Roux Brothers amazes
I had an excellent lunch at Roux Bros, Parliament Square (which is actually in Great George Street). Each dish looked worthy of exhibition in an art gallery, as well as tasting superb. I began with warm beetroot salad with goat’s cheese, orange, mustard and walnuts. Just look at it; it was mouth-wateringly good.
I went on to order roast chestnut gnocchi with salsify, ceps, soft poached quail’s egg, and white onion velouté for my main course. It was first class. I was choosing from the set, fixed price menu, with a choice of three for each course.
Finally I had the dessert, and chose pumkin crème brulée with bitter chocolate and cardoman Madeleine. Superb. Of course they served coffee and petits fours at the end. The wine, one of their recommendations, was extraordinarily good. It was Vondeling Babiana from South Africa, a blend of chenin blanc, viognier and chardonnay, with only the chardonnay oaked. It was 14 percent, strong for a white, and tasted mellow with an excellent finish.