Food & Drink Dinner In The Wild Boar Lounge at the Sitwell Arms Hotel, Renishaw A Dining Review by The Sticky Beak Blog It hasn’t been that long since Mummy, His Nibs and me were at the beauful building that is The Sitwell Arms Hotel and Restaurant in the village of Renishaw, but The Man and I found ourselves back here to sample the new menu. Having parked the jalopy in one of the many spaces, we sauntered through the main entrance doors. Straight ahead is the impressive, tradional bar, with a lounge area to the right. I should just menon for all the furparents out there that dogs are allowed in the garden and in the lounge bar. The Trans-Pennine route runs directly at the side of the venue, so if you plan to walk all the way to Rother Valley and back (!) you’ll certainly be ready for some nourishment and refreshment. Non-fur parents will also be happy to know that your bairns are welcomed at The Sitwell Arms to dine with you. Aer being seated, we were offered water for the table. I also ordered a glass of Shiraz, and His Nibs had a pint of Madri. As soon as he clapped eyes on the Black Pudding and Pulled Pork Frier (£7.95), The Man Bird knew what he was having for starter; I took a lile longer to decide, eventually I chose to have the prawns with Smoked Scosh Salmon, Marie Rose sauce and Pink Peppercorns, as I had seled on the Beef Wellington (£28.75) for my main course. His Nibs opted for the Twice-cooked Pork Belly, £18.50. No-one can accuse this team of being sngy with the poron sizes – my plaer was fully loaded with a generous pile of plump, succulent Prawns that were bound in a tangy, fresh herb boosted Marie Rose sauce and several ribbons of silky Smoked Salmon that had been carefully arranged next to them. The frier was obviously made as a larger dish and sliced as-and-when needed, and the base and sides were deliciously crispy, which provided a fantasc contrast to the soer, two-tone inside. Sandwiched between two paler layers of sweet, juicy Pulled pork was a darker central seam of full-bodied, earthy Black Pudding. As with mine, this was a wonderful first course. I had requested my Beef Wellington be cooked on the rarer side of medium/rare and this was exactly what I got. Both the beef and the pastry melted in my mouth; Chef had done an excellent job here. I loved the root vegetables too; they were sweet, fragrant and intense enough to stand up to the meat and wine-pimped sauce’s tastes. His Nibs and I both commented on how sublime the Dauphinoise Potatoes were as we cut through the crisp, golden outer and chomped the so, floury spuds that had been zhuzhed up with Cream, Cheese and Garlic – yummy!! His Nibs’ face was a picture when the HUGE slab of Belly Pork got placed before him. The crackling was top-notch; so good, in fact, that I only got one piece: greedy-guts ate the rest! Is nothing sacred?! Other members of The Wild Boar restaurant team had checked we were happy with our meals as we’d been making our way through them – we definitely were! Our tummies were prey full and in all honesty we should’ve skipped pudding; but when I spied Lemon Posset with Lemon Curd and Shortbread (£6.95) I was a -goner! Swily behind me, Him Indoors, quickly ordered the Salted Caramel and Chocolate Tart with Raspberry Sorbet and Vanilla Cream (£6.95). It’s no wonder I spend a good chunk of me in the gym! I smiled like a loon when I saw that my Lemon Posset was served in one, garnished with fresh Strawberries, Raspberries, Blueberries and a single, whole Physalis. The Chef had got the consistency bang on: not runny so as to drip off the spoon, but not so thick that it was clarty. I popped some of the Lemon Curd on top of the Shortbread – a genius move, if I say so myself, as the flavours complimented each other marvellously! The Man Birds’ tart (no, not me, you cheeky things!) had a beaufully delicate, scalloped edge whose pale colour only seemed to intensify the darkness of the filling. When he took the inial mouthful, he was pleased to discover that both flavours were superbly disnct and that the Salted Caramel was exactly that. Again, a superb offering from Chef and his team! The Sitwell Arms Hotel, 39 Staon Road, Renishaw, Sheffield S21 3WF. Tel: 01246 435226 Email: info@sitwellarms.com Web: www.sitwellarms.com 8 Doorsteppa Magazines www.thedoorsteppa.com | 0114 418 5359
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