Core by Clare Smyth

My generous sister-in-law bought me a gift voucher for my birthday last year, I was very excited to visit as this was a restaurant high on my list. The day finally arrived this past Saturday in late January. We arrived pretty much as soon as the restaurant opened and were greeted by the lovely and attentive staff. We opted for the Classics menu which was adapted for my wife who preferred a pescetarian menu. Even then they allowed substitutions between menus, the flexibility and ability to adapt the menu seemed so effortless but would have been difficult for many restaurants to allow. My wife swapped a main and both of us swapped our desserts to the Core-teser which I had heard great things about. The thing that struck me was the attention to detail, with truly immaculate presentation, and some of the best sauces I've ever tasted. The famous dishes, such as Potato and Roe, and the Core-teser dessert were home runs and lived up to their exceedingly high reputation. The roasted cod dish was also phenomenal. If I had one small pointer the beginning of the meal felt ever so slightly rushed but some of that is out fault as we were suitably hungry and probably wolfed down the snacks in a ravenous fashion. Overall this certainly lived up to it's sky high reputation, I must again give thanks to my sister-in-law, and if I could visit again some time soon if be very happy indeed.