What I ate today - the food thread

VPS said:
Wow - that looks sensational
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The food was wonderful however...

I ordered the steak tartare for starter, duck for main and the pistachio souffle for desert. After mains we had a nice break of about 25 minutes then the three pictured deserts came out. On the menu it says the souffle take 20 minutes so I guessed it would follow soon, no worries.

Another 20 minutes and still no sign of my desert I queried the wait staff - my souffle order had not made it to the kitchen.

So as nice as the food was the night was tainted by this failure at the end of the evening.
 
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snabbu said:
The food was wonderful however...

I ordered the steak tartare for starter, duck for main and the pistachio souffle for desert. After mains we had a nice break of about 25 minutes then the three pictured deserts came out. On the menu it says the souffle take 20 minutes so I guessed it would follow soon, no worries.

Another 20 minutes and still no sign of my desert I queried the wait staff - my souffle order had not made it to the kitchen.

So as nice as the food was the night was tainted by this failure at the end of the evening.
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Not acceptable. Refuse to pay for the whole meal since they had destroyed the ambiance and enjoyment of the evening.

But do pay for the wine.:)
 
TheRealTMA said:
"Goat Brain" ?

Did you manage to stay awake through all that?
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Finger lickin' good!

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Efficient service over the 3 odd hrs ... lots of chit chat with the chefs, etc.

Out of the 25 courses - you get cutlery for 3.
 
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A gin tasting at Mr Foggs Gin Parlour https://mr-foggs.com/gin-parlour/ and maybe a coughtail or two

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Then dinner at Sexy Fish - best piece of sea bass I've ever had. The food was excellent and so good I forgot to take photos except for the desserts https://www.sexyfish.com/

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And then afternoon tea at Ham Yard Hotel today (photos to follow later)
 
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VPS said:
And then afternoon tea at Ham Yard Hotel today (photos to follow later)
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One of our favourite hotel brands (Firmdale Hotels) .... slowly working our way through their portfolio.
 
Snabbu - beautifully presented food and good prices too at Brasserie Lentrecote.


Perth restaurants still tend to overcharge despite the mining boom being a distant memory for most.
 
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Just to put some balance on all you people posting such beautiful photos of exquisite meals - something different: this morning's breakfast.

I will explain. I am at work in the jungle in Colombia. Due to recent travel and time zone change I fell asleep at the "hotel" early evening, before eating dinner. I vaguely recall hearing at some point a tap on the door and a voice saying "Don Judd, your dinner is ready", but I was too out of it to care. I awoke obscenely early in the morning and went out to the site, no breakfast service at this hour. A few hours later bloke arrived on a motorcycle bringing me my "breakfast".

I opened the bag and was immediately disappointed - I was hoping for freshly cooked scrambled eggs. I realized that the hotel lady (who is also the cook, etc) had saved some time and just sent me out the dinner I had missed. It is pork and cassava. And I also remembered that almost the entire night there was no power nor refrigeration.

But I was starving, so I did what you do in such circumstances.

I ate half.

(BTW the drink is "coffee" - served in a jar as then it survives the bike ride out)
 

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