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Àclèaf

Devon, Plympton - Modern European - Restaurant - ££££

Overall Rating: Very Good

Uniqueness:Does the establishment stand out in the context of the local area? Very Good

Deliciousness:How delicious is the food? Very Good

Warmth:How warm is the service and the hospitality in general? Very Good

Strength of recommendation:How enthusiastically and widely would you recommend the establishment? Good

‘Incredible food and wine pairing in an unbeatable historic setting,’ commented one fan of this impressively proportioned, Grade I-listed Elizabethan manor house. Àclèaf – oak leaf in Anglo Saxon – is the small, intimate premier dining room, an elegant space occupying a former minstrel’s gallery overlooking the majestic great hall. Here well-spaced, linen-covered tables seem to mandate a sense of occasion, which is amply supplied by ‘very knowledgeable’ staff and by Scott Paton’s contemporary cooking. His seasonally inspired, compact dinner menus are inventive yet simple, cooked with assurance and technical know-how. From the moment the snacks and freshly baked breads arrive, it is clear that concentrated thought has gone into everything. The fixed-price, four-course table d’hôte is the obvious way to take in the whole experience, with tip-top supplies and bright, upstanding flavours evident in an updated version...

‘Incredible food and wine pairing in an unbeatable historic setting,’ commented one fan of this impressively proportioned, Grade I-listed Elizabethan manor house. Àclèaf – oak leaf in Anglo Saxon – is the small, intimate premier dining room, an elegant space occupying a former minstrel’s gallery overlooking the majestic great hall. Here well-spaced, linen-covered tables seem to mandate a sense of occasion, which is amply supplied by ‘very knowledgeable’ staff and by Scott Paton’s contemporary cooking. His seasonally inspired, compact dinner menus are inventive yet simple, cooked with assurance and technical know-how. From the moment the snacks and freshly baked breads arrive, it is clear that concentrated thought has gone into everything. The fixed-price, four-course table d’hôte is the obvious way to take in the whole experience, with tip-top supplies and bright, upstanding flavours evident in an updated version of sole véronique (with Champagne and fermented grape), and in a dish of white crabmeat with curry and mango. Elsewhere, thoroughbred meats such as lamb with hazelnut and white asparagus, or succulent rabbit with prune and Armagnac, or even a delicate confection of duck egg, apricot and lemon verbena exemplify the style perfectly. Wine matches offer pure class by the glass (‘a must in our opinion’) from an authoritative list with better-than-fair mark-ups.

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VENUE DETAILS

Boringdon Hall
Plympton
Devon
PL7 4DPGB

01752 344455

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OTHER INFORMATION

Accommodation, Private dining room, Separate bar, Parking, Electric car charging

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