This was my 4 th visit to Chantek a Thai / Asian restaurant in Truro , Cornwall . It was my first visit in the evening though , i normally go for lunch there , where they do a starter and main for just £10 ! and dont think its of a lower standard as its not . Anyways i went with a friend and i had Thai fish cakes to start with a sweet chilli dip , which although it had a chilli symbol next to it on the menu , wasn't that hot , it was hake and cod in them .
My friend had sushi selection , which was 8 bits of sushi with a soy and wasabi dip , 4 sushi were veggie , the other 4 tuna . Main i had tamarind duck with pak choi , which was delicious and i had egg fried rice side with it
and its probably the of the best dishes ive had there , My friend had chicken morning glory , which was rather spicy , a cambodian dish apparently , i think my friend ordered it purely because of the name , but it was nice .
We skipped dessert although i know from previous visits , that the deep fried ice cream is worth a go , and i promise it tastes better than it sounds , i recommend Chantek to all my friends as the food is great , and its such good value for money .
Wednesday, 6 April 2011
Sunday, 27 March 2011
Pityme Inn 27 TH MARCH 2011
Im not usually one for pub food , when i normally go to pubs its for fluids but i was persuaded to go out for a roast . A carvery lunch , choice of lamb or beef ? i went beef which was dished up by the chef and a very generous amount of meat indeed , and for the price extremely good value for money . plenty of vegetables were there to choose from , yorkshire puddings and lovely roast potatoes , also the horseradish sauce was very nice indeed , i'll probably find out its shop bought now i've said that .
If your around St Minver , Rock area on a sunday id recommend the Pityme Inn for your sunday roast
If your around St Minver , Rock area on a sunday id recommend the Pityme Inn for your sunday roast
Monday, 21 March 2011
Dinner by Heston Blumenthal MARCH 18TH 2011
This had a disadvantage of following our trip the previous day to Marcus Wareings , but did itself proud .
i had the starter of meat fruit , which im sure everyone has now seen a picture of , a chicken liver parfait inside something which looked like a orange , which was served with some chargrilled toast , very nice indeed though the orange shell itself didnt taste of much i didn't think , though maybe that was just me , My friend had the broth of lamb with slow cooked egg and sweetbreads which i was assured tasted very nice . Main i opted for the sirloin of black angus , with the famous triple cooked chip , red wine sauce and a very tasty mushroom ketchup ,
i also had some bone marrow on top of it , which wasn't stated on the menu , but i was grateful for none the less , it was a lovelly steak and the chips were wonderful , my friend had cod in cider with fried mussels , again i was assured it was very nice , we opted out of a cheese course but there was a choice of 8 .
Dessert i opted for the taffety tart with blackberry sorbet , which was very mourish and that blackberry sorbet cut through it beautifully , my friend had the poached rhubarb which i have to say was very small indeed , my friend didn't mind as he wanted something light , but id advise against it if you want a full dessert .
Overall Dinner did what it said on the tin , the dishes were all very nice , but nothing including the meat fruit really wowed me , i knew it was going to be nothing like the Heston food of the fat duck , but i did expect a bit more wow .
i had the starter of meat fruit , which im sure everyone has now seen a picture of , a chicken liver parfait inside something which looked like a orange , which was served with some chargrilled toast , very nice indeed though the orange shell itself didnt taste of much i didn't think , though maybe that was just me , My friend had the broth of lamb with slow cooked egg and sweetbreads which i was assured tasted very nice . Main i opted for the sirloin of black angus , with the famous triple cooked chip , red wine sauce and a very tasty mushroom ketchup ,
i also had some bone marrow on top of it , which wasn't stated on the menu , but i was grateful for none the less , it was a lovelly steak and the chips were wonderful , my friend had cod in cider with fried mussels , again i was assured it was very nice , we opted out of a cheese course but there was a choice of 8 .
Dessert i opted for the taffety tart with blackberry sorbet , which was very mourish and that blackberry sorbet cut through it beautifully , my friend had the poached rhubarb which i have to say was very small indeed , my friend didn't mind as he wanted something light , but id advise against it if you want a full dessert .
Overall Dinner did what it said on the tin , the dishes were all very nice , but nothing including the meat fruit really wowed me , i knew it was going to be nothing like the Heston food of the fat duck , but i did expect a bit more wow .
Marcus Wareing at the Berkeley MARCH 17TH 2011
My friend and i went to Marcus Wareing's for lunch on the 17th of march , on our short foodie break to London
We had some Champagne to drink as we browsed the menu , we both opted for the lunch menu , mainly as their famous custard tart was one of the dessert options on it . We had our canope of a lovely aubergine dip with some croutons , that dip was delicious ! Then came the amouse bouche of a mushroom soup with foam and a little garlic doughnut , again very very nice . For starter i had the smoked goats cheese with shallot , mint and potato bread , i dont normally go for vegetarian dishes but this really was delicious each flavour came through clear as day , my friend had the mackeral which had cucumber , carrot and beetroot as well as some radish , each pickled in a different liquor , the best of which was beetroot in rosewater , truely brilliant .
Mains we both went for beef cheek with chickpeas , bone marrow , tarragon and kale which was beautiful , the beef just fell apart in your mouth , although the dish was very rich , again each flavour could be picked out .
pre dessert was a manhatton , but in trifle form ..... cherry jelly ,borbon pannacotta and a sweet vermouth sorbet , the sorbet cleansed the palate nicely for the desserts .
The custard tart was the reason i chose to go here , and it did not disappoint served with rhubarb ( what else at this time of the year ? ) and black pepper , the best way i can describe it is ... a reason to make a trip on its own
Overall the best place i have eaten ever , i will go again without any doubt , give him 3 stars !
We had some Champagne to drink as we browsed the menu , we both opted for the lunch menu , mainly as their famous custard tart was one of the dessert options on it . We had our canope of a lovely aubergine dip with some croutons , that dip was delicious ! Then came the amouse bouche of a mushroom soup with foam and a little garlic doughnut , again very very nice . For starter i had the smoked goats cheese with shallot , mint and potato bread , i dont normally go for vegetarian dishes but this really was delicious each flavour came through clear as day , my friend had the mackeral which had cucumber , carrot and beetroot as well as some radish , each pickled in a different liquor , the best of which was beetroot in rosewater , truely brilliant .
Mains we both went for beef cheek with chickpeas , bone marrow , tarragon and kale which was beautiful , the beef just fell apart in your mouth , although the dish was very rich , again each flavour could be picked out .
pre dessert was a manhatton , but in trifle form ..... cherry jelly ,borbon pannacotta and a sweet vermouth sorbet , the sorbet cleansed the palate nicely for the desserts .
The custard tart was the reason i chose to go here , and it did not disappoint served with rhubarb ( what else at this time of the year ? ) and black pepper , the best way i can describe it is ... a reason to make a trip on its own
Overall the best place i have eaten ever , i will go again without any doubt , give him 3 stars !
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