40 B4 40-The Raft

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No. 7: Saturday evening and we were off to The Raft.  Accompanying us were our good friends, Gary & Claire, both of which are well known for their hollow legs, with a capacity for a litre or two of wine in each.

Naturally, we had enjoyed a couple of pre-dinner drinks before arriving at The Raft. It was only 7.30pm, but The Raft was buzzing with atmosphere and all of the tables were full.

We were soon settled, and enjoying some Rekordilig Pear Cider as we perused the exotic menu. There were plenty of interesting courses, but we all chose pizza for our main courses.

Our starters were the Baked Camembert with white wine, rosemary, garlic & soldiers, and the Prawn Pot with garlic, paprika, olive oil, chilli & home-baked bread. All were full of flavour and washed down with a fine bottle of Malbec.

After a good chat, we were then soon tucking into our Shipwrecked Pizza’s (Chicken, chorizo & bacon lardons), The Raft Pizza (Gorgonzola, mushrooms, proscuitto & rocket) and the night’s special, a Calzone stuffed full with corned beef, cabbage & cheese. You will not be surprised to know that we were also now on our second bottle of Malbec.

Having all enjoyed our pizza selections for their freshness and flavour we were offered the sweet menu. My wife declined, and our friends just ordered some more wine. I went for The Meringue, which was homemade by owner Denny’s wife, and served with cream and fresh red berries. It was a great end to an excellent meal, and the bill was agreed by all as good value for money.

On the way home, we checked in on La Perle and Verveine, our cover story was to check up on their Food Week events, but in truth it was to enjoy another drink, which of course we did!

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