Friday Night Dinner: The Chamberlayne
Back when I just moved to London, now nearly 15 years ago, I would frequent the Chamberlayne a lot. It was the closest pub with a good food selection, and the best chips in town.
It has changed hands, and name, a few times in the intervening time, but it's now back as the Chamberlayne, and we decided to try them out again.
We started with a happy hour, but then of Oysters and not drinks. The selection included Jersey and Carlingford oysters, as well as the river oysters Louet Feisser. Oysters have started to grown on me. I wouldn't touch them a decade ago, but would now happily shuck them myself.
After our starters, I opted for a Grilled Cornish gurnard, a lovely chewy fish served on a bed of haricot beans with bagna cauda, a garlic and anchovies purée, and some herbs. I am not usually a fan of beans, but these were nice and soft and buttery and worked well with the fish and purée.
My wife went for a more traditional choice: a beef burger served with chips. The burger was well seasoned and moist, with some enjoyable pickles. The chips were good too, but were not living up to the standard that I remembered from all these years ago.
They had several ice creams and sorbets for dessert. We were already reasonably happy, and had a single scoop each. I had a raspberry swirl, and my wife a salted caramel. Both excellent to finish our meal.
The Chamberlayne had a pleasant and relaxed atmosphere, with good food at reasonable prices. An excellent local option.
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Tomorrow we have elections in the UK!
Lots of local authorities, all London Councils, the Welsh Senedd, and the Scottish Parliament.
Don't forget to vote if you have the right.
I get to vote for myself again 😎.
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On my walk from Aylesbury to Princes Risborough I spotted a few new bird species. I didn't get all the best photos though!
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I went to the London Wetland Centre yesterday, for a day out in nature.
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