Have a piece of cake...it's scrummy

I would imagine thats quite wet isnt it?

The prices can be a bit silly Crossy.....that cake is £21.50! Which reminds me, once when I bought one I left it out on the kitchen worktop with two slices out, came home from work to no cake, just some crumbs where the cake had been! Turned out that my niece had been around, let herself in and scoffed the lot! It took me about a month to work out the mystery of the disappearing cake and she said, "Surely you must have known I'd been 'cos I took about 20 CDs too"

I would have killed her!   

I also agree that Betty's is very expensive. But I love it anyway. It's my idea of a treat. My favourite is the fruitcake with Wensleydale cheese and a nice pot of Assam tea. *sigh* I can't go anymore because they won't let you take a pram in.  We were in York on Sunday and ended up in, gulp, Starbucks.

I will then - thanks

Have you tried the Bar Convent?  I'm sure I've seen prams in there although you would have to lift 'em up. That's where we always go in York. I was just jokin' yer about being tight.



http://www.bar-convent.org.uk/

That's bliddy crazy. Thats the way to go and loose customers big time. Fools.  

Use there a lot for regional meetings Crossy,it's v good isn't it? Bit of a treck with a pram 'though from the main shopping area?

What about the cafe in that little independent cinema with river views, just around the corner from Bettys/across the way from Starbucks? I like it in there, (and it's v reasonable Crossy) I'm pretty sure that you'd be able to take a pram in there.

Not good is it, but there's more chance of me winning the lottery, flying to the moon and wearing a size 10 dress than Bettys losing customers. You often have to queue for about half an hour or more to get a table!

We park by it down Nunnery Lane.  You certainly can't get a pram around the walls, but at least you get a nice easy glide down Micklegate. TBH I hate the traffic in that area but it's very convenient for those who suply the Crossy family with pushbikes.

Nice veggie cafe at the back of the bookshop there too

Indeed   Although I tend to buy my ideological material from the Oxfam one.

Crossy have you ever been to that place on Stonegate, (nr Little Bettys,)' that does thai food? Can't remember what it's called, frontage just looks like a tiny shop selling beer, but there's a bar at the back- bit scruffy but the food is amazing

On our last visit there was something going on with lots of stalls and we ate Turkish. We walked past the place you mention. We'll give it a whirl.

Just found it on the interweb: Evil Eye Lounge. Great for lunch but probably a bit busy and studenty for us oldies in the evening?

I can do busy and studenty

I'm the least fussy eater in the world, but just can't get away with a lot of Turkish food,  much of it is just 'slop' in my eyes and just about everything tastes of pul biber! There are some things I like: menemen; a few of the mezes like haydari and hummus; some of the vegetable things particularly aubergine dishes like imam bayildi and baba ganus; most of the soups; puffa bread, some gozleme and pide and some of the kebabs. And that's about my lot, which can be a bit of a problem as my sisters live there so I visit regularly. Thankfully there's a lot of good fish where they are so I tend to pretty much live on that and salad, (the rocket is fantastic) if we go to the traditional Turkish restaurants.

Super!  Hope you are feeling better, how's it going? 

Not great fracas, 'cos of this bliddy infection, but hopefully the antibiotics will kick in in a couple of days and I'll be on the up ready to go on my jollies in Dec

Oh what a big fat hairy pain in the erse!  You'd better concentrate on resting up and eating well then, where you going on holibobs?

Turkey to see my sisters for Christmas/ New Year

Thought that said hobbits! lol

Put more water with it Jen!

Oh sounds just fabulous, always good to see family, I love getting together with my bros and sisters, it will be just what the doctor ordered I bet.  Hope you are on the up very very soon

Crossy & Soops thanks for the York eatery tips.

i'm going to chippenham for new year , visiting my son and d-in-law ,  any tips where i can take them for dinner ?

Love how this has now turned into a bit of a foody thread.

Sorry, can't help, never been to Chippenham

I can recommend some good curry houses in Sheffield if it helps?

love it french style food

We do our best!

Agent Crossy...I only twigged last night what you meant the other day asking me about Agent Jo and Agent Ruth lol..so sorry, in my rage I was distracted and now realise that I missed Spooks on Wed because of the match   What happened?

My favourite place to eat Turkish is a place in Hamburg. As long as they eat there then so do I. TBH I'm not really a foodie, and I hate fish dishes (except when they deep fry 'em in batter) I could exist for the rest of my life on tzatziki and bread and any Greek, Turkish, Lebanese, or East Med DRY kebabs, and farmers salads. I don't like sauces.

Do you really want me to tell you? Or will you catch up? I'm away to the footie in ten minutes.

oh drat!  Have I missed you?  I don't think I can catch up any where?  I went to watch it last night but realised it was next weeks so I switched out and I can't catch up on the Iplayer thingy coz I'm not in the UK....so the short answer would be yes please lol

Just bear with me a moment............... 

http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b00nxdbc#synopsis

Can you get on this site?

The pressure is on for Section D when a secret meeting of powerful tycoons is stormed by armed terrorists and eight of the world's richest men are taken captive.

But this is no normal hostage situation - undercover at the time, Ros is one the hostages. As events spiral out of control, it looks like no one will make it out alive. Is this the end of the road for Ros?

Alas! Agent Temps it was the end for Jo.
As Jo struggled with a terrorist who had the control for a bomb. Ros shot him and  the bullet passed through him and appeared to hit Jo in the heart.
Meanwhile Ruth has returned to the grid and it seems to be a "Will they, won't they?" with Harry.
There was a bit of smut last night involving Agent Guy of Gisbourne and that American agent. Now I must leave for the Riverside to watch the 'boro play Forest. If we don't win this one we are in deep trouble.

oh no!!!!  Not agent Jo!  Mr Temps will be devastated

Thank you Crossy xxx

Fingers crossed. Bliddy horrible day for going out in it, so hope it's worthwhile