Don't believe what you read in the papers!

We'll say it again about the newspapers.

You shouldn't believe all that you read in them.

The BBC have dug up that old chestnut about the average meal cost in a British pub. And, of course, as soon as it does so, all the newspapers - looking for a bit of easy copy - go and repeat the damn thing. So, we have a story which is months old that suddenly gets front page news again. It all began when the Good Pub Guide reported that because of the drop in revenue caused by the smoking ban, pubs were hiking up the cost of their food to replace it. And as a result, the average cost of lunch in your local had now risen to £20.

So, we'll repeat what we've said before. We'd love you to spend £20 on your lunch here at Intimo. But there's no need - we've got a fantastic selection on our menu. All home cooked and prepared - and quite a few of our lunchtime selections are avaiable for a quarter of that!!

So, don't believe what you read in the papers - it doesn't need to cost you anywhere need that!

Coming up soon - our Christmas Party season begins next weekend. So, if you've not fixed up your lunchtime or evening social with friends, family or collegaues, you know where to come!!

Christmas is coming!

We're really gearing up now for Christmas - and our Christmas Party menu is proving poular.

If you're looking for a great place to share your Christmas fun with friends, family or colleagues then you should look no further than Intimo.

Great food - unpretentious; great prices - good value; and a great atmosphere - warm and welcoming.

Just how restauarnts should be in our opinion.

So, what are you waiting for - book today!!

Think before you eat!

We saw an interesting article on the web yesterday. A foodie writer was suggesting that there are a number of questions you should ask of a restaurant before sitting down to eat.

Well, that's fine if you must be so intense – so we’ll put the questions to the Intimo test!

Here are the questions:

1. Does the restaurant use organic/local/fair trade produce?

Intimo tries wherever possible to use local and fresh produce.

2. Fast food is full of salt, sugar and fats – often twice the recommended daily amount.

We cook good food as quickly as we can – we don’t do Fast Food!

3. Is the food cooked fresh or microwaved?

Our food is cooked fresh and to order.

4. Are you looking for sparkling crystal and starched linen or plastic beakers and Formica tables?

Intimo does not do ‘pretentious! But we do believe in standards and quality – you’ll find our restaurant just about right!

5. Many burgers contain 48% chicken, water, beef fat, beef heart, rusk, starch, onion, salt, spices hydrolysed vegetable protein, etc – but no beef!

Then you’ve never eaten an Intimo Burger!!

6. Is the restaurant child-friendly?

We welcome well-behaved children for lunches, snacks or dinners.

7. Mark-up on wines can be as much as 400%.

All we can say is – not at Intimo!

8. Service charges are discretionary.

Absolutely - we couldn't agree more!