Dinner out this evening after a long day trussed up in a suit at a recruitment assessment centre, as a friend and I stroll into town and to d'Arry's on King Street. It's a warm night but it's absolutely balmy in the restaurant, tropical almost and with a view into the kitchen I feel for the staff in there, it must affect them.
I've previously been here for lunch but not for dinner and have always found the decor welcoming, there are plenty of woods and reds with empty bottles of wine on the walls illustrating their links with the beverage; all of it is lit to complement that style. I like it's two-level layout and intimate tables near the bar to allow for those who only want to take on a tipple from one of the good selection of wines you can have by the glass.
We share a bottle of South African Malbec Rose and some bread and olives while we wait for our food and... it's a big disappointment I'm afraid. The bread and olives are decent but unfortunately my fish pie is not very good. It comes with an overly large pile of rocket leaves masquerading as a salad and a fish pie in a round, white ceramic dish that consists of random chunks of oddly shaped seafood in a bland white sauce which is too runny. And this is covered in actually quite greasy melted cheese. My general rule of thumb for choosing a dish in a restaurant is to pick a dish a can't do better myself at home. Sadly this is not the case here.
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