Ego Ackworth

This was a disappointing visit as I wrote like ego as a chain. I ordered the duo of Pork which was a Serrano wrapped fillet and some pork belly. The latter was tasty enough but the fillet was dry almost to being inedible. I was the closest I have been to sending something back for a long time, but I was absolutely starving so I just gave my jaw a real workout. Desserts were nothing worthwhile either a tiramisu with little coffee flavour and too much sponge. Described as a torte but ending up as neither. The coffee was good though. Front of house staff were fab. I would hope I just picked up a dud plate. (Also apologies the picture of the pork is abysmal, it was either hunger shakes or eagerness to eat !)

Enjoyed a lovely afternoon tea. Everything was delicious and full of flavour. Friendly service and nice atmosphere on a busy Saturday. Only £15.95 per person (£5 extra for a glass of prosecco or a gin and tonic). Available Monday to Saturday between 2 - 3:30pm, you need to book in advance. They also offer 2 for 1 cocktails 2 - 4pm daily so you can combine the two deals. Nice way to spend an afternoon!

I’ve noted the negatives left by others but first time here with friend for her bday and it was the best food selection available. Initially had seen the ad on Facebook for the summer mocktails and cocktails selections and thought finally a place with a range of mocktails for the designated drivers such as myself. The range wasn’t huge but each one we tried was amazing. Very refreshing and punchy… we had the tropical pineapple and then strawberry mocktails amongst others. Love love love!!! Ordered the calamari starter and garlic mushrooms and came out piping hot and cooked amazing. Yes it looked and tasted amazing - not overly cooked or dripping in oil etc. The mains we went for the carte menue and at two or three course option the prices were v good. It saved going through the rest of the menu which had an array of different dishes which all appeared sooo memorising we decided let’s narrow it down and stick with the set options and that narrows the range down abit more. The prawn and chillie linguine and friend ordered the chicken dish …. Both arrived piping hot. Ok if compared to bella italia yes Bella italia is amazing in its food but you can feel it - it’s can be heavy and quickly can become food coma. These dishes here today - cooked to perfection. The chicken was crispy in right places with amazing sauce. Rich and and delish. The linguine - abs perfection. In my opinion you can get this right or wrong and often the king prawns (as were in this dish) are often rubbery and over done. Not this one! It was cooked perfect and the pasta was light, not stodgy like some places and tasted v healthy. The chillie was the right hit - enough to make your mouth tingle and feel that warmth every after eating but not soo hot you’re burning your mouth out. It was fresh , tasted fresh and felt v v healthy… some places can feel too greasy and stodgy but not this. I abs enjoyed this dish. Then for dessserts… this is the crucial thing : it’s either have one and let it ruin the taste of the mains / over power what you have eaten with the hit of all the sweetness and launch you into a foods coma or not have one. We decided to risk it. In come the choc and salted caramel tart with ice cream and for me the rhubarb and gin crumble with ice cream. I DO NOT REGRET. This again perfectly complemented everythin we ate - the right level of richness but not heavy and cooked from fresh. This dessert unlike other places did not put us in a food coma. It was the right portions and the right tastes which meant that each dish didn’t undermine the other and perfectly complemented eachother with no risk of feeling overwhelmed or stuffed beyond stupid. People complain about the service but the drinks and started arrived v quick. You have to allow enough time between the drinks and the starters and then between starters and the mains. There was I feel enough wait time between each which was 10-15 mins at most. The staff was absolutely amazing - kept making sure we were okay, food was ok and if we needed anything. It maybe that it wasn’t overly busy - but enough to keep them going - they have a separate room they hire out for private events regularly so they were busy attending to that too but this never affected their attention towards us . Not sure who the lovely gent was (maybe manager / supervisor) had spikey hair but was abs delight to speak to - he on hand to answer any questions, ran off the sort of menus and specials they ran on each day (which is different everyday and he literally had it all memorised ; all done without referring back t any thing.) and an absolute delight all round. Whoever he is I hope they keep him permanently & not lose him. He kept checkin if the food was ok etc if we needed anything. He made us feel v comfortable. The place itself it’s absolutely big - you don’t realise that on looking from the outside and had ample parking which is a bonus. Easy to get to and leave. It’s abs clean, great decor and overall We loved the ambience -& feel to it. Really relaxed dining & the mental peace & Q and uplift we needed. TY!