I've never eaten in a Michelin starred restaurant before, so imagine how excited I was to be going here:
http://www.pipeandglass.co.uk/home.php
In fact, not just going to eat, but staying here for 2 nights. It was our 5th Wedding Anniversary on July 1st, so we decided to treat ourselves with a weekend away at the Pipe and Glass. Just over an hour's drive from home, meaning that we could spend most of Friday and Sunday there, too - rather than most of the day driving.
We arrived around 1pm on Friday. Our room (Thyme) was ready so we checked in and got unpacked. Gorgeous room - very stylish, and the finish/quality was superb. We were booked for lunch at 1.30pm so went more or less straight round after we'd unpacked. The weather was gorgeous but we ate inside - starting with a cold beer at the bar. We also ordered a bottle of Sauvignon Blanc to drink with lunch. The plan had been to save some for later on that day but that didn't quite happen! We shared a starter of "A little jar of ‘Gloucester Old Spot' potted pork, sticky apple and crackling salad, warm spelt toast". Very good. The sticky apple was really good. Then I had a salad of 3 tomato, lovage pesto, mozzarella, avocado salad. The cheese was beautiful. Actually, all of it was. Roy had a roasted beetroot, goats cheese and leek tart, with roasted beetroot and pearl onions. We shared the main courses, along with a seasonal salad sprinkled with sweet potato crisps. It was all so good! Then we finished by sharing a bakewell tart with spiced fruit compote and raspberry ripple ice cream - such a generous portion we were glad we hadn't ordered a pudding each!
Back in our room, and unused to lunchtime drinking, we dozed for an hour! Got up at about 4 and had a coffee and sat on the lovely patio before getting ready for an evening at Beverley Races.
http://www.beverley-racecourse.co.uk/
We'd booked a taxi to take us and pick us up. What a stunning evening it was - so hot and sunny. Perfect. We didn't win money, but we didn't lose either so that was good! Back at the Pipe & Glass by about 10, we ordered a cheese plate to share, with a large glass of red wine each. That was also very good. I'm surprised we didn't have nightmares all evening after all that cheese! But we slept well, in a huge, comfy, super king sized sleigh bed. I want one!
