We started with canapés, peanut straws with red pepper and guacamole dips, salmon fishcakes and anchovies on tiny little rosti. Lots of strong flavours and a good start.
My first course was foie gras with a honey/berry chutney and a reduction of port - complementary and very smooth.
This was followed with a tiny piece of roast pigeon in a pumpkin sauce. It was very well done, gamey and nutty. A nice little thing, although too rich for
Next was the meat, I had rack of lamb with a herb crust, balanced so that the herbs didn't quite overcome the sweet strength of the lamb.
Before the pudding we had a yohgurt sorbet with cubes and foam of rhubarb. This was a great little palate cleanser, sweet and acid, great fruit flavour.
Finally, there were petit fours including a rose marshmallow with lemon sherbet and a slightly herby chocolate truffle.
The service was attentive but not stuffy, although the French accents were a little thick at times. We took 1:30 to get to the coffee and then chilled for another 30 minutes. It was good not to rush such a sumptious feast of flavours.