On Tuesday 14 July I waited at Heathrow like an excited child waiting for my brother and sister in law to exit arrivals. They are here for a two month holiday which is just brilliant
Having settled in and recovered from the long flight it was time to get out on Friday evening to meet some other friends who are over from Queensland also. We met up in the Otter for an evening full of chat and a few drinks. Suddenly it was last orders and time to wend out way home.
Early Saturday morning we were up and on the road to Stilton to meet up with Lyn & Al. We arrived at the Cheese just ahead of Lyn & Al. Taking advantage of the lovely weather we opted for lunch on the deck and a lzy afternoon soaking up the sun. In the evening we headed off to the Bell for a pre dinner drink in the courtyard. Suitably refreshed it was back to the cheese for dinner. Lyn & Al had arranged for a bottle of bubbly to be waiting at our table which was most welcome! The menu is just so tempting its difficult to make a choice but in the end we managed it. Goats cheese for me baked and dressed with balsamic & salad, very yummy followed by fillets of sea bream with a hint of piri which was just amazing. Phil opted for scallops and not a word from him until the dish was empty......... he opted for Marlin steak cooked to perfection as his main. Lyn went for the brie followed by lobster beautifully presented and which soon disappeared leaving her with a smile on her face all evening Al had his favourite mushrooms a la creme specially created for him by Carlos and a rump steak the size of which made our eyes pop! He made a good attemp but half went home with him for a sandwich on Sunday!! Dessert though tempting was just a step too far so we retired to the bar for coffee and drinks. All to soon it was time to waddle off to bed. However, as it was past midnight and I was born at 3 minutes past I just had to open my cards and pressies
Somehow we managed to do justice to the wonderful breakfast Carlos serves up, bacon and sausages so tasty and perfect poached eggs. Al & Lyn popped in for coffee but all too soon it was time for hugs as we headed off back down the A1 and home.
A perfect weekend and definitely no more food needed but we will curl up with a bottle of birthday wine later on
Glad you all had a lovely time
Photos look FAB as usual. I see Phil has moved his pint to one side just in case there are any mishaps with the table lol 