A Pork-y affair @ Pig's Ears, London, UK

So, after my sis's wedding night, she had a table booked for all of us ( yes, with the in-laws) for a much-awaited Pork Ribs dinner ! As the name implies, this place is famous for two things ; Pork and Beer! Located at Richmond Hill St, London, UK, this beer cellar cum restaurant has its own specialty and uniqueness. With London's infamous narrow streets and queer-looking buildings, I must say I would not have spotted this place by myself. Parking was difficult to begin with but we managed that somehow...

 

Since they have  been here before , they already set their mind on what to have; and they made absolutely good choices ! For starters, we had the Pork Crackling with Apple Sauce; in simple words; Pig skin! Super hard and tasty ! Yes, hard and not for those with 'lose teeth'. The apple sauce combination was a little bit weird ( probably the sage !) and I way prefer eating the skin without the sauce. Salty but addictive and its definitely a must-try~

Pork Crackling & Apple Sauce 

Super hard, crunchy, salty and addictive !

We came for the ribs and so all ( except mom) ordered the whole baby back ribs as our mains. Being so excited and ambitious, we were so sure we could actually finish the whole dish ! The dish came with a side of fries. The succulent ribs were so good. Meat was juicy, tender and finger-licking good. I must admit that even though I felt Bali's Nuri Warung BBQ Pork ribs is still my favourite ribs, this came pretty close. The sides that came with it were equally good and goes well with the ribs. 

BBQ & Cider Sauce whole baby back ribs

Ribs was a total no-no for mum so she had two starters instead; the fried fish medley and vine tomato mozzarella salad. First look; wow, mozzarella looks so fresh on top of the basil pesto that came with it. A healthy choice I would say. Portion was just nice even though a little bit too much of cheese. The fried fish medley consisted of wheat beer fish fingers, scampi and tempura prawns with tomato tartare. The usual fried finger food that came with a generous portion of salad. 

Vine Tomatoes Mozarella Salad-with basil pesto

Fried Fish Medley

For desserts, we just HAD to try the sticky toffee pudding and luckily we shared the dessert! Generous portion that was heavenly delicious…and sweet ( this would have covered more than of our sugar requirement/day). I don't think we get this often in Malaysia and a quick google showed that this steamed dessert has a British-origin. It can even be topped off with a scoop of vanilla ice cream ( as if its not sugary enough !)

Sticky Toffee Pudding

Silke had the Strawberry Meringue Glaze ( ice cream and fresh strawberries). This was a lovely-looking dessert and I felt that the ice cream is probably home made. Creamy, not super sweet unlike most commercial ice creams. Portion was just nice!

Strawberry Meringue Glaze

If you are in London, don't miss the chance to visit this place. They have a pretty extensive website which is definitely worth checking!

Address : Pig's Ears, 5 Hill Street Richmond TW9 1SX , London, UK




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