点评:An utterly exceptional lunch — and hospitality I won’t forget
I’m still rather bowled over by our lunch at Kings Brook Vineyard yesterday. I’ve eaten in a lot of wonderful places, but I genuinely cannot remember experiencing service quite like this.
From the moment we arrived, the waitresses were extraordinarily attentive without ever being intrusive. And because I’m vegan, they went far beyond simply finding something I could eat. Chef Martin actually created and crafted special vegan dishes just for me — and then came out to the table and presented them himself. What a wonderful thing to do.
And the food? Extraordinary. Delicate, beautifully arranged, full of colour and imagination, with everything in exactly the right proportion. Nothing felt like an afterthought or a substitute. These were proper dishes, thoughtfully conceived and beautifully executed — and, most importantly, absolutely delicious.
Then things became almost ridiculously generous. We decided to have port for dessert, and the waitress appeared with a very special chocolate wine for us to taste, completely on the house. And as if that weren’t enough, Martin created a pudding especially for us: dark chocolate and damsons, drizzled with something utterly gorgeous. It was the sort of dessert that makes you briefly consider abandoning all conversation so you can concentrate entirely on eating it.
Even my dog was treated as an honoured guest. Water was brought for him and he was made comfortable, so he was genuinely included in the experience rather than merely tolerated. He was, needless to say, extremely pleased with himself.
What struck me most was the personal attention. Nothing felt routine. There was a wonderful sense that everyone genuinely cared about making our lunch special, and they somehow managed to combine warmth, generosity and astonishing attention to detail without making any of it feel forced.
Kings Brook Vineyard didn’t just give us a great lunch. They gave us an experience — one of those unexpectedly lovely afternoons that stays with you.
I cannot praise the place highly enough. Five stars feels almost miserly. ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
翻译:一次极其出色的午宴——还有令我难忘的款待
昨天在Kings Brook葡萄园享用的午餐至今仍让我心潮澎湃。我曾在许多很棒的餐厅用餐,但实在记不起有过如此贴心周到的服务。
从我们抵达的那一刻起,女服务员们就格外细心周到,却又不显喧宾夺主。由于我是纯素食者,她们所做的远不止是为我挑选能吃的菜品而已。马丁主厨专门为我设计并烹制了几道纯素佳肴——随后还亲自来到餐桌前为我呈上。真是贴心又贴心的举动啊。
至于食物本身?简直棒极了。精致细腻、摆盘美观,色彩丰富且充满创意,各种食材的比例也恰到好处。完全没有那种凑合应付或用替代品充数的感觉。每一道都是精心构思、完美呈现的佳肴——而最重要的是,它们真的美味至极。随后,待遇变得近乎夸张地优厚。我们决定以波特酒作为甜点,这时女服务员端来了一款极为特别的巧克力葡萄酒让我们品尝,而且完全免费。不仅如此,马丁还专门为我们制作了一道甜点:黑巧克力搭配西梅,上面还淋上了一种绝妙至极的酱汁。那种甜点会让人瞬间想停止一切交谈,全神贯注地享用它。就连我的狗也被当作贵宾对待。有人给它送水,还让它待得舒舒服服的,因此它真正融入了整个体验过程,而不只是被勉强接纳而已。不用说,它自己也开心得不得了。
最让我印象深刻的是那种贴心的关怀。一切都显得格外用心,毫无敷衍之意。能感受到每个人都真心希望让我们的午餐变得特别,他们还巧妙地将热情与体贴融合在了一起。他们的慷慨大方以及对细节的极致关注,却丝毫不会让人觉得做作或刻意。
Kings Brook Vineyard不仅为我们准备了美味的午餐,更为我们带来了一段难忘的体验——一个让人回味无穷的、美好得意想不到的下午。
我实在找不到合适的词语来赞扬这个地方了。给五颗星都觉得有些吝啬了。⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️