Hog House Bakery and Cafe

Tuesday, March 8th, 2016

Reviewed by Anna Stein

Popped in unannounced for lunch, and was pleasantly surprised by the quality of the food. (I'd give it 4.5 out of 5 - but that's not possible). At first glance I struggled with the menu - I was hoping for ribs, or something similar. In the end, I plumped for steak tartare - which turned out to be spectacular. The meat was beautiful, clean and ruby red, and it was served very cleverly with sultanas which had been soaked in bourbon. For pud, I can recommend the salted caramel tart. The other things we tried were a bit too pastry-heavy (creme brûlée is perfect sans pastry in my opinion - no need to complicate!) Oh, and something which was noticably good: the service. Staff were really on it, and there were several people who helped us without being asked. Evidently there's been good training - or they're geared for busier days.