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



Dish 2 - Fish Pie

very traditional tbh but absolutely superb



Dish 3 - Duck liver - fine beans - toast Banyuis

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



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