Bridgetown Hotel Bar & Restaurant

Bridgetown Hotel Bar & restaurant

Visit #1

Service: Timing in a dining experience is an element of importance, and this experience was quite pleasant, it’s nice to be waited on by several people and not be rushed or over-served. On the picky side, the water was presented in a shot glass with no offered refills, even though on the other side of the table I was into the Redback.

Ambience: Even though the bar was very close to the dining area it didn’t impede on the dining experience, and this was also a Friday night.

Food: We started with the house chicken, pork & pistachio terrine with caper berries and tomato chutney, and the honey chilli garlic prawns with jasmine rice. The terrine was nice but not awe inspiring, although the chutney did get raves. As for the prawns, sauce and rice was lovely and there were a generous 12 prawns on the plate as well, nice.

For mains we had the special of crusted pork cutlet stuffed with prosciutto, sage and gruyere, as well as the ridge sirloin steak, rosemary potatoes, garlic sauce and seasoned veg.

The pork cutlet was tasty, even though the prosciutto was shaved a bit thick.

While going with the steak is a bit safe and borderline boring, I was throwing compliments to the chef for the perfectly cooked steak, when you can cut it with your fork despite its thickness, add drooling.

For dessert we had to test their crème brulée, and despite it being on the verge of over cooked and not silky smooth, the hint of cointreau was intriguing – especially as on the menu the flavour of the day was listed as vanilla bean.

Overall 15/20

In conclusion, definitely willing to explore the menu further, feel a need to sample the long list of pizza’s and see if they live up to our high standards.

Suggestion box

Perhaps pander to the female need for water and pop a carafe on the table!