We happened to walk by this place one night, and as they had a tasting menu, we decided to come back and give it a try. So we booked a table and decided to give it a whirl on a Monday night. The tasting menu was five courses for £25 (£45 with wine pairings). The other half was a bit dubious about the prices, and thought it just couldn't be good given the prices on the menu.
Well, we get in and decide to start with a Bellini (which turned out to be strawberry and VERY tasty). We got the tasting menu with wine pairings. The first course was sweet and sour pig cheeks with udon noodles. It was absolutely brilliant. Everything was tasty, and we were pleasantly surprised. The next course was a mackerel fillet with a smoked mackerel potato cake. The third course was a hake fillet with crab bisque and a crab and ginger wonton. Amazing. Absolutely amazing. The fish was cooked well, the bisque was rich and creamy, and the wonton was crispy and delicious. The fourth course was chicken wrapped in spinach and parma ham with sweet potato tagliatelle and chorizo. I expected this course to be dry and overcooked (because it's so easy to do that with chicken), but instead it was perfectly cooked and everything was magnificent. One of the better chicken dishes I've had in awhile. Finally we had a deconstructed cheesecake with strawberries and strawberry sorbet. Very good! The wine was also good, but the pairings didn't necessarily make sense (but for £45 for the tasting and wine pairings, I'm not really complaining that much).
We decided to end the evening by ordering cheese and port. The cheeses were great. We were honestly shocked and surprised at how amazing the meal turned out. The other half even commented to the waitress that the food was great, and that he was surprised that the tasting menu wasn't more expensive. When we're back in the area, I'm sure we'll go back in. There were things on the menu that looked amazing that we didn't get to try because they weren't on the tasting menu.
I can't recommend this place enough. If you're in Falmouth, you should definitely go here. read more