Victoria and Albert's Dessert

[Wendy]

From Keith


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[robertcraig]

Looks to good to eat

[Tink]

What the heck is it?! :eek: :unsure:

[Johnie]

Hmmm I'm usually too stuffed to actually eat dessert but there doesn't look like there is anything to eat.

I think V&A is lost on me :unsure:

[Keith]

Oh it was all beyond wonderful but it always does look too good to eat.

Blood orange slices, the white chocolate tower had lemon mousse inside it and the ornate strands were sugar.

very delicate tastes and absolutely perfect

[Dawn]

Where's the rest of it? :lol:

[catrancher]

By the time you get to desert at V&A's, you're too stuffed to eat more.

Strangest experience I ever had dining. You look at each course they bring you and can't help thinking, "that's awfully small". But by the time you've eaten your way through all the courses and come to desert, you're absolutely stuffed.

It's really quite amazing and once you've done it, you can't wait to go back! :yes:

Tom (:macwave:... V&A fan...)

[uscwest]

By the time you get to desert at V&A's, you're too stuffed to eat more.

Strangest experience I ever had dining. You look at each course they bring you and can't help thinking, "that's awfully small". But by the time you've eaten your way through all the courses and come to desert, you're absolutely stuffed.

It's really quite amazing and once you've done it, you can't wait to go back! :yes:

Tom (:macwave:... V&A fan...) And if you eat at the Chef's Table there is even more food. :yes: Donna's favorite is the Kona Chocolate Souffle' and mine is the Grand Marnier Souffle'.

[Slowhand]

By the time you get to desert at V&A's, you're too stuffed to eat more.

Strangest experience I ever had dining. You look at each course they bring you and can't help thinking, "that's awfully small". But by the time you've eaten your way through all the courses and come to desert, you're absolutely stuffed.

It's really quite amazing and once you've done it, you can't wait to go back! :yes:



Totally agree with that Tom. :thumbsup:

[Keith]

Totally agree with that Tom. :thumbsup:

:yes:

I guess it's one of those things that can't really be understood until it's been tried.

To put it in a bit more context, at the end of the meal they brought out a wonderful plate of hand made chocolates and sweets. Only about eight of them but from experience we knew they would be the best chocolates ever. Neither of us could even think about eating one, we just couldn't eat another thing and so they boxed them up for us.

Perhaps as a photo on its own the desserts look small, it didn't occur to me because as a whole experience, it's so wonderful and filling that anything larger at that point would have felt over the top and rather gross to me.

All I can do is say, try it! :yes:

[catrancher]

All I can do is say, try it! :yes:


:yeahthat:

Tom (:macwave:... you really must try it!)

[uscwest]

:yeahthat:


Tom (:macwave:... you really must try it!) No argument here. We've done it at least 3 and maybe 4 times, one of which was the chef's table, which both said would have been a lot more fun if we had had a group of people.

[Wendy]

So you would say it's the perfect place for a silver wedding anniversary dinner :unsure:

What about a very fussy about food husband :lol:

[catrancher]

So you would say it's the perfect place for a silver wedding anniversary dinner :unsure:

Absolutely. No doubt. Great choice. :thumbsup:

Really no other choice would be near as good.


What about a very fussy about food husband :lol:

No worries on that front. They're extremely accommodating. In fact, let them know your preferences before hand and they'll be sure to take it into account. Or, go for the chef's table and you can tell him in person. They're very responsive.

Tom (:macwave:... it really is superb!)

[Keith]

So you would say it's the perfect place for a silver wedding anniversary dinner :unsure:

Not a doubt in my mind :yes:


What about a very fussy about food husband :lol:

Well you know how useless I am :lol: I was really worried the first time we went to v&a but I need not have been. They went through the menu with me, discussed what I liked and I didnt. Indeed even on christmas day I swapped out a couple of courses for other things on the menu.

The other factor for me is, things that I don't like at the "here's a huge dollop of food" cheapy places, I DO like when they're properly sourced and cooked :yes: So although I started swapping everything out, the last few times I've let myself try some more things knowing that they'll taste the very best they ever would taste!

[Slowhand]

So you would say it's the perfect place for a silver wedding anniversary dinner :unsure:


As others have said Wendy, it is a great place for your special dinner and I`m sure that Chris would not leave hungry....the servers will make sure of that even if he is a bit "picky".

We were at the Chef`s Table for our 25th wedding anniversary and the only thing they got wrong was that on our menus that we were presented with after our meal, they stated "Congratulations to Mr & Mrs xxxx on your GOLDEN wedding anniversary"! [No wonder that some of the chefs were giving us strange looks, thinking that we must have got wed when we were in our nappies. :lol:]

Although it was great, I would not recommend the Chefs Table for just the two of you.
We went there later with some other friends and it was much better to share the experience with others. :yes: