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noise in Browns, the excited conversations, drinks being prepared by the bar staff food being delivered to a table the empty plates being returned to the itchen and the gentle tin ering of music in the bac ground. e were introduced to ee in our waitress for the evening. he was everything you would want her to be engaging and nowledgeable with an ever present smile on her face she was very attentive throughout our time there and displayed all the characteristics of somebody with over 2 years in the trade in ath. he escorted us to a table upstairs which overloo ed the bbey outside. ne of my companions has a wheat allergy so it was a relief when a comprehensive gluten free menu was presented. m alone in getting hac ed off when ordering in restaurants and a waiter or waitress has to underta e endless ourneys bac and forth to the itchen to chec if there is this ingredient or that ingredient in the different dishes hile we waited for our starters we ordered a sourdough loaf which was warm with a bouncy texture and smelt li e it had ust come out of the oven it may be ust bread but it was beautiful in every way you would want it to be. erhaps it was because of all the rain lashing down the window panes next to us but ordered fish for both my courses. o begin with selected the dusted whitebait. y companion was not en oying the aesthetics of me eating entire fish as if they were crisps however combined with a delicious tarragon mayonnaise it made for an excellent starter. lsewhere on the table there were pan seared scallops with pancetta which were melt in the mouth yummy and a sturdy shallot and heirloom tomato tart. ee in cleared our plates away and too the opportunity to visit the loo. nfortunately within the refurbishment there weren t any plans to increase the number of urinals upstairs in rowns oined a ueue of four men all doing the traditional man waiting for a pee dance. nd so to our mains mine was the rowns fish pie. ithin the crunchy herb crumb there was a generous allocation of prawns scallops and salmon with a layer of smooth cheddar mash and side portion of peas. utumnal es but neither was it heavy or bland and it was very well seasoned. here was a thumbs up from one companion over her chic en schnit el my other companion had ordered the o sirloin stea which was more medium than the medium rare she had ordered but was nevertheless still very tasty. nfortunately although the dessert menu loo ed very appetising neither or my companions had room for another course so we ordered coffee and had a friendly chat with ee in to bring our meal to its conclusion. ith its plush new interiors rowns has a new and improved reat atsby loo but fortunately in essence it remains what it s always been a decent eaterie with bu y ambience galore.
“The sourdough loaf was warm with a bouncy texture” DINING DETAILS Browns Bath, Old Police Station, Orange Grove, Bath, BA1 1LP; www.browns-restaurants.co.uk We ate to start: whole freshly baked sourdough with Netherend farm butter; dusted whitebait with charred lemon and tarragon mayonnaise; shallot and heirloom tomato tart with artichoke and wild garlic hummus, carrot, pea shoots, British rapeseed oil; pan-seared scallops with smoked pancetta, caramelised apple, parsnip puree, and grain mustard dressing; For mains: chicken schnitzel with lemon & thyme breadcrumb, fried copper maran heritage hen egg, fries; 8oz Sirloin steak with lightly dressed baby watercress and fries; Browns fish pie with salmon, prawns, scallop, Isle of Man cheddar mash, herb crumb Prices Starters £4.50 - £13.50; Mains £12.50 £25.50; Desserts £6.75 Service/Atmosphere Attentive, relaxed, fun What else? Browns hosts weekly live piano performances every Thursday from 6pm and Sunday from 1pm
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