Field April 2016
Best in Show?

I started with a Mediterranean inspired mackerel dish with Israeli couscous and AWOL mixed peppers. The mackerel was divine, and although the couscous lacked in flavour, it was a very tasty dish overall. The Man had beetroot cured salmon with a dill crème fraîche. My word, they certainly took more effort for the à la carte.

Since opening in 2013 the general buzz around Field has been overwhelmingly positive. Due to it's intimate size a reservation has proved elusive - until now!

The first thing that struck me on arrival is the decor, clean & simple but in an unpretentious way. Usually this is a good sign as it hopefully means that the quality of the food stands up by itself.

The service was great throughout. On arrival we were seated, given menus and water, served drinks and then freshly baked bread with soft butter. Tick, tick, tick.

The menu read like a dream market day shopping list so selection was pretty tough. We are from the a la carte menu, our starters were scallops with cinnamon satay sauce and rabbit ravioli with a carrot, coriander and lemongrass velouté. Presentation was excellent and everything was very well cooked with the only mild criticism being that the rabbit dish was a little on the sweet side.

For our mains we had smoked duck with tarragon polenta, sweet potato purée & peach, and, sea bass with baked avocado and scallop, mussel and sweetcorn gratin. The sea bass was a very well worked dish and the avocado gratin was just edible luxury. The duck dish was the stand out dish of the night though - phenomenal. First class execution and presentation with a symphony of flavour combinations which sang off the plate. Very, very impressed.

We went he whole hog and opted for desserts to finish - the lemon cheesecake choux bun and Scottish strawberries with lemon sabayon. The choux bun was very well thought out. Delicate and sweet with just enough of everything to finish the meal well. The strawberry dish was slightly overpowered by the tartness and quantity of the sabayon.

The wine and service were excellent and be atmosphere was warm and cosy. Thoroughly recommend a visit to this little gem - we'll certainly be going back!