The Trusty Servant, Minstead

Will be eating snacks from the village shop opposite next time - the worst food I have ever eaten (and I've had macDonalds a few times!).
We had deep-fried brie to start, which was undercooked in the middle and almost burnt on the outside.
I had a "carpet bag sirloin" - which was a seriously-overcooked sirloin steak with pate in the middle (which was actually just squished liver); awful. My fiancee had a barely-passable seafood risotto which was enough for 4 people. The only passable thing was the brandy snap dessert.
The waiting staff were lovely, but the guy behind the bar was not really with it at all.
They need to shrink their menu (too much stuff for the kitchen to prepare) and concentrate on quality rather than quantity.
Not sure what sort of quality the locals and other tourists are used to, but I will never visit this place again. There was another couple, staying at our B&B who were also there and thought it was diabolical.
For what it's worth, find somewhere else to eat.

16 Jun 2007 09:51