Rogan in Cartmel


Party of 16 in for dinner, pre booked, pre ordered and pre pre pretty pricey for what we got AND they sat us near the kitchen door which would have been fine if the staff hadn't kept kicking the door as they went in with there arms full of dirty plates!!!
The company I was in totally made up for it tho, what a great bunch of people. Oh yeah the bottle of Merlot we shared was lovely too...! Just as well as one jug of water for a table of 16 didn't last long....for some reason they only had one jug in the whole place so the waiting staff spent all evening running back and forth with refills.


Starters:

A tiny piece of lightly cured smoked salmon, 1/2 tsp of caviar with a dozen rocket leaves does not make a satisfactory starter!!! The pressed guinea fowl was the favoured starter, a big thumbs up all round from those who chose it.

I had the brocolli and blue cheese soup which could have been a little warmer but very tasty.


The beef was so tender it didn't taste of beef (work that one out, but that's the review I received from the diner who had the beef) served with butternut squash puree and a bourgignon sauce was a hit.



Chicken with a cabbage and thyme sauce, beautifully cooked chicken but the portion of cabbage could hardly be seen underneath it and the thyme sauce was soooo salty it spoilt the whole dish.


Dessert was a cheese selection, didn't have enough celery to go around all the cheese which was a shame.

Borge in Stockton was one of the restaurant we visited while in the north east. They do the worlds best parmo, you can choose from pizza, pasta, burger or vegetarian from the full Italian sounding menu!

There was 6 of us in our party and they had put us on two round tables...not the best when trying to hold a conversation but the atmosphere in the place was great! Lighting suited a romantic meal for two more than a friendly get together but that was our fault rather than the restaurant. The staff were very friendly, helpful and added to the overall atmosphere. It has a great reputation and reviews I found before I went were very flattering. Voted 4 stars by Evening Gazette, Voted number 1 for the best parmo served!

The menu looked very Italian and the dishes that turned up had an Italian theme, but I was a bit disappointed. You get what you pay for and this place is cheap. The world famous parmo looked and tasted like a heart attack on a plate. Too fatty and too cheesy for my taste but is a favourite of one of my guests, so it all depends on your taste buds I suppose.

The company I was in was brilliant so that helped to take away the bad taste the food left in my mouth. Next time I visit I will be commandeering Sonia's kitchen and cooking up my own Italian themed menu.

18th July 07

We had our evening meal in Prezzo recently, we wanted to take our middle daughter out while youngest was away and we didn’t have another night free.

I had glass of pinot grigio with olives as an appetiser POLLO GORGONZOLA for main which was a chargrilled butterflied chicken breast in a gorgonzola and cream sauce with field mushrooms and leeks served with house fries. Then NO PUDDING!! Not that I didn’t want one, but the staff were so rushed of their feet they didn’t come back and take our order so we paid the bill and left instead.

Stopped on the way home and bought a Thornton’s fudge bar to have with our coffee at home