I ended up in the private cellar room with cheese cave view after yet another failure to get in to the Hoof, but lady luck smiled and we were in for a night of great conversation, wine, various local cheese and delicious food.
Anytime I can have well executed octopus en route to a beautifully braised Oxtail, I'm a happy man. A few glasses of good wine more and I'm telling crazy stories about shark diving or turkey testicles.