Friday night a bunch of us from work trooped off to Hythe for dinner to celebrate the retirement of our Inspector for East Kent, John Conway. After 42 years in the industry we thought he'd earned a bit of a rest! We met up in The White Heart pub in Hythe High Street, had a swift pint of excellent beer called "Number 5", then headed for the restaurant.
Although I was reminded of a rather old fashioned hotel dining room, the atmosphere in Sotirio's was comfortable and the food was very good. We all ordered from the £20 for three courses menu, which offered enough variety to ensure something for everyone. My duck liver & orange pâté starter was clearly home made, very rich and as smooth as silk. I took a bit of a chance, ordering the lamb knuckle for main course. Who knew lamb had knuckles? Well, it was tender and tasty, the meat just fell off the bone, cooked long, low & slow. The only slight disappointment was the veg, and I'm really being picky here because the mange-tout and sauté potatoes were very good (there were sliced courgettes as well), but that was it for veg. Had there been some carrots or something with a little more colour & texture it would have been spot on.
Deserts were chosen from a large trolley (further enhancing the old fashioned hotel feel) and all looked superb. The banoffee pie was in no way, shape or form a pie, but who cares. It was fresh, home made, light and delicious, and there was plenty of it.
It is not easy to get all the food out to a large table all at the same time, but the kitchen managed it very well. Particularly given that as well as our table of 16 there was another group of a similar size in at the same time.
There was live music while we dined, a very pregnant singer gave good renditions of classic songs. I was a bit concerned at first that this would mean conversation might be difficult but actually it was just loud enough, but not intrusive. Later on, the owner "treated" us to a few songs if his own, which were....different. The food was very good and reasonably priced, this is definitely one to come back to next time we're in the area.
Although I was reminded of a rather old fashioned hotel dining room, the atmosphere in Sotirio's was comfortable and the food was very good. We all ordered from the £20 for three courses menu, which offered enough variety to ensure something for everyone. My duck liver & orange pâté starter was clearly home made, very rich and as smooth as silk. I took a bit of a chance, ordering the lamb knuckle for main course. Who knew lamb had knuckles? Well, it was tender and tasty, the meat just fell off the bone, cooked long, low & slow. The only slight disappointment was the veg, and I'm really being picky here because the mange-tout and sauté potatoes were very good (there were sliced courgettes as well), but that was it for veg. Had there been some carrots or something with a little more colour & texture it would have been spot on.
Deserts were chosen from a large trolley (further enhancing the old fashioned hotel feel) and all looked superb. The banoffee pie was in no way, shape or form a pie, but who cares. It was fresh, home made, light and delicious, and there was plenty of it.
It is not easy to get all the food out to a large table all at the same time, but the kitchen managed it very well. Particularly given that as well as our table of 16 there was another group of a similar size in at the same time.
There was live music while we dined, a very pregnant singer gave good renditions of classic songs. I was a bit concerned at first that this would mean conversation might be difficult but actually it was just loud enough, but not intrusive. Later on, the owner "treated" us to a few songs if his own, which were....different. The food was very good and reasonably priced, this is definitely one to come back to next time we're in the area.
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