This was a warm-up act to L'enclume, chosen because it was roughly half-way between Birmingham and Cartmel (a village in the Lake District). It also had a mention in the Good Food Guide and some decent reviews on Tripadvisor. It was pretty busy for a lunchtime service (although the average diner age was about 60), so you got the feeling they must be doing something right. The service was very friendly, bread and tap water was already on the table-was this good organisation or did it take away something of the interaction with the waiting staff. Maybe a sign of being "up north" but refreshing that there was no attempt to get us to pay for bottled water.
My appetite was improving but I was still beaten by their portion sizes-my starter of chicken ceasar salad was fine but big enough to be a main course. My main course was duck leg with duck sausage and dauphinois potato. This was generally nice, although probably big enough for two and a bit too much garlic in the dauphinois for my current taste buds (I guess being a French restaurant it was to be expected though). The Assiette Chocolaterie for desert was absolutely lovely (just a shame it required some effort to get through it after already having eaten so much). Coffee and (pretty cheap looking) mints were included in the lunch price of £15.95 for two courses.
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| Chicken Ceasar Salad |
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| Duck with Dauphinois potato |
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| Assiette Chocolaterie |
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