Mum, Dad and I had been in Southampton for the morning as Dad had been out on a sun-seeker experience, a present James and I had brought him for his birthday. After he’d finished we decided to drive out to Hamble and find somewhere to have lunch.
We wandered down a narrow cobbled street towards the harbour, hoping that we’d find somewhere. We were nearing the harbour, after passing a few pubs that looked fairly average, and still hadn’t found anything that caught our eye. We then stumbled across The Bugle. Without looking at the menu I said to Dad, ‘let’s go here’. It was busier than all of the other places we had passed put together and it looked like our kind of place. After looking at the menu I was definitely right. I couldn’t decide what to eat, it all sounded so good! There was a board with the daily fish specials on and they all sounded really unique.
As it was lunch time I opted for the; Local ale battered fish finger ‘sarni’ with cucumber, tartare sauce and hand-cut chips. Mum opted for the; Pork and chorizo burger with apple relish and hand-cut chips and Dad opted for the; Hampshire beef burger, with tomato relish and hand-cut chips which he added cheese to.
My fish finger sandwich was the best I have ever had! Some people would argue that its child’s food but I like to think of it as a guilty pleasure. I love it because it’s not your typical sandwich. The Bugle use Naked baker bread, it was gorgeously thick and fresh. The fish fingers were amazing! They were chunky and crispy and the fact that they had been battered in ale just made them so much more tasty. Some establishments use the 'Birds Eye style' breaded fish fingers, but these were PROPER fish fingers! The tartare sauce was delicious and they had put just the right amount in the sandwich.
I had a taste of Mum and Dad’s burgers and they were yummy, especially the pork and chorizo one. They were really juicy and flavoursome and the apple relish and tomato relish were delicious. I love the way all of our chips were served in mini silver buckets, I’ve seen it before, but I just think it’s a really nice touch. The chips were really good, they still had the skins on and you could definitely tell they were hand-cut. They weren't greasy and they weren’t overly thick like some hand-cut chips can be.
Overall, a really fantastic lunch. If I lived nearer to The Bugle, I think I would become a regular.
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