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14 years ago
When I was visitng friends in Cornwall, I had intended to try some of the Michelin starred establishments in the area like Nathan Outlaw but I found that a lot of the restaurants were shut for winter break. A little research on-line brought me to Barclay House in Looe, which offered accommodation but also a restaurant offering a tasting menu incorporating local produce and I'm a sucker for a tasting menu. The drive down to the seaside town of Looe is an exciting one for a townie like me, especially when if performed at night with presumably a local who was tailgating me the whole way down what were narrow unfamiliar roads to me. A big warning too for drivers - if you're coming down the hill in to Looe, the left hand turn into the road for Barclay House is a very acute 180 degree turn and almost imporssible to execute without straying into the opposite lane. The drive up to Barclay House does involve a few more twists and turns but you're rewarded with a lovely view of Looe from up high. It was a quiet evening in the restaurant, being the off season and I was seated at a window seat, which had a lovely view. My freshly squeezed orange juice soon arrived as I perused the menu though I was always going to order the tasting menu. All the food I ate that night had been sourced locally from the Looe Bay oyster to the small farm which supplies their beef. The amuse bouche was a small piece of pan fried john dory served with spinach cooked with garlic and chilli. The fish tasted lovely and fresh and was robust enough to stand up to the garlic and chilli Next was a Looe Bay oyster served with shallot vinaigrette. My only regret about this dish was that I didn't get 2 oysters! I'm not a traditionalist and like to chew my oyster on the way down A potato and celeriac soup with poached egg followed. The soup wasn't as heavy as it sounded, which was nice though I think a different texture could have enhanced this dish further The main course was a fillet of beef, which I thought had been cooked sous vide due to its tenderness but my waiter checked with the kitchen and it had been roasted, so well done to them for such precise cooking I did enjoy the vanilla panna cota with rhubarb and I have high standards for panna cota The meal finished with a cheeseboard of Cornish cheeses - Yarg, Cornish blue and one other which slips my memory Overall a lovely meal though the evening did end in a ever so slightly Fawlty Towers manner when they seemed a bit short staffed and I struggled a little to find someone to get me my bill and then, their credit card machine was broken. However, it didn't spoil a lovely meal and I would return in the future read more
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