This is week 22 of James and I eating at every food stall at Norwich Market, with this one being a new venue so we haven’t visited it before. Actually, as a side note, we actually checked the market today for other new openings or venues we’ve missed and we have eight more stalls left to visit this year. There are a couple in there that I really like, with none that I’m sceptical about, so the run-in to this year’s awards ceremony is getting rather exciting. I guess that I should get out more….
The food options are regular and large, which makes matters easier in the menu selection process. I decided that this lunchtime I wouldn’t be greedy, which isn’t a decision that I always make as I can go for gluttony given half a chance, but today I just went for regular.
There was a friendly welcome and lots of engagement with customers, with a feeling of real enthusiasm about their whole operation. The service was efficient and the venue takes both cash and cards.
Firstly, I think I made the correct decision in just opting for the regular choice, as it was a generous portion and we saw how much food was in the large bowls that some other customers ordered. I very much like the variety of tastes and textures here, there’s plenty going on with the guacamole adding smoothness, the cheese adding flavour and the nachos adding texture. There’s mojito slaw on the top and rice underneath, with the beef pork mix having a richness to it with plenty of large pieces of meat. This did surprise and delight me, high quality, freshly prepared and reasonably priced.
There is a small seating area at the end of the stall, although we just propped ourselves up against the side as the seats were taken when we arrived. Everything was clean and organised, with the surfaces being dry and not sticky.
James had the same as me, although he didn’t really have much choice at this stall. I think it’s fair to say that he was also happy with the tastes, textures, flavours and the portion size, when he noted:
“The palate, the interplay of textures, the nuanced flavours, and the generosity of the portion pleased me”.
He’s getting positively lyrical now. We spent much of the walk back bumping into people that James knew, he’ll be signing autographs if this trend continues, he’s becoming the new Spudman….
Anyway, this is a contender for one of the top three spots I think, a combination of a great welcome, friendly service, decent value for money and high quality food. All really rather lovely.