Alan Cookman

Restaurant reviews with Alan Cookman

Alan Cookman knows good taste.
And if you’re a food fan who loves to eat out, he’s your man.
A Sentinel writer and columnist for nearly 40 years, Alan has been our restaurant critic since 2001, when his A La Carte column was launched in Sentinel Sunday.
It transferred to Friday’s gO pages of The Sentinel and www.thisisthesentinel.co.uk in October 2007.
During the last seven years, he has reviewed more than 380 venues in North Staffordshire, South Cheshire and North Shropshire.
He has written about the food served in everything from McDonald’s to carveries, and cafe-bars to gastropubs. He’s enjoyed Continental and ethnic cooking, and he’s described dishes prepared by leading chefs in the classiest country house hotels.
And it’s not only the food which comes under Alan’s scrutiny.
Regarded by his many loyal readers as an authority on dining out, he’ll also deliver his verdict on customer service and ambience, telling you everything you need to know before deciding whether to book that table.

The reviews:

The Swan at Woore: The Cookman Review

The Shropshire, Haughton, Stafford: The Cookman review

Goldstone Hall, Goldstone Hall, Cheswardine, Nr Market Drayton: The Cookman review

Loch Fyne, Knutsford: The Cookman Review

Prachee, Keele: The Cookman Review

Casa, Stafford: The Cookman Review

The Claret Jug, Wynchwood Park, Weston: The Cookman Review

The Crown & Anchor, Stone: The Cookman Review

Ramblers Retreat, Dimmingsdale: Eating Out Review

Cleopatras, George Hotel, Burslem: The Cookman Review

Bons Amis, Nantwich: The Cookman Review