The Fat Duck closed down!

[Simpo Two]

Gunny Sergeant D said:

Hedders said:

....... plate of food.

The legacy of Master Chef.

Aye, cooking doesn't get much tougher than that!

[pokethepope]

mickk said:

Hedders said:

I would eat one of his 'normal dishes'

Does he serve 'normal' food?

MENU SAMPLE FOR A LA CARTE

NINETY EIGHT POUNDS
STARTERS

CRAB BISCUIT
Roast foie gras, crystallised seaweed and oyster vinaigrette
CAULIFLOWER RISOTTO
Carpaccio of cauliflower and chocolate jelly
LASAGNE OF LANGOUSTINE
Pig’s trotter and truffle
(Eight pounds and twenty five pence supplement)
ROAST SCALLOP
Scallop tartare, caviar and white chocolate veloute
RADISH RAVIOLI OF OYSTER
Goat cheese and truffle, rissole of fromage de tete
MAIN

POT ROAST LOIN OF PORK, BRAISED BELLY
Gratin of truffled macaroni
(Nine pounds and seventy five pence supplement)
SADDLE OF VENISON
Celeriac, marron glace and sauce poivrade; civet of venison with pearl barley and red wine
Venison and frankincense tea
SOLE VERONIQUE
Champagne fluid gel, triple cooked chips

BEST END OF LAMB

Ice-filtered lamb jelly, braised tongue and cucumber

Hot pot of lamb neck, sweetbread and oyster
ROAST TURBOT
Mushroom carpaccio, mussels, artichokes and jelly of verjus
Turbot and langoustine royale
(Six pounds and twenty five pence supplement)
DESSERTS

DÉLICE OF CHOCOLATE
Chocolate sorbet, cumin caramel
CHANTECLERC APPLE
Fromage blanc, apple milk caramel and vanilla ice cream
MANGO AND DOUGLAS FIR PUREE
Bavarois of lychee and mango, blackcurrant sorbet and green peppercorn jelly

BLACK FOREST GATEAU
GALETTE OF RHUBARB, NEROLI SCENTED YOGHURT
Crystallised coconut and rhubarb sorbet
CHEESE
(Available as an additional course at thirteen pounds and fifty pence)

[Hedders]

mickk said:

Hedders said:

I would eat one of his 'normal dishes'

Does he serve 'normal' food?

He must do something that translates as meat and two veg...

[sleep envy]

mickk said:

Hedders said:

I would eat one of his 'normal dishes'

Does he serve 'normal' food?

yes both in the FD and the pub next door which he owns - The Hind's Head

TBH the tasting menu is great fun and worth the money for the experience alone

[prand]

I've been and I had a great time. A bit eye watering when the bill comes, but for four hours of non stop food & drink entertainment it was great.

Definitely not a place you'd go very often, my wife & I went for a Christmas present to each other.

I'm very surprised about the food poisoning though. Blumenthal is such a perfectionist, this can't be from sloppy preparation and bad ingredients.

[mickk]

pokethepope said:

mickk said:

Hedders said:

I would eat one of his 'normal dishes'

Does he serve 'normal' food?

MENU SAMPLE FOR A LA CARTE

NINETY EIGHT POUNDS
STARTERS

CRAB BISCUIT
Roast foie gras, crystallised seaweed and oyster vinaigrette
CAULIFLOWER RISOTTO
Carpaccio of cauliflower and chocolate jelly
LASAGNE OF LANGOUSTINE
Pig’s trotter and truffle
(Eight pounds and twenty five pence supplement)
ROAST SCALLOP
Scallop tartare, caviar and white chocolate veloute
RADISH RAVIOLI OF OYSTER
Goat cheese and truffle, rissole of fromage de tete
MAIN

POT ROAST LOIN OF PORK, BRAISED BELLY
Gratin of truffled macaroni
(Nine pounds and seventy five pence supplement)
SADDLE OF VENISON
Celeriac, marron glace and sauce poivrade; civet of venison with pearl barley and red wine
Venison and frankincense tea
SOLE VERONIQUE
Champagne fluid gel, triple cooked chips

BEST END OF LAMB

Ice-filtered lamb jelly, braised tongue and cucumber

Hot pot of lamb neck, sweetbread and oyster
ROAST TURBOT
Mushroom carpaccio, mussels, artichokes and jelly of verjus
Turbot and langoustine royale
(Six pounds and twenty five pence supplement)
DESSERTS

DÉLICE OF CHOCOLATE
Chocolate sorbet, cumin caramel
CHANTECLERC APPLE
Fromage blanc, apple milk caramel and vanilla ice cream
MANGO AND DOUGLAS FIR PUREE
Bavarois of lychee and mango, blackcurrant sorbet and green peppercorn jelly

BLACK FOREST GATEAU
GALETTE OF RHUBARB, NEROLI SCENTED YOGHURT
Crystallised coconut and rhubarb sorbet
CHEESE
(Available as an additional course at thirteen pounds and fifty pence)

Thanks, but i'll stick with the Kebab, with of course....chille sauce

[anonymous-user]

mickk said:

pokethepope said:

mickk said:

Hedders said:

I would eat one of his 'normal dishes'

Does he serve 'normal' food?

