5/5 Lachlan C. 1 year ago on Google
We
chose
to
have
lunch
last
Saturday
at
Locale
as
it
was
a
celebration
for
us
and
we
wanted
a
special
meal.
We
had
that
in
spades
at
Locale.
I
can
unreservedly
give
this
meal
a
5
star
rating
but
there
were
a
couple
of
disappointing
things
that
anjoyed
me
on
the
day
(luckily
for
the
restaurant
the
cooking
was
so
good
it
overshadowed
the
flaws
by
service
staff).
The
restaurant
has
lunch
specials
(3
courses
for
€X,
4
courses
for
€Y,
etc.)
and
when
we
ordered
we
started
the
order
by
saying
we
would
take
the
option
of
4
courses
for
€Y
and
we
proceeded
to
order
our
four
dishes.
I
knew
the
special
deal
wasn't
available
every
day
but
I
had
my
days
mixed
up.
It
was
disappointing
to
mention
so
clearly
we
were
taking
the
lunch
special
of
"4
courses
for
€Y"
and
the
maitre
'd
said
nothing
and
then
charged
us
the
full
amount
for
each
course.
The
other
occasional
negative
was
the
young
waiter,
who
firstly
poured
the
sparkling
water
in
a
sloppy
manner
that
he
missed
one
of
the
glasses
as
he
poured
over
the
top
leaving
sparkling
water
on
the
table
with
not
so
much
as
an
apology
or
a
clean
up.
The
second
instance
of
what
I
thought
was
poor
waiting
was
when
we
had
a
glass
of
wine
each
and,
as
the
table
was
on
the
small
side,
I
asked
him
to
remove
the
two
other
empty
wine
glasses
that
were
taking
up
room
on
the
side
of
the
small
table
(the
wine
were
there
when
we
first
arrived).
He
resisted
and
said
he
would
rather
not.
In
my
mind
a
silly
call
on
his
part
as
there
was
a
table
of
empty
wine
glasses
and
plates
to
bring
to
tables
literally
1-2m
away
and
extra
wine
glasses
were
easily
obtained
from
this
table
during
our
meal.
Normally
such
actions
would
result
in
a
lower
rating,
however
in
this
instance
the
food
was
so
good
it
resulted
in
a
5
star
review.
We
had
four
courses
of
share
plates
-
a
great
way
to
enjoy
a
range
of
food
without
ending
up
eating
too
much
-
and
the
courses
we
chose
were:
Tempura
Pollack
-Tartar
Sauce
-
Lemon
Smoked
Salmon
-
Cucumber
-
Sour
Cream
-
Dill
Red
Gurnard
&
Mussels
-
White
Asparagus
-
Fennel
-
Lamb’s
Lettuce
Veal
Ribeye
-
Morel
Mushroom
-
Broad
Bean
-
Mashed
Organic
Potatoes
The
tempura
dish
was
very
good,
although
the
tempura
batter
wasn't
quite
as
light
and
oil
free
as
the
very
good
tempura
is
you
find
in
Japan.
Very
good
fish
beautifully
cooked
and
decent
tempura.
From
there
the
dishes
were
great.
Each
of
the
dishes
had
a
wonderful
sense
of
balance
in
flavor
and
texture
and
at
the
end
of
the
meal
we
struggled
to
find
which
dish
of
the
last
three
dishes
excelled
more
than
the
others.I
have
added
pictures
for
the
last
three
dishes
(we
forgot
a
tempura
picture).
The
salmon
dish
was
a
devine
flavor
and
texture
combination.
In
the
substance
under
the
dill
and
green
was
the
salmon
and
sour
cream
and
also,
we
thought,
some
very
small
diced
apple,
and
the
end
product
was
a
real
delight.
The
fish
and
mussels
dish
was
a
visual
masterpiece
with
the
bubbles
in
the
sauce
holding
for
a
sustained
period
giving
a
lightness
that
completed
the
subtle
depth
of
flavour.
We
found
it
difficult
to
pick
a
highlight
of
this
dish
-
it
would
have
been
easy
to
highlight
the
fish,
mussels,
asparagus,
the
sauce,
or
the
greens
-
and
ultimately
this
doesn't
matter.
The
whole
dish
was
another
delight.
Thee
meal
finished
with
a
veal
ribeye
that
had
substance
but
was
less
substantial
than
a
ribeye
sounds.
Beautifully
cooked
with
flavor
from
all
parts
of
the
veal
beautifully
complemented
by
the
the
other
ingredients.
At
the
end
of
these
dishes
we
wanted
no
dessert
or
coffee
as
we
felt
the
dishes
by
themselves
were
enough
and
we
wanted
to
saviour
the
flavors
and
memory.
We
have
travelled
extensively
over
the
last
7
years
with
a
wide
range
of
dining
experiences
and
this
was
our
most
enjoyable
meal.
We
may
never
make
it
back
to
Bruges
but,
if
we
did,
we'd
revist
Locale
and
enjoy
their
menu
(on
one
of
the
days
where
the
set
menu
discount,
if
still
applicable,
applied).
It's
only
because
the
meal
was
so
good
that
I
was
comfortable
leaving
the
5
stars
given
what
I
considered
were
staffing
errors.
A
lovely
occasion
with
truly
beautiful
food.
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