Canada was visiting for a few days, so we chose to spend the time catching up and being posh (pronounce that 'o' as if in 'oh my, this white wine spritzer is just what I needed after a long morning shopping, redoing botox injections and strolling in the park).
Remove the bit about botox, and you pretty much have the day I spent with Canada, pretending to be ladies who lunch. Fortunately, for the purposes of childish sniggering and being wowed by huge, sparkly rocks, we were surrounded by actual ladies who lunch. I can safely say that three of the said ladies had enjoyed the exact same day as us, inclusive of Botulinum toxin...Toomuchinum facein!
Facial paralysis and Richard Burton to Elizabeth Taylor diamonds aside, Odette's is delicious...and expensive, but so worth it. We went a la carte, hence the price below, but they do have a lunch menu that's three courses for approximately £20.00.
I'm not a huge fan of runny eggs, but the crispy duck egg starter (crispy on the outside, soft on the inside) was pretty darn tasty, as was my main of blue cheese gnocchi. Again, un-melted blue cheese and I don't always get along, but Odette's did the whole dish so well (complete with tenderstem, perfectly cooked broccoli) that I was left with little to grumble about...ok, one thing to grumble about, I could have still done with a little less blue cheese - that stuff is so overpowering!
Dessert was blackberry soufflé with vanilla ice cream...D.I.V.I.N.E...which stands for Deliciously Incredibly Veritably Indulgent and Nicely Executed. Besides being 'eyes-shut and rolling' tasty, the portion of 'give me more souffle' was generous...so I should keep my waist slim(ish) and refrain from asking from more souffle...however, if you have any spare...
Price: Approx. £70.00 for 2 x white wine spritzer, 1 x starter, 2 x mains, 1 x dessert and service charge.
Veggie Friendly: 2.5/5
Food: 4/5
Service: 4/5
Atmosphere: 5/5
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