Our last night in the UK was spent at Langley Castle in Northumberland where we had a magnificent meal with oir friends Sue and Steve at the restaurant in the castle called Josephine.
We enjoyed cocktails first in the great room and ordered our dishes, and then proceeded downstairs to the main dining room. The accommodations and all public spaces here are very cushy and very comfortable. There were plenty of photos on facebook, showing all the spaces.
An amuse of cauliflower velouté arrived with yummy rolls and butter and we started with a Puglia Chardonnay 2023 Tormaresca which was superb with our starters:
-Parsnip soup
-Mackerel fillet with gooseberry and caramel, yogurt and elderflower.
-Caesar salad with anchovies
-Goats Cheese Panna Cotta with Tomato/Arancinini and Basil Walnut olive oil.
-Scallops in cauliflower purée with curry , capers, sultanas and pine nuts.
The scallops were indeed an odd combination of ingredients but tasted fabulous.
We moved on to our red wine a Manara Terre Siciliana 2022 Syrah which was truly wonderful with all of our main courses:
-Halibut fillet with Pearl Barley, Caramelized Cauliflower apple and dill
-Pheasant breast with Pancetta Pommes Anna, Parsnip, sprouts and Heather honey
-Sam's Ricotta and Basil Ravioli with wild garlic pesto and roasted peppers did not get any raves, but my
- Venison loin was cooked perfectly and came with a super Haggis Pie, butternut squash, purple kale and sage.
The worst item that came to the table were the truffle frolies, which were truly salted to death and almost inedible.
Desserts were a fabulous cheese plate with
Cornish Yarg, Yorkshire Blue, Charcoal Cheddar, a gutsy Honey Bee goat, Waterloo Brie and a fabulous German Montagnolo as well as Northumberland Nettle!!
Passionfruit sorbet was simple.
Maple Crème Brulée came with a mini-Toffee apple and blackberry crumble
Lemon and Honey was Lemon set cream with Heather honey ice cream and honeycomb crackle.
Everything was truly delicious and what was best was we had a wonderful meal with our friends before we headed off to Portugal today to board our ship for Africa tomorrow.
