Cabotte (City of London)

• Accommodating and helpful with choosing food and wine
• I raised this our waitress who initially told me that was just the way it was
• She did then check with her manager and he was happy to substitute the printed options for a veggie starter and a fish main
• He served us for the rest of the evening and chose some beautiful wine to go with both our meals for us
• It could have done with a touch more savoury / umami and green herby leaf and a touch less sweetness (far too many soaked yellow raisins thrown on to the plate for decor)
• The poached egg starter with lardons was spot on
• The fish dish was skate wing in bouillabaisse
• Unfortunately the sauce was a little too fishy and a little off balance (I can't quite think what was missing but definitely needed something)
• Milk and white chocolate mousse which came in an unusual stemless martini glass sat on top of a bowl of glass beads and decorated with a fancy chocolate tweel
• Very rich and dense and could have done with a bit of air running through it
• We tried our best but had to leave some of it
• We don't tend to have dessert often when we are out nor do we bother a lot with dessert wine that often
• The suggested pairing with our dessert was a Chinese ice wine
• I haven't seen an ice wine on a menu for some time and have never tried a Chinese one so we were both curious
• It was very enjoyable and paired perfectly with the chocolate
• The food wasn't anything to rave about but it was enjoyable enough for a nice meal out
• I would say it was good classical French style
• Made better than average with a good wine list

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