Restaurants

With a name like TGI Friday’s you’d expect this determinedly cheerful chain to be most suited to an end-of-the-week, down-the-tools knees-up – but in practice, Friday’s is doing it for the kids. Yes, there are plenty of candy-coloured cocktails and a big central bar, but the focus is on big, noisy parties for those in short trousers, not suits. Enthusiastic staff welcome kids with a goodie bag of puzzles and stickers. The children’s menu gets a big thumbs-up from little diners. Carrot sticks and cucumber may be an option with the cheeseburger or fish fingers, but this is more of a ‘smiley-face potato waffle and wriggly worms with ice-cream’ kind of place. For parents, there’s a comparatively varied menu of Tex-Mex, sticky barbecue choices and steaks, although the inevitable burgers and fries are a safe bet.

Time Out Eating & Drinking Guide 2009