Saturday, October 12, 2013

The Anchor OTR


Thursday 3 October
We headed out to the Anchor with Valeria, Steven, and Tim, who'd just given a talk on Tacitus.  It was warm enough to sit out on the back patio, which is wonderful for early October.
We started out with their draft beer, which we thought was going to be IPA but turned out to be Oktoberfest.  Still okay, but less hoppy, and we like hoppy.
Then we got six fresh oysters, nicely served with fresh-grated horseradish as well as the usual cocktail sauce, and a nice bowl of PEI mussels (thanks, Canada!) steamed with shallots and burnt orange.

Our mains were both specials of the night.  The first was a pretty whole grilled branzino stuffed with rosemary, and served with roasted vegetables.
The second was a fillet of spot-tailed bass high on a bed of couscous, dried apricots, and currents, featuring smears of pomegranate molasses and deconstructed tzaziki.  Both were very good, and we enjoyed picking every piece off the branzino. 

For dessert, some had the salted caramel pudding, served in a quilted ball jar like Holt's peach cobbler in a jar.  And all of us had spoons.

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