We drove from London on the M4 which goes to Wales to the Harrow at Little Bedwyn, a restaurant that is run by the Jones family, Sue and Roger, the chef. Jones is a Welsh name.
The road took us through Hungerford, passing The Bear Hotel where we stayed on a previous visit to The Harrow At Little Bedwyn. When we saw the Cobbs farm shop we knew we should take the next turning left.
Driving through fields, along narrow lanes, just wide enough for one or two careful cars, we were going further away from the stresses of city life, into the calm and quiet of the countryside.
Finally, amongst some old houses, there's the building containing our quarry, the restaurant.
We had booked a meal with matching wines. I took a trip through the building to the back, posing windowsills and shelves displaying with Riedel carafes in fancy curved shapes on sale, and the Jones own label bottles, new this year.
The meal started with a mixture of olives, fresh white garlic cloves and gherkins. The pink salmon contrasting with green was a delight for the eye as well as fun flavours. Tastes that tickle your tongue.
I loved the salmon which looked raw but was melt in the mouth soft, like everything else.
The most memorable dish was the surprise of the boiled egg with soldier, which turned out to be not savoury but sweet with mango at the base. We discussed two kinds of meringue, set solid, or creamy like the one here.
Our other topic of conversation was a joke about selling up so we could move nearer and eat here every day.
We indulged in an upgrade of £15 so one person could try different wines as a contrast. We also added one double espresso coffee to keep the driver awake. I was quite happy to be smiling and slightly sleepy.
Get on their mailing list and you will get to hear of lower price and high price meals, plus wines for sale.
Their website suggests accommodation if you are coming from afar. More information about the area from posts I wrote in previous visits. Read about Reading which we saw on the way home.
Sue Jones with the new wine.
Little Bedwyn
Near Marlborough
Wiltshire
SN8 3JP
Tel: 01672 870871
www.theharrowatlittlebedwyn.com
Angela Lansbury, travel writer and photographer, author and speaker.
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