Having a small child, our nights out are limited and so we have to choose wisely. A wrong decision on a Saturday night and that? it until the next month or two.... We fancied steak and so thought about going to the Gaucho again, but also wanted something new and not the laborious drive and taxi journey home from town. So having had a look on Sugarvine we decided to give the House in Altrincham a go. I am so glad we did. We managed to get a table at short notice and were not disappointed. The starters were great but nothing amazing, although it was the first restaurant I could take my veggie mother and she would be able to eat nearly everything, rather than the veggie section being an afterthought! The main course.......Blimey...... If you like your steak..... Forget the Gaucho, head here. I had the fillet, I'm a bit of a steak snob, rare and it was done to perfection. The other half had the rump-medium rare and again it was like a cooking lesson on how they should be cooked. They came with the most beautiful chips which were so potatoey and lovely. And the pepper sauce/pan juices were mouth watering. Our dessert was again superb, the other half had ice cream which not only had the lovely vanilla bits in but also came with its own side dish of hot choc sauce...hmmmm I was really cheeky and asked for strawberries which weren't on the menu but they did dutifully provide. In a fantastic huge dish with whipped cream and pouring cream..... It was like they had read my mind on my favourite dessert. I am writing this at 23.19 after the night in question.. I can't wait to go back!
The House Restaurant and Wine Bar – Altrincham