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Michelin 2 star restaurant set in its own grounds. Head chef Michael Caines
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Gidleigh Park review
review by: Sandra L
29th 2007f April 2007
When we ate there in April 2007, we decided to try the Tasting Menu. On arrival, we were shown to the drawing room, where we were served with three delicious amuses bouches; one was based on chicken, the second on turbot and ginger, whilst the third was a mousse of pigeon leg served on jelly.
On being seated at our table in the dining room, we were served with exceptionally good bread. Our first course was ravioli and crab in a ginger and lemon grass sauce. This was quite tasty and the delicate flavour of the crabmeat was not obscured by the sauce. The second course was one of the best of the meal;a delicious pate de foie gras was served with truffle salad and girole mushrooms. Next was the fish course, comprising of John Dory and a langoustine. This was followed by slow roast swab with madeira, accompanied by some excellent asparagus and pureed potato. The pigeon was cooked to perfection.
We were offered a selection of excellent cheeses next. These were served with a choice of bread or biscuits and with dried figs, celery and grapes. The first dessert was a palette of sorbets and icecream . The "paintbrush" was a slim spike of caramel. At this stage I knew I had eaten as much as I could manage but Norman carried on with the second dessert - panacotta with sorbets and slender, crispy pineapple rings. We felt the dessserts were nothing really special and a little disappointing.
We elected to take our coffee back in the drawing room but declined the petit fours usually served with this. neither did we manage to sample the chocolates served with coffee. The coffee itself let down the whole meal; it tasted bitter and stewed, as though it had been made some time earlier and kept warm until needed. I would have thought a restaurant of this standard could have managed some decent cafetiere coffee, if not prepared to invest in a good espresso machine.
I was not drinking alcohol, but Norman had half a bottle of very pleasant 2001 Chablis with his meal.The bill came to £196, not including service but with a small contribution, 50p each, to a local charity. Service was pleasant and very good throughout the meal.
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