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| - I've been hearing good things about Beaumont Kitchen, so it really was just a matter of time before I wound up there.
We arrived around 3:00 on a weekday and the place was pretty much deserted. We had our pick of tables and were quickly approached by our very helpful server. I opted to start with the soup of the day, which was some kind of roasted red pepper concoction. It was actually really, really tasty. The soup was thick, hearty, and rich, and it came topped with a few breadcrumbs and, in a stroke of genius, a thick piece of toasted parmesan. I'd never had cheese done this way before on a soup, so it really was something of a revelation.
For my main I went with the linguine (prawns, bay scallops, white wine, basil pesto). Again, this was a very well put-together dish that was filling and delicious. The pasta was a little overcooked, admittedly, and the whole thing was probably a little too greasy, but the pesto was spot on and I was impressed with the sheer amount of scallops and prawns in it.
It wasn't a cheap meal, to be sure, but it was definitely a rock-solid one.
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