Opening offer

Slap it on...

Spiritual day indeed...

We've decided that to celebrate the opening of the Lido and in particular the addition of an urban Holistic spa to Bristol, that we would like to offer a great opening offer for our ila holistic spa. Which I can now vouch for as we actually went to product test ila last week. It was crucial that we were making the right product decision, so off to Grayshott Spa (amazing place, also ambassadors of ila) we went for one hour of absolute bliss. What has been a steep learning curve, testing all these products and treatments, mighty hard work indeed, resulted in the best spa experience ever. Without going into detail I can only say that it was Utopian and like nothing we had tried before, without doubt ila and their customised techniques are perfect for us. After the holistic experience we contently drove home and passed Stonehenge on the way, the most spiritual day I've had in a long time.

Any way you simply have to try one to know exactly how good it is, so to kick things off here's the offer:

Simply email to generalmanager@cliftonlido.com with your name/number and quoting 'ila holistic spa offer' and just before we open we will contact you and get you booked in for some ila my time, in the opening week, at a one off opening price of £20, normally £50. This is a ridiculous price, but for an opening offer the ila my time has to be done, believe me.

Walk like an Egypian...

The very striking front door architrave is not only bold and beautiful, but oddly Egyptian in style. Apparently this is not unique to the Lido, with other Victorian buildings around Britain also boasting Egyptian style influences, largely due to the great excitement, that was at the time, the discovering and exploring of the pyramids and tomes. Such is the door surround being such a feature that we have cast a mould and replicated it for the separate restaurant entrance on Southleigh Rd.

Wood burner

On view from the restaurant...

As used by River Cafe and Moro restaurant...

This is now in place and the rest of the kitchen can now follow suit. This sustainable, wood burning oven is a big tick on our desires wish list as it will lead the menu in the right direction from the off set, that is the freshest Mediterranean/ north African style ingredients cooked in a no fuss, simple dry hot heat from the wood burner. Lots of vegetables, fish, herbs and pulses quickly cooked as well as tasty breads and slow cooked meats.