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She despairs of me, does the current Mrs Davis. Her palate was honed in the not exactly exotic North East of England, and she’s not especially well-travelled. Still, you can’t fault her open-mindedness when it comes to food. She’ll try anything, and enjoy most of it. Meanwhile my palate is a bit more conservative, leading her to tease me mercilessly when we’re perusing restaurant menus; ‘let’s see if we can find something bland for you, shall we?!?’ In fairness, I’m getting better thanks to some really good experiences with local chefs who have pushed me a little out of my comfort zone and into enlightenment. But ever so occasionally I have to retreat to the familiar; to my favourite dishes. And should I design a menu of personal favourites, it would
comprise of local asparagus, pork belly, then something with white chocolate and raspberry in it for dessert. Joy of joy, that’s exactly what this month’s dining out feature, Orbis of Oakham, served me recently. Just on the cusp of May I took great joy in venturing out into Oakham post-lockdown for my first Rutland dining out feature in a good long while.
OPEN FOR FOOD Monday, Wednesday to Saturday 11am to 11pm. NB: Please call for up to date opening times, which may by subject to change according to Covid-19.
The local hospitality industry is currently best described as ‘cautiously optimistic,’ but Orbis of Oakham has weathered the choppy year better than most restaurants, serving up takeaway meals and, during our visit, opening up for outdoor service. Not only that, we’re delighted to reveal that a second restaurant, Orbis Stamford, will be opening in the town as Pride goes to press. Orbis Stamford will be on the first floor of Hoppi Dorri in the town, but the ground floor of the restaurant will remain as Hoppi Dorri following Orbis’s Jonathan Spencer taking on the building and the business. Happily that means Jonathan will provide local diners with the pan-Asian Hoppi Dorri experience, but also the Orbis concept in Stamford and Oakham, too. >> 59
