With its “interesting” interior and “fantastic views of the docks” this “barn-like” waterfront eco-brasserie (with ‘fine dining’ room above) has established itself as Bristol’s best-known destination; reports are mixed – a fair mid-point would be that “it’s all a bit haphazard, but the food’s fine”.
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“What is so impressive about this place is, well, everything”, says the Guardian’s man. It’s not surprising that its eco-credential attracted praise, but he was much more impressed by the cooking than, say, Jay Rayner at the Observer. “This is a gleaming jewel of a restaurant”, he says, “that underpins its principles with flair, imagination and rigorous professionalism, and illustrates the value of buying first-class ingredients and then cooking them with precision but without fuss”.
Matthew Norman (26th November 2007)
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