TOP SPOT: The Rattlebone is worth a visit if only for the chips. Spotting Prince Harry is just a bonus
I decided to visit The Rattlebone in Sherston to see what all the fuss was about.
After all, it is famous for entertaining Prince Harry and his polo playing friends.
Having sampled the menu, I've decided it must have been the food that attracted the young royal, not the opportunity to drink with friends in the peace and quiet of a village best known for its boules tournament.
The Rattlebone is bursting with period charm and my mother and I found a quiet table nestled in one of the
alcoves.
The menu is small but
offers a range of dishes and is changed weekly.
We chose to get our appetites up and running with a board of bread, olives and oils (£4).
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It would have been enormous for one person and we kept some bread so as not to spoil our appetites for the main course.
I had opted for the salmon with leeks and crayfish (£11.50) and mum went for the lamb with hand cut chips (£14.50).
The salmon was a large fillet, freshly cooked, tender with a nice crispy skin and was probably the best I have ever tasted. It came with sliced new potatoes in a creamy leek sauce with crayfish dotted around the plate.
The Rattlebone, Church Street, Sherston, near Malmesbury SN16 OLR
(01666) 840871
Mum's lamb cutlets were thick and nicely cooked and tasted delicious and tender.
She chose the chips only because a friend had said they were worth the visit alone - and she was right.
They were hand cut crispy wedges, and there must have been several potatoes-worth on the plate.
For dessert I chose honeycomb ice cream (£4) and mum went for a huge wedge of warm chocolate brownie (£4) which was the most melt- in-the-mouth pudding I have ever tasted.
The hefty portions of food were helped down with a glass of wine each for £4.
The whole meal for two was pricey at £49.20 but we decided that it was worth the visit just for the chips.
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