Candida Brand
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We arrived and were warmly greeted and shown to our table. The decor is gentle and sophisticated but you did sink down into the chairs a little.
We chose our food. I had the Thai fishcake balls with lemon mayo which were tasty but did not taste of Thai at all and the mayo did not taste of lemon and was a bit heavy for the fishcakes. A Thai chilli dipping sauce would have been better. However, still very nice. My partner had the roasted red pepper and tomato soup which was delicious 😋. Really very good! However we had to ask for bread as it did not come with any.
The next course was brought out almost immediately which is something I really don't like as you feel rushed. That's why I gave four stars for service as the waiting staff were excellent.
I had the loin of bacon in a mustard sauce with mash and kale. The loin was good, as was the sauce. I think the mash could have been more creamy and buttery, it was a little solid. My partner had the lamb in mint and red currant gravy with sauteed new potatoes. The lamb was soft and flavourful. It was very good but not a show stopper for the money.
We shared a pudding, raspberry cheesecake which was soooo creamy and delightful. Lovely presentation too.
All in all, great food, nice atmosphere and lovely service. I was expecting perhaps a little more, it was very well cooked food but nothing I would not be able to do at home. No breaks between courses is a no no, we would have had another round of drinks if we had had a break.
