FAMILY, FOOD, TRAVEL & CRAFTS
I’m lucky that my boys generally eat quite well. Ever since they were babies, I gave them a mixture of puree and finger food and tried to introduce a variety […]
Did you know Carluccios celebrates it’s 20th birthday this year? We have a Carluccio’s close to us in Kingston, but recently we were invited along to see the new look […]
Do you have a go-to cuisine when you eat out? A firm favourite of ours is Indian. Finding new places to try is always something we like to keep an […]
I’ve said it many times before but I’ll say it again – we are completely spoilt for choice with restaurants to dine in, in Kingston. Thai cuisine, Giggling Squid recently opened […]
If you are a regular visitor to Westfield Shopping Centre, London you have probably seen the arrival of Ichiba which opened its doors in the centre in June 2018. Ichiba […]
We are lucky to have some great places to eat together as a family on our doorstep. Recently we found another pub and restaurant to add to our list that […]
A few weeks ago, the weather took a turn and it rained pretty much all day. We were booked in to review the new menu at Turtle Bay in Guildford […]
Maison du Mezze Kingston opened in the Bentall Centre back in January and has been somewhere I’d been keen to try out with the boys’. This Summer, kids eat free […]
We recently visited Godstone Farm for the first time and after a fun day out we were ready to fill our hungry tummies with food. We were invited along to […]
We were recently invited to try out CAU’s new set menu. CAU, Kingston is set in the fabulous location of Riverside Walk and is an Argentinian restaurant with an Italian/Spanish […]
We were recently invited to review Hart House in Fleet. Hart House is a newly opened gastropub/coffee shop in Fleet that has replaced the former Ask restaurant. It’s had an […]
Seems like a long time ago now but over February half-term we were invited along to try out Bill’s Restaurant along Kingston Riverside. I’ve said many times before how spoilt […]
As a family we love food. The boys ask me on a daily basis what we are having for dinner and no sooner have they eaten they are hungry again! […]
Sundays are all about being relaxed and lazy, aren’t they? And what better way to spend your day than to have a leisurely lunch at your own pace without having […]
Last month, we were invited to review The Retreat, Staines which underwent major refurbishment last year. It tied in perfectly with our plans to visit Thorpe Park that day and […]
As parents, we all want to ensure our children have a healthy diet and that includes monitoring their sugar intake. As much as the boys love drinking juices and squash […]
We love eating out as a family, especially now the boys are older. We enjoy trying new places to see how family friendly they are, but one place we’d not […]
Recently, we were invited along to the newly refurbished Pizza Express in Camberley, Surrey. It’s around a half hour drive down the A3 from Surbiton. We were in Camberley for […]
I know I’ve probably said many times before but I love the area I live in. We are spoilt with one of the best shopping centres outside of London and […]
We were recently invited to review our local Beefeater (Monkey Puzzle) in Chessington. We last visited a few years ago when E was a toddler so we were interested to […]
Hello and welcome to Suburban Mum! I'm Maria and I'm mum to two boys - E who's 9 and M who's 6. This blog is about my little family, the ups and downs of being a working mum and everything in between. If you want to find out more about me and my family head over to our About us page.
