The River Cafe: Situated on the banks of the River Thames, The River Cafe is run by Rose Gray and Ruth Rogers and has been there for over 20 years. The likes of Jamie Oliver, Hugh Fearnley-Whittingstall and Theo Randall have all trained here and so our expectations were high.
We struggled to find the place to start with, I knew that it wasnt far from Craven Cottage but couldnt quite work it out. Once in the restaurant, we were greeted by a very attractive lady who showed us to our table, near the window and with a good look at the River Thames.
I'm not sure what hit us first, the amazing atmosphere of the place or the fact that all the staff appear to be extremely good looking, both male and female, everybody was good looking! As I said the atmosphere was really good, a busy busy canteen type environment and lots going on. I really liked that about the place.
Service was great too and the staff made us feel at home, no pressure and always with a smile. I ordered the Chargrilled Squid, served with fresh chilli and a rocket salad. It was nice, just nice and nothing special but then it was exactly what I ordered. We selected a bottle of red (can't remember what) but it was nice and tucked in. The waiting staff, still attentive and making sure we had everything we needed.
Main Course for me, was Grouse. Served with pumpkin and an Amarone sauce. The Grouse was a bit fiddly to eat, nice but a bit hard work and I struggled to get all the meat off the bone. It was tasty though and the Amarone sauce was tremendous...really loved it.
Yet again we skipped desert in favour of liquers, becoming a bit of a habbit. Out came the Frangelico (a hazelnut liquer) and Strega which was great.
The whole afternoon was good, great service with a fantastic atmosphere but sadly the the food was a little short. I'd go back for sure, but next time around I would order something different.
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