The Parrot Inn, Forest Green, Surrey RH5 5RZ
Posted by pop at Nov 8, 07 11:31 PM ... Comments (0)
Husb decided we should take dinner at The Parrot after our trip to Horsham. The Parrot is part pub, part restaurant part farm-shop and ticks many boxes next to words such as snug and friendly.
Picture courtest of the Parrot website
We found a particularly nook to sit in, but realised there was a bit of a gale blowing down my neck which forced me to order a cup of tea, and another, and another. Fortunately when food was being served we managed to nab the table by the fire from a group of local business men (farmers?) who were just working through the last item on the agenda - at least one pint of ale. We began to warm up nicely. The shop section looked rather good, but was closed at that time of night. There were large blocks of homemade quince paste, freshly cooked muffins on wire racks and plenty of fantastic looking cheese and meats in a chiller.
Starter: pork terrine/pate with toast and salad leaves
Mains
Me: Pork Rib Eye, puy lentils, carrots and cabbage (meat rather dry but otherwise good and very filling)
Husb: Free Range Chicken breast with a mushroom risotto (lovely risotto, chicken tender)
Dessert
Me: Banoffee Pie with chocolate coated strawberries (in terms of proportions, in my opinion there was too much cream, not enough banana or toffee)
Husb: Sticky Toffee Pudding with Sticky Toffee Sauce (the pudding was more chewy and dry than sticky and would certainly get a thrashing from almost any other STP we've ever had)
Overheard Conversations
Mostly relating to farming equipment and tractors and a group of men raving about watching war documentaries
Overall I have to say we were a little let down by The Parrot - the concept is excellent, the building is gorgeous, but maybe someone had their eye off the game that night. Maybe next time?