We dined at Twelve last night for the first time. There were 6 of us, and we had mixed feelings about it. All the starters, the Red Deer, and the Beef were thoroughly enjoyed. The Partridge was not great - at most there were 3 mouthfuls of meat on the plate, with the legs having literally no meat on them whatsoever. Less to do with it being a small bird and more to do with it not being a great cut of meat, although to be fair the meat that was there was delicious. The veg was undercooked rather then al dente. The chips were nice, and all the puddings were nice. I really enjoyed the chocolate brownie. The service was not great. We asked for a jug of water three times and it never appeared. We were tucked away in a far corner of the balcony and forgotten about. When I complained about my main course the waiter was not interested, did not apologise, and charged me the full £22 for it. On a positive note, they were very accommodating when we asked for slight changes, for example to the mash, mixing the a la carte menu with the Christmas menu etc. The bill came to a hefty £100 per couple (admittedly with wine) and I was starving hungry when we left. Given the tremendous reputation Twelve has, I have to say I was rather disappointed.
Twelve – Thornton-Cleveleys