Janet Yeung
Google
At the moment, everyone dining here in the evening is on the tasting menu. Arriving early, the music mix is a bit intrusive, but fades into the background as the restaurant fills. Staff are attentive without being too intrusive, and the sommelier's presentation was nicely judged.
I don't generally like Marmite, but the sourdough with Marmite butter is lovely, and they happily replenished it throughout the meal. The first couple of dishes (the chef's take on carbonara and an asparagus dish with curried salad cream) and the pre-dessert/dessert were the highlights of the meal. The flavour balance and textures were fantastic. On the fish dishes, the stone bass was a bit lacking in flavour while the scallop (which was huge) dish was overpowered by the broth. The main of rabbit was nicely done, being moist and I particularly enjoyed the nugget and ragout. Having ordered coffee, we were also presented with petit fours.
Overall, an accomplished meal, but a little uneven in parts.