Corner Room – Town Hall Hotel

2 Reviews on “Corner Room – Town Hall Hotel”

• TheMrSmith

  A really nice meal at The Corner Room tonight. The gin guard salmon was lovely, although the lemon was a little overpowering. The recommended Yealnds Estate Sauvignon Blanc worked well, cut through the acidity nicely. The lamb neck was lovely, but a school boy error of eating the lovely fatty bit part way through and not saving until the end. Very good and tender and the veg worked really well. The Valpolicella was lovely.To round off was a good cheese selection with a very surprising Vin Santo.A really good meal, feels harsh to mark at 3.5. but when I compare to the 4’s I have given it is not quite there, but I will definitely go back and do not be afraid to ask for wine pairings as they worked beautifully tonight themrsmith.me

  March 29, 2016, 1:33 am

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• Gingle Lists Everything

  The food at the Corner Room was just lovely! And yet, when Stephen asked me if I would go back I said probably not. Why is that? Well, because we go to restaurants for more than simply eating. We go for an experience we can’t get at home and something about this experience lacked, though it is hard to say exactly why.Something about the ambience was just a little off. This was meant to be Nuno Mendes’s informal neighbourhood restaurant (though he’s no longer there) but, while the prices are pretty good, it doesn’t feel as laid back as it should. Or, it feels too laid back but in a non-comfortable way. A bit like a posh country house’s dining room. A home but not your home. I don’t know. Stephen felt the same.Anyway, as I say the food was much more than perfectly pleasant to eat. I started with the quail, asparagus and roasted garlic. What a fantastic garlic hit, and I loved the way the asparagus was shaved so thinly. The quail was well cooked and seasoned. A great start.Stephen had the mackerel, which is a fish I don’t like so I didn’t try it. It looked very beautiful and Stephen had nothing but nice things to say about it.On to the mains. For me, unusually, pork. The tenderest of loin, cooked pink and imbued with smoke from the smoky apple accompaniment. A lovely blend of sweetness and meat and I made sure to swipe up as much of the residue as possible with the broccoli (though not the florets – hate those!).Stephen had confit lamb belly (already sounds amazing doesn’t it?) which came with chorizo (even better) spring beans and baby gem. I wouldn’t say I had food envy, but I kinda had food envy. That lamb – a decent size with a great, crispy top.We had both, for the first time, participated in a 5K run that afternoon so of course we had to treat ourselves with dessert (and cocktails!).Dessert wasn’t the greatest to end on – I thought mine was a little dry and not indulgent enough though I appreciated not leaving overly stuffed! jaminaward.wixsite.com

  September 13, 2015, 2:22 am

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