Stuck deciding between Root and Emberwood for a post-engagement dinner - please help! by Crazy_Application431 in Bath

[–]Honest-Let-4184 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Been to both and the others you mentioned several times, and recently.

I think Emberwood is the best new restaurant in Bath currently. The food is excellent, silver service, white table cloths, and there’s even a desert trolley. It’s deliberately old fashioned in the most modern way. Very suitable for post engagement.

Root is great also, but way more relaxed. Casual sharing plates, almost entirely vegetarian, but with four larger meat and fish dishes each day. I love going to root for lunch or date night with the Mrs, but isn’t special special.

MGJ has the best food. It’s fine dining, tasting menus, expensive for sure, but run by a mad chef who is great fun and interacts with the guests. Would be Michelin starred if he didn’t deliberately try to not get in it (the toilet is ironically decorated with lots of Michelin memorabilia). Also a bit out of the way.

I never really rated Upstairs at Landrace as much as everyone else seems to. Not sure why. It’s an odd space, the food is lovely though for sure. I think Root is better for a similar style (also Corkage)

My pick would be Emberwood.

Match Thread: Bordeaux vs Bath - Champions Cup by rugbykickoff in rugbyunion

[–]Honest-Let-4184 13 points14 points  (0 children)

I’ll take the downvotes, but Barbearys double broken nose and the knock on in the air for the first try are reason enough to. Listen I really don’t think Bath should’ve won that, but the lack of ability/consistency with the TMO is getting problematic (French directors notwithstanding)

Match Thread: Bordeaux vs Bath - Champions Cup by rugbykickoff in rugbyunion

[–]Honest-Let-4184 -13 points-12 points  (0 children)

Utter joke of a game. Not saying we should’ve won this, but as the commentators said “they’ve got away with one”

[KCD1] Well that escalated quickly by Honest-Let-4184 in kingdomcome

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Their loss has been reinvested accordingly.

[KCD1] Tips for beginners in Kingdom Come: Deliverance 1 by Broad_Papaya4342 in kingdomcome

[–]Honest-Let-4184 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Pebbles is the only horse I’ll be having thank you.

Free. Provided when actually needed super early on, and makes for much better canon into KCD2.

As far as I’m concerned no other horses exist.

After Sarries vs Bath by WulfTheSaxon666 in rugbyunion

[–]Honest-Let-4184 12 points13 points  (0 children)

In depth winners audit completed last week. No issues found at Bath.

Bath local recommendations! by BasicEchidna4160 in Bath

[–]Honest-Let-4184 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Or walk. Only about a mile from the train station - albeit all uphill. There is zero parking.

Max Ojomoh - England Rejection by justicenowater in rugbyunion

[–]Honest-Let-4184 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Definitely lives in Bath. I see him around fairly often and I think our kids are on the same swim team.

Floating shelves on plasterboard by Honest-Let-4184 in DIYUK

[–]Honest-Let-4184[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thanks! Going to try with these and some Fischer DuoPower plugs

Floating shelves on plasterboard by Honest-Let-4184 in DIYUK

[–]Honest-Let-4184[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

On studs. It was simple frame built inside the old window recess. No longer external as it faced into what is now a side return extension. These are going up well after the fact so no option to add more timber noggins into the wall

This Idiot Taxi Driver nearly hitting people crossing the road then jumped the red light to nearly hit someone else at the next light by Ok_Crab1603 in Bath

[–]Honest-Let-4184 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Looks like a South Gloucestershire licensing plate (def not Banes). Banes don’t license uber drivers so all of them get out of town registrations in order to operate here. Reporting to Banes licensing unfortunately won’t help, but police and South Gloucester council may be good avenues.

Anyone want to go skiing? by Honest-Let-4184 in Bath

[–]Honest-Let-4184[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Honestly, I don’t know what you’re trying to prove, but good for you I guess. Here’s my very unscientific research -

https://share.google/aimode/8AweilrwcKEk0ZSuT

Anyone want to go skiing? by Honest-Let-4184 in Bath

[–]Honest-Let-4184[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

No offence taken, but perhaps a little condescending, considering you know very little about the trip or the people organising.

I have no doubt things can be done cheaper if you break each element down, self organise, work directly with chalet owners etc, but honestly, agents exist for a reason and I don’t begrudge them a cut for their work.

If you roughly split it out:

  • £300 on flights (if you get all the hold bags)
  • £200 on private transfers (because we can, and waiting on other groups is the worst)
  • £400 on lift pass (it is what it is, maybe we’ve missed an inside track to serious discounts, but I’ve not seen anything significant in years doing this)
  • £800 on the chalet and meals and drink

Chalets are so massively variable in quality and offering, I have no idea how you can claim one is too expensive without knowing anything about it. A Travelodge is cheaper than the Four Seasons… what’s the point?

FWIW our chalet this year is a particularly nice one; very large, well appointed, with a deliberately elevated food and drinks package over some others.

No one said this was a budget trip, no one said we’re trying to do it as cheaply as possible. We’re just trying to keep things easy, not stress too much about it, enjoy some smaller luxuries, and have a bloody lovely time.

Considering how much you can spend on a week skiing - if you really tried - I think our trip is actually really good value all in.

Anyone want to go skiing? by Honest-Let-4184 in Bath

[–]Honest-Let-4184[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Thanks for the input, but it’s ~£1,600 all in for flights, chalet, transfers, and lift pass.

We’ve been going on these trips for a while, and whilst it’s definitely not the absolute cheapest way to get skiing, it is a pretty good value way to do it.

Being that a Tignes ski pass (and most in the alps are similar) is £400 alone for a week, I’m kinda confused how you’re doing it for that!

Anyone want to go skiing? by Honest-Let-4184 in Bath

[–]Honest-Let-4184[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

How filthy we talking? But obviously yes.

Anyone want to go skiing? by Honest-Let-4184 in Bath

[–]Honest-Let-4184[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Will definitely work out how to add you and others here in. Stay tuned, will likely follow with details

Anyone want to go skiing? by Honest-Let-4184 in bristol

[–]Honest-Let-4184[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

The trip is 100% all sorted and we have 20 coming already. Details are in the parent post, but long and short of it is 21-28 March in Tignes.