Brassica - Table reservation

Brassica was recommended and I know it’s been mentioned recently in the paper as the place to go, so we thought we would splurge and try it as we love med cooking. The menu is limited and I didn’t fancy much from the starters so just ordered the focaccia with aioli. The bread was nice but the aioli lacked flavour. My husband ordered the anchovies, at £9 you expect more than a few tiny fillets that look like they were just from the tin. The main course we chose was steak frites, again at £36 a plate I expected more. The steak lacked flavour but the chips were nice. The carafe of red wine (first one on the menu) was very nice, as were the cold rice pudding and brownie sundae for dessert. The a...

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Apparently this restaurant is in the Michelin Guide...god knows why!!! We opted for the daily specials menu and chose x2 course for £20. The beef pasta stew was so bad. Firstly, the chef had run-out of the specified pasta. All that was served was cheap mincemeat and al dente pasta swimming in a watery sauce...yuk. The desert was a warm sliced peach on a bed on Creme fresh and crumbed biscuit. Definitely not worth £20 a discretionary 10% service charge..I don't think so! Will not return in a hurray!

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Really fantastic restaurant, the food was excellent as was the service...can't wait to go back! The wine was reasonably priced too!

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Very high quality cooking in a family owned Dorset restaurant. Presentation of the food and the service were excellent.

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Excellent restaurant with very good food and great wine list. Service perfect. Hope to come again. Thx.

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