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Can't argue with that description at all.

Cheese. Batter. Fried. It's a holy trinity of awesome.

Not however, for me when out for a meal.
So, our local and awesome Chinese, is shut, due to the Chinese New Year for the next 2 weeks, which considering this is hopefully our last or second last weekend in this house, slightly gutting. I don't think they're away working out how to pay for Hull City AFC just in case anyone is interested.

So, the wife has demanded I take her to the Brampton Mill, which is a fab, but expensive local restaurant.

Probably a little too posh for a lot of you on here, but I wondered, given these options for main course, what would you go for and why?

I normally go for the steak or the lamb there, always excellent, but I'm thinking about trying the Wagyu Burger, as I've heard awesome things about Wagyu beef. Is it really that good?

Note for Chazz and Ben: You can only have 1. Fat ****s.

Home-made British beef burger
£11.50
with smoked Cheddar, mustard mayonnaise, relish and fries

Wagyu burger
£15.95
with smoked cheddar, crispy onions, relish, sweet potato fries and aioli

Lobster brioche roll
£14.75
withtwice-cooked chunky chips and thermidor dip

Battered Halloumi
£11.50
in garlic & buttermilk with twice-cooked chunky chips, minted pea purée and tartare sauce (v)

Slow-cooked pork belly & seared scallops
£18.50
with pancetta & thyme mashed potato, beans tossed in apple butter and an English cider & mustard sauce

Spit-roasted chicken
£12.95
with lemon & garlic confit, fries, jus and aioli

Chicken, ham & crème fraîche pie
£13.95
with mashed potato, seasonal greens, thyme glazed carrots and jus

Croxton manor Cheddar soufflè
£10.95
with celeriac remoulade and a spiced pear & hazelnut salad (v)

Hand-made beetroot and truffle ravioli
£10.95
with julienne beetroot tossed in a white wine sauce (v)

King prawn, crab and chorizo linguine
£13.50
with white wine, tomatoes, garlic & chilli

9oz 28 day aged rib-eye steak
£20.95
with twice-cooked chunky chips, crispy onions and baby kale

7oz Fillet steak
£23.50
with dauphinoise potatoes, roasted mushroom & caramelised shallot, béarnaise sauce and rosemary, tomato & garlic jelly

Beer-battered line-caught cod
£11.95
withtwice-cooked chunky chips, minted pea purée and tartare sauce

Roasted salmon supreme
£13.50
with tenderstem broccoli, Romano pepper, Portobello mushrooms, feta and a pineapple & sesame dressing

Pan-fried seabass fillets
£17.50
with mashed potato, green vegetables and a brown shrimp & Devon crab sauce

Four-bone English rack of lamb
£20.50
with asparagus, chorizo, peas, baby onions, dauphinoise potatoes and jus

Chargrilled swordfish steak
£19.95
with jerk seasoning, tenderstem broccoli, pineapple salsa, pomegranate seeds and coconut sauce

Duck leg confit and waffle
£15.50
with sweet potato fries, seasonal greens, honey roasted pineapple and jus


Where's the donner meat and chips option?
 
Against my better judgement went for the Wagyu Burger.

****ing awesome. Moist. Tasty. Just beautiful.

Portobello mushrooms starter. Awesome.

Raspberry creme brûlée. Awesome.

Great meal that.
 
I made turkey meatballs with chipotle paste, in a tomato sauce with black beans. Lush.
 
Have you tried this place Happy? Must be new i think. Give it a go before you move
BISTRO AND CAFE

HUNTINGDON HILL

6 Market Hill, PE29 3NR, 01480 716277

Cambridgeshire cafe that specialises in Turkish and Anatolian cuisine, but also won Best Newcomer Kebab at The British Kebab Awards.



British Kebab Awards mmmmmmm
 
Have you tried this place Happy? Must be new i think. Give it a go before you move
BISTRO AND CAFE

HUNTINGDON HILL

6 Market Hill, PE29 3NR, 01480 716277

Cambridgeshire cafe that specialises in Turkish and Anatolian cuisine, but also won Best Newcomer Kebab at The British Kebab Awards.



British Kebab Awards mmmmmmm
Blimey. Rarely go into Huntingdon, unless it's to the Falcon, but yeah, gonna try that before we move, so cheers.

There's a few Turks in this area, and their restaurants are amazing. Even the chippy over the road from us at the mo is run by Turks, and their kebabs are the proper job, not the usual high street type ****e you see.

Dunno if you remember PIzza Town, but the owner of that, Alex, opened a place up near the one you mention above about 3 years ago, his food is frigging awesome, a world away from the pizza shop, which tbh, was a good takeaway in any case.
 
Blimey. Rarely go into Huntingdon, unless it's to the Falcon, but yeah, gonna try that before we move, so cheers.

