Aug-11 - The Honours

We were expecting great things from The Honours and we were not disappointed. Firstly, the decor by the marvellous Ian Smith is spot on. The food was excellent brassiere fare with a Martin Wishart twist. TB had 6 Oysters to start. A bit pricey at £15, but worth it given the quality and plumpness of those wonderful Cornish Oysters. BH had the Pigs Head Terrine. Meaty, succulent and extremely tasty, served with wafer thin toast. TB managed to wangle a taste and was impressed – in fact, had a slight twinge of food envy! Mains were equally as good. BH had the Presa Steak of Acorn Feb Iberico Pork and TB had a medium rare Rib Eye, both with a red wine sauce on the side. The chips we ordered on the side were so good that we had to order a second portion. The additional side of creamed spinach was so tasty that even BH (who usually hates spinach) sampled some and pronounced it “very good”, both washed down with a nice bottle of Montepulciano D'Abruzzo. Finally, the pudding. We were both totally stuffed but there is always, in our view, room for a good pude. We shared "The Honours" ice-cream sundae. Frozen caramelised bananas, caramel ice-cream, crushed crunchie bar and a caramel sauce. This hit the spot as a great end to a great meal.