Golden Glow From The Primrose

Rating - Overall: 4  Food: 4  Service: 5  Ambience: 5

SaltheWal
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Member since May 08
Rating: 2

29 Aug 2010

I love this place. The ambience is perfect in the evenings if you're going for a romantic meal. And the staff are friendly and helpful without being overbearing.

They're down with the Slow Food movement but it doesn't mean you're waiting long. And just in case you're already peckish, there's a basket of their sourdough bread to start with real butter.

We started with razor clams - a first for both of us. They were long and rather rubbery. But then, that's what clams are like. Not sure if you could do much to make them better. And it was difficult splitting the third in half. The sauce was tasty though..

For mains I had monkfish and my partner the halibut. Both were delicious. My monkfish had an anchovy crust and was on sauteed cavalo nero. I didn't get to try much of the halibut - he virtually inhaled it.

We couldn't resist the fat chips but fear they were one step to far. The side of veg was delicious though - chunky carrots, brocolli and runner beans. I like it when restaurants show care for each and every ingredient...

And finally, for me - a glass of dessert wine, delicious. For him, summer pudding with clotted cream brulee, which was an absolute triumph. Often summer pudding is tart - this had the perfect balance, particularly when offset by the cream.

Visited: August 27, 2010
What I ate: Monkfish on cavalo nero, razor clams, summer pudding

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