Lemon Sole, freshly caught. 21st March 2012

Lemon Sole Jamie Oliver style. These fish were so fresh when I bought them from my favourite fish monger that they were practically still jumping. They were perfect specimens, the cooking and presentation was equally perfect, from a perfect recipe, and then the meal went down hill.........There were just too many bones in it, and it felt that a lot of the fish was being wasted,
Such a shame as Chef Christine put a lot of effort into it. The fish was cooked on a bed of tomatoes, basil, spring onions, zest of lemons in an oven set at 200o, and was served on a bed of wild rice with salad.
You can see that one of our younger diners gave the meal the thumbs up. But.........in this world of strict accurate marking and only because the fish itself was difficult to eat, a mark of 8/10 was awarded. Chef Christine was stoic on hearing the news, as I said at the time, I blame the fish!