Greens, Bristol, 17th September 2013

Ok, so I really wanted to go to Casamia, but unfortunately the one day we were in Bristol was the day they were changing they seasonal menu and so weren't open for lunchtime service so they could get some practice in. Instead I settled for Greens due to location, some decent tripadvisor reviews, an entry in the Good Food Guide, and an interesting looking menu.

The restaurant is relatively small and there was just one other table taken whilst we were there for lunch. Overall the food was good if not spectacular. I had sweetcorn and vegetable samosas to start which were tasty if a little greasy. The ham hash cakes with poached egg and hollandaise looked very nice. I was then a bit surprised to see a samosa pop up in a duck dish-given the chinese seasoning psychologically I would have been happier with a spring roll (which would have been very similar to the duck dish I had at Adam's-see earlier post), although I admit it wouldn't have affected the overall taste. The duck was tender despite me asking for it to be a bit more well done than they would normally serve it, but the skin could have been a bit crispier, the celeriac puree and madeira sauce complimented it well. The highlight was desert-a chocolate, hazelnut and meringue cake with raspberries and raspberry cream.

It was a nice lunch with good company, but it wasn't particularly cheap at £30 per person (not everyone had deserts and only 2 glasses of wine).

http://www.greensbristol.co.uk

Roast duck breast, greens, celeriac puree, madeira sauce