The Old Blind School (City Centre)

• The building itself is an impressive structure and
• In a Ronsealesque way was formerly the School for the Blind between the 1850s and 1950s
• In a good window seat overlooking the human menagerie that is Hardman Street
• The upstairs is a split dining room with a narrow bar area in the centre
• The look is grand urban chic with a combination of leatherette banquettes and mixed wooden chairs
• A quick look at the menu suggests British classics and burgers are at the centre of the place
• In addition there is a real specialism in sharing platters
• S biggest and best mixed grill sharer
• Though to be fair this is suggested for at least 4 people to share
• Ellis informed us that there was no sea bass (maybe there was a pre lunch run on them) so instead we chose the beer roasted onion tart
• The room we were in was shared by the open kitchen pass which is always a welcome addition
• From our observations this was a good one
• The other white with poppy seeds
• The beer roasted onion tart was also very good with the onion on a puff pastry base and delightfully salted old spot ham
• It was well dressed with a mustard glaze
• We both availed ourselves of the facilities and it is clear to see that quite a bit of money has been spent on the refurbishment of this building
• By that I mean the toilets are immaculate but with the sort of very expensive &lsquo
• Nevertheless the overall image is a good one and a welcome addition to Liverpool&rsquo
• S School House burger was cooked medium /well as requested
• A veritable tower of inch thick mature minced beef on a caramelised onion brioche bun with additional crispy bacon
• Red was very impressed with both the burger and the chips
• In short this was a very impressive burger
• This was the House burger with stripped down (whatever that means) bourbon rubbed BBQ beef
• The burger itself was well cooked with dense and flavoursome beef
• The BBQ beef on top was moorish in a Simon Rimmer&rsquo
• Particular mention should go to the onion rings which were an ethereal delight and by far the best either I or Red have eaten
• In reality I love hot but this was not really for me
• Nothing wrong with it but just not for me
• Finally the stock pot gravy I initially thought was an over complication &ndash
• It may have been an over complication but it was a very deliciously moorish one that both Red and I used to dip our &lsquo
• That even I was unable to finish it all so when Ellis came with dessert menus she was politely dismissed and the bill requested
• 40 for the two of us was a reasonable price for the quality food we had been served

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