The Langton.
Yesterday was the wife’s birthday, so we went out to the Langton for a dinner. We were both kind of tired so decided not to have starters.
The place looks great, its an old school or something. Plenty of parking a busy little terrace which is great for summer drinks. Inside, a nice looking bar, not too busy but on weekends I guess it fills up for a nice atmosphere. They should have a hostess area more clearly defined, but it was quiet enough for us to get noticed and shown to a table. The dining room mixes well old and modern and provides a settled ambience.
The style of food is modern bistro. In some areas the menu feels like it is trying a bit too hard to be chic, but overall its a balanced offering. The pizzas look good, normally I hate restaurant pizzas, but the table over selected one and it looked thin and crispy. The wife chose the lobster risotto, which was a special. The risotto was a light affair, seasoned with lemon and fennel. There was a decent few chunks of lobster and a nice handful of crawfish. Quite good for £10.95.
I had the ribeye from the grill. Good streak, nice flavour simply served with baked field mushroom and plum tomatoes. The wife stole a good amount of my chips dipping them in the Bearnaise sauce. Calling the chips Belgium fries is a plus too, winds up the French.
All in all this place in a handy place to go. Slightly more limited menu than say petite blanc but all in all great value and enjoyed the young and bubbly service. Definately one of the better places to eat in CHeltenham in that price range.