We visited the Elm Tree for our one year wedding anniversary. Overall, we had a great experience.
We started with the beef carpaccio, which was perfectly tender. Our mains were the Duck on Mushroom Risotto and the special: Arctic Char on Potatoes. I'm not usually a huge fan of risotto, but I think this converted me - the mushrooms were delicious and plentiful, and the risotto was creamy and not over done. The duck was a little over salty for me, especially since the risotto was also very flavourful as well - it would have been better paired with a less rich flavour in the meat. My husband's Char was delicious, but on the same size portion wise.
We each decided to go for dessert. I had the chocolate mousse and my husband had the toffee cake, which came with vanilla ice cream. Both were delicious and very large portions (we packed it home). I am a huge chocolate lover but I do feel like the mousse could have been better served in a smaller portion with wafers or something to break up the chocolate a bit.
The one major disappointment was that there was nothing special done for our anniversary. I was surprised that there was no complimentary wine or desserts. A bit more of a personal touch on a quiet night in the restaurant would have gone a long way, especially as we were celebrating a special occasion.