Adam and Eve — Restaurant in Alnwick

My husband and I were visiting from the south and wanted to try some of the local cuisine. We absolutely loved this place. We are both pretty picky with atmosphere and food and this place was absolutely spot on. I absolutely love a seasonal menu, when there is a one page menu detaillibg the season, it's going to be really delicious local food that is in season and fresh, and it was. Music was great, good vibes and a decent volume, I could hear my husband, but not the next table or plate noises. Seating layout was excellent, we weren't sat basically on top of people like a lot of people who are trying to cram too many covers in one night. The decor is lovely, plants and fairy lights everywhere. We especially love the touch of having the local farms used on display! We both had mocktails, which were far more than your average no-jito, thought had gone into the portion vs sweetness, allowing us to enjoy our drinks without them becoming over powering for our meals. The food was sublime, pork belly bites and enoki mushroom to start. Which actually worked as a starter should, got us excited for the next course, the flavours were amazing. The varying textures and flavours within the mushroom dish were complementary and interesting. Next, the bone marrow burger and artichoke risotto. Burger was succulent, rich and the perfect portion size. Risotto was amazing, people forget this is an easy dish to ruin. The flavours, again, interesting and worked so well together, the consistency was great, and a decent portion size too. It was really nice to go out as a vegan and get something that isn't imitation meat, and has had some real work and skill go into it.

The only thing that I would have changed - which I know we could have if we had called in advance, no vegan dessert available. This seems like the kind of place that absolutely would have had one ready should we have not booked last minute and said nothing about one of us actually being vegan.

I'm not even sorry about how long this review is, it was so good - and I cannot stress how hard we are to please.

They definitely know what they are doing here and this place should not be missed!

Hoping to grab lunch...

Something of a tale of two halves. The food is excellent, and I assume the chef will move on to somewhere else at some point soon as she or he has outgrown this place. The dining area has some good places to eat, and some bad ones. Unfortunately, we were seated in the worst spot, with the back of the lady to my right literally two inches from my seat and the toilet just in front. I’ve owned restaurants, and I really wouldn’t have had the balls to sit my customers there.

The menu has the now usual ‘for the table’ section, so we ordered a couple of canapé type arrangements to have with a cocktail. Unfortunately, this seemed too much of a challenge to the waitress, who brought them with the starters and the wine and the cocktails in one jumbo move. Hey ho. It was all much too rushed to order any more wine, and the main courses came within seconds of the starters being cleared, so I guess we took too long eating - but you would, as everything came all at once. Obviously no room for dessert after that, and having watched the entire restaurant using the loo by that point, it seemed opportune to leave.

The next day, an email from the restaurant arrived asking for feedback, so I replied with the points above. Nobody acknowledged it, so I thought I’d be helpful and leave it here as well, as the email was presumably lost.

Small update in response to the comments below - we were not sat in a booth, as you’ll doubtless be able to find out through your records. We were sat to the right of the second booth along, on a small table with two other small round tables to our right which had been pushed together to accommodate a party of six, but you’ll know that. I re-read my initial email to your request for feedback, and I’m surprised that you reached the conclusions you did. It was somewhat disappointing to read your response, but you’re not going to gild a turd...

This place was recommended to us by a few people on Facebook so decided to give it a go. It was quiet for a Saturday afternoon which suited us fine. The two gentlemen on duty were brilliant- attentive without being overbearing. The menu is small but honestly that worked so well for us- my husband having ADHD can get overwhelmed with choices and FOMO so having a limited selection was perfect. I wasn't hungry enough for a starter, he ordered the pork belly bites and the server asked if we'd like them to come with the main which was really appreciated. Husband went for the flat iron steak and I chose the bone marrow beef burger. The food came quickly and was presented beautifully. The pork belly bites were melt-in-the-mouth delicious, so tender and flavourful. Husband's steak was cooked to chef's recommendation (he likes it blue and this was rare) and was perfectly cooked. The burger was a triumph- the bone marrow giving it a rich, sumptuous flavour; accompanied with strong melted cheddar, tomato, baby gem lettuce and pickles it was stunning. My only wish was that it had fresh onion too but I realise lots don't like onion! I was driving so stuck to Fentimans- husband had a craft beer and a cocktail (a reasonable £9) that looked to be their own creation. Atmosphere was lovely and chilled- early 90s pop playing at a perfect volume (loud enough to hear it, not so loud to be distracting!) They even turned the heater down when we asked as it was blasting on us. Would definitely recommend...