The first time I had a scotch egg was at my work canteen. Needless to say, it was cold and tasted like cardboard. It even gave me a tummy ache actually.
Now I love dishes that have eggs in them. Determined to find myself a good scotch egg, I found myself at The Coach and Horses.
Charcuterie Board £10
Spiced potted venison with pickled beetroot,york
Bresaola with pickles, scotch quail egg with nettle pesto
Spiced potted venison with pickled beetroot,
Bresaola with pickles, scotch quail egg with nettle pesto
My dinner companion and I settled on ordering the charcuterie board where I will still have my egg and he has more options than just eating an egg!
The little scotch egg had a nice crispy batter although it was a tad too salty.
Fish soup with sourdough and aioli £5.5
Gilthead bream with razor clams, sea vegetables, ratte potatoes and crab bisque £12
Buttermilk pudding with damson jam and doughnuts
Salted caramel truffle
What can I say about the rest of the dinner? Other than the salted caramel truffle, everything else was unmemorable. You will still have a nice dinner but don't expect fireworks.
Will I recommend: Yes if you're just looking for a place to eat
Will I come back: Probably no
Have I had better: Yes
Will I come back: Probably no
Have I had better: Yes
Coach & Horses, 26-28 Ray Street, Clerkenwell EC1R 3DJ
I loved the Scotch Eggs at Coach and Horses (but I do love salty food as well) sorry to hear the rest of your meal was disappointing
ReplyDeleteThat 'fish soup with aioli' is actually 'warm crab custard & brown crab on toast'. It was really quite memorable when I tried it back in October 2010. The Coach hasn't served any of the dishes listed since last autumn, so this 'new' review is really rather old!!!
ReplyDeleteDoesn't look that great I have to say... I have still never tried a scotch egg, am I really missing out?
ReplyDeleteAnonymous - Aah, thanks for the edit. Yes, this is one from the archives that I never got around to writing so am playing catch up. But my view still stands though. Glad to see that you like C&H!
ReplyDeleteUte - Scotch eggs seems to be one of those elusive things like risotto. when it;s made right, its really good i think.