The Clarendon, Watford

The Clarendon is undergoing that most tricky of times - a change of chef. They've brought in a new chef, Anthony Boyd, ex of the Michelin starred Glasshouse in Kew, and while the new menu is not quite the same beguiling mix of British classics and clever modernity as the old, on today's outing there's no point in faulting either the ambition of the new menu dish's presentation or the quality of ingredients. My starter of asparagus was very tasty indeed and while the presence of saurkraut gave my taster selection of pork (inc. black pudding, belly, two types of sausage and proscuttio) an oddly Germanic character it was all neatly cooked and flavourful. The black pudding was the high point IMHO. There was some muttering about a slightly dull plaice dish from my companions so it's not all gold stars for the revamp but I'll definitely be back soon.






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