Eating Out at a Price: March Food and Wine
As a former restaurant critic, the tragic situation in London causes me no small amount of grief. So many old friends have gone, and so many more are struggling; struggling to find staff, and struggling to put out a menu that is both attractive and attractively priced. Many go in for a limited formula, where the restaurant offers just three hors d’oeuvres, three main courses and a trio of desserts. In the first two categories, at least, there will be one meat, one fish and a veg option, making chicken inevitable. It is not really cheap and, to cap it all, you struggle to find two wines on the list for under £50 a bottle.
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