Our second trip to Fennel has proved to be a great success compared with the first, when a certain amount of disorganisation lead
to a less than satisfactory evening. This time, four of us ventured in
to sample the culinary delights of this Japanese restaurant in
Guildford.
While choosing our dishes, we nibbled edamame pods with salt, and with
ginger and chili, which were delicious. We were advised to order a
selection of sushi, shashimi and maki rolls to share rather like tapas,
before launching into main courses. This was a great way to start, and
we enjoyed the various fishy flavours as well as some Wagyu beef. I
recently discoverd the 'truth' about this from reading Raymond Blanc's
A Taste of my Life'. (Not true that Geishas massage the pampered Wagyu cattle and said cattle are given sake and beer to drink.)
We then ordered two main dishes with three smaller side dishes - we had
duck and venison, along with some tuna, sweet potato, and broccoli and
courgette tempura. It was all very scrumptious and filling, so we hardly
touched our rice - which is as it should be. A ordered some Chablis to
accompany the meal, which complemented the flavours very well.
Well done Fennel for such an enormous improvement in service. The food
was always good, the staff just needed to get their act together, which
they have.
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