Sat Bains restaurant - Nottingham

[Grandad]

Went to Sat Bains last night with the missus, probably the best restaurant I have ever been to

The place is stuck in the middle of nowhere, looks like an old farmhouse or similar, it's a very small place probably 15 tables maximum, for a weekend you need to book 2-3 months on advance

There are only 2 menu options, a 7 course and a 10 course tasting menu

There are a couple of optional extras, the 63C poached duck egg didhs that he is famous for ( the only dish ever to get 3 scores of 10 on the Great British Menu Program ) and a cheese course, we went for both these extras :)

for wines we had a bottle of 2010 Sameirás, Ribeiro, Antonio Cajide Gulin, Galicia, Spain and then a bottle of 2009 Verdejo 'Cien x Cien', Finca la Colina, Rueda, Spain

There was an Amuse Bouche first bit I forgot to take a pitcure of this, was a small dish made from ingredients found growing wild on the lane leading up to the restaurant

Dish 1 - Scallop with belly pork - satay - teriyaki
superb- thought teh satay might have been overpowering but was really subtle

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Dish 2 - Fish Pie

very traditional tbh but absolutely superb

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Dish 3 - Duck liver - fine beans - toast Banyuis

exceptionally rich, Foie Gras like - poss a bit too rich

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Dish 4 - The Egg, ham and peas dish

as good as I expected the egg yolk was very thick and I have no idea how you make peas taste that good

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[Grandad]

Dish 5 - Organic Salmon - barssicas - onion juice

The salmon was raw - not the best dish but ok , the small pieces of roasted cauliflower were very good

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Dish 6 - Waldorf Salad - simple but very good

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Dish 7 - Fallow Deer - roast roots - thyme - chocolate

absolutely superb - the deer was very tender and it all went together very well

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Dish 8 - "the Crossover" - sorbet type thingy :p

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[Grandad]

Dish 9 -Cheese course - only 1 cheese but there was a choice - I went for an English Brie which was very strong - sorry but had eaten half of it before I remembered to take a pic :p

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Dish 10 - Rhubard and custard

Rhubard was not as sharp as I was expecting

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Dish 11 Chocolate - coffee tweels - olive and balsamic

the chocolate mousse was absolutely amazing

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Dish 12 - Sea Buckthorn - pine - meringue

the cheesecakey type thing was mentally sharp tasting - finished things off nicely

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Afterwards we went into the Kitchen and met Sat, good to see the "celeb" chef actually there and cooking unlike many other places. he was a really great, down to earth bloke, the kitchen is very small with loads of chefs working away


Mrs Rotty with Sat Bains

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[Belmit]

All looks great... except the fish pie which looks like half-melted cheese in the bottom of a bowl! I'd still eat it mind...

[Jonny69]

Looks great, I really need to get myself to some better restaurants since that's pretty much what me and the other half do together. What does a meal like this cost out of interest?

[Will]

Not that expensive unless you add the wine. Considering the quality of the ingredients and the food. I'm guessing it would have been around £350 including of wine.

Definitely worth every penny - it's nice to treat yourself from time to time with some incredible food. :)

Looks amazing - need to post some of the pics from Claridges.

[Grandad]

Came to £361 all in for 2 of us

rough breakdown would be 200 for food, 125 drinks and service charge

[Grandad]

All looks great... except the fish pie which looks like half-melted cheese in the bottom of a bowl! I'd still eat it mind...

we thought it was a bit odd compared to rest of stuff, was delicious though

[Jonny69]

Seems good for a treat!

[LeperousDust]

Looks amazing, i've only had one tasting menu that I couldn't afford bought for me before, and it was by far the best meal i've ever had. I'll never forget it at The Atrium - Edinburgh (a right shame they've now closed up shop though!)