75% Pub of the Week: The Sailmakers Arms Dave Lee October 12, 2019 Drink, Pub reviews From the street, the only sign the pub is there is the pub sign, but once you’re through the connecting arch, it becomes apparent where it got its name. The building was once home to chandler and sailmaker EE Sharp and the pub is in what was his workshop. The shop frontage is now the solicitors. There is a courtyard, which used to house a menagerie of tropical birds but is now decorated solely with plants and flowers. Inside is a one-room pub with a range fire at one end and ships’ chattels hung from the beams and on the walls. Rumour has it that the gated door in the rear leads to a tunnel joining the cellar to St Mary’s church. Through for what purpose, no-one is quite sure. What you can be sure of is the food – solid pub grub with a decent selection of pies. All are good and served with mash or gravy or peas, but the truly brave will go for the behemoth called the Mothership – pie with mash, peas, gravy, cheddar cheese and crispy shallots. If pies aren’t your thing, there is a full menu of classic dishes and even “gourmet” chip options, with a selection of four kinds of chip and toppings such as pulled pork or beef chili. The Sailmakers Arms may be tucked away but those in the know, know how to find it. Chandlers Court, 159 High Street, Hull, HU1 1NQ Tel: 01482 227437. www.thesailmakersarms.com
75% Chowki, Hull Dave Lee October 12, 2019 Food, Restaurant Reviews Chowki is an upmarket take on Indian street food and well worth searching out, writes Dave Lee.
70% Pub of the Week: Travellers Rest Dave Lee September 16, 2019 Drink, Pub reviews Very much a pub of two halves, the Travellers Rest sits on the marvellously-named Crimple Lane, right on the edge of the showground in Harrogate.
75% Purple Robot, Hull Dave Lee September 14, 2019 Food, Restaurant Reviews Hull’s latest vegan restaurant The Purple Robot is just a bit too ‘meaty’ for Dave Lee.
70% Pub of the Week:Tiger Inn Dave Lee May 25, 2019 Drink, Pub reviews Somewhat confusingly, a different pub in Beverley used to be called the Tiger
85% J Johnsons Dave Lee April 29, 2019 Food, Restaurant Reviews If you’re a good enough restaurant then the punters will come and, writes Dave Lee, J Johnsons is one of Hull’s best.
65% Pub of the Week: Punch Hotel, Hull Dave Lee April 29, 2019 Drink, Pub reviews To steal a line from Brian Clough, the Punch might not be the best-looking pub in Hull, but it’s in the top one.
75% Home, Hull Dave Lee November 12, 2018 Food, Restaurant Reviews Newly opened Home is billed as somewhere to hang out where you can also get food and drink. Dave Lee has already made himself part of the furniture.
77% St Quintin Arms Dave Lee March 6, 2018 Food, General, Restaurant Reviews It was a country pub needing an injection of love. It got one thanks to Ian and Zoe Burdass. Dave Lee celebrates the reinvention of the St Quintin Arms.
60% Pub of the Week: Centurion Arms, Brough Dave Lee March 6, 2018 Drink, Pub reviews The rapid increase in new-build housing in Brough over the past decade or so has left the town lacking in drinking dens and so the recent appearance of micropub the Centurion Arms has proven a much-needed fillip for local sensation seekers.