by Tami Vickery | Oct 16, 2025
When it comes to great food, small really can be beautiful We take food very seriously at Mandolay, after all, the AA do not give out Accreditations for Culinary Excellence to just any kitchen. But we also recognise that the world of food is changing, and that...
by Tami Vickery | Sep 5, 2025
Welcome to Guildford Paper Moon, a glorious new bookshop that has just opened in Jeffries Passage, a place that is already causing quite a stir among book lovers in and around the area. It is, as you would expect, packed with great books covering just about every...
by Tami Vickery | Aug 28, 2025
There can be few businesses in Guildford that embrace the ‘independent spirit’ more enthusiastically than Mandolay, the 4 star hotel and events venue on London Road. Tami Vickery, Sales Director at Mandolay explains why being independent is so important to Mandolay,...
by Tami Vickery | May 1, 2025
We will begin our monthly roundup of shows and events with our great friends at Guildford Cathedral, and the commemoration of a very significant milestone in British history. VE Day 80th Anniversary Listen out on Wednesday 8th May, 6.30pm as eighty years after Victory...
by Tami Vickery | Apr 24, 2025
It’s amazing where a simple question can take you, and when we introduced the idea of Afternoon Tea with Bottomless Cocktails earlier this month, our duty manager asked… ‘Which came first, cocktails or afternoon tea?’ In a busy management meeting, the room was split...
by Tami Vickery | Apr 17, 2025
On March 20th, respected broadcaster, writer and journalist Adrian Chiles used his regular (and usually brilliant) column in The Guardian to launch a bitter attack on ‘bedspreads and cushions’. What, you might wonder has Adrian got against cushions? Our managing...
