Lambs — Restaurant in Stratford-on-Avon

Well, what can I say about eating lamb in The Lamb on Sheep Street?!

We were very lucky to secure a table in this popular restaurant, and it was absolutely worth the hype and the recommendations we'd received from our hotel staff.

Myself and my partner were shown to a table by a friendly waitress, and we did have a moment of horror when we realised we'd been seated next to a large table of girls out for a 30th birthday party, however they were absolutely fine and didn't ruin our romantic evening with the noise we had been expecting 😂

I'll start with the negative - the cocktails. Although they were OK, and I've had worse, they weren't great and there wasn't much choice. I believe the cocktails were pre mixed, so we couldn't order anything off menu either.

That said, the rest of the review will be far better.

I ordered the Pan-fried King Prawns with nduja paste and garlic butter served with toasted bread - and they quite literally blew my mind. I had to scrape bits of my mind off the table because it blew so hard. I could have quite literally DRANK the spicy, rich broth-like saucey goodness these giant, googly-eyed big bois came swimming in. I am not a fan of food that still have their eyes because it plays on the inner vegan inside of me, but having navigated ripping their insides out of their sea-bug exterior, they were the most delightful prawns I've ever eaten.

My partner had the Carpaccio of Beef with wild rocket, Parmigiano Reggiano and aged balsamic, which I didn't try myself because it's not my jam at all, but he said they were, and I quote 'absolutely banging', so I'm assuming this was also a great menu choice.

For mains, my partner had 28 day dry-aged 8oz Rib-eye Steak which I DID try, and it was cooked to his spec of medium-rare and has a lovely sear and a good amount of seasoning. He had a peppercorn sauce which was nice, but unfortunately for Lambs we had steak 2 nights before and the peppercorn sauce we had there was honestly the best one we'd ever had. So, you know. It was always gonna be hard to top.

His steak came with well coloured crunchy fries, a horrible ground fungus (a personal grievance, he said it was nice) a tomato, and he also tried the garlic butter sauce which he made several odd, intimate-sounding noises whilst consuming, so I'm guessing it was also GOOD.

On to the highlight of my life. OK, well, the highlight of the meal, and probably the last 6 months of my life (in culinary terms, of course)

The LAMB. ohhhhhh the LAMB in LAMBS on SHEEP RUDDY STREET. So the menu names this dish: Herb-crusted Rack of English Lamb with Dauphinoise potato, mustard green beans and rosemary jus. I name it: YOU DONT DESERVE ME.

Perfectly cooked, beautifully crusted, served with this perfect consistency of jus which was like some rich tasting gravy with rosemary rather than a herby overload I'd been expecting. Beans were crunch and delicate. The dauphinoise potato... Well. Unfortunately it was not the best I've ever tried, but they are my absolute favourite preparation of potato (to the degree that when my partner told me he thinks dauphinoise are overrated, I asked a waitress to kick him out and bar him) so I am a bit fussy and this was just a WEE bit drier than I'd have liked, there wasn't a nice, moist (balk) creaminess between the layers of golden crisp god-vegetables (potatoes = our Lord and saviour) which was a little sad.

But, the lamb was the highlight, the star of the show. All the meat was perfect. The sauces and jus were great. The service was brilliant.

We had a shared cheeseboard, Irish and calypso coffees (to my Boyfriends delight 'nowhere has calypso on the menu anymore') and all were fab.

Honestly, go here and order what I did. (but get wine instead of cocktails) you won't be disappointed!

Thanks for a great night and for being...

A warm, friendly welcome on this first visit in many years... was followed up by consistently efficient, very professional, smiling service from a young team impressively confident in what they were about.

The dining atmosphere in this low ceilinged Tudor building in the centre of Stratford gets a head start from the authentically attractive period surroundings, but supported unobtrusively by the team, quietly ensuring that we guests are very well looked after... including prompting one very tall guest at an adjacent table to duck in time not to crack his head on the ceiling beams.

There was a fairly extensive menu to tempt us, including a fish section and reasonable vegetarian options, alongside very well presented steak, lamb, and liver staples. My only quibble might be the description of a starter as mushroom 'arancini'. The Sicilian arancini is a classic dish that has been enthusiastically taken up in recent years, but Lambs very tasty effort looked much more like 'bonbons' than the pear-shaped rice dish that would have matched our expectations. A minor carp... our meal was beautifully cooked and presented.

There is a first class, not overpriced wine list too, including a good range of wines by the glass. Any wine list that includes the truly superb rioja from Marques de Murrieta deserves to be drunk from. Copiously if you can afford it. Lambs is highly recommended... I look forward to...

It was a family dinner on Mother's Day Sunday. This restaurant is old, cozy in Tudor-style. It is very old and I would not recommend it for people taller than 175 cm as you can hurt your head, and certainly not a good place to get drunk. We were seated on top at a table in the middle of the hall, people and waiters with hot food walked behind me all the time and I did not feel safe. Drinks were good. We got starter but we had to wait quite a long time for the main course. You will probably understand how annoying it is when the waiter brings food to people who arrived later than you. All food was very tasty and well prepared. The plates were red hot and I really don't understand why the plates should be heated to such an extent, because it's dangerous for both staff and guests. At the same time, ice is added to cold drinks during the cold season. All that can be obtained from the union of ice and fire is cracks in the enamel of the teeth. The price for drinks and 2 courses of dinner without dessert for 4 persons was £160 Personally, I think this restaurant will have a great atmosphere...