The croutons are too overdone and almost crunch resistant (with 50+ year old teeth), but there’s abundant pleasure in the generous puddle of a lightly citrussy, basil-loaded and peppery EVOO, that’s like a blast of sunshine on your face… READ MORE
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Purecraft Bar & Kitchen
My burger looks picture perfect, but the bun is as brioche as Nigel Farage is French. There’s no soft, fluffy open texture; it’s dense and pushing heavily towards being on the stale side. It just dominates everything, suffocating any potential flavour from the bacon and cheese… READ MORE
The Green Man
The scallops are cooked well, although they lack a caramelised, seared crust. The bonbons provide crunch, but in terms of flavour they are as near to crab and lobster, as prawn is to cracker. Nor could I get any sense of truffle oil in the pea velouté—‘mushy peas’ in all but name… READ MORE