It's been a year since I married my soulmate at Leeds Minster in a carnival-style Yorkshire wedding, which felt like a scene out of The Greatest Showman.
I thought I could chill out once we’d married on all that romance stuff. But t’old wife keeps banging on about dates and while I know she’d love nothing more than jumping out a plane or white water rafting for a date, I like eating out - so I’m compromising.
Here are my most romantic places to grab some grub.
By Danny Mei Lan Malin
I thought I could chill out once we’d married on all that romance stuff. But t’old wife keeps banging on about dates and while I know she’d love nothing more than jumping out a plane or white water rafting for a date, I like eating out - so I’m compromising.
7. Blue Sakura
When you’re like us and you’re comfortable in your relationship, it’s worth making the most of Blue Sakura, in the Merrion Centre. It’s a Japanese all you can eat but you order off a menu via an ipad. It’s expensive but the food is incredible plus it’s full of blossom trees so it’s picturesque. | Jonathan Gawthorpe/National WorldPhoto: Jonathan Gawthorpe
8. The Ivy Asia
Another place to get posh nosh is Ivy Asia, on Vicar Lane, which is a modern twist on east Asian cuisine. | Simon Hulme Photo: Simon Hulme
9. Oulton Hotel
Even if you’re not able to stay over at a hotel, they’ve got some banging cuisine too. We stayed at Oulton Hall on our wedding night and their restaurant is lovely and in a beautiful setting just outside of the city centre. | Oulton HotelPhoto: Oulton Hotel
10. Toby Carvery
My favourite meal however is a roast, normally home made by t’old wife, but our favourite is cheap and cheerful Toby Carvery because we went there after I proposed, you get married at Toby but we wouldn’t go that far. | Jonathan GawthorpePhoto: Jonathan Gawthorpe