We had heard many
good reviews on Facebook, so for our anniversary celebration the two
of us visited. I phoned ahead to book and the booking was accepted.
We arrived in good time and were immediately shown to a table and
given a choice where we would like to sit, there are only the two of
us in the place. There is a refurbishment going on, so the doors are
all open. We are asked if we want them closed, but it is warm
enough. The restaurant is in the old Mayflower pub - an ugly 1960s
concrete building. It still looks like that, but hopefully will
improve.
We are asked what we
would like to drink. Firstly there is no real ale (but I'm used to
that in restaurants), then there is no cider - because the bar area
is being refurbished. I opt for sparkling water.
We choose and order
our food. The starters are soon delivered and are very nice. There
is not much of a wait for the mains. The ravioli is OK, but a little
dry. The salmon teriyaki tastes very good, but the salmon is a
little dry and poorly filleted.
Would we like a
dessert? We are asked by some guy who we haven't seen before, our
waitress is now serving the other table where guests have just
arrived. He doesn't know what flavour the cheesecake is, he doesn't
know if tiramisu is available. It is, and it is nice enough, the cheesecake is strawberry and is nice enough too.
All evening we have
been listening to accordion music the only track we recognise is 'O
Sole Mio' (If you're a certain age 'Just one Cornetto'), maybe I'm
just not good at recognising Italian classics? Most of it reminds me
vaguely of Café René ('Allo 'Allo), I was worried that Madame Edith
might sing!
The prices are a
little high for the food that’s on offer (about £1 too much on a
main course, for example).
We were asked
several times if everything was OK, yes, it was always OK, always OK,
never better than that.
 | Starter: "Colours of Italy" - Mozzarella and salad |
 | Starter |
 | Main: Salmon Teriyaki |
 | Main: Ravioli |
 | Desert: Cheesecake |
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