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We had smoked mackerel, celeriac and chips, home-made excellent chips, pungent and good smoked mackerel and celeriac, slightly sharp. The serving was small but delicious.
The salt cod with Jerusalem artichokes was rich interesting textures and very distinctive flavours.
The skate wing with Brussels had a sweetness in it with a sharp attack. There were no bones in the wing - brilliant, and lots of soft flesh. (The black cod looked good too, but we didn't have it).
We had the duck breast which was outstanding, crisp, with wild rice and kale which I don't normally bother with but it was good.
Unusually, we had desert of crab apple ice cream, with nice nuts.
(I haven't done the food justice, I was too busy paying attention to it rather than taking notes!)
There is an outstanding wine list. It is well chosen and not too overpriced. e.g. an excellent 2015 white burgundy for $78.
The service was informed, attentive and well paced.
There are two bars with sets of seats. The long one fronting the kitchen might be fun to sit at in order to observe the chefs working. The smaller one is purely a cocktail/drinks bar.
The drawbacks: - it is small, noisy, and with tables very close together.
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