Thirteen

One of us has intolerances to gluten and lactose, and the restaurant amazed us by adapting all the relevant dishes to accommodate her. The food was extremely creative and the chef and his young team had created dishes of freshness, originality and verve. Definitely recommend. The flight of wines were variable, in that some of them were good but not exceptional, so a bit overpriced. And there are no pairing until you get to course no. 5. Finally the interior is great, you can see everything that is happening in the kitchen, but could you turn up the heating a little? All in all we had a brilliant evening and will be back!

We have been waiting for a special occasion to try out this fantastic restaurant on our doorstep and our 23rd wedding anniversary was perfect. Our excitement was not in vain. The owners and staff at Thirteen are incredibly accommodating, attentive and skilled. We had an extremely exciting meal, choosing the taster menu, which the chefs had prepared without meat or gluten for us (having requested this on booking). Every dish was executed to perfection and it was hard to choose favourites, although the brill (replacement for the duck), trout and eel were delicious, as were the mushrooms, prawn and homegrown tomato dishes. The Spanish olives marinated in herbs were sumptuous and the wine was equally delicious. We were made to feel most welcome and each member of staff we talked to was interested, considerate and informative. The atmosphere is relaxed, yet professional and the layout perfect for seeing the chefs at work in the open kitchen. Thoroughly recommended fine dining and welcome tranquility in Ashley Road. Our celebration at Thirteen will be memorable; thank you to all the staff for such a wonderful evening!