After going out for drinks after work at Goldbrick House (Park Street, Bristol) on Friday, I stayed on for a meal with friends.
Now, I really like Goldbrick’s as a bar – a maze of quirky rooms makes it an interesting and veritable venue, and a cocktail or the occasional bottle of the house champagne always adds a little sparkle to the evening. As for dining, I’ve always enjoyed my meal there but I have found it a little variable.
This time however, the meal was superb. There were a few specials on the menu, including the roast rabbit saddle with aniseed puree and rabbit jus (which I had). Everything the four of us had was well conceived and executed – notably the woodpigeon and the venison tartare starters were pretty special, and was the lamb wellington with accompaniments had both great flavour and texture. Deserts were good but less memorable though the cardamom shortbread that came with the crème brulée was very nice.
All in all we had a really good night, and if the quality proves to be consistent, Goldbrick’s will be edging towards the top of my list of Bristol eateries.