Had a quick brunch with a friend at Joe Fortes, it was meh.
Ordered a Truffle Parmesan Fries to share. They really should have called it the salty parmesan fries instead. Flavour of truffle oil was next to none, and the fries were overly salty for some reason.
Ordered the Atlantic Lobster Benedict (mushroom and leek, white wine cream sauce, poached eggs, hollandaise)
The eggs were soft and runny, perfect to my liking. What lobster? there was only a few morsels of it. The sauce had me confused because there was a clear note of bitterness coming through. I thought it might have been the salted fries messing with my palate, so I tried a few more bites after sipping some water. The bitterness persisted. I assume that it may have been the white wine in the sauce that was either not reduced properly or simply burnt.
Lobster Eggs Benny: 6/10
Truffle Parmesan Fries: 5/10
Service: 7/10
