Eat out restaurant spy

Olive October 2008

Harrogate Grille
The Restaurant Locals and hotel guests flock to the grille, a warehouse-style, exposed brick dining room set around a pretty courtyard. The menu features hearty dishes such as juicy steak sandwiches, from £9.50, moules mariniere, £10.50, and lamb rump, from £14. In the bar you can tuck into comforting snacks such as mini burgers and pork pie with piccalilli. Hoxton grille (020 7739 9111;grillerestaurants.com)The Hotel Created by Sinclair Beecham, one of the creators of Pret A Manager, the Hoxton Grille has an unusually commited band of followers who love the hotel's good looks, hip restaurant and bar and eye-poppingly affordable prices. Trumpeting itself as the easyjet of hotels, rooms range from £199 down to an unbelieveable £1 a night. To be kept informed of these details, go to the website and register on the hotels mailing list. Bedrooms are stylish and comfortable with duck down duvets, flat screens, full throttle showers plus a mini Pret breakfast delivered to your door all as standard. Rooms from £1-£199. Great Eastern Street,London,EC2A (020 7500 1000;hoxtonhotels.com) Two readers can win a three course dinner for two including a bottle of house champagne. Prizes can be taken at Hoxton grille, Kings cross Grille, Lincoln Grille or Harrogate Grille, subject to availability. Prize must be taken before 28 February 2009, exluding Christmas eve, Day and New Years Eve. For a chance to win, send your name and contact details to Hoxton Grille prize draw at the usual address or to oliveprizes@bbc.com by 15th october.