The Old Spot
With its smart olive green and white interior and bare, chunky wooden tabletops, The Old Spot manages to be both stylish and informal. Framed menus from top class restaurants hint at the ambition of the kitchen that turns out delicious Mediterranean influenced dishes. Ex-Bibendum chef Ian Bates uses the best local ingredients and his considerable skills to deliver tons of flavour on the plate. Pink cooked chicken liver adds earthiness to a generous serving of risotto, while poached salt beef with vegetables, beetroot and horseradish puree comes complete in a limpid broth. A raised dining area at the back of the room offers a little more seclusion, linen on the tables and a fine view of Wells famous Cathedral.
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