I like to eat early, mainly because I also tend to crash out early and then get up early. So the idea of booking dinner at 9pm at night horrified me. The latest I've ever booked a table for has been, reluctantly, 8 o'clock. My other half, however, was golfing, so we had little choice but to wait for 18 holes to finish, and for him and his golfing buddy to drive into town. A nice excuse for a G&T for the golfing widows whilst we waited for them in The Bon Vivant. Then we sauntered next door to Iris for dinner. And it was packed to the gunnels - even when we left.
Who knew so many people liked to eat so late?
Wine List
Not bad actually. Nothing horrifically expensive, which is always nice. We had a couple of bottles of rioja and resisted the temptation to go for Kir Royales. *sigh*Food
Pretty good! I had a chorizo, apple and spanish black pudding combo for starters - classic but perfect. 2 others had prawns - both said they'd had better. But I think we were all jealous of the gigantic spring rolls on the fourth plate.One of the specials was Rose veal. 4 of us wanted it but when 3 of us ordered, the fourth thought he'd better be different and plumped for steak. The veal was excellent, the steak looked great. All were cooked to perfection and accompanied by some stunning chips with chilli mayonnaise.
And so to dessert - ice cream all round, with sticky toffee pudding accompanying 1 of them. Exactly what I was after at this late hour.
Overall Rating
I'll be going back - a thoroughly enjoyable meal. I'll book for earlier next time though!
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