My friend and I had a late supper. My friend had yhe chefs menu and I had the brewhouse menu.
My apetizer was the tomato, parma ham and goat cheese bruchetta. A nice combination, tomatoes two ways, oven roasted with dried basil and a slightly sweet tomato chutney paired with a whipped goat cheese and served with basil and watercress. Could have done without the watercress, but the flavours worked.
My main, pam seared rainbow trout with pea and parmesan risotto. Topped with tender broccoli, a single asparagus and a random carrot. The risotto was a tad bland, it could have done with a bit more salt and some balck pepper. The trout had crispy skin and wasn't too dry, the seasoning on point. But as I ate my way trough the dish I was constantly asking myself why a pea risotto? To my mind I would have paired it with a lemon risotto and served it with peas on the side. The carrot was perhaps misplaced. Don't get me wrong the dish was passable but not perfect.
The dessert. A deconstructed carrot cake, served with caramelised chocolate mousse,, dolopps of sweetened carrot puree, walnut creamcheese and a tender carrot cooked in a cinnamon flavoured sugar syrup. All toppd with a sugary crumble. Too my mind the cake was too dence and the chocolate component didn't add anything.
All in all a pleasant experience, not perfect but well worth a visit. 8/13.
My friends apetizer, snailes with parmesan and garlic-lemon butter served with butter toasted bread. Perhaps a somewhat skimpy portion size (6 snailes) but the flavours worked together. All served with one single slice of bread, toasted in butter but two slices would have have been prefered to enjoy the garlic-lemon butter.
My friends main, the meat was a tad overdone (asked for medium, got a something closer to well done). But the meat was a bit too salty. The potatoes was smooth with a good flavour. The vegetables was a nice companion and the red wine sauce brought it all together.
My friends dessert, the panncotta with strawberries and lime. The pannacotta was creamy but not too sweet and the strawberry jelly had a nice but similar to the matinated strawberries didn't bring anything too the dish. Perhaps the dish would have benefitted from a swap from strawberries to blueberries?
My friends verdict, good location. Good but not perfect food. Pleasant and fast service. 9/13. read more
