The menu was rather substantial and all sounded very nice, and classic but we opted for a platter of cured meats and sausage instead. Every single item was incredibly cold and had little to no flavour. Bresaola which i didn’t expect to see was in a strange rectangle shape and i vaguely remember having more enjoyment from that reformed ham in the supermarkets for 50p – it really was that bad. Especially for these prices.
I’m a complete novice when it comes to fondue. I’ve only ever eaten it once at a restaurant in Chelsea back home in London called L’Art du Fromage – and it was magnificent. Here Chutney’s make it with the classic gruyere and vacherin mix doused in lots of kirsch. It was awful. So much alcohol was added and the cheese was of such poor quality it was watery, never thickened up and not an ounce of garlic rubbing round the pot made an appearance. We even tried to blow out our gas burner to let it cool and thicken, but our waiter was very against it and kept relighting. In the end we just gave up and left it.
My sweet tooth unfortunately has a mind of its own, so no matter how hard i try, full up or bad my meal is – i can never resist the temptation. Here we opted for what i believe was a shop bought slice of luke warm apple strudel with vanilla ice cream. It was fine, it had a nice flavour, the ice cream (not homemade) but satisfied my hunger. It wasn’t exciting, but compared to the rest of my meal – it tasted amazing.
I try not to be over critical or rude in my reviews but sometimes it’s hard, especially with what arrived next – the worst dessert i’ve ever eaten in a restaurant. Croute au toblerone was an anemic, hard pastry/biscuit base which had absolutely no flavour at all – it was honestly neutral, i’ve not experienced anything quite like it before. The chocolate decoration was nutella and the filling a combination of toblerone chocolate and dark chocolate sauce. I honestly couldn’t taste a single piece of toblerone, or anything resembling it.
I felt completely ripped off by Chutney’s. And i should of known from the empty tables – but i like to give places the benefit of the doubt. I can’t see Chutney’s being around for long, or at least i hope its not, unless they seriously up their game. It’s attached to a hotel which in part may help it a little in terms of drinks, but with food like this, steer clear because this – is daylight robbery.
2/10
