Sorry I've not posted any recipes yet! I'm moving house currently so all of my stuff is packed up. Bear with me though, I'll be cooking loads in a short amount of time (:. For now, here's another review.
My friend and I decided we needed a couple of days away, so we managed to book a cheap spa break near where we live. It was pretty relaxing, I've never had a back massage before, but the ambiance was ruined slightly when I pointed out that the staff probably thought we were a lesbian couple. It was pretty hard to take anything seriously after that.
While we were there, both dinner and breakfast were included in the offer, so we got to dine in Aiden Byrne's British Grill at Craxton Wood Hotel in Ledsham. We'd booked the table for half 8, and by that time we were ravenous after a hard day of doing nothing. The menu is very limited, seeing as they didn't have ANY vegetarian main courses. Thankfully I eat fish as well or I'd have been stuck... so I ordered fish and chips while my friend had cottage pie.
The food arrived nearly an hour after it was ordered, and the restaurant wasn't busy at all! There was a huge group of people so maybe that contributed, but considering we were starving when we got to the restaurant, you can only imagine how hungry we were an hour later. We didn't notice too much because we were having a nice gossip so the time flew. The food itself was nice, as was expected. Nothing special though. Fish and chips is just fish and chips really. We both ordered dessert as well, I had the triple chocolate mousse, which was the BEST dessert I've ever had. My friend had the sticky toffee pudding and I think she regretted not getting the mousse too, it was actually amazing! And it didn't take an hour to get to us, which is always a bonus.
If staying at the hotel then the restaurant is worth going to, but I wouldn't make the journey there specifically.
Thursday 26 July 2012
Friday 20 July 2012
Wagamama (Cheshire Oaks) Review
Last Saturday (14th July), me and my boyfriend were celebrating our 4 year anniversary and we decided (I forced him) to go out for a meal. Normally we'd go to a brasserie or Italian, because they're always a fail safe, but I'm currently in the midst of a noodle obsession, so I managed to drag him to Wagamama. I've never been before, but there's a similar place where I go to university; every time I want to go my friends refuse because 'Wagamama is so much better'. I guess i wanted to see what all the fuss was about.
So anyway, we went. When we got there it was busy so we had to wait awhile (you're not allowed to book for parties under 6, I checked). When we sat down, a waitress came over within 5 minutes to take our drinks order. The wine list wasn't very extensive, and I wanted to try saké, but my boyfriend wouldn't share with me so maybe next time...
We both ordered ramen noodles and sides, he had the seafood ramen and duck gyoza (deep fried dumplings), and I had the vegetarian one, Saien Soba, and prawns deep fried in panko breadcrumbs. My ramen was delicious, the portions of ramen are HUGE because it's broth and noodles that comes in a huge bowl, so I barely got past the half way mark. And I'm finally mastering chop sticks (though I'll never get how people eat rice with them O:). I tried some of my boyfriend's seafood ramen as well, but it was more plain than mine. The broth was vegetable, instead of fish so there wasn't much of a seafood taste about it... it also came with smooth dory which I've never had before, but I was sadly disappointed by it. It didn't have much flavour, so it wasn't helped by the lack of flavour in the soup too. But the squid was cooked perfectly and not rubbery in the slightest. On the plus side, he said his duck Gyoza were AMAZING, and he'd go back just for them! I couldn't try them, being vegetarian 'n' all. Well, technically pescetarian now (:.
There were about 12 things I wanted to try on the menu, so I'll definitely be going back again. I already know what I'm going to have next time I go. The one thing I will say is, don't go there on a first date, slurping noodles is less than flattering.
Ciao.
So anyway, we went. When we got there it was busy so we had to wait awhile (you're not allowed to book for parties under 6, I checked). When we sat down, a waitress came over within 5 minutes to take our drinks order. The wine list wasn't very extensive, and I wanted to try saké, but my boyfriend wouldn't share with me so maybe next time...
We both ordered ramen noodles and sides, he had the seafood ramen and duck gyoza (deep fried dumplings), and I had the vegetarian one, Saien Soba, and prawns deep fried in panko breadcrumbs. My ramen was delicious, the portions of ramen are HUGE because it's broth and noodles that comes in a huge bowl, so I barely got past the half way mark. And I'm finally mastering chop sticks (though I'll never get how people eat rice with them O:). I tried some of my boyfriend's seafood ramen as well, but it was more plain than mine. The broth was vegetable, instead of fish so there wasn't much of a seafood taste about it... it also came with smooth dory which I've never had before, but I was sadly disappointed by it. It didn't have much flavour, so it wasn't helped by the lack of flavour in the soup too. But the squid was cooked perfectly and not rubbery in the slightest. On the plus side, he said his duck Gyoza were AMAZING, and he'd go back just for them! I couldn't try them, being vegetarian 'n' all. Well, technically pescetarian now (:.
There were about 12 things I wanted to try on the menu, so I'll definitely be going back again. I already know what I'm going to have next time I go. The one thing I will say is, don't go there on a first date, slurping noodles is less than flattering.
Ciao.
Wednesday 18 July 2012
Hello.
Hi. I've decided to make a blog about food. My obsession and how it came about. About cooking, baking, restaurants and chefs. I've been meaning to do it for some time and was a bit apprehensive at first, but here we go. It'll take a while to get properly up and running, so bear with me! Hope you come back and see how good it's going to get.
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