| I've been meaning to ask you for some advice about restaurants. |
| I need to book somewhere to celebrate my sister's 30th birthday, |
| and I liked the sound of that place you went to for your mum's 50th. |
| The Junction. |
| Yeah, I'd definitely recommend that for a special occasion. |
| We had a great time there. |
| Everyone really enjoyed it. |
| Where is it again? I can't remember. |
| It's on Grayson Street, only about a 2-minute walk from the station. |
| Oh that's good. |
| I prefer not to have to drive anywhere |
| but I don't want to have to walk too far either. |
| Yes, the location's perfect, |
| but that's not necessarily why I'd recommend it. |
| The food's amazing. |
| If you like fish, it's probably the best restaurant in town for that. |
| It's always really fresh and there are lots of interesting dishes to choose from. |
| But all the food is good there. |
| Is it really expensive? |
| It's certainly not cheap, but for a special occasion I think it's fine. |
| It's got a great atmosphere |
| and before dinner you can go up on the roof and have a drink. |
| It's really nice up there, but you need to book. |
| It's very popular as the views are spectacular. |
| Hmm... sounds good. |
| So that's definitely a possibility then. |
| Is there anywhere else you can think of? |
| Hmm... if you want somewhere a bit less formal, then you could try Paloma. |
| Where's that? I haven't heard of it. |
| No, it's quite new. |
| It's only been open a few months, but it's got a great reputation already. |
| It's in a really beautiful old building on Bow Street. |
| Oh, I think I know where you mean. |
| Right beside the cinema. |
| Yes, that's it. |
| I've only been there a couple of times, but I was really impressed. |
| The chef used to work at Don Felipe's, apparently. |
| I was really sorry when that closed down. |
| So is all the food they serve Spanish, then? |
| Yeah, you can get lots of small dishes to share, |
| which always works really well if you're in a group. |
| Hmm... worth thinking about. |
| Yeah, there's a lively atmosphere and the waiters are really friendly. |
| The only thing is that you need to pay a £50 deposit to book a table. |
| A lot of restaurants are doing that these days. |
| I should have a look at the menu to check there is a good choice of vegetarian dishes. |
| A couple of my friends have stopped eating meat. |
| Not sure, I'd say the selection of those would be quite limited. |
| I've just thought of another idea. |
| Have you been to the Audley? |
| No, don't think I've heard of it. |
| How's it spelt? |
| AUDLEY. |
| You must have heard of it. |
| There's been a lot about it in the press. |
| I don't tend to pay much attention to that kind of thing. |
| So where is it exactly? |
| It's in that hotel near Baxter Bridge, on the top floor. |
| Oh, the views would be incredible from up there. |
| Yeah, I'd love to go. |
| I can't think of the chef's name, but she was a judge on that TV cookery show recently. |
| And she's written a couple of cookery books. |
| Oh, Angela Frayne. |
| That's the one. |
| Anyway, it's had excellent reviews from all the newspapers. |
| That would be a memorable place for a celebration. |
| Definitely! |
| Obviously it's worth going there just for the view, |
| but the food is supposed to be really special. |
| She only likes cooking with local products, doesn't she? |
| Yes. Everything at the restaurant has to be sourced within a short distance, |
| and absolutely nothing flown in from abroad. |
| I imagine it's really expensive though. |
| Well, you could go for the set lunch. |
| That's quite reasonable for a top class restaurant, £30 a head. |
| In the evening, I think it would be more like £50. |
| At least that I should think, |
| but I'm sure everyone would enjoy it. |
| It's not the kind of place you leave feeling hungry though, is it? |
| With tiny portions. |
| No, the reviews I've read didn't mention that. |
| I imagine they'd be average. |
| Well, that's all great... |