwich, London
