A disappointment and other Isle of Man Restaurant Reviews

Restaurant Name: George Hotel

When I got hungry while sightseeing in Castletown I found the pub which is part of the George Hotel on the main square there.It looked very nice from the outside and their
special of the day was Lasagna, both a meat and a vegetarian one, which I like.

Usually the specials are good, so I ordered the vegetarian one. When I got it some time later, parts of it were burning hot, others were still frozen. It was clear to see that this was a frozen lasagna which had been put in the microwave for some minutes. A waste of time and money! The chips and the salad which were served with it were ok, not very good but at least good enough to eat.

It was a pity, because the pub looked very nice and those having tea seemed to enjoy it. But for a special of the day this one was very disappointing.

I paid £ 7.95 for it, too much for what it was.


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Theme: Local
Comparison: about average
Prices: US$11-20  » Currency Converter
Address: Market Square ,Castletown

Restaurant Name: Bank Coffee House

Much smaller than the George Hotel, but also much better is the Bank Coffee House in Castletown. It's on the way down from the square to the castle, a little place with only a short menu. Mostly it's sandwiches and soups, also some cakes, tea and coffee. The sandwiches are prepared fresh while you wait.
We ordered the soup of day and two sandwiches, but the soup was out. Actually the sandwiches were so filling, that I'm not sure if I could have finished the soup. We had prawn and crab sandwiches, both were very good.Together with two mugs of tea we paid less than £10.
The café is open from 9-4:30 on a weekday and from 11-3 on a Sunday.


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Theme: Local
Comparison: less expensive than average
Prices: less than US$10  » Currency Converter

Restaurant Name: La Pizza

Sunday evening we wanted to go to a restaurant in Douglas for a nice dinner. This proved to be more difficult than I had thought, most of the places were closed. I don't know if we were unlucky and just tried the wrong places, but we were in the town centre of Douglas.

We finally found the Italian restaurant La Pizza open and a patron just leaving told us it was very good., so we went in.
We liked it. I had cod, my husband pizza, both was very good. They have a large wine menu, but only one red and one white house wine by the glass. Every other wine was by the bottle, so we decided on the house wine. The wine was good, not excellent, but quite nice. The black currant sorbet I had for dessert was really good.

The room is not too large, but the painting of an open Italian square on the wall give the impression of a much larger room.

Very fast and efficient waiters, my plate was whisked away while I was still eating the last bite, a bit too efficient for me.
Our bill came to about £ 40, including wine, water and coffee.


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Theme: Italian
Comparison: about average
Prices: US$21-30  » Currency Converter
Address: Loch Promenade
Directions: On the main promenade in Douglas
Website: http://www.lapiazza.co.im/