At our midway point we ventured out to Boston Spice, I only managed to take a few photos as I got a little carried away being out of my room and in a restaurant! The food was absolutely delicious, fantastic value for money as we made it early for the 'early bird menu; which was 2 courses for £10.95 they were all great sizes and the service was perfect. It felt incredibly traditional, we spotted others from the hospital that we recognised so clearly word has gotten around about how great it is.
I had these thai Chicken wings (amazing!)
Here's a vague picture of tempura, some thai prawn crackers, and some strange cucumber water that tasted like sweet chilli without the chilli, brilliant though!
After that I got too excited and failed to take any pics, I had pad thai though, and B (opposite me ) had Thai green curry which she said was excellent. I dipped in, obviously, and I agreed.
This week has been our last week so we trekked through the fog last night to The Mill. Relatively close to our accommodation and easy to access this experience began to rival our Thai time instantly as the pub was warm and welcoming and we were sat at our table within seconds of arrival.
We shared the house wine between us, one bottle of the red (Ca'di Ponti) and one of the white (a pinot - Ancora). These were both extremely well received and whilst normally house whites tend to be a little on the heavy side this was light and refreshing and we all thoroughly enjoyed it.
We took time pondering the menu but didn't feel rushed, we decided on a main and pudding plan. R chose a starter and transformed it into his own main course, adding two sides to his fishcakes making a cheaper but more exciting main course than most of the rest of us! Around the table there was a lasagne, a pair of steak and ale pies, half a cow (A's ribs), salmon fillet and a duck salad and not a complaint from anyone. We had side dishes in abundance, tons of chips to share (they must've been triple cooked as they were incredible!), side salads, onion rings and roast vegetables. We were stuffed!
The fishcakes starter/main
The lasagne with garlic bread
The salmon fillet in a white wine and dill sauce (I couldn't wait to start!)
The pies! H and B tucked in, the puff pastry was a lone ranger on the top, this actually meant there was no sogginess which we decided was definitely a positive!
Chips, don't let perspective deceive you they really were this big!
Ribs (and some cheeky onion rings, again, as big as my face!)
Roast and herbed vegetables an oily affair but a delightful one!
Then came pudding choices, the special was white chocolate profiteroles, they only had two portions left and we scooped up both, topped with a scoop of ice cream from a Movenpick menu! (pistachio in this case!)
I had a sundae of Movenpick, choosing caremelita and dark chocolate (look at my chocolate straw!)
Treacle sponge with ice cream
A couple of us had a cheeky baileys to top it all off.
We wandered back, not necessarily in a straight line, feeling full, satisfied and merry. If you ever find yourself in Boston definitely give The Mill a try, it was worth every penny we felt. We've also frequented Burton House, the Brewers Fayre, that's great for a quiet drink, lunch is quiet with lots of locals and good value food but nothing on the Mill.
The buddies i've got here have definitely been what's made this placement great. Without them i'd have had a rubbish time, the food also made it better. Thanks team for a great few months. Hope you enjoyed reading about our adventures!
