5/5 Roman F. 2 years ago on Google
Often
when
we
decide
on
a
restaurant
to
visit
it’ll
be
because
of
reviews
on
Google
Maps,
Tripadvisor
or
the
like.
However
with
Chez
Bruce
that
wasn’t
the
case.
We
went
because
everyone
who’d
already
been
told
us
it
was
brilliant
-
and
they
weren’t
wrong.
We
would
have
visited
before,
but
we
mistakenly
thought
it’d
take
ages
to
get
there
from
Central
London.
In
fact,
even
though
no
trains
were
running
from
Victoria
to
Wandsworth
Common
-
the
nearest
train
station
-
on
the
day
of
our
visit,
it
was
still
only
around
a
30
minute
trip
by
bus.
Our
reservation
was
for
lunch
at
1pm
but
we
rocked
up
at
midday
and
hoped
we
could
maybe
grab
a
drink
and
get
served
a
bit
earlier.
Instead
we
were
escorted
straight
to
our
table
-
bonus!
We
perused
the
menu
whilst
munching
our
complimentary
Parmesan
crackers.
Chez
Bruce
doesn’t
offer
a
tasting
menu
so
a
bit
of
thought
was
required,
and
this
led
as
to
a
smoked
salmon
and
leek
wrap
each
for
starter,
one
chicken
and
one
pork
for
main
and
a
carafe
of
white
wine
to
share.
We
also
had
a
lovely
aperitif
of
a
zingy
blood
orange
Martini
each
and
enjoyed
an
excellent
salty
focaccia
before
the
meal
began.
The
starters
were
tremendous.
Salmon,
colour
of
the
deepest,
er,
salmon,
wrapped
in
a
thin,
crunchy
leek
parcel
which
sat
in
a
sharp
and
sour
sauce,
all
with
a
pleasant
background
of
dill.
It
was
joined
on
the
plate
by
two
light,
smoky
eel
croquettes.
Our
mains
were
equally
as
good.
My
chicken
breast
had
not
a
hint
of
dryness
and
came
with
a
ballotine
of
chicken
leg
meat,
buttery
potatoes
and
a
subtle
but
delicious
truffle
veloute.
The
bite
of
pork
cheek
I
tried
from
the
other
main
was
so
tender
it
was
like
inhaling
meaty
air,
and
the
morsel
of
apple
tart
with
black
pudding
reminded
me
of
a
tarte
tatin,
but
with
a
hint
of
savoury
saltiness.
For
dessert
we
both
chose
creme
brûlée
and
that’s
exactly
what
we
got.
No
bells
and
whistles,
not
even
a
coulis
or
berries,
just
silky
custard
richly
speckled
with
vanilla
and
a
bitter
and
crunchy
but
light
burnt
sugar
topping.
Perfect.
A
flat
white
each
after
our
food
and
we
were
done.
Chez
Bruce
is
a
wonderfully
relaxed
and
unpretentious
place.
All
our
servers
made
us
feel
welcome
and
there
was
none
of
the
stuffiness
of
some
Michelin-starred
establishments.
In
fact
the
greatest
compliment
I
can
pay
Chez
Bruce
is
to
say
that
anyone
who
might
ordinarily
feel
intimidated
and
bewildered
by
a
Michelin-starred
restaurant
would
feel
at
ease
here.
They
wouldn’t
be
daunted
by
tasting
menus
with
dishes
they
might
not
like.
Instead
they
could
just
enjoy
fantastically
cooked
and
presented
food
at,
for
the
quality,
a
pretty
reasonable
price.
We
certainly
did.
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