| Nic |
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| 06/05/2008 20:20 |
Heston Blumenthal
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Has anyone eaten at Heston's "cheaper" restaurant the Hind's Head and if so what did you have and what was it like??!! Am excited about going there next weekend for a treat with my family but want to make sure I choose the right thing. Have heard his triple cooked chips are to die for!
Any insight greatly appreciated....
Nic
| Elsie |
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| 06/05/2008 21:26 |
Re: Heston Blumenthal
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Sorry I can't help. Aberdeen is very lacking in celeb restaurants, unfortunately. Hope you have a lovely time - those triple cooked chips sound seriously yummy!
| feathers |
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| 07/05/2008 13:46 |
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Re: Heston Blumenthal
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...I misread that as tripe and chips and thought 'yuk'. But he is just the sort top serve it up!! I wonder how much they charge for a plate of chips? Maybe the dearest chip in the world.
| lynne |
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| 07/05/2008 19:16 |
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Re: Heston Blumenthal
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we have eaten there before, baked trotters with marmalade jus, bruised sorrel, [****] ake mushrooms, crushed maris pipers, followed by a cheese board....YUMMY!
Hope you have a fab meal...
| lynne |
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| 07/05/2008 19:18 |
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Re: Heston Blumenthal
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Oh no, here come the starts again!!!!!!! How do I spell shitake is this it?
| Nic |
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| 15/05/2008 22:14 |
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Re: Heston Blumenthal
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just an update for anyone who is interested....
Heston's was good - not amazing but an experience. Not as expensive as I thought it would be either - about 40 quid a head for 3 courses drinks (mainly water - and a couple of pints from the bar) and coffee. I had potted shrimps (delicious) then oxtail and kidney pudding with triple cooked chips (very nice, very rich)then bakewell tart and yoghurt ice-cream. I am not a big pudding fan but we all decided we'd choose different ones and share. My mam's eccles cakes with a stilton dip were minging - like eating feet!! My dad's banana and lime eton mess was fabulous. Brother's quaking pudding was just erm interesting! Bakewell tart was actually very nice too.
Bray is a funny place - no shops at all - didn't even see a corner shop for a newspaper. There are a few pubs (Heston's Hind's Head and another which serves a lovely Lime and Soda) and The Fat Duck (Heston's posh restaurant - snail porridge and all) and The Waterside (The Roux brothers' posh hotel which actually seems quite reasonable price-wise).
Very good experience.
Had a fantastic weekend with my family.
and the tripe and chips (triple cooked chips) were only 4 quid!!!!!