Upstairs at Landrace — Restaurant in Bath

one of the best restaurants i’ve ever had the pleasure of eating at.

i discovered landrace upstairs when looking for restaurants in bath after noticing their bakery on instagram. checked out the sample menu, and then found out that the chef that would be cooking for us was also once the head chef at @jolene_n16 (a place i’ve wanted to visit for AGES and still haven’t) so immediately booked, best decision i’ve ever made

the interior is gorgeous, minimalistic and comfortable. the menu changes daily, so we knew that the menu online would be slightly different to what we would be greeted with on the night. our waitress was absolutely lovely, she went through the whole menu and talked about how many dishes people would normally order which really helped us as we weren’t sure on portion sizes

the menu is set into three parts; small plates and starters, mains, and puddings.

for starters, we decided on; the parmesan fritters, the smoked devon eel, nicola potatoes, créme fraíche and pickled cucumber, and lastly, the pork collar tonnato, runner beans and pangrattato.

the parmesan fritters were otherworldly, i would go back just for them. we ordered the eel having both never tried it and it was probably the star of the show for both of us. all of the components to the dish complimented eachother beautifully, it was absolutely delicious. the pork collar was a wonderful mix of different textures and flavours and tasted brilliant. i would recommend those three dishes endlessly to everyone i know.

for mains, we shared the hake, sauce vierge and fennel, and also the beef rump, cavolo nero, girolles and persillade. both dishes were wonderfully different to one another. the hake was cooked to absolute perfection and just melted in your mouth. together with the acidity of the tomato’s and the aromatic flavour of the fennel the dish was stunning. the beef rump, girolles and the cavolo nero purée was an absolute match made in heaven.

unfortunately we didn’t chose to have a pud as we were SO full and also didn’t hugely fancy the choices on the menu that evening. but it just means we have...

I came here alongside some others, we were expecting a great experience but it ended up being one of the worst. Food wise, most of the food was okay. However, the kitchen consisted of 3 staff, so the food came out super slow. We were there for 1.5 hours without any of the main dishes being served. Additionally, because the kitchen is an open-style kitchen and quite small, situated next to the tables, the ventilation is seemingly non-existent, so our clothes smelled of fish and the cleaning of the kitchen tops where they cooked different meals. We honestly had to let our clothes out overnight to have that disgusting smell disappear. Moving on to the food that was not good, the grilled prawns were not cooked correctly. They still contained the gunk that a chef having gone to culinary school would know to clean. When we informed our waiter about it, they acted with arrogance, and told us that that is how they are supposed to be served. We come from a country that consumes prawns, sea food and fishes constantly and yet the waiter argued that ‘I am not sorry since that is the way it is supposed to be served’ instead of at least acknowledging our comment and informing the chefs in the kitchen. It was quite poor complaint handling, with an attitude that would be existent in a debate club, rather than a developing restaurant. The prices showcased on the menu were also less expensive than the final receipt prices, which were more increased. To be fair, they gave us back the amount differentiated between the menu and the receipt. However, that means that whoever hasn’t paid attention to the prices has literally been scammed. Finally, on the payment, we paid an extra Oasis Pantry Donation of 1 pound, without even being informed. I would have gladly donated, but as a restaurant, and being a lawyer, you must inform the customers of whether they want to make the donation or not. Overall, i was disappointed from the food, the service and their shady tactics, and it was definitely fitted towards a date style experience, however, i wouldn’t bring a first date or even my...

Went for a birthday dinner as we'd heard a lot of good things. First of all, the atmosphere and ambiance was great. It felt like being in Italy, and was very buzzy. The service was impeccable; friendly, informed and seamless. We ordered 6 dishes (3 small and 3 larger) and the first to come out was the anchovies. I was very underwhelmed; it looked liked tinned anchovies swimming in oil! I had been expecting fresh anchovies for £12!! They were nice, but really not worth that money. The rest of the food spanned the nice to really nice scale - the gnocchi was undercooked and a bit dull, the salad was interesting, the beef carpaccio was very tasty, but the stars of the show were the beef feather and the custard tart with rhubarb which was quite honestly one of the most delicious desserts I've ever had. I don't think I'd go again as it was really expensive (£200 for two people) and I've eaten much better food elsewhere in Bath, but it was 80% nice and 20% very nice. One final note, the music was too loud, but maybe that's just my preference - I like to be able to chat and hear what everyone is saying...