Ploughman’s lunch at Salt & Malt, Chew Valley Reviewed
Location –
Chew Valley Salt & Malt
Chew Valley Lake
Walley Lane
Bristol
BS40 8SZ
01275 333345
Date of Visit – 07/03/2015
The Food
10 – Pickled Onion. Pickled Shallots, Crunchy, lovely flavour, not acidic. Wonderful.
10 – Pickle. Probably artisan, soft, full flavoured, not acidic. Wonderful.
8 – Cheese / Ham. Mature cheddar, lovely flavour, a good quantity, not stingy, but could have been more generous.
2 – Bread. The bread let this dish down. Soft, fluffy, dryish and lacking substance. A real shame…..
4 – Spread packet butter, hard, but good quality. Could be a 3, but it was mostly let down by the bread, a rustic bread would have coped with the butter.
5 – Presentation. Presentation was perfection!
5 – Salad, etc. The salad was fantastic.
4 – Originality. This scores well on originality for the salad, and to boost the marks for the pickled shallot and the tracklements.
Food total: 48
Beverages
8 – Drinks. I had tea. Good quantity, pot poured well. Good quantity of milk Could have been more flavorsome, suspect water from machine not hot enough for good tea.
Drinks total: 8
The Venue
7 – Service. Service was tip top. For the place, it was 100%, but it was counter service not table, but I am sad to drop the two points for this, as service was faultless and speedy. Especially impressive considering the popularity of the place. Was a long queue to be served, but that was perhaps due to the stunning weather.
8 – Atmosphere. Top notch atmosphere, for what is either a casual restarant, or a posh cafe. If this place is the future, then, then I look forward to the future.
4 – Location. Top location, easy parking, beautiful countryside.
4 – Toilets. Toilets were top quality!
Venue Total: 23
Total Score: 79
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