No. 13 Restaurant, Swansea
No. 13 Christmas Menu. Three Course £23.50,
with a welcome glass of bucks fizz.
Starter.
Home made soup, rustic Welsh leek & potato with a rarebit cheese crouton with brown soda bread.
Smoked mackerel fishcake on a bed of salad with horseradish mayonnaise.
Breaded Welsh brie Pont Gar cheese served on salad with a winter berry jam.
Chicken liver pate our own pate flavoured with provincial herbs & brandy with fresh bread, redcurrant jelly & salad.
Traditional seafood chowder served with homemade brown bread.
Mushrooms & red peppers pan fried in garlic butter & a touch of white wine served on grilled bread & salad finished with parmesan shavings.
Main.
Slow roasted Welsh lamb shank on a bed of root mash with a port, rosemary & red currant sauce.
Salmon fillet poached in court bouillon on sauté potato & green beans with a prawn & caper berry butter sauce topped with a leek & pepper compote.
Classic nut & vegetable roast bake with a rich port & cranberry gravy. v
Roasted supreme of chicken on a truffle scented mash with sauté leeks & bacon finished with a creamy brandy, mustard & mushroom sauce.
Braised Welsh steak in Tomos Watkins ale, with silver skin onions and fine herbs to make a rich gravy with a fluffy mash.
Crispy roast duck legs on seasonal braised red cabbage with a five-spiced orange brandy demi glace.
All main courses served with sauté potato & fresh vegetables of the day.
Dessert.
Dark chocolate & Amaretto alpina mousse
Butterscotch crème brullee.
White chocolate & market fresh berry cheesecake.
Sticky date & stem ginger sponge pudding with treacle butter sauce & ice cream.
Vanilla ice cream with butterscotch sauce, strawberry coulis & cappuccino wafer
Review
Good things come in small packages so the saying goes, and the No. 13 restaurant is a great example of that. Though the restaurant fronts the busy Dillwyn street in the city centre, once you have entered through the frosted glass doors, you immediately get a sense of the relaxed atmosphere. The restaurant only opened in May 2006 but has enjoyed great success, not to mention the good write- ups it has received, and has to be one of the top choices for a pre-theatre meal.
The décor is surprisingly simple, contemporary with a slightly rustic twist, and this is reflected in the food. While their partners Sarah and Becky and manager David ensuring things run smoothly out front, chefs and co-owners John and Paul have drawn on their experience of cooking in Europe, Asia and the Pacific Rim, to provide unfussy and truly tasty food equally well suited to a casual lunch as it is to a special evening out.
An enormous lamb shank with a root vegetable mash and a rich port, rosemary and red currant jus immediately creates a mouth watering spectacle when brought to your table, and it smells just as good! There are, as you would expect, plenty of lighter fish dishes such as Seafood Piri Piri, allowing you to tuck into an enticing starter of Smoked Goose Breast on an Oriental noodle salad infused with Sesame Seed Oil, Sweet Chilli, Soy Sauce and Rice Wine. If you still have room, the Butterscotch Crème Brulee is a favourite that keeps people coming back for more. Often, dessert menus tend to be too ‘safe’; not here, and you only need to try the Eton Mess to see how unusual and addictive desserts and puddings should be.
No. 13 Restaurant Sample Menu
This is a sample menu and items and prices are subject to change.
Start (£ Lunch/£Dinner)
Bread & Dips;olives in balsamic olive oil with salsa, hummus & mixed bean punch pooran dips. Ideal to share. £4.50/ £5.50
Home made soup;rustic Welsh leek & potato with a rarebit cheesecrouton with brown soda bread. £3.25/ £4.50
Breaded Welsh brie Pont Gar cheese served on fresh salad with a redberry jam. £3.25 /£4.75
Chicken liver pate; flavoured with brandy, herbs & a touch of orange with fresh breads & red berry jelly. £3.50/ £4.75
Irish recipe seafood chowder; with brown soda bread. £5.50/ £6.50
Fishcake; peppered Scottish smoked mackerel on salad with a horseradish & lemon mayo. £3.95/ £5.50
Available as a main. £7.25/ £9.50
Koftas; a blend of beans, vegetables, herbs & spices grilled & served with our own tomato, pepper & coriander salsa. £3.95/ £4.95
Mushrooms & Red Peppers; pan fried in garlic butter & a touch of white wine served on grilled bread with salad. £3.95/ £5.50
House salad; with croutons, olives, parmesan & a honey mustard dressing & more ingredients than we have room to mention. £3.50/ £4.25
Main
£Lunch/£Dinner
Vegetarian Dishes.
Kofta, same as the starter except bigger. £6.50 /£9.50
Oven roasted pepper stuffed with a fresh Mediterranean vegbtaboulleh, herbs & olives, baked with mozzarella, served on salad with sauté potato. £7.50/ £12.50
Seafood Dishes.
Fillet of local sea bass sauté in a cajun spiced lime butter & a splash of vermouth with prawns, crayfish & mussels served with sauté potato & salad. £10.50/ £15.50
Goujons of coley (sustainable white fish, very meaty & rich) in a lemon & herb crumb with chips, salad & tartar sauce. £7.50 /£12.50
Hot peppered Scottish smoked mackerel fillets on a horseradish, potato & vegetable salad. £7.50/ £12.50
Market Fresh Welsh Meat Dishes.
8oz sirloin steak, cooked to your liking with a choice of Diane sauce, red wine & green peppercorn sauce or our own rarebit cheese sauce. Served with chips, baked tomato & mushroom. £12.50/ £15.50
Chicken rarebit, breast of chicken on sauté bacon & leek with our own rarebit cheese sauce, served with sauté potato & vegetables. £8.50 /£13.95
Chicken breast pan roasted topped with a blend of mozzarella, red onion, sun dried tomato, olive & fresh basil finished under the grill on a salad with sauté potato. £8.50/ £13.95
Slow roast Welsh lamb shank on a bed of root mash with a port, rosemary & red currant sauce. £11.50/ £14.95
Home Made Desserts @ £4.25/ £4.95
Butterscotch Crème Brulee.
Rich Dark chocolate alpina mousse.
Belgian white chocolate & fresh berry cheesecake.
Sticky date & stem ginger sponge pudding with treacle butter sauce & ice cream.
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Contact No. 13 restaurant:
0845 8383623
Opening Times:
Tue-Fri 12-3/6-10pm
Sat 12-10pm (lunch served until 5pm)
No. 13 Restaurant
13 Dillwyn St., Swansea SA1 4AQ
Contact No. 13 restaurant:
0845 8383623
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