There's a few Turks in this area, and their restaurants are amazing. Even the chippy over the road from us at the mo is run by Turks, and their kebabs are the proper job, not the usual high street type ****e you see.

Dunno if you remember PIzza Town, but the owner of that, Alex, opened a place up near the one you mention above about 3 years ago, his food is frigging awesome, a world away from the pizza shop, which tbh, was a good takeaway in any case.
This must be next to the Falcon mustnt it? Thats reopened then? Wish i'd got to go in, proper old pub by the look
 
So, our local and awesome Chinese, is shut, due to the Chinese New Year for the next 2 weeks, which considering this is hopefully our last or second last weekend in this house, slightly gutting. I don't think they're away working out how to pay for Hull City AFC just in case anyone is interested.

So, the wife has demanded I take her to the Brampton Mill, which is a fab, but expensive local restaurant.

Probably a little too posh for a lot of you on here, but I wondered, given these options for main course, what would you go for and why?

I normally go for the steak or the lamb there, always excellent, but I'm thinking about trying the Wagyu Burger, as I've heard awesome things about Wagyu beef. Is it really that good?

Note for Chazz and Ben: You can only have 1. Fat ****s.

Home-made British beef burger
£11.50
with smoked Cheddar, mustard mayonnaise, relish and fries

Wagyu burger
£15.95
with smoked cheddar, crispy onions, relish, sweet potato fries and aioli

Lobster brioche roll
£14.75
withtwice-cooked chunky chips and thermidor dip

Battered Halloumi
£11.50
in garlic & buttermilk with twice-cooked chunky chips, minted pea purée and tartare sauce (v)

Slow-cooked pork belly & seared scallops
£18.50
with pancetta & thyme mashed potato, beans tossed in apple butter and an English cider & mustard sauce

Spit-roasted chicken
£12.95
with lemon & garlic confit, fries, jus and aioli

Chicken, ham & crème fraîche pie
£13.95
with mashed potato, seasonal greens, thyme glazed carrots and jus

Croxton manor Cheddar soufflè
£10.95
with celeriac remoulade and a spiced pear & hazelnut salad (v)

Hand-made beetroot and truffle ravioli
£10.95
with julienne beetroot tossed in a white wine sauce (v)

King prawn, crab and chorizo linguine
£13.50
with white wine, tomatoes, garlic & chilli

9oz 28 day aged rib-eye steak
£20.95
with twice-cooked chunky chips, crispy onions and baby kale

7oz Fillet steak
£23.50
with dauphinoise potatoes, roasted mushroom & caramelised shallot, béarnaise sauce and rosemary, tomato & garlic jelly

Beer-battered line-caught cod
£11.95
withtwice-cooked chunky chips, minted pea purée and tartare sauce

Roasted salmon supreme
£13.50
with tenderstem broccoli, Romano pepper, Portobello mushrooms, feta and a pineapple & sesame dressing

Pan-fried seabass fillets
£17.50
with mashed potato, green vegetables and a brown shrimp & Devon crab sauce

Four-bone English rack of lamb
£20.50
with asparagus, chorizo, peas, baby onions, dauphinoise potatoes and jus

Chargrilled swordfish steak
£19.95
with jerk seasoning, tenderstem broccoli, pineapple salsa, pomegranate seeds and coconut sauce

Duck leg confit and waffle
£15.50
with sweet potato fries, seasonal greens, honey roasted pineapple and jus

Posh? It'd be first stop after the dole queue around here with prices like that.

Although to answer your question it'd be the duck leg or fillet. Sweet potato chips are amazing so i think I'd swing towards duck leg. Be better if it was duck breast but I guess it would price out their target clientele.
 
bin away too long - what's Battered Halloumi ?
I didn't know what it was either but last week we went to a pub/restaurant and my step daughter ordered it and it looked fantastic. I had wagyu beefburger and as OLM pointed out about the burgers I wasn't impressed. But then again the burger only cost about £12.
I'm an expert at cheap food with having Starbucks, Frankie & Benny's, Nando's, Bella Italia, Pizza Hut, KFC, Burger King, Marks & Spencer & Sainsburys all within walking distance. The culinary delights of Wimbledon and Tooting are only a short car ride away.
 
I didn't know what it was either but last week we went to a pub/restaurant and my step daughter ordered it and it looked fantastic. I had wagyu beefburger and as OLM pointed out about the burgers I wasn't impressed. But then again the burger only cost about £12.
I'm an expert at cheap food with having Starbucks, Frankie & Benny's, Nando's, Bella Italia, Pizza Hut, KFC, Burger King, Marks & Spencer & Sainsburys all within walking distance. The culinary delights of Wimbledon and Tooting are only a short car ride away.
Mmmmmm some cracking Indian/Pakistan restaurants there Peter. Pictures much appreciated.