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2013-09-05
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I've heard rumblings about Wild Grass lately, a new restaurant the focuses on sustainable ingredients and simple cookery. Z and I decided to try it out last night, and I have to say it certainly didn't disappoint! It's a quaint and rustic restaurant, with wood furniture (that is apparently reclaimed) and has a homey feel to it. It wasn't very busy on the wednesday night, but it seemed like some of the restaurants "friends" were there, drinking and carrying on at the bar quite loudly, which detra
After we placed our order, a bread tray came with herbed goats cheese and radishes. It was quite nice, obviously house made, and a great way to start the meal.
I ordered the amberjack carpaccio, with passionfruit dressing. It was quite delicious, very fresh fish, and the sweet and sour combo of the passionfruit dressing was delicious. The crouton that came with it was buttery, but nothing to brag about. This was a really great, and light starter that had me hungry for more.
Z had the house smoked salmon. This was also really good, although we both felt it wasn't quite smokey enough. Again, very fresh and light flavours, although I don't think I would order this one again.
For the main course I got the 5 hour stewed beef shin. This was really great, and something I miss (I make a great beouf bourgenion but since Z doesn't eat meat, I don't really cook it anymore). The meat was fork tender, and the jus was rich and complex. Everything about this screamed comfort food, and it was delicious! I would definitely order this again on a rainy/cold day.
Z ordered a fish stew, I believe the star was halibut, but I'm not 100% sure on my recollection of that. (Did I mention they have a pretty good wine selection too?). Her broth was light and subtle, but very delicious. It came with a large sea scallop, prawn and a good portion of fish. She really enjoyed it, and as you can see, who can blame her!
We also ordered a couple of sides to go along with it. Up top is a ratatouille, which was quite good (although I've never had a ratatouille with cheese on it before), but nothing that special, just honest cookery. The Cauliflower Gratin however was amazing. I could eat bowl after bowl of this, and never tire of it. We had a little bit left over from both sides, and asked to take them home with us, but the takeaway boxes never showed up and we kind of forgot after the desert.
We both ordered the lemon miringue tarts. One of my favorites, and this didn't disappoint. The crust wasn't the best I've had (could be a lot shorter), but the curd was tart, and the miringue's were delicate, with a crunchy lemon slice on top. The ice cream was quite nice and vanilla'y but nothing as good as the ice cream at Hugo's I posted about before.
All in all this was a really great dining experience, and I think it will become a regular for us. It offers nice, comforting honest cooking, and the fact that all the ingredients are sustainable, and most are organic, it feels nice eating there as well. I believe that the menu is ever changing and evolving, so it will give us excuses to go back every month and try again, I just hope that the cauliflower stays on the menu!
张贴
