The Rutland & Derby Arms

I was really looking forward to this and it didn't disappoint. I was lucky enough to get the last portion of Brisket Poutine, we also ordered the Shroom poutine both were packed with flavour. The veal gravy, pancetta & little nuggets of red leicester with accompanying pickles and Parsley on the Brisket were a great Leicester take on the original creation of Poutine in Quebec. The Paris brown shrooms were cooked to perfection and the Cep gravy had that woodland smokey umami flavour I would expect. The accompanying marinated wild mushrooms & tarragon & shredded melting mozzarella completed another great vegetarian take on the classic Poutine.

We were greeted at the door and shown to our table in the courtyard where there are heaters & parasols incase of rain . It was good to see all staff wearing PPE & also customers wearing their masks when moving to their tables or to use the toilets. It is great to see Covid safety measures working properly something other leicester hospitality businesses could learn a lot from.

For Drinks we Ordered an Everards Sunchaser which for me was a perfect late afternoon/ early evening drink and although the sun was trying to shine on the courtyard rain clouds had other ideas. The Mojito brought back now distant memories of visits to the Balearics.

Tables are available on a first come first served basis & it really is worth queueing socially distanced to sample this outstanding new food concept from The Poutine Collective at The Rutland & Derby pub