Hi,

My mum is comong to visit this weekend, and on Saturday we are going to a show at Cuity Hall and want to go for dinner after.

I'm a bit at a loss as to where to book as I haven't eaten at many Sheffield restaurants.

I am looking for somewhere with a good no smoking area, that won't be too noisy/drunken by 10.30 on a Saturday, and that is only a short walk from City hall.

Cuisine type is not too importnat, just not curry. Would quit elike somewhere that we can grab a light bite or a full meal depending on how we feel, so was thinking about Tapas, but I can't seem to find anywhere that we'll be able to hear ourselves talk, that hasn't had its food slated.

So, any suggestions? I'm getting fed up with hunting now!! :P

Cheers guys!

How about Ask

http://www.sheffieldrestaurant.co.uk/restaurants/City-Centre/Ask-Pizza-&-Pasta/

Crystal upstairs will be ok, or el manco ???? on west street.. (someone will correct that) The second one is probably the better suggestion, roughly opposite Tesco I think and it's a Tapas place. The Ruskin is quite nice but is a pre bar to somwhere at the weekends so will be busy and probably stops selling food ealier than that.

You mean La Mancha for the tapas bar. Mediocre food and gets very boisterous on a weekend.

Not recommended for what the poster is looking for.

I'd probably just hop in a cab and go to a chinese - maybe Hui Wei top of West St? Reason being it's chilled, nice atmos, good food and not full of drunks (well not when I have been in anyway).

not full of drunks (well not when I have been in anyway).

Except for you of course... :P ;)

How about Ask

http://www.sheffieldrestaurant.co.uk/restaurants/City-Centre/Ask-Pizza-&-Pasta/

I had pretty much decided on Ask, but they close at 11! :rolleyes:

I'd probably just hop in a cab and go to a chinese - maybe Hui Wei top of West St? Reason being it's chilled, nice atmos, good food and not full of drunks (well not when I have been in anyway).

Hmm, hadn't considered Chinese... I shall have a ponder, its so stressful just want to make sure we have a good time!!

Do you know what the smoking situation is like In Hui Wei? Do they have a decent sized no smoking area?

Also, does anyone know what its like for smoking in Sheiks? They said they have non-smoking tables, but didn't seem sure that they actually had a defined non-smoking section!

It's a poor indictment of Sheffield city centre after a concert turns out on a Saturday night if it can't offer what Dark Moomin is after. Surely there must be some suitable places?

Or maybe the 'night-time economy' in the city centre is all about loud places and binge drinking (fun sometimes I grant you, but not always what you want). If so it needs to diversify a bit to meet the demand.

I was sure there would be something too. Based on food types I think we are going to go to Las Iguanas and see what happens!!

If it was just me and my OH then we would be trying all sorts of places!

K pasa is nice and has tapas too

Las Iguanas is a good choice too, they have nice tapas. Their fahitas (sp?) is lovely

I would recommend Seasons (obviously) except it's a bit far for you I'm guessing and closes a little too early. It's a shame though really because I've always thought the sort of food we do would be really suited to a City Hall type of crowd.

BBs is a highly rated italian on devonshire street and should be open late

Have booked in at Las Iguanas - so will see how it goes.

Voodoo - Does Season's have a website? My next task is to see if I can find somewhere doing a good, reasonably priced new years eve menu, have to be at work the next day so looking for a meal out rather than a night out on the Lash!

Oops. I guess it's too late to suggest this, but there's Pizza Express. Can have something light, if you wish, or something heavy. Fairly quiet. There's also Mei's restaurant, which is dead quiet, which is close by the city hall. Ask as suggested. I was going to suggest Mamma's and Leonies for a quiet meal. Not sure if you find that too far.

Btw, I went to Cubana's too on a Sat a couple of weeks back, and it was pretty quiet. We went for a 7.30 slot, left around 9pm. So I don't think the crowd started to come in yet.

There's a few more on Division St which I've not been to. So don't know what they are like.

Oops. I guess it's too late to suggest this, but there's Pizza Express. Can have something light, if you wish, or something heavy. Fairly quiet. There's also Mei's restaurant, which is dead quiet, which is close by the city hall. Ask as suggested. I was going to suggest Mamma's and Leonies for a quiet meal. Not sure if you find that too far.

Btw, I went to Cubana's too on a Sat a couple of weeks back, and it was pretty quiet. We went for a 7.30 slot, left around 9pm. So I don't think the crowd started to come in yet.

There's a few more on Division St which I've not been to. So don't know what they are like.

Thanks for all those, good to know for other times.

Pizza Express was going to be my fall back, but we tend to go there quite alot anyway.
I did look at mamma and Leonies, but guess I must have decided it was too far!! I didn't even see Mei's listed anywhere - what dio they do?

Picallo's on west street is always good. and I have just had a good report about that chineese up next too the Swim Inn that's mentioned on here.

The Italian about 10 yards done from Lloyds oposite yates is good but on a Saturday surely most places will have drunks in! But its nice food so I'd go there.


Its called San Remo I think!

Picallo's on west street is always good. and I have just had a good report about that chineese up next too the Swim Inn that's mentioned on here.
I really wanted to go there, but they allow smoking throughout :(