We took the short drive to nearby Uppingham today for lunch with Nick & Celina for a pre-Christmas catch-up.
Ultimately, we were to end up with our first visit to ‘No 23’, a rather upmarket Bistro (where they even had a dress code on a Sunday!). Bet you can’t guess the address!!! 😉
But, before the guessing and the dressing up, we took a short wander around the main drag – luckily, no rain was forecast – chilly though at just 5℃!! 🙄
We stumbled across a nearby watering hole – The Falcon Hotel – what a surprise! 😉. Two pints of the local brew for Nick and two halves of the same for me, whilst Celina settled for Hot Chocolate and Ann, a G&T.
Then it was off to No 23, just down the road.
You can view their Menus HERE.
It was already packed when we arrived, and that was surely a good sign!
It was! The food was superb and beautifully presented too and it left a great impression for our first visit. I began with the Goujons and then succumbed to the temptation of the Festive Turkey Roast (and it’s still not quite December!). We shared a Dessert and whilst Nick & Celina enjoyed their Rice Pudding, Ann & I fought over the Fig Pudding with Butterscotch Sauce and Vanilla Ice Cream.
When we left at just after 3pm, the place was even busier! 👍. Two Christmas Lunches down… with just 300 to go (probably!) 😉😋
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