Chop House delights
The wine was Norte Chico Merlot from Chile in 2007, and a decent 13 percent. It was, characteristically, mostly plummy, and went very well with all the food, which were served in sensibly-sized portions, which I always prefer to feeling under-fed or certainly over-stuffed. I started with smoked venison, which came on a light bed of green leaves, pictured below. The venison was delightfully thinly sliced, and had a perfect chew to it. My dining companion had roasted goat cheese with walnuts, pictured above.
For the main course, there was fish pie, just the right sort of serving, in its own dish from the oven, which kept it piping hot right to the last mouthful. The other dish was a version of bacon, egg and chips called Grasmere farm thick-cut bacon, duck egg and chunky chips, all of which were excellent, with two yolks for the eggs, not too many chips, and three pieces of delicious bacon, complete with trimmed rinds. After this, we popped to The Mitre for some Courvoisier, which finished the meal off nicely.