The Fat Duck closed down!

[BigLepton]

Podie said:

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

Yep - know the price of everything, value of nothing types.

I've been and liked it but not as much as the critics seem to. It was good, but erred too much to art for my liking and not enough towards food. Still a worthwhile experience though.

[kryten]

The tasting menu is an amazing experience - not something you'd want to eat every week but if you enjoy incredible food, presented in some _very_ clever ways then its absolutely stunning. There are some parts of the menu that left us pretty much speechless because of the 'tricks' it was playing.

Sight, smell (the aromas massively add to some of the dishes) and textures are totally different to virtually anywhere else we've been.

We met Heston a couple of months back at the FD book launch (I'm still working up the courage to try a complete dish!) and he was really friendly, happy to talk about how he creates dishes and came across as someone who is still genuinely excited by improving his menus.

I guess they could just cook everything in liquid nitrogen - doubt many nasties could survive that!!

[TonyHetherington]

I cannot wait to go - will certainly be doing so at some point.

£130/head, plus some wine; what amazing value to eat in one of the best restaurants IN THE WORLD.

[Funk]

I'm trying, but I can't see the point of it. None of it sounds particularly appetising. I'd rather have a nice 'normal' meal somewhere. Somewhere where I understand what's on the menu, in fact. I'm not classy - so sue me.

[Pferdestarke]

enioldjoe said:

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

Heston has to fund his M5 somehow. Just make sure that someone else is paying!!

I once tucked in to monk fish en-papilotte with a bit too much gusto.

[Hedders]

thegavster said:

Hedders said:

I don't do fast food at all though as i have issues poisoning my body for any amount of money.

Did you see that episode of "In Search of Perfection" when Heston tried a Big Mac and admitted it's actually pretty tasty .

Nope, but i agree with him, fast food can taste great and it does make you come back for more, but its crap.

[Rude Girl]

Funk said:

...so sue me.

Are you 12?

[Funk]

Rude Girl said:

Funk said:

...so sue me.

Are you 12?

Yes. Yes I am.

[mattley]

Vipers said:

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.

[escargot]

The missus and I intend to do the Fat Duck & the Waterside in place of a proper honeymoon next year. Absolutely cannot wait.

[Vipers]

mattley said:

Vipers said:

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.

Very nice picture, I like it.

[10 Pence Short]

I think for the reputation and supposed quality of the food, the prices don't seem that bad. I doubt he'd be that cheap in central London.

Personally the menu does nothing for me, I prefer more traditional food done very well, but fair play to him for taking his style of cooking so far.

[Plotloss]

escargot said:

The missus and I intend to do the Fat Duck & the Waterside in place of a proper honeymoon next year. Absolutely cannot wait.

Why not go for the triple crown and add the Hinds Head?

They're all great.

I do so love having the world's oddest culinary village on my doorstep.

[escargot]

Plotloss said:

escargot said:

The missus and I intend to do the Fat Duck & the Waterside in place of a proper honeymoon next year. Absolutely cannot wait.

Why not go for the triple crown and add the Hinds Head?

They're all great.

I do so love having the world's oddest culinary village on my doorstep.

We were going to do the Hinds head for lunch on the Saturday if all goes to plan.

Given that we'll have a 10 month old baby by then, it ruled out a proper 2 week jaunt somewhere and as we're both foodies, we'd rather drop a couple of grand on having the best long weekend ever.

We're probably going to stay in the waterside unless anyone has any other recommendations?

[sleep envy]

there's a place around the corner, they do an excellent pancake breakfast

I'll look for the address

[prand]

Plotloss said:

escargot said:

The missus and I intend to do the Fat Duck & the Waterside in place of a proper honeymoon next year. Absolutely cannot wait.

Why not go for the triple crown and add the Hinds Head?

They're all great.

I do so love having the world's oddest culinary village on my doorstep.

Me too I've done all three and they are great places for a special occasion!

However the prices for Sunday Lunch at the Hinds Head, which for what is essentially a pub are getting a bit silly now. I am a total sucker for the oxtail and kidney pudding though.

[cramorra]

I feel sorry for all his hard work - this guy is an obsessive autodidact who has made it to the top- the air up there is very thin and I am sure there are people who would - literally- kill to make it there and probably are not shy of dirtiing somebody's excellent reputation
Good luck Heston hopefully everthing is cleared up soon
(I have never eaten there, but would love to, and I appreciate everybody's hard work who cooks ' this level...)

[neilsfishing]

to much chemistry can cause culinary problems did you know if you make yourself a smoothie out of beetroot say 4 good size beats you can become quite ill, too much of one thing can be very bad, if eaten in excess the problem is probably not a bug but a over concentration of a natural chemical found in the food

[Rude Girl]

neilsfishing said:

too much of one thing can be very bad, if eaten in excess the problem is probably not a bug but a over concentration of a natural chemical found in the food

It's funny, my O/H reacts very badly to green vegetables. They make him whinge like an 8 year old.

[Podie]

Rude Girl said:

neilsfishing said:

too much of one thing can be very bad, if eaten in excess the problem is probably not a bug but a over concentration of a natural chemical found in the food

It's funny, my O/H reacts very badly to green vegetables. They make him whinge like an 8 year old.

Yeah, they're all green - they've clearly gone off! eww...