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 The
Dodman family have been residents of Moulsoe for over 20 years.
Having acquired The Carrington Arms in June of 2008, they
quickly invested in excess of £70,000 refurbishing this Grade 2
listed building.
The Carrington Arms already has a reputation for
serving high quality meat and seafood from their counter. This
is now supplemented by an exciting and varied menu using locally
sourced produce wherever possible. In addition to the various
meat dishes, the kitchen has added some imaginative vegetarian
options to both their starter and main course menus. The herbs
and vegetables are grown from their own garden under the
guidance Juliette Knibbs.
Décor
This is a charming place to dine and impress your
guests. Bright but warm, the restaurant is situated on two
levels with low-lying beams, chocolate coloured furniture, open
logged fire, leaded-crossed windows and old arched doors all
helping to make this a unique dining experience.
Service
We started with Peter taking our orders and
bringing our starters. The remaining courses were served from
every angle by the other staff. We had at least three other
waitresses’ deliver our food in a polite, friendly and prompt
way. The service is quick but not rushed. Enjoyable!
 Atmosphere
There is a great feel to the Carrington arms – it
feels as though you are eating fine food in a cosy,
well-maintained pub. People walk up to the counter and after a
few drinks find it is natural to talk to other guests and enjoy
the occasion and this enhances the ambiance.
Food
I started with the Seared Scallops and Black
Pudding on Pea Puree and Beetroot Compote £7.95. Immaculately
presented, three wonderful circles of mixed textures simply
melted in the mouth. Beautiful!
For main course the Bourbon Sirloin marinated in
Jack Daniels sauce proved an irresistible choice (£6.00 per
100g). This was an exceptional steak served with a side of
delicious mushrooms and garlic butter. The sauces arrive in a
cute espresso cup and there are dips to suit all tastes,
including mushroom, peppercorn, or even cider. I also tried the
ostrich (£7.80 per 100g), which is sweeter than normal steak and
melted when I pressed my knife into it. It is said that it has
40% less fat than regular beef.
 My
guest had the baked Camembert cheese served with chunky rustic
bread; red onion marmalade and cranberry with port sauce (£6.95)
which just melted away. The portion was huge and enough for 3
people. “We could provide smaller Camembert’s, but then we would
lose the quality in the product so we give you the bigger a
better variety” said Peter the manager. If you like goo and
savoury you will love this starter dish.
For mains, fillet
steak (£7.80 per 100g) selected from the counter, dauphinois
potatoes and mixed vegatables. For desserts we shared the Sticky
toffee pudding served with crème Anglaise (£4.50), which is made
in-house. This was fluffy, sticky, tangy, moreish and even
handsome! On my last visit we treated ourselves to the treacle
tart with a cointreau crème Chantilly (Sweetened flavoured
whipped cream) this being light, rich and crunchy (£4.50).
The Carrington
Arms is now one of my favourite restaurants in the Milton Keynes
area, the food is fresh, cooked very well and I know that many
of my friends and families will join me there for years to come.
I have even booked my Christmas dinner here for my family. |
