Went to Malthouse today with my good friend and we had one of the best Sunday roasts ever given it was mothers day and all the good Pubs were closed fortune smiled really kindly upon us today Fabulous food could not fault it and it puts a lot of pricier places to shame
Ruth
This is a very small and cosy restaurant, tucked away in the back roads of Felpham Village, opposite the “Fox” pub. There is something a bit quirky about the feel of this place - perhaps due to the simplicity of the décor - but it is clean, cosy and welcoming with pictures of the sea on the walls - I think it’s great! It’s the kind of place you could go to in your jeans or dressed up a little more and you never feel awkward or uncomfortable either way!
There is always a friendly welcome and good service at all times.
Starters included: mussels in garlic & white wine sauce; black pudding with bacon and pine kernels, tiger prawns with ginger and lime; duck liver pate & toast;
We had the mussels and the black pudding - both of which were absolutely lovely - the best part of the meal!!
Main Courses included: plaice in beer batter; meat pie & mashed potato; a selection of steaks with different sauces; slow roasted shoulder of lamb with port & rosemary sauce; pork with mushrooms in a vermouth and cream sauce; peppers stuffed with risotto.
We both had the pork in the vermouth & cream sauce, which was really delicious - well balanced flavours, very tasty and plenty of it!!!
Desserts included: gin & lime ice cream, tiramisu, profiteroles in 3 chocolate sauces, raspberries in port, cheesecake, pecan pie, apple pie.
This was not the best part of the meal - the desserts were homemade, but my husband’s profiteroles were rather hard and my tiramisu tasted a little strange. However, this was a small glitch in a brilliant evening.
The service was fantastic all evening and there was a great atmosphere in the restaurant, with lively conversation between guests, and the chef and waitress.
To top it all off, we were given a homemade lemon licquer, which was really delicious!
We have been here a couple of times now and love it - would love to see people support local restaurants like this…..give it a try!