Portly Eats | Pizza at Othersyde | Cambridge, UK

When lockdown eased and we all came out of our houses blinking in the sunlight, the first thing on most people’s minds was… Where can we go to eat!?  Where better to go in a socially distanced new normal than a bar that’s outside, you can book your own table and all orders are taken…

Portly Eats | Big Feast For Two | Millworks, Cambridge, UK

A few weeks ago a bunch of friends and I headed to The Millworks.  It’s a lovely little place tucked away down by the millpond in Cambridge. The menu is wide ranging and has some decent options away from meat including; sea bream, cod and spiced aubergine. The restaurant has a relaxed atmosphere, with the…

Portly Eats | Fish ‘n’ Chips | The Free Press, Cambridge, UK

The classics are called the classics because they are just that… Classic. I went to The Free Press in Cambridge for a bite to eat a few weeks ago and decided there was only one thing that would sate my hunger and that was of course, classic fish and chips. The Free Press’ version of…

Portly Eats | Mangiare | Newmarket, UK

So a good while ago now along with @haleybell_ig  I ventured to Mangiare in Newmarket.  It had recently opened and everyone had told me that I should go and check it out. So with a table booked on a rather chilly Saturday evening it was time for dinner. Walking in I didn’t realise quite how…

Portly Eats | Fish and Chips | Loch Fyne, Cambridge, UK

The other week I finally stepped through the doors of Loch Fyne in Cambridge.  It sits on Trumpington Street in town just opposite the Fitzwilliam Museum, I’ve walked by it countless times but never actually eaten there. After being shown to our table and brought water (every table should have water always and it should…

Portly Eats | Pizzeria La Tana | Pisa, Italy

Recently I went to Pisa in Italy, yeah the one with the wonky tower, it’s an utterly beautiful city. One thing I had planned for my trip was to replicate my usual Friday night ritual from when I lived in Italy. a Capricciosa. After wandering around the city and having a couple of drinks until…

Portly Eats | Pizza | Tradizioni, Cambridge, UK

The other week I went on a pizza tasting day in Cambridge with Cambridge City Living. Our first stop was Tradizioni on Mill Road and what a first stop it was!  I’ll be honest I’ve driven by Tradizioni many times and it’s been on my list of places to eat for ages, finally I’ve been…

Portly Eats | Beef Rib | The Grain and Hop Store, Cambridge

A few weeks back I ventured to The Grain and Hop Store for dinner and couple of beers.  The Grain and Hop Store has a wide range of craft beers and regular beers on tap for you to work your way through at your leisure. Unfortunately that evening I was driving, so I was relegated…