点评:This is a new and welcome addition to a Chorley dining scene, which is somewhat lacking. (Lots of great pubs, but not that many independent eateries).
Note: this restaurant is on Cleveland St, opposite the Flat Iron pub, not on Farrington St; so is actually an existing business, that has moved from a small cafe, into much bigger premises.
Hopefully it will be a successful venture, as it deserves to be.
The restaurant itself is quite big and tastefully decorated. It is dog friendly and has a nice casual ambiance.
Now to the menu: Like a lot of places these days, they have gone down the “small plates” route. A kind of British version of tapas.
Unfortunately, the menu is quite small, (unlike traditional Spanish tapas eateries) and is dominated by various dips/pita breads.
But, the quality of the homemade food is exceptional.
The Greek style ribs were delicious, with plenty of very tasty meat; but cramming them onto a “small plate” doesn’t really do them justice.
Please, just huge a slightly bigger plate, and maybe put a carrot or 2 on the side. They will then easily justify the £13 price.
My partner is vegetarian and, other than the dips and a few vegetable side dishes, there wasn’t a great deal to choose from. She ended up having the carrot dish, but it really was more like a side dish and was a bit lacking in presence; though was very tasty.
There were a few minor teething problems: there were no croquettes available, which, considering it’s a small menu anyway, shouldn’t occur.
And there was no Chain House beer on tap. But I think that was due to the brewery not delivering on time.
There is great potential here and the owner/chef is obviously talented.
Maybe just a few tweaks to the menu will take it to another level and reach the potential it obviously has.
翻译:这是 Chorley 餐饮界的一个新亮点,这里有些欠缺。(有很多很棒的酒吧,但独立的餐馆并不多)。
注意:这家餐厅位于 Cleveland St,Flat Iron 酒吧对面,而不是 Farrington St;所以它实际上是一家现有的企业,从一家小咖啡馆搬到了更大的店面。
希望它能成功,因为它值得成功。
餐厅本身很大,装饰高雅。它允许带狗,氛围轻松愉快。
现在来看看菜单:像现在很多地方一样,他们走的是“小盘子”路线。一种英国版的西班牙小吃。
不幸的是,菜单很小(不像传统的西班牙小吃餐馆),主要以各种蘸酱/皮塔饼为主。
但是,自制食品的质量非常好。
希腊风格的排骨很美味,有很多非常美味的肉;但把它们塞进一个“小盘子”里并不能真正体现它们的美味。
请把盘子弄大一点,也许在旁边放一两根胡萝卜。这样它们就很容易证明 13 英镑的价格是合理的。
我的伴侣是素食主义者,除了酱汁和一些蔬菜配菜外,没有太多选择。她最后吃了胡萝卜菜,但它真的更像是一道配菜,有点缺乏存在感;虽然非常美味。
出现了一些小问题:没有炸丸子,考虑到菜单本来就很小,这种情况不应该发生。
而且没有现成的 Chain House 啤酒。但我认为这是因为酿酒厂没有按时交货。
这里有很大的潜力,老板/厨师显然很有才华。
也许只需对菜单进行一些调整,就可以将其提升到另一个层次,并发挥它显然具有的潜力。