14 places to eat and drink in Hull

jamesllee — Sat, 26 Oct 2013 01:31:00 GMT

Take a break after a long day’s sightseeing in Hull, Yorkshire with a well-deserved bite to eat or a drink in one of Hull’s many pubs or bars. Hull has a wide range of eating and drinking spots so you’re sure to find something to suit your taste, whether you are in Hull for the weekend or for a longer stay. Here are 14 ideas for restaurants, coffee shops, food stores, and bars in Hull.

Hulltrains transport you to the best of Hull’s restaurants

Fine Dining

1: The Two Rivers Restaurant is located in The Deep, Hull’s innovative and impressive aquarium complex. If you’re looking for a unique dining experience, pay Two Rivers a visit.

2: Cerutti's, located on Nelson Street in Hull, specializes in seafood and is suitable for all the family to eat an evening meal or a snack lunch.

3: 1884 Dock Street Kitchen is set on Hull’s marina, serving comfort food and modern classics from its classy surroundings. 1884 Dock Street Kitchen serves local produce and a range of meals for all the family.

Local Produce and Food Stores

4: Madisons on Newland Avenue in Hull is a Mediterranean deli store selling local foods from the area as well as Spanish, Italian, and Greek delicacies. Pick up the ingredients for a picnic or browse the shelves for a food gift.

5: Rio's Deli. Also located on Newland Avenue, Rio’s Deli serves a variety of pastries and salads as well as homemade local specialities.

6: Arthur Street Trading Co, on Arthur Street, is a worker’s cooperative that makes and supplies organic vegetable and fruit boxes, as well as selling organic fruit and veg.

7: Check out the traditional sweets at Sugar Sugar Retro Sweet Shop on Newland Avenue. Look out for retro sweets, American candy, and gift boxes.

Hull Restaurants

8: Hitchcock's Vegetarian Restaurant is on Bishop Lane and offers a selection of vegetarian food with a difference. The website says you are likely to experience something akin to a “surrealist mystery tour”. So if you like your meals to be interesting, give it a try.

9: Old Custom House. This family-run restaurant is in Hull’s Old Town and specialises in Italian food, fresh fish, and shellfish.

10: Jack & Danny's is a casual restaurant for the family providing an unlimited salad bar, traditional food, cocktails, wines and beers.

11: Lantern Restaurant in Whitefrigate is a friendly restaurant serving an a la carte menu plus continental foods and drinks, including a mixed grill.

12: Zoo Vegetarian Café serves vegetarian specialities in a small restaurant with a secluded courtyard seating area.

13: Antico Forno specializes in Italian food and serves pasta, pizza, and seafood dishes from its location in Cottingham Road.

14: If you’re looking for Indian food, try Swadh South Indian Restaurant, a restaurant serving South Indian foods from Kerala.

Hulltrains take you direct to Hull from a number of cities across the country. Travel by train into the heart of Hull to be close to all the shopping, museums, galleries, attractions, restaurants and bars which Hull has to offer.

Family Fun in the Sun

jamesllee — Fri, 4 Oct 2013 21:31:00 GMT

Sometimes it’s nice to get away from the city. Johannesburg, the comercial capital of South Africa almost runs straight into Pretoria, the official capital of the country. Life is hectic as it is in most cities but there are plenty of places to go for a break and some will certainly appeal to the children. Durban is not too far away and the warm Indian Ocean; closer to home is Kruger Park and it is important that every youngster is instilled with a love of wildlife when so many species are under threat.

Single Parents Package and the Drakensburg

The Drakensburg

It’s an easy run by road to Kruger through the beautiful Drakensburg Range which is close enough to Johannesburg and Pretoria for locals to visit for as short a time as a weekend.

One of the features of accommodation in the Drakensburg is that you are likely so find something that fits in with the surroundings; wooden buildings fit in so nicely with the secenery. However, there is nothing basic in the quality of accommodation, service and comfort. There should be plenty on site for the children and advice about the things that are worth a visit in the surrounding area.

Business use

There is a modern day trend in gathering staff together for team building and perhaps launching new products onto the market. It can certainly be catered for in hotels in idyllic surroundings as well as ones in city centres.

Vaal River

Another alternative for a break with the family is the Vaal River, a tributary of the mighty Orange River, which is a popular holiday destination for city dwellers and less than an hour away from Johannesburg.

It is close enough to the cities for businessmen to actually stay there. Regular travellers can tire of city centre hotels; they are far more likely to be positive and productive if they can really get away each evening and simply relax. A sun downer cruise is a ‘must do’ for anyone in Africa who enjoys a drink and the fabulous sunsets that are common throughout Sub Saharan Africa. The Vaal River is there for everyone’s enjoyment even if they simply want to sit on dry land and watch what is going on.

Quality hotels will provide a number of alternatives for families, and where there is a river, cruises are certain to feature. Anyone choosing somewhere like this for a family holiday can be certain there will be all sorts of activities to keep the children amused throughout the entire break.

South Africa promotes the outdoor life and these alternatives suggest that hotels do as well.

A Single Parents Package in the Drakensburg is worth close examination. The staff is at your service in hotels in such places and the children can get so much more out of the countryside than they possibly can in the middle of cities. It is certainly worth a try.

There is a great deal to be had if you pick up the family straight from work and head to the Vaal River where you will all feel relaxed as soon as you arrive.

James Post

14 places to eat and drink in Hull

Family Fun in the Sun