We went for a wee trip to meet my dad, and chose Uddingston as our place to eat. I picked Angels for its reputation amongst locals. It's a bit of a tardis, it looks like a old Victorian sandstone house from the front, but it expands back and to the side - a lot. We walked through the nicely-appointed and bright housey bit, the bar, and into the large, smart, dimly-lit restaurant. We were greeted pleasantly and shown to our table.
The A la Carte menu looked pretty appetising and I went for Scallops with Black Pudding to start and the Chilli Chicken & Chorizo Stir Fry for the main, Miss Nibs went all old-school and had a Classic Prawn Cocktail and Beef Stroganoff. The scallops came quickly and were extremely creamy, almost slightly undercooked for my taste, but good, the plate covered in a honey, lemon and chilli glaze in a lattice pattern. Pretty good start I thought. My partner's prawn cocktail was nice also.
The mains came in good time too, and she enjoyed the beef stroganoff. She eats quickly and this leads on to the next point. Both my dad and myself eat less quickly, and by the time I was even close to finishing my plate the food was cold, why, well because the plate it was served on hadn't been warmed. Bit of a cardinal sin that! As father said the sign of a disorganised kitchen?
The stir-fry itself was served with too much rice, and to be honest given the fact there was chilli AND chorizo in it, it lacked zing and was a bit insipid, it was not unpleasant, but not the fire-breathing torture fest I was hoping for. We had a nice pint in the bar afterwards. Would I go back? For sure. Was it great? No it was pretty decent. Gotta be a three overall. read more