Having heard about this place for awhile now, it was an opportune place to meet up and try Mark Hix’s fare.
We had drinks in the bar downstairs to begin with and meeting up about an hour after work ensured most of the customers were well oiled. The noise levels are very high and its has a buzz – but not the best place to hold a decent conversation. Moving upstairs to enjoy our meal, we were well looked after by very courteous staff and in no time we were seated and the specials / meat options were discussed with us. We were even shown the cuts of meat on offer – one being a T-Bone for sharing. Sharing! I think not! Anyway we ordered a couple of starters for sharing – Wood pigeon with rhubarb and devilled kidneys. I tried the wood pigeon and it was soft and tender – I personally did not think the rhubarb worked with the pidgeon. I didn’t get the chance to try the kidneys (!) For mains, we had Beef salad, Pork chop and Smoked haddock. All three dishes were very good and the portions were generous. However, there were a lot of capers with the breaded porks chops. The posrk chops came ungarnished as well. The beef salad was anything but dainty – not a dish ideally served up to one of the girls. The smoked haddock dish was the only one with no issues.
A round off of special jellies (overated), treacle tart (not very treacly) and truffules (we had to have more..) downed with some
We all though the food was good but may not go back if we wanted to hold a decent conversation.
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