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WOLF & LAMB
by Nicky Rigby-Smith & Si Hall
Situated on Banks Road, West Kirby, Wolf & Lamb is a cosmopolitan
restaurant offering French and European cuisine. The restaurant
is light, airy and spacious – industrially designed with re-used
materials and featuring bespoke art pieces created exclusively by
renowned visual company, Decent Peoples – this really adds to the
relaxed atmosphere.
Greeted by owners Tom and Jerome, we were seated to our table and
offered the menu and wine list. The menu offers half plates – which is
a great idea for smaller appetites or those who prefer small plates so
we decided to try a selection of these dishes.
Out first was the Scottish langoustine with octopus and avocado salad.
This was a colourful, pretty and delicate dish. The langoustine came
served on a bed of avocado salad with grapefruits, apple and passion
fruit puree. The flavour combination was awesome. We paired the
dish with a refreshing glass of ‘Corte Giara’ - an Italian pinot grigio.
The Wirral Life team are very fond of steak tartare so we were delighted
to see this on the menu. Served Japanese style, the steak tartare came
with quail egg, cucumber and chives. A rich combination of flavours
– steak tartare can be bland, but this definitely wasn’t the case here.
Highly recommended. We paired the dish with one of the finest
Bordeaux’s, the Notre Dame de La Solitude which has notes of black
cherry that punches through and nicely compliments the tartare.
The Ouef Surprise was a trio of shrimps Wakame, Truffle and Iberico
Morcon and is a superb take on the classic egg and soldiers dish, but
with an inventive twist. Arriving in egg shell cases, each one is made
using a base of finely scrambled egg and lemon cream. The shrimp
wakame was divine with shrimp and super healthy Okinawa seaweed.
The truffle was delicious and the Morcon, which was a mix of chorizo
and cured ham was seriously tasty. As this is a slightly heavy dish, we
paired with a light red wine, a Spanish grenache El Circo. Perfect!
Out next was the Lobster Bisque. Served cappucino style with crystale
blue prawn tempura (this is apparently one of the most popular dishes
on the menu). The bisque got full marks – the flavours and consistency
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were on the money. Accompanied with the prawn tempura, the dish
offered the perfect rich taste combination. We had a glass of Chablis
1ER Cru, a French chardonnay. This paired really well, cleansing the
palate.
Crispy soft-boiled egg served with potato, butternut and hazelnut oil.
Again, another clever dish. The egg was encased in a crispy covering
of potato shavings and came sat on a bed of butternut squash cream.
The test here was how well the egg was cooked, when cut, the yolk
oozed, perfect! We paired with a refreshing and clean, white Grenache
‘Le prelat’.
Our final dish, was French pigeon with roasted vegetables and winter
fruit. A very generous portion, presented beautifully and packed with
deep rich flavours. We paired with a glass of Hecular, a red monastrell.
Feeling super full and satisfied, we decided to give dessert a miss – and
opted to try out the cocktails instead, which turned out to be a great
call - these guys know how to mix - big time!
Wolf and Lamb is definitely a hidden gem and a restaurant Wirral
should be proud of. If you’ve not been yet, you need to.
Owners, Tom and Jerome are warm and accommodating, their
passion for the restaurant shines through with its relaxing atmosphere,
creative menu and outstanding quality food. Wolf & Lamb has tried to
create something truly different and they’ve pulled it off!
In addition to the main menu, Wolf and Lamb also offer a bar menu
for lighter bites and special nights such as ‘Bring your own vinyl’ on
Wednesdays for Cocktails & Tapas.
Overall: First class French cuisine with a clever twist.
Booking is advisable: Call 0151 625 3409.