Blades Restaurant

I was taken here for a mid-​week lunch. My friend lives locally and is a true regular at Blades. It is lovely to go to a restaurant and be treated like part of the family. The chef even came out to say hello he was trained in an Italian restaurant in Germany but originally hails from Sri Lanka. You can’t get more international!
The food was excellent Italian comfort food. I didn’t even look at the menu, the specials sounded so delicious. My starter of warm goats cheese salad was delicious, as was the seabass on saffron risotto. It looked like a piece of art and I just had to take a picture
This place is perfect if, like me, you prefer old-​fashioned and eccentric little places where time appears to have stood still. It’s not for those who prefer the more modern type of shabby-​chic a la Jamie’s.

I wasn’t overly impressed with this place, pleasant enough, but nothing special. They serve Italian/​french style rustic food and the restaurant has a family, small business feel. Portions are reasonably hearty, and the wine is very good. They have a very odd layout, that is very quaint. It’s an open plan kitchen in the middle of the restaurant, that had a fire with large pans on it. Quite unique, which may explain the unique taste of the food. Although the food really wasn’t to my taste! I’d suggest going to Hudson’s across the road instead, although the greatest thing going for blades is that it’s not as busy so you are more likely to get a table here.