Greenhead House Restaurant Reviews

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Rachel Darler - 8th May 2012

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Warm and welcoming and wonderfully unpretentious. Absolutely the best birthday meal I have been taken out for, and as a lady in her prime, I've been out for quite a few!

A big thank you to my son for his generosity and good taste in taking me to Greenhead House.

N Turner - 14th May 2011

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A sweet family-run restaurant with a homely feel (perhaps a little too twee in parts).

There is a monthly set menu (with no specials) and an average £45 price tag for four courses plus coffee. Personally I found the menu and food to be a little old-fashioned and lacking in inventiveness - despite the price tag this is not contemporary/fine dining.

I started with the 'asparagus bouchee' - which was a puff pastry case with perfectly cooked asparagus in a butter sauce. There were no other discernible flavours but it was tasty.

The sorbet was too sweet to be a palate cleanser although had a nice pink grapefruit flavour.

For mains I had 'Sole Veronique'. The fish was cooked well, but it was rather swimming in cream sauce, which had little discernible flavour of wine etc... It was 'decorated' with little crescents of puff pastry. I can't help thinking braised fennel would have been a better accompaniment, especially when following a puff pastry starter.

My fellow diners had the steak and lamb. Both felt the standard was not worthy of the price tag.

The side vegetables were frankly poor - big lumps of steamed/boiled salsify, decorative carrot slices and undercooked leeks swimming in cream.

The chocolate and brioche pudding I had for dessert was a stodgy lump, but came with lovely rum and raisin ice-cream.

We had an enjoyable evening, the staff are very attentive but can't honestly say the quality of food lived up to the reputation.

Janet Kilburn - 7th April 2009

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This is our favourite restaurant. Always excellent food, first class service from such wonderful people. Everyone should visit this restaurant at least once to know what others should aspire to achieve!