• Great Bistro Food

  Rating - Overall: 4  Food: 4  Service: 3  Ambience: 4

  

  iainpb
  Gastronome
  Member since Sep 08
  Rating: 3

  6 Apr 2009

  At night Primrose cafe transforms into a Bistro offering great food soucred from free range and organic sources. The menu is reassuringly small but really spoils you for choice and it can be a difficult decision choosing your meal, luckily complimentary olives are on hand to so you can graze whilst your decide.

  Once you have ordered you are presented with a complimentary appetizer, on our visit this was rose, artichoke and truffle soup served in a minnature espresso cup. This was pretty close to soup perfection.

  I opted for the duck confit with puy lentil salad - fantastic. Succulent, tasty duck with strips of perfectly crispy duck skin complimented by a small salad of lentils. For my main I chose the roast cod chorizo, tomato and butter beans from the specials board. Perfectly soft melt-in-the-mouth cod with a rich tomato and chorizo sauce. My only minor complaint is the butter beans could have been a little softer but overall the food really was excellent.

  Service was friendly and relaxed but without being slow, though it can be a little confusing on arrival as it is not really clear where you should wait to be seated as once you walk in you are standing in the middle of the dining room.

  Two courses for two with a bottle of Riesling came in at around £70. Don't be deceived by Primrose being a cafe by day - the food served at night really is worth visiting for.

  Visited: April 3, 2009
  What I ate: duck confit and puy lentils, roast cod loin with chorizo and but

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