Chef Stu has recently tweaked the menu at Deli Chicchi and we were in there yesterday to sample some of the new items and give our take on them. We all left very full and very impressed!
We started with some muffins and great coffee, definitely worth a revisit for that alone! However, there is so much more to go for whether it is a first visit or regular re-visiting!
The first item off the new menu to head our way was smoked cod and leek cake topped with poached eggs, a side of wilted spinach and a lemony/dill cream cheese. It was so packed with flavour, punching you in the mouth with every bite that by the time it even registered to me to take a photo the dish was devoured. I cannot emphasise enough how great the dish is and how everyone needs to try it! The cake was perfectly cooked with lovely chunks of smoked fish in it, the spinach and egg were the perfect marriage for it and that lemony heaveny side sauce was the icing on the cake. Wow, my mouth is watering just thinking about it!
The next delight we sampled was a vegetarian omelette. I am not a fan of omelette I am going to be honest here, but I did try it, and the toppings were amazing. In fact, all together, I actually wasn't doing too bad for a non omelette lover. The omelette lovers amongst us thought it was wonderful on all levels! A lovely, thick, plain omelette with pesto flavours melting all over it, topped with a glorious combination of roasted tomatoes and creamy feta and a fresh peppery bite from the rocket. I cannot see how anyone would not be impressed with this dish.
The final dish we tried yesterday was the hearty beans. I think we should have maybe had this first because it was so filling, but then we wouldn't have had the heart or stomach for the other dishes! A large, crisp piece of sourdough bread heaving under the weight of homemade beans, fried mushrooms, poached eggs, goat cheese, rocket and a lemon and herb crumble. What a meal! While you may question the price for some dishes, once you have them in front of you and see their size and quality you will not be disappointed. This hearty meal will leave you full for the day!
The food is out of this world. A huge amount of thought and creativity has gone into the menu, combining tantalising flavours and colours and textures to make works of art that fill you up and let you leave satisfied. There is a lot of passion coming from the kitchen, I only hope that the other staff know how good the food is that they are serving and approach their diners with an enthusiasm and welcome that says 'Hey, we serve great food here, welcome to our home, we are happy to have you here, please come back again'.
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