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| - I love it here. The ambiance, food and service are all excellent.
We came on an exceptionally hot day. With the patio doors open, the restaurant itself was quite warm. Luckily they have an extensive drink menu.
I didn't try the complimentary popcorn as the other members of our party devoured it, but that's a great sign!
We really wanted to try the cock (the roasted chicken prepared whole) but the restaurant unfortunately sold out of it. Apparently, they only prepare four per day so if you're interested in ordering it, perhaps phone and order it in advance. Oh well, onto the food we actually ate...
We started off with the lamb, buttermilk chicken and soft shell crab sliders and brie/speck flat bread. The rest of my party loved the lamb (I'm not a fan of game meat so I passed) but I did try the korma dipping sauce that accompanied the lamb and it was delicious. The buttermilk chicken slider was very good and the soft shell crab slider was unreal. It was probably my favourite thing on the menu that we ate. It was crunchy, yet soft, deep fried goodness. The flat bread also hit the spot. You just can't go wrong with brie! Great start to the meal.
For our main, we had the 42oz steak, the polenta with mushrooms and truffle, the duck fat fries with parmesan and truffle (they use a lot of truffle oil!), and the kale chicken salad. Steak was cooked perfectly and accompanied by a tasty bernaise sauce and topped with onion rings, the polenta was very good but could've been a bit thicker in consistency, and the kale chicken salad was a good balance to our salt-laden meal! The duck fat fries were so crispy and they maintained their crispiness throughout the meal.
We finished with the marshmallow dessert which was yummy but very sweet and definitely should shared and the Guiness ice cream sandwich, which was not-so-sweet and I wouldn't order that again - it really didn't taste like much of anything.
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