Genuinely worth the hype.
Tucked into a little recess of the steps a stones throw from the bridge, this dinky place sits dotted with warm white fairy lights. Head down the little ginnel to the left, and enter next to the kitchen entrance, and you know from the smell you're in for a good evening.
I was bought here for a treat on my Queenie Birthday (an extra excuse for a nice dinner, everyone should do it...) deposits paid in advance, as is the Covid way, and we were sat in the front little almost living room half of the establishment.
Malbec and amuse bouches, starters that were excellent, then on to pressed belly pork, and seabass for mains. Flipping Nora! Honestly, the best belly pork I have ever had- and I seem to be on a trend of ordering the stuff currently- especially if there is no game on the menu. It was really well balanced, fall apart in your mouth, and the perfect crackling.
We then stuffed in a pudding that we totally didn't need, but i didn't regret it.
Bonus points for;
1. Anyone who brings me warm bread in a teeny basket is on to an immediate winner.
2. They grow loads of the ingredients themselves, and the owners are fully and properly involved.
3. Some random dude and his poor date came as walk ins- he didn't even bother to take off his mucky work hi-vis, ordered food before his date was ready, inhaled it, and asked for the bill before she had touched a third of hers- and the staff handled his weird attitude and rudeness so calmly, and professionally. Weirdest dining experience I have had in a while!
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