The White Horse (Richmond Upon Thames)

• The Cajun chicken burger is a mastered speciality
• The cod and chips is of good size and well battered
• Consistently providing good food in what is a fantastic pub
• Overlooking the river with a walled in garden
• Is perfect for tucking up with a glass of wine on a winters eve
• The staff are kind and helpful and the prices are modest in comparison to surrounding pubs
• I disagree that this is just another gastro pub menu it is more than this
• It looks like a typical British pub outside but inside it has a slight bookish formality about it with leather and pin cushion seating
• Tucked away at the back is an outdoor eating area
• On this day it was unsurprisingly populated by the stroller mafioso
• They were very pleasant and helpful and offered us each a menu that was clipped to big hardback children's books
• I like that there was everything on it from salt and pepper squid to beef tartare with quail yolk
• Having recently tried the crab at The Crown in Twickenham (my post tennis staple) I opted once again for the crab and avocado mousse with tomato jelly
• Now the crab was bountiful and served in a glass bowl topped with mousse and crisped bread
• A peppery finish and worked well with the avocado mousse which was especially creamy
• He'd ordered the scallops and was issued a beautifully presented plate of fare
• When I tasted the seared scallops there was an immediate hit of aniseed from the braised fennel and then a good lathering of smokiness
• Mains I once again went with seafood pan roasted Salmon
• Peas and runner beans with new potatoes and crispy quail eggs
• Stuffed roasted thigh with celeriac gratin
• I thoroughly enjoyed my Salmon with super crispy skin
• Finally the plate was lifted with shoots of coriander leaf
• The pan roasted pheasant was a served with a stuffed thigh along with girolles and the celeriac gratin which was sublime
• Worked well with the gamy meat
• The main pheasant was a little dry
• The dessert of mango creme brulee with home made cookie came out in a mini pot the mango was like a tropical puree hidden under the creme
• A great dining environment with great facilities
• They demonstrated outstanding cuisine with the likes of the scallops and braised fennel and if they continued down that path of presentation
• Execution and flavour they'd be emulating the best fine dining restaurants around
• The service was nice and the outside area is really pleasant

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