Manuka Kitchen (Fulham)

• The kitchen is visible from the small dining room that can barely seat two dozen diners
• There was a short wine list with half a dozen whites and reds plus a rose wine and a couple of sparkling options
• The tomato was watery and tasteless
• The endive was cooked and so lacked its characteristic bitterness when raw
• The saffron flavour was subtle to the point of invisibility (barely 11/20)
• After that the resemblance was rather tenuous
• The dessert I ordered was unavailable (as was my first choice of main course) so I went instead for Manuka honey and saffron brulee
• Perhaps the food is better when the head chef actually puts in an appearance
• Although the meal was harmless enough it was resolutely uninspiring
• Not the cheapest of restaurants but I think the price is fair for the quality of food the duck I had was perfectly cooked
• The restaurant is quite small but the food is excellent

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