MENU SAMPLE FOR A LA CARTE

NINETY EIGHT POUNDS
STARTERS

CRAB BISCUIT
Roast foie gras, crystallised seaweed and oyster vinaigrette
CAULIFLOWER RISOTTO
Carpaccio of cauliflower and chocolate jelly
LASAGNE OF LANGOUSTINE
Pig’s trotter and truffle
(Eight pounds and twenty five pence supplement)
ROAST SCALLOP
Scallop tartare, caviar and white chocolate veloute
RADISH RAVIOLI OF OYSTER
Goat cheese and truffle, rissole of fromage de tete
MAIN

POT ROAST LOIN OF PORK, BRAISED BELLY
Gratin of truffled macaroni
(Nine pounds and seventy five pence supplement)
SADDLE OF VENISON
Celeriac, marron glace and sauce poivrade; civet of venison with pearl barley and red wine
Venison and frankincense tea
SOLE VERONIQUE
Champagne fluid gel, triple cooked chips

BEST END OF LAMB

Ice-filtered lamb jelly, braised tongue and cucumber

Hot pot of lamb neck, sweetbread and oyster
ROAST TURBOT
Mushroom carpaccio, mussels, artichokes and jelly of verjus
Turbot and langoustine royale
(Six pounds and twenty five pence supplement)
DESSERTS

DÉLICE OF CHOCOLATE
Chocolate sorbet, cumin caramel
CHANTECLERC APPLE
Fromage blanc, apple milk caramel and vanilla ice cream
MANGO AND DOUGLAS FIR PUREE
Bavarois of lychee and mango, blackcurrant sorbet and green peppercorn jelly

BLACK FOREST GATEAU
GALETTE OF RHUBARB, NEROLI SCENTED YOGHURT
Crystallised coconut and rhubarb sorbet
CHEESE
(Available as an additional course at thirteen pounds and fifty pence)

Thanks, but i'll stick with the Kebab, with of course....chille sauce

Can I interest sir in a side order of cheesy chips, or perhaps something from our drinks cabinet?

[Mclovin]

i would give my left nut to eat at a place like that...its got 3 michelin stars for fks sake...

[AndrewW-G]

pokethepope said:

mickk said:

Hedders said:

I would eat one of his 'normal dishes'

Does he serve 'normal' food?

MENU SAMPLE FOR A LA CARTE
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So that's a no then

[mickk]

Mclovin said:

i would give my left nut to eat at a place like that...its got 3 michelin stars for fks sake...

Don't tell Heston, he would probably dish it up with a lightly fried horse liver served with a nettle soup

[Mclovin]

the fact is his restaurant is considered to be one of the best in world and its british so no one should be slagging it off here...

[neilsfishing]

Alfahorn said:

LeeThePeople said:

Nyphur said:

LeeThePeople said:

Hedders said:

"Diners at the Fat Duck - voted "the best place to eat on earth" by Restaurant magazine in 2005 - can experience dishes such as snail porridge or sardine on toast sorbet.

But they need to book months in advance to secure a table at the restaurant, where the tasting menu costs £130 . "

Bugger me.

I would prefer that to paying £130 for snail porridge.

you get close to 20 mini courses and try a bit of everything for that price though.

I'd rather have a big mac

Id rather lick a dogs arse than eat that crap

Licking a dogs arse is due to be addded to the menu later this year I believe.

It will be a sorbet

[Sheriff JWPepper]

Mclovin said:

i would give my left nut to eat at a place like that...its got 3 michelin stars for fks sake...

Is your left nut only worth £130 to you?

[Beyond Rational]

Does Ian Pegler have an alibi?

[Vipers]

The prices he charges, I am surprised "anyone" eats there at all......I don't care what he serves up, it aint worth the price, unless your nuts of course.

Edited by Vipers on Saturday 28th February 18:53

[Podie]

Blimey, we seem to have the "never pay more than £2.99 for a bottle of wine" gang in tonight.

[Hedders]

Podie said:

Blimey, we seem to have the "never pay more than £2.99 for a bottle of wine" gang in tonight.

I'll go to £3.25 if its one of those 1.5 litre bottles.

[mickk]

Podie said:

2.99 for a bottle of wine

How much?

[Si 330]

I loved to go and hope i will one day.

[enioldjoe]

I think it's actually not bad value for what you get. If you take the Tasting Menu, you get seventeen courses of world class food. That's under eight pounds per course.

Don't forget, there are some forty (world class) chefs working in the kitchens for only forty places in the resturant......

I'm not saying that it isn't a lot of money, but when you break it down, a different picture emerges.

I have been once and was quite surprised that I didn't succumb to a slow and painful death after the experience

The Oyster course iirc, had a interesting twist, at least it did to a pleb like me!

.... You see, when you get presented with your work of art, you assume that everything that looks like food set before you is edible.

Well, the Oyster was, unsurprisingly, served in a shell but it was placed on a mound of 'stuff' which I went and had a big spoonful of.........

(Coarse Sea Salt)

Oh yes, how we a) laughed or b) nearly wretched

You've got to go! Heston has to fund his M5 somehow. Just make sure that someone else is paying!!