Relish

A new addition to city centre cafes, Relish, has recently taken over a tiny premises on Howard Street, which I visited a couple of times in its previous incarnation. As they’ve put in a cool counter it’s has become very cramped indeed. Until a table became empty I sat outside for a while, with reluctance, as Howard Street is certainly not a good option for outside drinking or eating — far too busy and noisy — you will be ingesting exhaust fumes with your lunch. The coffee was good, and Cajun chicken sandwich was ok. They also do fruit smoothies and milkshakes, so the emphasis to some extent is on fresh food and healthy eating. As they also concentrate on outside catering it could be as good a place as many to order office sandwiches, for instance. The food seems perfectly good, but not outstanding though I might go for some home made soup next time as it looked tempting and plentiful.