The food was uniformly excellent - I had a Cepes (wild mushrooms, don'ch'a know) Lasagne for the starter - absolutely delicious and just the right sized portion. This was followed by a confit of Guinea Fowl served with a fondant of potatoes topped with caramelised onion (to die for), assorted veggies and a Madeira jus (also to die for). We had some other vegetables on the side including some heavenly honey-glazed roast parsnips. Desert was a chestnut vacherin served with a chocolate sauce. All in all, the best meal I've had for a long time - it came to around £30 a head (including wine), but that was a la carte, the prix fixe menu is £15 plus drinks but wasn't available between 7 and 10.
Feeling much better.
December 19 2002, 16:19:24 UTC 18 years ago
Obvious question: what's a vacherin? I thought he was the Leeds Utd. goalkeeper of the 1950s.
The meal sounds fine indeed. I am amused to see that none of the things you mention appear on the online version of the menu. I am also amused to see that LPB has a separate children's Prix Fixe menu with the comment that many dishes from the main menu can be adapted for children. What I want to know is whether they'd apart dishes from the children's menu for adult diners, or if they'd get horribly upset if an adult ordered the child's Prix Fixe menu twice for themselves...
December 20 2002, 02:59:12 UTC 18 years ago
A vacherin (assuming I'm spelling it correctly) is probably best described as being like a tart, but with a meringue shell in place of a pastry one. Most commonly filled with fruit and cream but plenty of other variations exist, such as the chestnut mouse/sorbet/? in the one I had last night.
The online menu is only a sample one, the actual menu doubtless changes on a regular basis (and quite possibly varies between the four restaurants)