It’s a blog, it’s by a guest. Yes it’s my first guest blog. Thanks to its author who, not surprisingly, wants to remain anonymous and have as much distance from this blog as possible.
A couple of weeks ago, during my full time working week, I took a lunch hour. And in that hour I dined out on three courses.
A friend had invited me to Origins restaurant. This is a purpose-built commercial restaurant within Shrewsbury College, where the students wait on tables and work in the kitchens.
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th three choices for each course we both chose goats cheese with poached pear as our starter. My main course was a vegetable tart – brightly coloured vegetables sitting in a filo pastry basket with a side order of dauphinoise potatoes, broccoli and carrots, all cooked to perfection. Dessert is optional, but I went for the lemon option (can’t remember what they called it) but it was exquisite. A tall glass of creamy lemon with a small bowl of fresh raspberries. A perfect sweet and sharp combination. Irresistible.
This isn’t a light lunch and so we waddled out of the restaurant, only to sit back in front of a computer. I would recommend a walk up the Wrekin as a better option, but we had had a fabulous lunch, served by students who were clearly very nervous but did a great job.
Lunch is truly amazing value at £8.95. My advice would be to give yourself more than an hour as service is a bit slow, but no one seems in a rush when the food is this good.
Shropshire Food Confidential 