The food here is fantastic, but just a little too salty.
It's a very cozy restaurant in the basement of the Queensbury hotel for fine dining.
They have a six-course tasting menu for £65 a person without wine pairing. An extra £30 I think with wine. We didn't think it was worth it. Instead, we went for three courses a person a la carte.
We started with the crab lasagne with pesto and the fried quail (latter on the tasting menu). As I said before, the dishes were a tad on the salty side, especially my crab lasagne, but the taste for both dishes were delightful. Towards the end of the night, they completely sold out of the crab lasagne.
For mains, I had the highly recommended pan fried halibut by the server, and my bf had the venison with a few pieces of brussel sprout and apple sauce. I loved every bite of my halibut. I'm normally not a celery person, but the celery mix they made went perfectly with the mushroom mix. The venison on its own i was not a fan of, but a bit mixed together with the apple sauce and brussel sprout masked the gaming taste. My halibut won.
For desserts, I got the mango souffle and my bf got the passion fruit parfait. The mango souffle was custardy on the inside and the sorbet that was supposed to have melted inside was a bit too tangy. My bf's parfait was in a giant frozen dark chocolate ball. It was okay. The desserts did not impress - but the dessert wines were a hit for the both of us.
The service was a bit rushed but otherwise good.
The wine selection was great! My bf and I have a penchant for South African reds and was delighted to see they had at 2009 shiraz. The dessert wines that were recommended by the menu to go with our desserts were wonderful.
Some notes:
- automatic 10% gratuities
- portions are small
- they dont offer you tap water when you're seated but they do serve them in pitchers
An excellent restaurant overall. read more