The Black Rat Restaurant

This was quite honestly the best meal I've had. The service was impeccable, friendly but not overbearing. Nothing was too much trouble. A good amount of time was left between serving each course which I feel makes a world of difference, and gives you a full evening. All in all, excellent.

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Celebrated our anniversary with dinner at The Black Rat last night and were amazed at the quality of the food as well as the service. Hand sanitizer was available on entry and all staff wore masks as well as making clear the subtle differences in service that are to be expected given the pandemic however none of the changes removed any enjoyment from the experience. Will definitely be visiting again, the food was fantastic and the place has a relaxed feeling that is perfect for a date night.

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Creative dishes that are inventive to the point of incredulity. The ‘gnocchi’ I had appeared to be no such thing on the plate, while the dessert boasted ingredients of mushroom and truffle. The one meat dish on the menu was horse. Yet, despite the wilful experimentalism, the combinations of taste and texture were expertly handled, and the final forkful was to savour. Yes, the presentation could, in my opinion, be improved, and the service was really rather slow (also, the beer list contained no stout or porter, which I’d expect a restaurant of this quality to offer). Nonetheless, the cooking is a delight, and the evening walk along the river to and from the restaurant (where we saw a hedgehog slowly ambling up some steps) was enjoyable, too. Highly recommended.

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Absolutely amazing food!!!! Cannot wait to go back here post lockdown.

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Great food, wine recommendation within our price range was excellent. No tasting menu on which was a shame. Trout starter was the star, and both the sea bass and cod mains were excellent (fish great, accompaniments even better). Desert wise the fig split opinion, but the mushroom and chocolate desert was a masterpiece and I'd go back just for that. Fab!

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