Piggy In The Middle

Piggy Eater

We love this restaurant but alas only went once -on the last day of our hols. The moule marnieres starter was a main all in itself and the sea bream with horseradish sauce devine and morish. Steaks and lambshank were I am told equally lovely as was the summer pud and -as my son called it accidentally-fabstiffy toffee pudding! Highly recommended as it is very reasonable and delicious!

We were staying up at the Cleeve House in Porlock and luckily decided to eat at Piggy in the middle a couple of weeks ago (Mid July 2010) with four family members - we had the best meal of our holiday by far - excellent local produce expertly cooked and accompanied by excellent service and wines. Try the lamb cultlets. The wine list was short but carefully chosen - including a really excellent McLaren vale shiraz - we had to have two bottles just to make sure it was that good. If you are visiting Porlock don't miss this dining opportunity !!

Kevin

We were in Porlock for the wet summer of 2007 but it certainly wasn’t a wash out thanks to finding this little gem of a restaurant in Porlock High Street. Look through the window and you may think it looks slightly tired and dated but the food and service is anything but. We ate there four times and the food was excellent each time. The Chef, who is self taught, knows his stuff and sources food locally and it is fresh and seasonal. I had soft boiled quails eggs on toasted bruschetta as a starter and the eggs were soft and warm and perfectly cooked. The Venison I had for my main course was farmed and I was advised of this when I ordered. I was pleasantly surprised as in my view this made it tastier and far less tough than the wild version. The vegetables were seasonal and not imported from thousands of miles away and what they lacked in uniformity they more than made up for in taste - and anyway who needs every carrot to be the same size. My wife had a crayfish salad to start which she found sweet and plentiful, not the odd one hidden behind the lettuce leaf you find in some restaurants. For her main course she had wild sea bass, again perfectly cooked. I am not a sweet person myself but the cheese board did me fine, again it was lovely to see local cheese on the board which is what you should expect in the county that has cheddar in it’s midst. My wife on the other hand loves her puddings and she tried two, the warm chocolate cake with clotted cream won hands down apparently as she had this on the first, third and fourth occasions we went - I think she couldn’t wait to get passed the first two courses just to have her sweet! The chef has many of the sweets, including a key lime pie made by a local lady. The wine list is not extensive but there is a nice choice and it is definitely not over priced - I like the Chianti. We were the last to leave most nights and the chef had a chat and a drink but only after all his other customers had left - you could tell he had a passion for local produce and for what he was doing. I have only one problem with Piggy-in-the-Middle and that is that it’s in Somerset and I am in London. I have eaten at some of the so-called ‘best restaurants’ in London and whilst I have eaten as well I have never eaten better and certainly not at the price of this Restaurant. If you are in Somerset find Porlock and find Piggy-in-the-Middle you wont regret it.

Alistair

Good food, good wine, great service.

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