If there were only two pubs in London May 28, 2007
Posted by CamdenKiwi in : Miscellany , trackbackIf there were only two pubs in London, and one of them was the Norfolk Arms, I’d be happy. Perhaps a little crowded, but happy. Our wee Sunday lunch group doubled for yesterday’s event, and a dozen sat down at 2 (except the one who couldn’t find it and disappeared towards Tottenham Court Rd until about 3.30). I had the fresh asparagus, just in season and full of flavour, followed by the roast pork. A couple of industrial scale towers of oysters arrived for Aboodi and Dom, and many chose the roast beef, which looked a little well-done for my taste, but was much appreciated by those who had it.
The wines star in this place. When I arrived, Dom and Roger were already well into the Veuve Delaroy champagne, though we switched to a txacolina as the food arrived. Apparently this should be poured from a great height, but that seems a terrible waste of wine when I try it, even if they put a pourer in the top. The Gran Sasso Montepulciano d’Abruzzo, which I’ve had there before and always goes down well, was good with the meat. Something went wrong with a bottle of rose, which was sent back from the other end of the table, but it wasn’t a day for roses anyway, with the rain lashing outside on this first weekend of the Great British Summer.
A pleasant pudding wine from Casa de la Ermita Viognier in Jumilla, and then the dawning realisation that I really don’t like dry sherry very much. It wasn’t the fault of the La Gitana Manzanilla, but I’m not convinced it should be in the same section of the wine list as the pudding wines and ports. It might work before the meal, if you like that sort of thing, but not afterwards. I think I was warned.
The Norfolk Arms never fails to live up to its reputation. What more can I say?
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