5/5 Iain L. 7 months ago on Google • 13 reviews
Took
my
wife
to
Simpsons
for
our
anniversary
dinner.
Turned
out
to
be
a
special
culinary
experience.
The
restaurant
has
a
nice
garden,
comfortable
lounges,
a
gorgeous
private
dining
room,
but
the
main
dining
hall
was
a
bit
simple
and
somewhat
disappointing.
You
can
see
the
kitchen
through
glass
panels
but
its
not
an
open
kitchen.
We
selected
the
tasting
menu
(gbp
130)
but
skipped
the
wine
pairing
(
gbp
90)
because
I
wanted
a
special
wine
to
celebrate
our
anniversary.
The
wine
list
has
good
breadth,
covering
wines
from
all
corners
of
the
world,
a
decent
selection
of
wines
by
the
glass
but
it
lacked
depth
especially
in
Burgundy.
I
selected
the
Piper
Heidseck
Rare
2008,
which
impressively,
was
offered
by
the
glass
(gbp35)
to
start.
It
lived
up
to
its
reputation,
full
of
vibrancy
and
complexity.
However,
I
struggled
to
find
a
wine
to
match
the
occasion
and
menu,
so
I
called
for
help
from
the
resident
sommelier.
He
walked
me
through
options,
probing
my
preferences
and
knowledge
of
wines
and
to
my
surprise
revealed
he
had
wines
to
offer
that
were
not
on
the
list!
He
rattled
off
some
names
but
I
was
not
moved,
then
he
mentioned
Coche
Dury!
My
eyes
lit
up
-
this
was
imho
the
best
white
Burgundy
maker.
The
sommelier
offered
us
three
possibilities
from
Coche
Dury,
the
Meursault,
Bourgogne
and
Aligote.
He
explained
that
they
were
only
allocated
3
bottles
of
the
Meursault
per
year
by
the
winemaker,
and
since
this
wine
is
so
difficult
to
buy,
let
alone
find
it
in
a
restaurant,
I
went
for
it.
The
Coche
Dury
Meursault
did
not
disappoint.
It
was
fireworks
on
the
palate
and
kept
improving
in
the
glass,
and
it
was
a
wonderful
accompaniment
to
the
brilliant
food.