WINTER D INING GU I DE
BRIX & MORTAR, WHITTLESFORD
68 MARKET STREET This newly launched Ely restaurant focuses on locally sourced and seasonal produce, with a menu created by renowned chef Stuart
This Whittlesford gem, which is open from brunch to dinner, specialises in seasonal dishes cooked over
Tuck. Taking a creative approach to vegetarian cuisine, the festive menu is available from 4 to 21 December (£27 per person for three courses) and includes dishes such as jerusalem artichoke soup with salsify chips, chestnut and squash wellington with celeriac dauphinoise and winter greens, and a sugar plum brulee. This restaurant has excellent eco-credentials: it promotes zero food waste and the building is carbon offset.
fire and inspired by produce from the area. The Christmas menu is priced at £25 for two courses and £30 for three, and includes juniper smoked trout with orange and fried capers, or a Brix & Mortar take on the classic roast turkey with cranberry, rosemary roasties, sausage and bacon stuffing and wood-fired winter veg. The desserts are to die for, too, like chocolate truffle cake with milk crumbs and caramel ice cream.
2648
DINE & DANCE
A cosy cocktail den on Trinity Street, 2648 has plenty of treats to tempt you in this winter. From quiet Monday evenings playing board games, to dancing the night away at the weekend, this underground venue has it all. There’s a new cocktail menu, plus new food choices – we’ve got our eye on the beef nachos and the arancini. For the festive season, 2648 is offering Christmas sharing platters that can be enjoyed either in the main venue or in the rather cool Secret Library and tequila den. The venue is also putting on a Xmas disco every Wednesday and Thursday in December – so if you fancy a bop, head on down there to dance off all those turkey dinners. To top it all off, the team behind Wildwood Festival is bringing its enchanted woodland vibe to the bar, in the guise of Disco Underground, featuring none other than Mr Seb Fontaine.
THE OLD CROWN, GIRTON A treat for Girton dwellers, but worthy of visitors frommuch further afield, The Old Crown got new owners and underwent a dramatic renovation in
2018, before coming under new management in the spring of this year. Happily, the quality has stayed consistently excellent, and this lovely country pub has settled into its groove, offering gorgeous interiors and elegant meals. The Christmas menu, available from late November and priced at £26 for lunch and £30 for dinner, includes braised ox cheek with horseradish mash, veggie wellington, and brioche and butter pudding with white chocolate and orange.
91
C A M B S E D I T I O N . C O . U K
N O V E M B E R 2 0 1 9
Powered by FlippingBook