Bush Hall Dining Rooms (Shepherd's Bush)

• On Tuesday evening I was invited to try a new neighbourhood restaurant just opened in Shepherd&rsquo
• Unfortunately this is not my neighbourhood
• My nearest restaurant is an all day Chinese buffet that also sells chips
• Maybe I need to be more creative in coming up with pseudonyms for my dinner dates
• Bush Hall Dining Rooms is part of Bush Hall (duh) &ndash
• Decided to take over the licence for what was a greasy spoon and turn it into something they think local people really want
• It feels modern and chic but not like it is trying too hard
• From the outset the service was attentive and friendly
• Sometimes a bottle is just too much on a weekday evening) and took their recommendation for a lovely light
• The shrimp cocktail with Jack Daniels Marie Rose (8.50)
• The vibrant green asparagus was the right side of al dente
• The pale yellow yoke was perfectly runny
• Sitting on top of our cocktail were two paprika sprinkled king prawns (I&rsquo
• Ve just been down to ask Flatmate 1 what the difference is between a king and tiger prawn
• S not like you are calling it a crab
• Both dishes were perfectly executed takes on classics
• Our first main was the fish stew (£
• Mussels and prawns in a lightly spiced tomato broth with a thin crisp piece of toast smothered in garlicky saffron aioli
• The three ways were pork belly
• They were topped with a healthy portion of crackling and a bowl of apple sauce sat on the side
• The belly and loin were both excellent pieces of nicely cooked porkiness
• The pork ball was slightly on the dry side and a bit of a weak link
• The crackling was top notch though
• Desert we choose a summer pudding with Devon clotted cream
• The Bergamont scented thick cream that you found when you pierced the layer of crunchy shiny sugar was lick the bowl
• The seats are comfortable and children are actively encouraged (the kids menu comes with games
• I entered Bush Hall with zero expectations
• Was lucky as I was pleasantly surprised
• Lunch menu has some interesting options and overall was a solid meal
• Not sure if it was our seating position
• My food blogging is what it is largely because I have been inspired by one Miss Grace Dent
• Needless to say she is a great writer but she is also extremely funny
• Witty and is able to connect with the reader to make her pieces seem all the more personal
• T go to the wild West London very often and Shepherds Bush is a foreign land to me
• I might make the odd visit or two every year but that is either because 1) I&rsquo
• It seemed like every shop was only selling watermelon)
• Has a lot of character and though the fit out was seemingly simple
• No skinny milk today but the waitress was kind enough to offer to buy some which was a nice touch
• Having now gained some serious street cred with the waitress
• I proceeded to place an order of scallops with black pudding
• The scallops with black pudding was delicious
• The subtleness of the scallops paired perfectly with the richness of the black pudding
• The Lancashire hot pot I thought was very intriguing and a lot saucier than others I&rsquo
• The flavour from the beef came through strong and the overall dish was seasoned very well
• Highlight of the night though hands down went to dessert where I was surprised with a custom birthday platter of chocolate de leche
• Food tasted excellent and was well presented
• Last year while we had our house refurbed we stayed with friends just off Uxbridge Road and I found what is now one of my favourite pubs for food

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