Dudley's pancake house in Barnet

For the past two years, each time we have driven past this little restaurant I have wanted to try it as it looks so inviting.

Last week, on the way back from the hospital we popped in and were horrified at the prices. The pancakes were £10.45 each!

Jim ordered one with a combination of ingredients like mushrooms and ham etc and it was presented unfolded on a massive plate, but was actually no bigger than the ones they make in the mobile vans you see around the place, which are folded.

It was ok, but pretty tasteless and certainly not worth the money.

I opted for a homemade burger, which I asked for rare.  The patty turned out to be just over a cm thick and consequently very well done (but not in the good sense!).

With a cup of tea and a smoothie we paid just under £30 - a rip-off.

Won't be going there again!

Valentine's Day 2012

The evening started nicely with some pink bubbly, presents, balloons and an M&S cupcake each!

 Jim prepared the rack of lamb by trimming it and cleaning the bones.

Due to the fishmonger forgetting to put aside the scallops we had ordered, we chose some king prawns. 
Jim heated butter and oil and a wok and when it was lovely and hot, fried the prawns with some chopped garlic and chilli, that he had been drying. He finished off the dish with a squeeze of fresh lemon juice.
And they were finger-licking good!

Main course was the perfectly pink rack of lamb with a crispy rosemary and garlic crust - which I had unfortunately rather over salted!
We served it with a rosemary infused ratatouille, made the day before for maximum flavour, and deliciously creamy potato dauphinoise.

The climax of the meal was a pair of beautifully risen lemon soufflés, following a really simple recipe from the Gary Rhodes book of desserts, which he gave Sebastian for his 8th birthday, when we dined at his restaurant in Dolphin Court. Light and fluffy and a little tart, the perfect end to wonderful meal.


Can't wait for next year!