IT'S ALWAYS wise to base recommendations on personal experience . . . which is why this restaurant review presented me with a welcome opportunity to put any assumptions to the test.

After all, Crystals has frequently been high on my list of places to visit when people have asked me to help find ‘somewhere special' for a night out to remember and a dining experience second to none.

A VISIT to the bank has rarely been such an enjoyable experience . . . one where the accumulation of a few pounds and the saving of some money took on a whole new meaning.