A revisit to Chester and a revisit to this restaurant. Still great value but missed the mark on a couple of dishes, the menu felt very heavy. The tasting menu costs £75
Dish 1 – Asparagus
Lovely asparagus, right in season. Balanced with the charred onion and onion marmalade nicely
Bread course
Sourdough was good
Focaccia was well flavoured and well baked
Dish 2 – Short Rib
Rich tender short rib, great depth of flavour in I the sauce. Crispy tempura enoki on top added texture
Dish 3 – Skrei Cod
Nicely cooked cod, rich risotto. Added pop of flavour from the shrimp and samphire. Crispy seafood was a nice touch if a bit bland
Dish 4 – Beef Fillet Rossini
Beef fillet was good, foie gras didn't add much and was
unnecessarily rich. The dish was made by the sauce, deep flavoured, glossy and went well with the hash brown and spinach puree
Dish 5 – Rhubarb and custard tart
Missing the tartness you'd expect, and want, from the rhubarb. Fairly subtle dish, but did the job of cleaning the palate
Dish 6 – Chocolate Fondant
Rich and chocolaty, lovely fondant. Nice level of salt to cut through the richness
by TheYorkshireSaint