Escape to 'The Harrow' |
- Published: Wednesday, 27 July 2011 20:30
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The Summer Menu at The Harrow in Stanstead Road, Chaldon offers flavours to bring some sunshine into your summer. I visited The Harrow with Julia from The Caterham Independent recently and we were spoilt for choice by the menu. It offers a variety of great home-made starters, mains and desserts to appeal to all tastes. After spending some time deciding on what we wanted for starters, we finally narrowed it down to sharing the Baked Camembert and the English Asparagus. The food was served promptly and we were impressed with what we saw. As soon as she laid eyes on the Camembert Julia said: "That looks really, really nice!" It certainly looked appetising - a whole Camembert with tomato and onion chutney over the top, and bread and celery to dunk into the warm, creamy cheese. It was incredibly more-ish and before we knew it the poor Camembert had been demolished! The English Asparagus was presented beautifully and tasted delicious. When the main courses arrived they were also a feast for the eyes and the smell was mouthwatering. Julia had ordered the Chef's Recommendation, Lamb Shank and I ordered the Chicken Mozzarella. The Chicken Mozzarella was gorgeous and the combination of flavours blended together beautifully, particularly the bacon and the cheese. Julia was thoroughly enjoying the Lamb Shank as the tender meat fell off the bone. After the very generous portions of the first two courses we were unable to eat dessert, but the selection looked amazing. It will definitely be worth coming back just for pudding, especially for the Homemade Baileys Crème Brûlée and the Vanilla Pannacotta. The menu is very moderately priced and as well as offering the Summer Menu, The Harrow has themed nights including: Fish 'n' Chip Night every Friday and Steak Night on Thursdays. Traditional Cream Teas are served daily between 3-6pm. The Harrow is an old-fashioned, rustic pub with a very friendly atmosphere and great service. With its large garden and ample parking, The Harrow is also very child friendly, with a children's menu for under 12's. |