Beckford Bottle Shop
. It’s a wine shop and bistro in the middle of the beautiful city of Bath. It’s got a Bib Gourmand from Michelin. We stopped by for a light lunch on a blustery day in February. They’ve got the bistro decor spot on, service was friendly, and there’s a good selection of wines by the glass. We picked four dishes off the small plate menu, looking for a light lunch.
Courgette fritti were very good, with a nicely crisp batter and good aioli to dip in. Next up, dressed crab on a potato waffle, garnished with seaweed and chicory. This was a generous dollop
Lamb ragu
of white crab, bright and fresh but full of flavour, paired well with the soft waffle and the seaweed extra savour. Char-grilled broccoli with toasted almonds and burnt lemon mayonnaise, I enjoyed the broccoli and almonds but the mayo wasn’t nearly punchy enough with lemon and the whole dish was just too seasoned and so became rather salty after a few bites. Finally, rigatoni with a lamb ragu and pangrattato was comfortable and full-flavoured, with perfect bite to the pasta.
All in all, a good place to know for lunch, although I will say that we weren’t completely bowled over by the cooking, just perfectly happy! We paid about £20 each before drinks, but this was certainly just a light lunch and you’d need a couple more plates to make a filling meal.
Crab and waffle
