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Getting out more
Jun. 16th, 2006 05:58 pmI went to the Fig Tree in Charlotte Street yesterday, which turned out to be a slight mistake. The vegetarian choice was less than I recalled from a brief trip past it the previous week, and with two of the party of four being vegetarian, this could have been a bit of a downer. It seemed to have got even worse when the main vegetarian choice turned out to be "off". Not very intelligent advanced planning from the restaurant there.
However, all was saved by what turned out to be some excellent gnocchi. My own dishes, pan-seared scallops for a starter and beef pie with mashed potatoes and a miniature foie gras "steak' on top was first class. I had the foie gras steak in the Picasso in the Belaggio, but there was too much of it and it was too rich a dish as a result. With a small amount atop a lovely beef in puff pastry, the foie gras was just right.
Service was rather too slow (it was only a Thursday and it wasn't filled to the brim) and it's a bit worrying when you see the waitresses conversing with the kitchen via their mobile phone. However, if they can get that right, then the food is top-notch value at £80 for four including two bottles of sparkling water, two wines, two beers, two courses for all and coffees for all. Oh, and that included the service charge as well.
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However, all was saved by what turned out to be some excellent gnocchi. My own dishes, pan-seared scallops for a starter and beef pie with mashed potatoes and a miniature foie gras "steak' on top was first class. I had the foie gras steak in the Picasso in the Belaggio, but there was too much of it and it was too rich a dish as a result. With a small amount atop a lovely beef in puff pastry, the foie gras was just right.
Service was rather too slow (it was only a Thursday and it wasn't filled to the brim) and it's a bit worrying when you see the waitresses conversing with the kitchen via their mobile phone. However, if they can get that right, then the food is top-notch value at £80 for four including two bottles of sparkling water, two wines, two beers, two courses for all and coffees for all. Oh, and that included the service charge as well.
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( Day At Virgin Freeroll account with Pictures )
